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NBA 2K9 Screenshots: Player Ratings

11:06 AM - September 21, 2008 by Steve_OS

We've just posted some screenshots that show off the ratings of all the players in NBA 2K9.

*Note: I am not allowed to show the jerseys of the Magic, Thunder or Kings, at this time.

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# 81 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 12:24 AM

What were they smoking when they rated Lebron's handles as high as Kobe's??? why does Lebron have a B+ outside game?? and why the hell does Kobe have a D in rebounding??????? He's actually one of the nba's clutchest rebounders!!!

This game is BS!! all laker fans should boycott the nba 2k series... not only do they have a Celtic on the cover, but they belittle Kobe's greatness with these terrible ratings!!

# 82 ehh @ 09/22/08 12:36 AM

Clutchest rebounders? WTF?

# 83 Scoop 24 @ 09/22/08 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ImmortalD24


	What were they smoking when they rated Lebron's handles as high as Kobe's??? why does Lebron have a B+ outside game?? and why the hell does Kobe have a D in rebounding??????? He's actually one of the nba's clutchest rebounders!!! This game is BS!! all laker fans should boycott the nba 2k series... not only do they have a Celtic on the cover, but they belittle Kobe's greatness with these terrible ratings!!

everything ok at home?

# 84 footballfanatic1 @ 09/22/08 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ImmortalD24


	Lebron's rating should be: Outside: D+ Perimeter D: C- Handles: C+

Disagree on a few of your ratings:

-Outside game has to be better than a D+ to lead the league in scoring.

-LeBron takes way too much heat for not being a great defender, but he's not C- material.

-Yikes!! Do you watch NBA basketball? Because you're a little harsh on the ball handling. LeBron handles the ball like a PG.

# 85 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 12:54 AM

But seriously though.. is that all the ratings?

# 86 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by NBA2k8 CHAMP


	Kobe A+ for perimeter D? lol he's very overrated in that department,as i see it Lebron does a better job guarding Kobe one on one than kobe does,kobe should be a B and Lebron B-

Why have the refs also impact the video game?? The only reasn why Lebron does decent against Kobe in the nba is because the clear favortism of the league for Lebron over Kobe.. they let Lebronze get away with murder while they call phantom fouls against Kobe..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6SpBM8dB4k

Also Lebron is surrounded by a good defensive minded team, while the Lakers have a bunch of Luke's and Vlad's.

# 87 trobinson97 @ 09/22/08 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by left4dead


	I'm on the Live bandwagon this year no doubt. I would have considered 2K as well....but NOT after seeing these BS player ratings! Hopefully the NBA will go the NFL route and give EA the exclusive license to future NBA games.

So you're not even considering the game? You're just here to troll? You trying to get other people to jump on that bandwagon too huh? I guess it's true what they say, misery loves company. Get outta here man, this ain't the 2K boards or IGN. Grow up.

# 88 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NBA2k8 CHAMP


	I'm done talking to you because Kobe doesn't have 3 potential all-stars and quit making up them wack excuses because pierce torched kobe also

3 Potential All-Stars????

Pau Gasol= 1time All-Star
Andrew Bynum= will be an all-star in the near future IMO
Lamar Odom?? = 29years old, he's overrated and I'd trade him for a Anderson Varejo to be honest.

Look at the Cavs:
Big Z= 2Time All-Star
Larry Hughes when he was a Cav was an all-star
Ben Wallace= 4time All-Star 4time DPOY
Wally Szczerbiak= 1time All-Star

Lebron has just as much help as Kobe.. he just doesn't maximize his players as good as Kobe, in fact he makes guys around him worse and have career lows.

# 89 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by NBA2k8 CHAMP


	ha ha now you're saying the Cavs have more talent then the lakers go watch power rangers or something LEBRON MAKES HIS TEAMMATES WAY BETTER THAN KOBE Wally wasn't doing nothing before he got there,neither was Ben Wallace,and Hughes isn't doing nothing with the Bulls.

You clearly don't understand basketball.. guys like to underrate weaker offensive players that are great defensively but overrate terrible defensive players that are decent offensively..

I remember back in 2000's when they said AI had a bad supporting cast even though their defense was one of the best that year and had one of the best defensive minds coaching that team.. what happened when he went to Denver on a team thats terrible defensively but great offensively? he's not even considered top20 anymore.

Lebron is on a top 5 defensive team with a great defensive coach.. no way would the cavs take the Celtics to 7games if it wasn't for their team defense... if you watched that series you'd notice that Lebron didn't do [bleep] until the last game.

# 90 JDK @ 09/22/08 01:31 AM

Some of these ratings puzzle me.
I don't understand why Chris Bosh is rated lower than the likes of Elton Brand and Al Jefferson. Clearly 2K bases their player ratings on stats from the season before because CB4 was rated 92 in the last two years and a slightly worse year apparently means he is now declining and a worse player (90 ovrall). At the same time, Elton Brand has a sub-par year and his ratings remain the same? Even though Bosh was still statistically superior to Brand he is rated lower. I think that Bosh should be a 92 again, somewhere in between Jefferson and Dwight Howard. I hope that these ratings can still be adjusted as I have noticed other members comments about them.

