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NBA 2K12 Developer Insight #7 - Creating a Legend - Kobe Rated 94, LeBron 98

01:01 PM - September 14, 2011 by mreyes930

Check out the latest NBA 2K12 Developer Insight #7, where Producer Erick Boenisch, talks about the new Create a Legend mode and gives up some player ratings for Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.

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# 121 steinhauser34 @ 09/15/11 03:39 PM

they need to scale down current ratings of players like lebron. his 98 rating is way to close to jordan's 99 rating. he needs to be knocked down to a 96 so that jordan's dominance can be accurately portrayed. also, **** the heat

# 122 Galarius @ 09/15/11 04:01 PM

The Show and madden need this...fun to start as a rook or created player, but more fun for me to take over a young or old vetrean and see if i can break some records and win some titles with players i already am more familiar with......NBA already had this really, PLAYER LOCK....you can set quarter lengths to taste in this?......

One fun thing to do on NBA2k11 was to load in a VIP(in exhibition only in the pregame option setting, NOT the general VIP that is loaded in at team select screen), turn coach mode on and then assign player lock to a certain position...you can actually coach yourself that way and the camera will stay on your player more...i love screaming at myself when i mess up...errrrr, uhhhhhh...i will bet 99% of NBA2k players do not know this...OR that you can assign a VIP to your own team(as well as the opponent team of course) and actually play along with yourself....i have many team specific VIP's i create so they are more realistic for the teams they represent...if you want to play along with a VIP team memeber(again, in exhibition mode only, not asssociation) , go to option screen and assign a VIP to your own team...NOTE:if you do this, it will NOT record your stats to your 'main' VIP that way..it is confusing, ask me if you need clarification

2k needs to be more clear on some of this

# 123 SwagDoc101 @ 09/15/11 05:07 PM

i'll probably grt at this mode next summer after my player and association

# 124 Josephlaker123 @ 09/15/11 09:11 PM

my opinion kobe 96 lebron 96 even though i think kobe better but lebron aint no 1 point away from mj

# 125 LAKERSFAN89 @ 09/16/11 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by seanbarkley


	pathetic??u can disagree friend but pathetic???? Bron 98: 26.7 pts. 7'5 reb. 7 asis. wade 96: 25.5 pts. 8.4 reb. 4.6 asis. Kobe 94: 25.3 pts. 5.3 reb. 4.7 asis. watching those numbers I guess they should be rated 70-something...LOL!who diserves those ratings then?

stats are irrelevant durant was the leading scorer but i guarantee he wont be a 98 rose was the mvp dirk is the champ

# 126 skinnybonez @ 09/16/11 02:15 AM

lol @Kobe stans he should be a 90. Dude is done

& LeRobin is rated too high for someone that only ply 3 quarters

# 127 Xx Qontrolz xX @ 09/16/11 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Xx Qontrolz xX


	i'm intrigued by the contract amount shown in the LBJ screenshot- 3y/52.64M when he signed last year a 6y/110M ... what u guys think?

bump ...........

# 128 RedSceptile @ 09/16/11 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Zastrin


	Right now, LeBron is playing at a 98 overall level... at one time, T-Mac was playing at a 98 overall level... Grant Hill was playing at a 98 overall level.... It is not like he is at 99 like Jordan. If anything, 2K should bring back the 100 overall rating and have Jordan be rated at 100, cause I think Charles Barkley should be 99 overall if he ever made it into the game. 98 is good for LeBron for now, but to get to 99 he has to accomplish what Jordan did. 98 isn't perfect, since it is not 99 - food for thought.

99 isn't perfect either. You guys put too much stock into overall ratings and forget that isn't the entire picture. 99 doesn't determine that player as being some god tier or the likes, it's how his individual attributes work together. Take a young Shaq/Prime Shaq for example. I can almost guarantee he'll be 93+ but will he have any handle? Can he spot up and shoot the three?
What about his free-throws. I think you get what I'm saying here a player's overall doesn't dictate how good they are at individual things, they can be incredibly Aware (which is a big boost in overall) but barely able to hit a lay-up.

Take overalls with a grain of salt, there's too much "OMFG LEBRON IS 1 AWAY FROM JORDAN WTF BLASPHEMY!!!" in this thread without taking into account the overall factors.

