NBA 2K13 Features 92 Dream Team (With Barkley, No Pippen) & 2012 Olympic Team

[SouthBeach]

Quote: Originally Posted by stlpimpmonsta

Why r ppl assuming pippen wanted more and wasnt offered less?

Here's why:

Scenario #1
Scottie: Sup, 2K. I'd like you to pay me $2M instead of $1M this year.
2K: We're kind of short on funds after acquiring Charles Barkley. That's a bit too much.
Scottie: Goodbye

Scenario #2
2K: Hi, Scottie. How are you doing today? We're offering to pay you $1M this year.
Scottie: That's not enough. I'd like more.
2K: We can't afford more at this time. We're sorry.
Scottie: Goodbye

Whichever side negotiated first, it still led to the same result.

[stlpimpmonsta]

What about the scenario where they offer less from years prior. Thats what im talking about.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by stlpimpmonsta

What about the scenario where they offer less from years prior. Thats what im talking about.

If they offered less it was because of Barkley. Who everyone bitched about not being in last year's game.

[liberaluser]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Let me make it clearer: I will spend more time playing with the Dream Team than I will learning the new controls. If you knew more about marketing, you would know that complaints on OS typically dont affect sales in any way. This forum is a place filled with fanatics who bitch about every small thing and are rarely satisfied. This is not the place you go to get the pulse of how successful a game will be.

I agree this is big. For those of us who remember late 80s/90s basketball when the sport was at its very peak, the 92 Olympic team is a dream (pun) come true. I could care less about current top teams like the lakers or the heat but love the classic teams a lot.

And considering the media started a small controversy between Kobe and MJ over the better Olympic team I like the whole What-If? showdown scenario 2K is using to market this.

[scottyp180]

Some of you guys get way too worked up over these 'huge' announcements. the best announcement so far came last week when they talked about the control stick and gameplay, and maybe Im wrong but I do not think there was any kind of hint about that news. All this 'big' announcement crap is for the average fans who aren't worried about gameplay or crews. This news is for the people who are going to go onto twitter and see that the dream team is in the game and think "OMG I can play dream team vs 2012 team and see who is best!". The same people who probably got excited about the game just hearing about jay-z.

Besides the gameplay news (which was pretty big news) everything else has just been cool additions, but nothing that will make or break the game. 2k still has another month in a half to talk about online, my player, association, legend teams (?), presentation, etc. I understand that some people were expecting or hoping this news to be something else but why get upset about it? 2k isn't going to reveal everything about the game right now and no matter when they release info we still have to wait until oct 2 so just chill and enjoy the news as it comes. I would rather 2k save some of the bigger news and info for later just so I'm not itching for the game over a month before release.

[achieveduser]

Guys, maybe Scottie really needed more money... some money is better than nothing but I guess he really wanted to pull extra. Sucks... I hope he's doing well...

[Ramboooo]

Siiick. This has been on A LOT of our wishlists. Increases the hype for this game n hopefully it's included in other game modes like my player or at least playable online (teamup would be sick) to give it more legs and less 'one and done.'

[Unit303]

Pippen was used quite often on the Dream Team. Whatever you think of the guy his stats speak for themselves:

Still, Pippen finished the 1994–95 season leading the Bulls in every major statistical category—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks—becoming only the second player in NBA history to accomplish this.

Oh right just a second banana. They were one touch foul away from going to the championships vs Knicks. With the Blazers they battled the refs like no other as every team does when it's LA and lost. Not really Pippen's fault.

• 6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
• 7× NBA All-Star (1990, 1992–1997)
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1994)
• 3× All-NBA First Team (1994–1996)
• 2× All-NBA Second Team (1992, 1997)
• 2× All-NBA Third Team (1993, 1998)
• 8× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1992–1999)
• 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1991, 2000)

Seriously, if you think Pippen is some kind of hang on yer just plain being dumb about it.