Allen Iverson? Underrated in myteam?

[kabamaru]

I really can't believe what 2k hoes done in A.I.

His stats are messed up. His best card is a Diamond '06 (which is not even released) when this year 76ers didn't do anything in the league. '06? He was the Answer in '01.

His '01 performances were out of this planet yet he gets a 93 overall?

Lower than D-Rose MVP? He took ALONE an average team and tried the biggest upset ever. It was a David vs Goliath match-up vs the Lakers of Shaq and A.I. was RELENTLESS.

A.I. was maybe the most influentional player in the League after M.J era.

His represented the new generation, the 'out of the rules", the definition of Swagging.

Problem is of course his height. In game he get's blocked all the time. But A.I. could drive relentlessly. You never got the feeling that he will get blocked. Also he was stronger than his rating suggest. You could increase it and he would become a better finisher as he was irl.

Also since mid-range is so difficult in 2k16 (as most mid-ranges result to a contest shot, thus a miss shot) it is difficult to do those pull-ups.

Also his model doens't look very alike. His legs are thicker and his face looks weird.

Man, A.I was a cover player for 2k...

Should have been much better.

I can only wish there was a moments card of his 48 points against Shaq, Kobe (and that sick step over Lue).

[AdmiralAckbar]

They gave the '06 version a diamond because he averaged a career high 33 PPG and led the league in minutes played.

Tbh, the ratings never made much sense after the TBT one game performance cards (Jamal Crawford, Ty Lawson) came out.

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[justlaze]

Hello people,

I managed to snipe a Diamond A.I. for 180k with 33 Gold Badges lately. The card had also a shoe attached which boosted the 3PT rating by 3 (silver shoe called soaring 5 7 I believe, see attachment). When I tried to apply the shoe myself it gave me the error "only reebok shoes possible on AI..."

How did the person putting up the card managed to glitch that? Is there any trick?!
I would love to boost his 3PT shot if possible.

[Defconxx]

If you already have 10 shoes of a kind when you open packs, you can apply the ones you pull in excess to any player, just choose apply to player when the games asks you what you want to do with them. Can't be done by buying shoes off the auction house.

[harryl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Defconxx

If you already have 10 shoes of a kind when you open packs, you can apply the ones you pull in excess to any player, just choose apply to player when the games asks you what you want to do with them. Can't be done by buying shoes off the auction house.

Can also be done with "surplus" shoes won in Gauntlet pulls.

[justlaze]

thanks guys i'm going to stack those +3 3PTs then

[lowsingles]

His amethyst is rated correctly, his diamond is overrated in my opinion. On the same token, nearly every diamond in this game is overrated... and to your point rose is overrated as well. To me the only players in the 98-99 range should be the top 5 of all time, and the only diamonds should be roughly the top 5 players at each position. The fantasy diamonds ruined everything. You can look at several custom rosters and nearly all of them are more accurate and have more effort put into them than these cards in myteam, but that's what happens when you have mongoloid businessman running the mode instead of people who know basketball.

On the midrange point.... yes it is broken. Players like iverson, Robertson, bird, etc. thrived off hitting pull-up mids right in your eye, but on 2k these shots would be an F almost every time.At the same time it would require no skill to do this in game if you made the midrange accurate to real-life scale.... but I think they should try to find a balance. One thing else about Iverson is his explosive handle. They should split up ball control into actual handles and ball security... and iverson should have the best handles in the game imo.

[harryl]

Quote: Originally Posted by lowsingles

His amethyst is rated correctly, his diamond is overrated in my opinion. On the same token, nearly every diamond in this game is overrated... and to your point rose is overrated as well. To me the only players in the 98-99 range should be the top 5 of all time, and the only diamonds should be roughly the top 5 players at each position.

I get what you're saying and agree with you in principle. Consider that OVR Rating and color classes are pretty arbitrary, as the OVR is derived from a formula that gives different weights to different ratings. And the color classes are arbitrary in the sense that there's little difference between an 89 OVR and a 90 OVR. And, also, Badges make a big difference.

On Iverson in the game...like other small players, he just gets hurt by how the game weights the proximity of defenders unrealistically, as others have noted. Also, how easy it is to block shots and/or alter them drastically.

I think a fundamental problem is the size of the court, relative to the size of the players. The court is not big enough, relative to the players. So it's hard to create enough separation for a lightly contested shot in the midrange. Doing it off the dribble requires really bad misplay by the defender. Otherwise, it pretty much requires a very effective screen.

My guess is that the dynamics of the game already make it hard to defend and if the court were "true size," then offense would be overweighted. Not sure if there is a good compromise for all concerns.