NBA 2K16 Adds '99-'00 Raptors & '07-'08 Rockets to the List of Classic Teams

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by OverKick

Yeah I couldn't really justify the Pistons 97 team. I just want Grant Hill in the game.

There used to be a user here (portlandblazer) who made incredible classic rosters and the '97 Pistons were one of the teams he'd created. I remember watching them play, and they actually experienced a modicum of success, but it was kind of crazy to use them in 2K, just in terms of it being kind of a "Who do I rely upon besides Grant Hill?" situation. There were a lot of capable players but not much more - Lindsey Hunter, older Joe Dumars, Otis Thorpe, Terry Mills, Jerome Williams, etc.

Would be interesting to see the old teal and burgundy jerseys and court though.

[midwestking100]

Quote: Originally Posted by OverKick

Yeah I couldn't really justify the Pistons 97 team. I just want Grant Hill in the game.

But that team did win 54 games in that year though. No one wouldve expected them to accomplish that.

[ojandpizza]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

The '99 Knicks had a fun run, as I was pulling for Latrell Sprewell and whatnot (I was a fan of his in Golden State). Also, young and athletic Camby was actually kind of a sight to behold when he was given a semi-clean run-up to the rim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cauvhBQWB4c That said, with respect, I'd stop well short of calling them deadly, nor would I say they dismantled the Eastern Conference. Obviously, to make a run to the Finals, a lot of things have to be clicking, but they hit me more as a Cinderella type of team at the time as opposed to a well-oiled machine hitting on all cylinders. It took that impressive Allan Houston clanking buzzer beater to eliminate the Heat in a do-or-die Game 5. Then I remember nothing about the Hawks series aside from that Camby dunk. And the Indy series went back and forth, perhaps hinging on that controversial Larry Johnson four-point play (Knicks won in six). New York made it work, but it took a lot of games that finished in the 70's or low 80's. Sprewell and Houston could surely hit, but the offense was still a little scattered and without focus due to a lack of reliable options. Plus Ewing had been hurt virtually all season, even before the Achilles tear in Game 2 against Indiana. The Spurs did to that team what was supposed to happen to that team. They made a great run, but they weren't really a top tier ball club.

Agree, and those teams they beat in the East weren't much to brag about to begin with either. The late 90's in general were much weaker than the later 80's to earlier 90's.

Outside of a aging Bulls and Jazz squad, and the up and coming Lakers and Spurs, there really wasn't premier teams. It'll be a long time until we get to the point where the top players in the league are either in their mid 30's or just barely making their start in the league. That's basically where the league was at that point outside of a few exceptions.


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[ojandpizza]

Quote: Originally Posted by JazzCeltics

01-02 Sacramento Kings. Peja Stojakovic, Vlade Divac, Hedo Turkoglu, Chris Webber, Bobby Jackson, Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, and Lawrence FUNDERBURKE! I am sure I missed a few players, but that squad was beyond great. The 2002 WCF Game 4 was heartbreaking and Game 6 was an abomination. I'd love for 2K to bring the team back.

"Beyond great" is extremely high praise for a group that never made finals.. They were definitely a solid group, but only one player who was even near that "elite" level in C-Webb. And even he wasn't on the level of guys like Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, AI, etc. a second tier star with a decent supporting cast.

I would love to see them back in the game though. They were one of my favorites, if not favorite, team during that time period. Especially with the flashy J Williams running the show. Though brining back the Bibby squad makes the most sense realistically.


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[Daddy123]

I am pretty sure the East Classic team tomorrow is Detroit Pistons...LD2K said it was one of the most requested teams and he was "bitter" about them but respects them

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Daddy123

I am pretty sure the East Classic team tomorrow is Detroit Pistons...LD2K said it was one of the most requested teams and he was "bitter" about them but respects them

I really like the sound of this. Do you have a link to the comments, my friend?

[Daddy123]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

I really like the sound of this. Do you have a link to the comments, my friend?

It was on today's broadcast..I think you can re-watch it here http://www.twitch.tv/2k/v/11773621, it was towards the end

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Daddy123

It was on today's broadcast..I think you can re-watch it here http://www.twitch.tv/2k/v/11773621, it was towards the end

Thank you, sir. I hope you're right. He said one team revealed tomorrow would be the '01 Lakers. And yeah, him saying he was bitter would seem to suggest the possibility of a Pistons team. Though, have the '08 Celtics been officially revealed yet? Because they'd also fit the criteria of being an East power that made a Lakers fan bitter.

Then again, the Lakers got their revenge on that front and if he didn't hesitate to mention that the '01 Lakers would be one of the reveals tomorrow (because they were already announced) then he theoretically wouldn't have hesitated to mention the Celtics, too. Plus, the Celtics may have already been released, I forgot.

The classic teams mention on the Twitch link comes at: 1:03:38