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NBA 2K13 Signature Skills Revealed For Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin and Michael Jordan

02:18 PM - September 1, 2012 by Steve_OS

NBA 2K13 Signature Skills for Derrick Rose: Closer, Acrobat, Floor General, Shot Creator and Ankle Breaker.

NBA 2K13 Signature Skills for Blake Griffin: Highlight Film, Posterizer and Hustle Points.

NBA 2K13 Signature Skills for Michael Jordan: Shot Creator, Lockdown Defender, Acrobat, Finisher and Closer.

Signature Skills for Kevin Durant were released yesterday.

2K Sports and the NBA 2K13 developers will have an article detailing everything you need to know about Signature Skills tomorrow.

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# 221 richmo @ 09/02/12 01:02 PM

I personally think the perfect limit would be 7. It allows for an easier distinction of more tiers but also represents the all-time talents.

1 skill - Role Player
3 skills - Starter/All-Star
5 skills - Perennial All-Star
7 skills - 1st ballot HOF talent or Once-in-a-lifetime talent

Now if we can switch these skills out either on-the-fly or before a game for strategy purposes, that would be awesome, but I guess we'll find out today.

# 222 Belly_of_a_Whale @ 09/02/12 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by richmo


	I personally think the perfect limit would be 7. It allows for an easier distinction of more tiers but also represents the all-time talents. 1 skill - Role Player 3 skills - Starter/All-Star 5 skills - Perennial All-Star 7 skills - 1st ballot HOF talent or Once-in-a-lifetime talent Now if we can switch these skills out either on-the-fly or before a game for strategy purposes, that would be awesome, but I guess we'll find out today.

Ronnie 2k said some role players have more sig skills than some superstars. It's just to differentiate styles. However, it does seem that there are a handful of players who could easily have more than 5 (Jordan/LeBron come to mind). If they still are dominant in the areas they should be dominant, then it really won't make much of a difference. Hopefully.

# 223 Thunder Storm @ 09/02/12 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by richmo


	Now if we can switch these skills out either on-the-fly or before a game for strategy purposes, that would be awesome, but I guess we'll find out today.

i like this idea a lot.

# 224 richmo @ 09/02/12 01:09 PM

I guess that makes sense. As long as players play how they're supposed to, doesn't really matter. It just feels...wrong giving Jordan only 5 when we know he's capable of more.

# 225 Thunder Storm @ 09/02/12 01:11 PM

I hope "8" Kobe has all the skills he's supposed to have.

Cos I know my boys will be like Kobe don't have as much skills as Durant or LeBron, but then I can just pull out old school Kobe and show em whats up.

# 226 Belly_of_a_Whale @ 09/02/12 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunder Storm


	I hope "8" Kobe has all the skills he's supposed to have. Cos I know my boys will be like Kobe don't have as much skills as Durant or LeBron, but then I can just pull out old school Kobe and show em whats up.

It will interesting to compare prime Kobe to now and see where 2k thinks prime Kobe fits with the all-time greats.

# 227 ojandpizza @ 09/02/12 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Belly_of_a_Whale


	As for Rose being a "Floor General," Ronnie 2k said the sig was for players that make their teammates better, NOT FOR PLAYERS WHO GET TONS OF ASSISTS, etc. Rose obviously makes his teammates better, as Chicago has been better than the sum of its parts ever since Rose joined the NBA. In that regard (making teammates better), I think Rose deserves "Floor General" as much as anyone. I'd say even more so than, say, Deron Williams, who gets more assists, as DWill can't take a bunch of role players and turn them into a playoff team.

Rose didn't take a bunch of Role Players into a playoff team either, he has a very good team...The best player Williams ever played with was Boozer.. He's the Bulls 4th maybe even 5th option and splits tons of time with back up Taj Gibson? He hasn't had near the team Rose has

# 228 ojandpizza @ 09/02/12 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Belly_of_a_Whale


	It will interesting to compare prime Kobe to now and see where 2k thinks prime Kobe fits with the all-time greats.

Prime Kobe was a 98 on 2k12

# 229 Thunder Storm @ 09/02/12 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ojandpizza


	Rose didn't take a bunch of Role Players into a playoff team either, he has a very good team...The best player Williams ever played with was Boozer.. He's the Bulls 4th maybe even 5th option and splits tons of time with back up Taj Gibson? He hasn't had near the team Rose has

Boozer is the Bull's 4th option ??? no...