# 129 SteboSSK @ 09/16/11 02:01 PM

Arguing over OVR ratings is stupid. Lebron in relation to his actual skills should be the best rated player. Now what he is in real life as a total player is completely different. The clutch rating on 2k never affected the OVR anyway. Kobe is my fav player of all time but in reality he isnt the same player he was 2 seasons ago. Its not a bad thing to admit Dwade is slightly better now especially since there is a 5-6 year age gap...

# 130 Colts18 @ 09/16/11 02:09 PM

Charles Barkley didn't play defense. No way he should be a 99. Even though overalls don't matter.......Hill Billy

# 131 Darkimpact17 @ 09/17/11 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SteboSSK


	Arguing over OVR ratings is stupid. Lebron in relation to his actual skills should be the best rated player. Now what he is in real life as a total player is completely different. The clutch rating on 2k never affected the OVR anyway. Kobe is my fav player of all time but in reality he isnt the same player he was 2 seasons ago. Its not a bad thing to admit Dwade is slightly better now especially since there is a 5-6 year age gap...

That is spot on.

# 132 sportjames23 @ 09/17/11 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Zastrin


	If anything, 2K should bring back the 100 overall rating and have Jordan be rated at 100, cause I think Charles Barkley should be 99 overall if he ever made it into the game.

This right here.

# 133 ResqNation @ 09/17/11 11:40 PM

All I have to say is 2K has too many heat fans working for them!!!

# 134 dwillacy24 @ 09/18/11 12:27 AM

This is extremely sad. I thought 2K was all about accuracy, but it seems to me that they're all about being biased. There is no way that LeBron "don't wanna be the man on my own team" James can be a point away from Michael Jordan and 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! points ahead of KOBE!!! WADE aint even better than KOBE!!!!! The man was injured last year for cryin out loud. Dag!!!... Way to show some loyalty to a cover athlete.

# 135 dwillacy24 @ 09/18/11 12:35 AM

For all you people out there that think LeBron is better than Kobe you are confusing ATHLETICISM WITH SKILL! LeBron is way more athletic than Kobe but he is NO WHERE NEAR as skilled as Kobe. If 2K goin off of that then Clyde Drexler and Hakeem should be better than LeBron! Especially Dream All LeBron does is dunk try to shoot threes and choke! Stop it 2K stop it....... "Ya betta dan dat"-Mark Jackson

# 136 HNguy @ 09/18/11 12:41 AM

You can't judge players by their overall ratings. JR Smith was in the 70's and he was a beast.

# 137 Raw Energy @ 09/18/11 05:42 AM

im going in as mcgee from wizards don't really follow bball but he became my fav player after dunk contest since my favorite player is old (TMAC)

# 138 Xx Qontrolz xX @ 09/18/11 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dwillacy24


	For all you people out there that think LeBron is better than Kobe you are confusing ATHLETICISM WITH SKILL! LeBron is way more athletic than Kobe but he is NO WHERE NEAR as skilled as Kobe. If 2K goin off of that then Clyde Drexler and Hakeem should be better than LeBron! Especially Dream All LeBron does is dunk try to shoot threes and choke! Stop it 2K stop it....... "Ya betta dan dat"-Mark Jackson

look i don't rly care about kobe or lebron but guys, please stay objective.. kobe is a better shooter/scorer, has better fundamentals than lebron but lebron TODAY is just a better overall player, he is a better rebounder, passer, is quicker, he is may be even a better ball handler, let's not even talk about his athleticism (well i just did).. and most important he is 26 ! he is in his prime and will stay in it for like 4 more years.. accept it or not, kobe's prime is now behind him.

let's say nba teams IRL start next season with an fantasy draft, u really think LA will pick kobe if lebron (or wade or d12 or cp3 or dwill or drose or KD etc etc...) is/(are) available ?

answer : no.

# 139 Xx Qontrolz xX @ 09/18/11 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Xx Qontrolz xX


	i'm intrigued by the contract amount shown in the LBJ screenshot- 3y/52.64M when he signed last year a 6y/110M ... what u guys think?

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Originally Posted by Xx Qontrolz xX


	bump ...........

and ... re- BUMP let's try again : )

# 140 Xx Qontrolz xX @ 09/18/11 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by rosque


	Kobe has 5 rings, LeBron 5 steps.

how old are you? serious question

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