NBA 2K13 Video - Roster Update Details (3-12-13)

[giftedchick]

Quote: Originally Posted by ksuttonjr76

... IMHO, the Pacers should have 3 players in the 80's (Hill, George, and West)...

u took it too far

[ksuttonjr76]

Quote: Originally Posted by giftedchick

u took it too far

He can be an 80 . George Hill is actually a pretty solid, steady combo guard. 14.5 PPG (13th among PGs-3rd scoring option on a low scoring team), 3.9 RPG (6th among PGs), 4.8 APG, 2.8 AST/TO (7th among PGs), .95 SPG, and .38 BPG (8th among PGs).

Here's his season shotchart...
Click here.

Since the All-Star break, he took a slight dip in PPG, APG, and RPG, since Stephenson has picked up more of the defensive rebounding and fastbreak duties (a decision which has helped Indiana overcome their early season offensive woes). As a side note, Hill's APG may have decreased, but his A/T ratio has increased to 3.8 after the All-Star break. Hill primarily protects against kickouts after an offensive rebound (on defense) and fastbreak leakouts. As a result of shift in roles, his SPG (1.2) and BPG (.5) has increase while shooting 52.9 FG% and 43.8 3PT%.

Believe me when I say this...Indiana is no near what it should be rated

[ksuttonjr76]

@giftedchick, I'm not trying to be a butthead. Sorry about that. This conversation/disagreement reminds me exactly of how the 2K Insider blog used to be like. The blog had a nice checks and balances, because people couldn't make crazy recommendations without having to prove it to the other posters. Also, the Insider did communicate with the community, and he always came off as a cool dude to me.

That's why I get so angry that we have to use Twitter has a means to communicate with the Insider. The previous method worked, and it was efficient.

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[LD2k]

Quote: Originally Posted by ksuttonjr76

That's why I get so angry that we have to use Twitter has a means to communicate with the Insider. The previous method worked, and it was efficient.

The future looks bright. We're hearing the community.

[giftedchick]

Quote: Originally Posted by ksuttonjr76

@giftedchick, I'm not trying to be a butthead. Sorry about that. This conversation/disagreement reminds me exactly of how the 2K Insider blog used to be like. The blog had a nice checks and balances, because people couldn't make crazy recommendations without having to prove it to the other posters. Also, the Insider did communicate with the community, and he always came off as a cool dude to me. That's why I get so angry that we have to use Twitter has a means to communicate with the Insider. The previous method worked, and it was efficient. Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk HD

lol its cool... ive said before that the pacers are one of the main team i use online and i agree with you that theyre underrated/underskilled in this game... but imo george hill hasnt been much of a factor as he should be this season and i feel like dj could do the same or better given the same minutes.. i was surprised when they gave up collison in favour of him

[ksuttonjr76]

Quote: Originally Posted by LD2k

The future looks bright. We're hearing the community.

Don't tease. To bring back the 2K Insider Blog or something similiar would be a step in the right direction for roster and accessory updates. Before it was discontinued, it had a pretty good roster/stat/accessory community. Also, it was the place where a global recommendation of a particular rating was made and the Insider followed through. I remembered that the change made the game soooooooooo much better online. Also, he would create polls to gauge the overall opinion of a particular player, before he made a major "shakeup" to particular rating.

IMHO, the blog made the Insider's job easier, because all the information he needed was right there in that blog. Plus, it made basketball that more fun for me to watch, because I was paying attention more to the "little things" about my squad.

[H8terhatesU]

They should also update Deshawn Stevenson's 3pt rating. He's currently shooting .400% from the 3 point line compared to .285 from last season. His current 3pt rating still reflects last season.

[mango_prom]

Quote: Originally Posted by LD2k

The future looks bright. We're hearing the community.

I hope it's not some useless gimmick like some facebook/twitter thing to talk to the "insider". All we need are people that watch games and look at advanced stats. It's not like we're criticizing fancy details like shoe colors being off, but core elements of roster accuracy. So for example if Bosh is more skilled at close shots than Brook Lopez, that's not reflecting real basketball but some fantasy league that doesn't exist.

The same with tendencies and playbooks. And the fact that 2k simply renamed plays that were already broken in 2k12 while ignoring the real NBA when creating tendencies and ratings makes me think that it's probably not a matter of "hearing the community" or "streamlining roster updates", but more about a real lack of knowledge and/or interest in realistic rosters.

So hopefully the roster issue will not be used as a marketing gimmick to boost sales (I can think of a few nice slogans already). Maybe there are some guys at 2k that don't like the direction of the product themselves and would improve rosters but simply aren't allowed to.

Anyway, only speaking for myself...looking at the way rosters were handled this year I doubt that I'll be spending money on 2k14 unless there's some real improvement on core issues. Should AI playcalling remain broken for the 4th year straight, big market favourites like Amare being better defenders than the Nick Collisons of the league while broken plays and tendencies get copy/pasted to the next version again, I think 2k might lose quite a few customers.