Kevin Durant Rated 95, Blake Griffin Rated 87 in NBA 2K13

[gdh5503]

Ha! I LAUGH IN THE FACE OF RATINGS ON NBA 2K!!!!... It also doesn't mean too much if the players don't actually play like the real life counterparts??? Speaking of which; WHY IS KEVIN DURANT LOOKING LIKE THAT!!!!!?????? THAT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE KEVIN DURANT!! I HOPE HE IS NOT LOOKING LIKE THAT IN 2K13? WHY IS HE THE SAME SIZE AS SERGE IBAKA??????!!!!!!! KEVIN DURANT DOES NOT HAVE MUSCLES AND HE IS NOT RIPPED WHY DOES HIS TRICEPS BULGE OUT LIKE HE IS RIPPED? HE IS BONY!!!!

[d11king]

Quote: Originally Posted by yungsta404

blake griffin does score a decent percentage of his points in the post with his back to the basket.. His post game isnt great by any means. Its ok and can be improved on. here are some examples... :33, 1:08, 1:16 so no all of his points werent from freethrows and attacking the basket. and smh at the guy who said he would take ibaka over griffin.

I actually found somewhere that Blake Griffin takes 79% of his shots within 3 feet of the rim, {I was trying to prove a point to a friend} sadly I can't find that link, so my words are just words, but Blake Griffin is buns. This is the word for word breakdown of a Blake Griffin post up sequence...

Blake receives the ball with his back to the basket.
Blake turns and faces up, still without a dribble.
Blake dribbles once before attacking.
Once attacking Blake then performs a spin move {regardless if it works}
Blake throws up some random shot at the basket and prays for it to go in.

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Sounds about right. Anyway, Blake at 87 is ridiculous as everyone has noted. The guy is extremely overrated. If Blake Griffin is an 87..

Lamarcus Aldridge is a 92.
Al Jefferson is a 92.
Pau Gasol is an 88.
Kevin Love is a 93.
Chris Bosh is a 89.
Serge Ibaka is a 90.
Dirk Nowitzki is a 92.

And there may be others but, none of the ratings above would be true either, that is solely based on Blake being a 87. Last year when 2K12 released, I remember Dirk being an 85, which I kinda felt at the time was a fair assessment simply because even after his playoff performance, it was only a one time thing. Given Dirk's defense, jumping ability and rebounding I thought 85 was good but I would've had no problem with him being an 88. Blake Griffin however, with his lack of OFFENSIVE ability (everything excluding jumping and dunking), his defensive ability which is to me, still non-existent (0.9 bpg; Omar Asik average 1.0 on 17 less minutes) I find this 87 rating for Blake Griffin completely out of line. It's very annoying how people are judging this player solely based on the SportsCenter Blake Top 10 highlights... This guy is an athletic freak, he's not a very good basketball player yet. We can harp on Tim Tebow because he can't do anything (mainly pass haha) but run around and win the game but we can't do the same for Blake Griffin when all he does is catch lobs and dunk on dumbfounded opponents. Come on America.

[FedExPope]

87 for Griffin huh? I guess they're making up offensive capabilities he doesn't have IRL. Hell even Josh Smith, who also relies too heavily on his athleticism to do anything, is a better PF than Griffin.

[ojandpizza]

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse512

They're really isn't much seperation from the two of them. Kevin is better outside shooter, but Griffin is more efficient, scores at a higher percentage and can finish inside. Love is a better rebounder, but Griffin is a better passer and ball-handler. Neither player defends well nor has a postgame. I'd give a slight ratings edge to Love, but Griffin is right behind him. Durant's rating is pretty good, but his defense isn't at an elite level yet. I'm scared to see Westbrook, Bryant and Wade's respective individual and overall ratings. From Spurs Nation/Bills Backer Clubhouse

Kevin Love is considered to be the greatest outlet passer since Wes Unseld, I don't think BG is a better passer than he is..?

[iLLosophy]

As long as athleticism and skills are combined together into one rating, Blake griffin is always going to have an overrated Ovr compared to other nonathletic PF's that are without question better than him.

[dcam]

I Have a question how do you download pictures for players on 2k

[SaylaB]

I must be the only one around here who likes Blake Griffin. He may be a little over hyped, but he's still a good basketball player. 20 and 10 is nothing to scoff at and he should only be getting better.

Even if all he can do is dunk, he's a damn good dunker with hyper athleticism.

Except he can do more than dunk.

He's flashed other abilities too. Things that are coachable and things he should learn barring another injury or setback.

Anyways, overall isn't and hasn't been the be all end all to how they play on the court, or gridiron, or what have you, the individual ratings determine what they do and how they play. So much attention is payed to overall it's getting kind of cliche to get outraged at it nowadays.

[FlyBri]

Quote: Originally Posted by bfrombleacher

THIS THIS THIS Is one player always better than another? Nope. Most of the time one player is better at some things and the other is better at others. Plus, isn't it up to the PLAYERS of NBA 2K to PROVE who's better? But, alas, what does it matter. As long as the casual fan keeps buying, there is no incentive to improve.

I totally disagree. I think the numerical value ratings out of 100 show the level of detail that the NBA2K team is willing to drill down to. Look, are some players, OVERALL, better than others? YES. Durant is a phenomenal player, and the best scorer in the league, but LeBron is a better OVERALL player. Thus the higher overall rating. Also, on any given day one player can be better than another, even though they usually aren't, but NBA2K takes this into account with their roster updates and adjusts players ratings depending on how they are playing in real live. If LeBron ends up having a higher jump shot and three point rating than Durant, then I think you can complain. Otherwise I think the system is fine the way it is.