# 230 ojandpizza @ 09/02/12 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunder Storm


	Boozer is the Bull's 4th option ??? no...

Behind Rose, Hamilton, Deng?? And on offense Noah obviously isn't one of their go to guys but as far as his hustle, defense, rebounding, his value would rank higher than Boozers

# 231 ojandpizza @ 09/02/12 01:49 PM

Ok, my fault he averages 1 more shot per game than RIP, I looked it up, not like I was very far off anyways

# 232 Thunder Storm @ 09/02/12 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ojandpizza


	Behind Rose, Hamilton, Deng?? And on offense Noah obviously isn't one of their go to guys but as far as his hustle, defense, rebounding, his value would rank higher than Boozers

Every statiscal value points towards Boozer being the 3rd option at the least.

also Deng and Boozer are neck and neck in touches and attempts ,jus sayin..

# 233 stillfeelme @ 09/02/12 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Belly_of_a_Whale


	Ronnie 2k said some role players have more sig skills than some superstars. It's just to differentiate styles. However, it does seem that there are a handful of players who could easily have more than 5 (Jordan/LeBron come to mind). If they still are dominant in the areas they should be dominant, then it really won't make much of a difference. Hopefully.

I don't know if you watched the Gamescom videos but one of them showed that Battier had 3 sig skills while Bosh had 1. So yeah that is true. You couldn't make out the skills but you can see the icons. Lebron and Wade also have 5 in the Gamescom video

# 234 JwP23 @ 09/02/12 02:04 PM

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	Implying u guys know WHICH MJ it is.......theres like 6 of him

was referring to these Jordans:
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Of course, post-95 MJ needs the microwave and floor general as well.

# 235 Scramz718 @ 09/02/12 02:05 PM

Do y'all think Rose deserves Floor General over Finisher? Rose does make his teammates better but he's a scoring PG. Rose is known for his ability to get to the hole and finish over bigger defenders. Finisher fit his game more then Floor General. 2k needs to fix that

# 236 Belly_of_a_Whale @ 09/02/12 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Scramz718


	Do y'all think Rose deserves Floor General over Finisher? Rose does make his teammates better but he's a scoring PG. Rose is known for his ability to get to the hole and finish over bigger defenders. Finisher fit his game more then Floor General. 2k needs to fix that

While I do think he makes his teammates better, I agree that Finisher more embodies Rose's game, above any of the sig skills, really.

# 237 Belly_of_a_Whale @ 09/02/12 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by stillfeelme


	I don't know if you watched the Gamescom videos but one of them showed that Battier had 3 sig skills while Bosh had 1. So yeah that is true. You couldn't make out the skills but you can see the icons. Lebron and Wade also have 5 in the Gamescom video

Nice. I didn't see this, but it makes sense. Battier does a lot of little things that don't always show up in box scores and are hard to capture with ratings (ie, take charges, great defense, hustle, maybe even microwave), while Bosh is steady and skilled, but not in a flashy way. He'll get buckets and hit open shots, but doesn't really do much that can't be captured with decent ratings.

Of the sig skills I've heard of, I'm thinking LeBron's 5 should be:

Chase Down Block
Lock Down Defender
Finisher
Closer
Floor General

(And, for those saying he isn't a lockdown defender, I don't know what basketball you've been watching. He guards 1-5, and his combination of speed, power and athleticism is unmatched in the history of the game. He's one of the main reasons the Heat have had one of the top defenses the last couple years.)

# 238 Belly_of_a_Whale @ 09/02/12 02:20 PM

I hope there is a defensive sig skill like a "Defensive Anchor" for players like Dwight/KG/Bill Russell, etc, that either makes the rest of their team better defensively OR gives them a larger bubble that their defense can affect. Players like that have a much larger affect on how the opposing team is able to attack the paint than ratings can capture, as they are able to affect more than just the man they are guarding.

# 239 Thunder Storm @ 09/02/12 02:21 PM

no lock down defender for LeBron ... stop this nonsense.

There is a difference between being strong and agile enough to guard 5 positions and then being able to lock down players.

# 240 ojandpizza @ 09/02/12 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunder Storm


	Every statiscal value points towards Boozer being the 3rd option at the least. also Deng and Boozer are neck and neck in touches and attempts ,jus sayin..

3rd option, 4th option.. Either way my point still stands.. And his minutes/FGA are closer to RIPs than Dengs

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