2007-08 Statistics:
Elton Brand
PPG 17.6
RPG 8.0
APG 2.0
SPG 0.4
BPG 1.9
FG% 0.456
FT% 0.787
3P% 0.000
MPG 34.3
Chris Bosh
PPG 22.3
RPG 8.7
APG 2.6
SPG 0.9
BPG 1.0
FG% 0.494
FT% 0.844
3P% 0.400
MPG 36.2

# 91 kozmikr @ 09/22/08 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by NBA2k8 CHAMP


	Man,stfu AI not top 20 lol go watch cartoons, Iverson doesn't have a 94 rating for nothing,you can't name me 20 players better than Iverson at age 32 so imagine him in 2001 he was the best in the league and if you call Eric Snow,Aaron McKie,Geiger,MacCulloh,etc... help THEN YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT BASKETBALL,It's a reason they had career years and now Snow is the worse rated player in 2k9 Lebron didn't do anything till the last game? (LIKE I SAID LEARN WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRST) It's obvious he did way better than kobe and got stronger as the series went http://www.nba.com/playerfile/lebron...ame_stats.html

Let's just completely forget how his first 3 games were statistically the worst of any player in the NBA in the last 60 or so years. Lets just completely forget that his numbers were inflated because of the game 7. He shot 35% in the entire series and 41% in the playoffs.
Now I know shooting 40% in the finals isn't anything to write home about, but it's still way better than what Lebron was doing. Not to mention playing much better in the playoffs against superior competition.

I'm not a fan of either, but you sound ********. You're not making any real concrete points and anyone who knows basketball knows that Kobe is the superior player, and Lebron will tell you that himself.

# 92 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by NBA2k8 CHAMP


	Man,stfu AI not top 20 lol go watch cartoons, Iverson doesn't have a 94 rating for nothing,you can't name me 20 players better than Iverson

NBA 2k ratings is meaningless.. Iverson was the cover boy for 2k for so long that they suck up to him increasing his rating.

I'd take IRL over Iverson:

1. Kobe
2. Lebron
3. Wade
4. Garnett
5. Chris Paul
6. Duncan
7. T-mac
8. Pierce
9. Yao
10. D.Howard
11. Stoudemire
12. D-Will
13. Dirk
14. Nash
15. Bosh
16. Joe Johnson
17. Ginobili
18. Gasol
19. Carmelo
20. Baron Davis

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	Eric Snow, It's a reason they had career years and now Snow is the worse rated player in 2k9

Eric Snow should've retired 2years ago, but you clearly show lack of basketball knowledge if you think he was the same 8freaking years ago..

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	Aaron McKie

Aaron McKie was a solid contriutor, he was actually 6th man of the year that season subbing in for Iverson.

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	Geiger,MacCulloh

MacCulloh & Geiger>>>> Vlad and Luke

It's funny how you left out Dekembe Mutombo who was the DPOY that season.. you also left out Toni Kukoc, Ratliff, Lynch, Tyrone Hill, and Raja Bell.. make no mistake buddy that sixers team was the best defensive team in the league and Iverson's best suited for a great defensive minded team so he can focus on his strong suite(scoring) while being hidden from one of the weakest parts of his game(defense)..

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	Lebron didn't do anything till the last game? (LIKE I SAID LEARN WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRST) It's obvious he did way better than kobe and got stronger as the series went

Kobe's FG% against the Celtics: 40%
Lebron's FG% against the Celtics: 35%

Kobe's 3p% against the Celtics: 32%
Lebron's 3p% against the Celtics: 23%

Lebrick was shutdown!!!

# 93 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 02:14 AM

/\ You call those game winners?

Then Kobe has at least 100 game winners if thats the case.

# 94 Vyaras @ 09/22/08 02:31 AM

Note how a lot of these big rating/ranking threads turns into a Kobe/Laker fan's argument?

# 95 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by NBA2k8 CHAMP


	lol @ the list over Iverson that's why you'll never be a gm no need to respond to that dumb list. The only reason I would take a few of them players over Iverson now is because they have a better future because Iverson is older and THAT'S THE ONLY REASON.

All of those players are clearly better than Iverson.

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	Man quit contradicting yourself you said when Iverson went to the nuggets he isn't top 20 and it's only been 1 and a half season so it was 8 freaking years ago since the 2001 Iverson also

Iverson was drafted the same year Kobe was drafted.. the same exact miles on both players(Kobe actually has more miles since he played more playoff games and had carried weaker teams).. Eric Snow has always been nothing more than a role player and has been past his prime for years.. while many suggested Iverson is not even remotely falling off his game and would produce as much with a defensive team... this was said by many nba commentators just last season...

Kobe at 2003>>> now IMO, but he's still the best player in the league...

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	You said 6th man and why so happened he was only good when he played with Iverson?

Because his prime years(25-33) was with the Sixers......

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	MacCulloh and Geiger>>>Luke and vlad wtf do they have to do with anything SHAQ>>>>>>>Iverson team

What does Shaq have to do with anything?? Obviously Shaq was the best player in 2000.. but we're talking about today's lakers vs iversons 76ers/lebrons current cavs...

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Anybody who watched both series would admit that the Cavs were a better matchup against the Celtics zone defense and strong perimeter play.. The Lakers outside of Kobe have defensive liabilities at every single position.. and remember the Lakers were also missing their starting center who was also their second best defender.

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	It's easy to win rings when Shaq is putting up 36 and 17 boards shooting 63%

When did I bring up Shaq?

# 96 Jano @ 09/22/08 02:47 AM

It is really sad how bad threads become when Kobe's involved.

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	Outside: D+ Perimeter D: C- Post D: C+ Handles: C+

No way Lebron deserves those ratings he is much better than that.

# 97 23 @ 09/22/08 02:48 AM

Guys dont bring the NBA forums into this thread.. keep it on topic

# 98 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Jano


	It is really sad how bad threads become when Kobe's involved. No way Lebron deserves those ratings he is much better than that.

Honestly, I thought I was fair with my rating..

# 99 ImmortalD24 @ 09/22/08 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by NBA2k8 CHAMP


	Some Lakers fans are stupid.I'm glad my Celtics owned them

bandwagon fan.

# 100 SpacemanSpiff @ 09/22/08 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ImmortalD24


	Honestly, I thought I was fair with my rating..

You weren't.

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