NCAA Basketball 09 Patch Available For PS3, Impressions Here

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by K_rob11

GREAT NEWS!

It's still a mess, I started a dynasty and the Top 141 recruits in the country were 5-stars. IRL there are 25-35.

The authentic schedule is nice, if your team plays in a preseason tournament that isn't in NCAA09 then you simply aren't given any games to represent that. The UConn dynasty I just started does not have the Paradise Jam or any other tournament. Other than that UConn's schedule is spot on.

Classic team editing is nice, only gripe is that you cannot have an undershirt of any kind, that option is grayed out and I have no idea why.

I played 10 minutes of a game and the post play seemed a little better, the CPU was sharper but nothing too noticeable after only 10 minutes. My full court press didn't trap quite as often but I didn't see a huge difference there either.

[HustlinOwl]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

It's still a mess, I started a dynasty and the Top 141 recruits in the country were 5-stars. IRL there are 25-35. The authentic schedule is nice, if your team plays in a preseason tournament that isn't in NCAA09 then you simply aren't given any games to represent that. The UConn dynasty I just started does not have the Paradise Jam or any other tournament. Other than that UConn's schedule is spot on. Classic team editing is nice, only gripe is that you cannot have an undershirt of any kind, that option is grayed out and I have no idea why. I played 10 minutes of a game and the post play seemed a little better, the CPU was sharper but nothing too noticeable after only 10 minutes. My full court press didn't trap quite as often but I didn't see a huge difference there either.

How many of those 5-star recruits sign with smaller programs though?

[JT30]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

The authentic schedule is nice, if your team plays in a preseason tournament that isn't in NCAA09 then you simply aren't given any games to represent that. The UConn dynasty I just started does not have the Paradise Jam or any other tournament. Other than that UConn's schedule is spot on.

Are the Bryant Bulldogs in the game?

[K_rob11]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

It's still a mess, I started a dynasty and the Top 141 recruits in the country were 5-stars. IRL there are 25-35. The authentic schedule is nice, if your team plays in a preseason tournament that isn't in NCAA09 then you simply aren't given any games to represent that. The UConn dynasty I just started does not have the Paradise Jam or any other tournament. Other than that UConn's schedule is spot on. Classic team editing is nice, only gripe is that you cannot have an undershirt of any kind, that option is grayed out and I have no idea why. I played 10 minutes of a game and the post play seemed a little better, the CPU was sharper but nothing too noticeable after only 10 minutes. My full court press didn't trap quite as often but I didn't see a huge difference there either.

Oh well....

Do you mind checking JU's schedule? I am curious as to how they handled Atlantic Sun teams since half the conference wasn't included in the game....are there just some random schools thrown in there in the middle of conference play? Here is there real schedule:

11/15/2008	FLORIDA STATE (Sun Sports)		JVM Arena	L 59-57
11/17/2008	at Georgetown (Mid-Atl Sports Net)		Washington, D.C.	L 71-62
11/22/2008	AMERICAN		JVM Arena	7:00PM
11/24/2008	at Baylor		Waco, Texas	8:00 PM
11/28/2008	at Georgia Tech		Atlanta, Ga.	7:30 PM
12/4/2008	* BELMONT		JVM Arena	7:00PM
12/6/2008	* LIPSCOMB		Swisher Gymnasium	3:15PM
12/17/2008	at Ohio State (ESPNU)		Columbus, Ohio	9:00 PM
12/22/2008	BETHUNE-COOKMAN		JVM Arena	7:00PM
12/29/2008	TROY		JVM Arena	7:00PM
1/3/2009	* at East Tenn. State		Johnson City, Tenn.	4:00 PM
1/5/2009	* at USC Upstate		Spartanburg, S.C.	7:00 PM
1/9/2009	* MERCER (TV)		JVM Arena	7:00PM
1/11/2009	* KENNESAW STATE
1/15/2009	* at North Florida		Jacksonville, Fla.	7:45 PM
1/17/2009	* at Campbell		Buies Creek, N.C.	3:15 PM
1/20/2009	SAVANNAH STATE		Swisher Gymnasium	7:00PM
1/23/2009	* at Stetson		DeLand, Fla.	7:00 PM
1/25/2009	* at Florida Gulf Coast		Fort Myers, Fla.	5:00 PM
1/30/2009	* EAST TENN. STATE (TV)		JVM Arena	7:00PM
2/1/2009	* USC UPSTATE		JVM Arena	2:00PM
2/7/2009	* at Mercer		Macon, Ga.	4:00 PM
2/9/2009	* at Kennesaw State		Kennesaw, Ga.	7:30 PM
2/12/2009	* NORTH FLORIDA		JVM Arena	7:15PM
2/16/2009	* CAMPBELL		JVM Arena	7:15PM
2/21/2009	* FLORIDA GULF COAST		JVM Arena	4:15PM
2/23/2009	* STETSON		JVM Arena	7:15PM
2/26/2009	* at Lipscomb		Nashville, Tenn.	9:15 PM
2/28/2009	* at Belmont		Nashville, Tenn.

[JT30]

Can someone check UF and KU's schedule and see who they replaced FGCU with?

[J-Unit40]

I downloaded early this morning and the polls seemed to be a little more realstic. However, the statistical sim engine is still fairly off. Again, the problem is too many scrubs on the bench getting playing time. There wasn't a single player in the nation that averaged more than 30 minutes a game. Very unrealistic. This is pretty much my only major gripe with the game at this point.

EA please fix this with the next patch.

Thanks for the first one though!

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by HustlinOwl

How many of those 5-star recruits sign with smaller programs though?

Don't know, I didn't sim a season.

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

Are the Bryant Bulldogs in the game?

Actually I don't think so, I forgot about that game. I believe that game is just omitted.