NBA 2K16 Adds '07-'08 Boston Celtics & '12-'13 Miami Heat to List of Classic Teams

[J_Posse]

I don't understand people trying to knock the inclusion of the '13 Miami Heat since they were an all-time great team - didn't they win 20+ games in a row (?) - with LeBron at his absolute peak (physical ability × mental approach × skillset) as an athlete. It'll be fun trying to beat that f***in' team that crush my spirit (and many other Spur fans) that fateful June.

That '08 Celtics team is also a no-brainer since it includes Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett all still in their prime plus Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins, Tony Allen, Glen Davis (with a new cyberface, please) and Sam Cassell (Wizards Assistant/'94 Houston Rockets) on the disk. They also, like the '04 Pistons, were considered one of the greatest defensive teams ever.

from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

[Real2KInsider]

12(!) teams getting added due to likeness rights of existing players (i.e. additional content which cost company no additional money)
Let's complain about 1 of them because we hate free additional content
^OS Logic

[STLRams]

Quote: Originally Posted by SimBaller

You guys will enjoy the last four. They round things out rather nicely. Always room for more; I wish we could have added another 10!

Well I for one am hoping these new classic teams and old ones actually look updated. Where as Jordan actually looks like Jordan this time like he did in 2K11/2K12.

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rashidi

12(!) teams getting added due to likeness rights of existing players (i.e. additional content which cost company no additional money) Let's complain about 1 of them because we hate free additional content ^OS Logic

I've been really excited to see which teams were going to fill the limited number of new slots. Hearing one day's reveal is a team that's barely two years old is a little bit of a bummer. It's not something that warrants a meltdown, but I understand folks who aren't fans of their inclusion. I don't think we have to love every single addition by default.

I'm pretty much set with the knowledge that my 2004 Pistons are going to be included. To a degree, it's all a bonus from here. Even then, I'm still pulling for some other sweet surprises and selections. It's just, the 2013 Heat weren't one of them, particularly since we have virtually all the resources needed already to make that team on our own with limited effort (same uniforms, same court, many players with close-to-same ratings already in, etc.)

Some people don't consider anything later than 1990 to be worthy of the throwback treatment. More people have objected to post-2000's teams earning replication. Apparently my limit is 2013, ha.

[cthurt]

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

I don't understand people trying to knock the inclusion of the '13 Miami Heat since they were an all-time great team - didn't they win 20+ games in a row (?) - with LeBron at his absolute peak (physical ability × mental approach × skillset) as an athlete. It'll be fun trying to beat that f***in' team that crush my spirit (and many other Spur fans) that fateful June. That '08 Celtics team is also a no-brainer since it includes Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett all still in their prime plus Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins, Tony Allen, Glen Davis (with a new cyberface, please) and Sam Cassell (Wizards Assistant/'94 Houston Rockets) on the disk. They also, like the '04 Pistons, were considered one of the greatest defensive teams ever. from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

I don't think anyone is doubting their greatness though, its just we haven't had enough time to really miss the team with only one year removed from pretty much playing with this same Heat team, we just want a team that we haven't played with in a while.


Myself I wanted more teams from the mid to late 90s, would have been nice to play with those teams on the new consoles compared to playing with them on the Super Nintendo or Genesis like we had to do back then.

[hokupguy]

when you think of the word classic / retro or throwback you don't think of anything less then 10 yrs old or at lest 1 generation before the current at least. I think the Celtics teams should had been the cut off for teams age wise.

But this does feel like 3 things either 1. saving money for lic issues 2 try to slowly get away from the "classic teams " as we know it 3. cater to a young market that anying more then 2 yrs old is retro or a "TBT" type of thing.

These ideas should be taken seriously when teams like the 02 kings where removed. Nut with a very possible lockout coming in the near future they should really uping there classic team game.

[J_Posse]

Quote: Originally Posted by cthurt

I don't think anyone is doubting their greatness though, its just we haven't had enough time to really miss the team with only one year removed from pretty much playing with this same Heat team, we just want a team that we haven't played with in a while. Myself I wanted more teams from the mid to late 90s, would have been nice to play with those teams on the new consoles compared to playing with them on the Super Nintendo or Genesis like we had to do back then.

I understand people want older teams from the past, but people need to remember that 2K/VC are restricted by who they can add do to licensing issues. A more recent team will always be easier to add especially if it includes a lot of players that are apart of the current players association.

from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

I understand people want older teams from the past, but people need to remember that 2K/VC are restricted by who they can add do to licensing issues. A more recent team will always be easier to add especially if it includes a lot of players that are apart of the current players association. from Spurs Nation/Bills Backer HQ

That's a good point. We put together a pretty extensive list of clubs that could be created using players already in the game at some point last year. There's surprisingly a solid amount of wiggle room and availability: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...eady-game.html

That said, with so many great pre-2000's teams included, I'm pretty pumped to see all these newer teams (aside from the 2013 Heat). Even not including them, 11 new 2000's squads is awesome.