Team USA in NBA 2K17?

[Mintsa]

Well......this is obviously happening. Most likely 2k is waiting closer to the Olympics to announce it. Must likely going to unveil it next week.

Either way GREAT addition no matter the capacity.

2k gives you a lot of meat an potatoes for that $70......can't hate on or get mad at that.

[Clappington]

The moment they showed Paul George in team USA jersey, and gave the release date.which is 3 weeks right after olympics basketball stops. so hype would still be there. Only reason I believe they moved up the date even more than last year also makes the most sense.

[dilladawg4]

Not to be "that guy"but Barkley was in an earlier 2K. The Sixers version and later career Barkley. I can't name which year off top but it was on the 360

[Trackball]

Quote: Originally Posted by dilladawg4

Not to be "that guy"but Barkley was in an earlier 2K. The Sixers version and later career Barkley. I can't name which year off top but it was on the 360

The ONLY reason Barkley did that for 2K13 was as a favor to Jay-Z.
He wasn't going to be in there originally--the first screenshot of the in-game team didn't have him.
He was, almost literally, a last-minute addition.

He refuses to have his likeness put in games because of something about how he hates the players' union for not taking care of older retired players.

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Quote: Originally Posted by joseq

There is a pc mod for nba 2k14 called FIBA2k that still gets update by they producer which simply brings to that 2k plataform the whole FIBA tournament experiences. They are able to replicate the jerseys of each national team, adjust ratings (because we know there is no national team that can play against USA, but you have to see the league and understand that some players play better in this tournaments than in the NBA so they should have a rating that let them play better when using the national team), and even create "cyber Faces" for those international player that wont get a face scan from 2k. Man NBA Live where able to sell some copies of their games back in 2009 just because they had a little FIBA tournament with a nice international atmosphere. If 2k really put some work on this they could develop this game to a global thing just like FIFA in soccer. The NBA already have a big influence from many international players, just look at the draft and how many lottery pick have being international kids that already play for their national teams just like karl towns and andrew wiggings (dominican republic & Canada and former ROY's)... Imagine how fun it would be for a International 2k player to get their national team, face it against USA and beat them!!! Add this FIBA tournament to the different game modes (MyGM/MyLeague/MyCareer) and man !! this game would be just the best of the best... Take your my player and add Gold Medal as a milestone its gonna feel as good as a championship, and will alsogive me reasons to play the MyCareer game mode for more than 1 season. Man i wish 2K can really bring this to the game, I know it wont be great for right now, but we deff need it

I think you have a point in that they could certainly capitalize on the international market by including more teams, and national teams that are non NBA. Makes me wonder if China is in there.

Anyway, that would definitely be a great mode addition, especially if they can add the exhibitions, and the qualifying part of it at some point.

[dilladawg4]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trackball

The ONLY reason Barkley did that for 2K13 was as a favor to Jay-Z. He wasn't going to be in there originally--the first screenshot of the in-game team didn't have him. He was, almost literally, a last-minute addition. He refuses to have his likeness put in games because of something about how he hates the players' union for not taking care of older retired players.

I just home and went thru the older 2Ks...I wasn't referring to the dream team. NBA 2K6 is the one I meant. It also has two Sprewells too

[Trackball]

Quote: Originally Posted by dilladawg4

I just home and went thru the older 2Ks...I wasn't referring to the dream team. NBA 2K6 is the one I meant. It also has two Sprewells too

Ah, my mistake. After 2K5, the next one I played was 2K11.

My point still stands as to why Barkley isn't in today's games, though.

[dilladawg4]

Indeed,indeed...I was wreckin my brain tryin to remember. I WAS a big Barkley fan before he went to Houston lookin desperate. He's a huge hypocrite tho. He clearly has a do as I say not as I do mentality.