NBA 2K16 Player Ratings & Screenshots - Day Five: Morrow, Johnson, Turner & More

[strawberryshortcake]

I don't have a dog in this fight, you guys continue to talk about ratings ...

All I know is this:
(A) I like NBA2k (I will enjoy NBA2k16 straight out of the box with the ratings as is)
(B) I like Street Fighter 5 (Q4 2016)
(C) One of the new character in Street Fighter 5 is called Rashid

Everybody carry on ...

[Mauer4MVP]

Quote: Originally Posted by vannwolfhawk

That's all they would need to do. Dwight Howard is considered 1 of the best centers in today's game. He has no stretch 3 pt game, or even a mid range game, and worst of all he doesn't even have a post up game. So 1 of the best centers in our game today does what exactly? He's athletic, plays d, plays perimeter pnr well. I'd take anyone over Dwight back in the day. Shaq was I won't say the same but he didn't have a perimeter game either and his post game was all overpower people. Today's centers can't even shoot free throws. You don't think teams would be all over any center on that list today? Cmon! Just because the game has changed doesn't make them irrelevant in today's NBA. The game changed because there were no more centers like back in the day and European bigs came over who could stretch the floor. Sam Perkins was one of the original stretch 4's. Anyways, all those guys would have to do is dominate the blocks. You don't think teams back in the day tried to get mark eaton away from the hoop? Easier said than done and it goes back to team philosophy and scheme on both ends of the floor. Would Kareem have averaged more points in the mid 80's on a team without magic and big game James? Obviously! But the lakers didn't need him to dominate but merely play his role. Another reason stats can't be the only decision factor in any argument.

That's not why the game changed at all. It's because there was a shift in focus. Rather than just throwing the ball on the block and everyone else watching, there was a bigger focus place on spacing and ball movement.

And I think again you're missing the point. We aren't talking about the top tier centers. I too would take any of the top 5-7 top centers from the old era over Dwight. After that, I'd take current day centers. The point is that current day bigs are much deeper where as back in the day it was a bit more top-heavy.

I'm not exactly sure what your point about Kareem is because that's a big reason why centers don't look as great today. There is even less of a focus for bigs to be able to have Al Jefferson-like post skills. They are asked to catch lobs, protect the rim, and set screens with very few post up opportunities.

[vannwolfhawk]

Ok dude, SMH... I'm outta this thread...