NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

[Colts18]

Quote: Originally Posted by beast10

Okay, so your saying if (Ex.) LeBron James was coming into the league you would give him a 67 because he is unproven ? JS .. But anyways it's going to take a while for Rivers to get use to the NBA level and he's basically going to have to change his entire game if the Hornets really want to play him at point . I also think he is going to battle with some injuries, he drives to the hoop WAY to aggressive .

No I am saying that if LeBron was coming into the league and 2K rated him a 67 I wouldn't trip because he has yet to play an NBA minute for me to have supporting evidence that his skillset/level of play would carry over to the NBA Stage.

I am simply saying that people need to prove themselves before earning skills, labels, titles. I really don't see the harm in taking the conservative approach.

[squeakybirnbaum]

Quote: Originally Posted by YoungBuck3

When will people learn? overall rating doesn't mean ****. As long as they play true to their real life counterparts, what difference does that little "overall" rating matter, it's all of the other, specific, ratings that matter. Last year Dirk was what like 85 or something? so many people I know were raging about it "wah wah wah Dirk an 85, put a championship on his back", but his overall didn't mean jack, Dirk was beast on the game if you played him like Dirk, his stats were great for making Dirk like Dirk, that's all that matters. They should just do away with the overall rating, it doesn't mean a damn thing beyond giving people something to complain about "if this guy is an 84 my guy better be an 87" blah blah blah lol. I don't care whether a guys overall says he is 75, 85, 9001, as long as the other numbers equal a realistic representation of the player. When you're actually playing a game, what relevance does that overall number have to you? none? it's the other stats that matter. People in here talking about how Bosh needs to be better than Amare, Bosh is a better player than Amare in my opinion, but I don't give a damn who has a higher overall rating, what I care about is that Bosh plays like Bosh and Amare plays like Amare.

I could see arguing about ratings if they showed the individual ratings for everything that made up the overall rating. Then you could say say and so's mid-range is too high or so and so's steal rating is too low. But saying someone is 1 or 2 points too high overall when that is the only number that you know makes no sense.

[DukeC]

Quote: Originally Posted by Colts18

Until they prove that the skill exists vs. the new level of competition the skill doesn't exist.

As far as handling and dunking go this is a non-issue as you can quantify that. Elite ball handlers are elite no matter the competition.

However, if you were to make the argument that no rookie should have any of the shooting "skills", then I'm in agreement with that.

[Wildcats302]

Quote: Originally Posted by DamnYanks2

Not even close, MKG is a much better pick then Rivers right now. Look, we don't know how either one is gonna pan out in the league, but I would build a team around MKG, his unselfishness, work ethic, defense, and athleticism makes him a easy pick over Rivers. Rivers is definitely a SG, he has a better jumper then MKG, that's all I would give him, there is a reason Kidd-Gilchrist went Number 2 you know.

Yeah that other guy has no idea what he is talking about. And I guess all the NBA scouts and GMs are bias as well, all are closet UK fans lmao.

If the Hornets could trade Rivers today for MKG straight up they'd do it so quickly it would be hilarious to behold, but guess what? The Bobcats WOULD never make that trade, not even Jordan is that stupid as an owner.

[DukeC]

Quote: Originally Posted by Wildcats302

Yeah that other guy has no idea what he is talking about. And I guess all the NBA scouts and GMs are bias as well, all are closet UK fans lmao. If the Hornets could trade Rivers today for MKG straight up they'd do it so quickly it would be hilarious to behold, but guess what? The Bobcats WOULD never make that trade, not even Jordan is that stupid as an owner.

I think they'd do that to be honest. They need a 2 guard. They couldn't score last year.

[b2tha2ndpwr]

I think sports games should drop the "overall" rating all together. It's never made any sense to me how they come up with who's the "better overall player" if their styles were totally different. Is Jamal Crawford a better player than Tony Allen because he has a higher overall? Or is Jamal Crawford's skillset more overall rating friendly? They're both shooting guards but totally different players.

[b2tha2ndpwr]

Quote: Originally Posted by DukeC

I think they'd do that to be honest. They need a 2 guard. They couldn't score last year.

No they wouldn't. If they wanted Rivers over MKG, they would have drafted Rivers over MKG... They turned down the trade with Cleveland because they were worried that Washington would take MKG at 3 and wouldn't risk losing him.

[Eman5805]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mac33

No offense but what was unwarranted about his reply? He can't voice his opinion like everyone else? He also makes a valid point. Moreover he never said people couldn't discuss ratings or that it got on his nerves. Its a big enough community for all of us. Just saying. Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

All offense intended. His opinion was that the guy should probably not read the threads with subject matter he doesn't really like. Exceptionally saying.