A thread to debate and discuss the upcoming basketball game, specifically the Rockets. 2K has released some screens and ratings which include the Rockets. A demo iis supposed to be released during the week of Sept. 25 (Halo Week). The Live demo prove NBA Live 08 is going to be much better than NBA Live 07, but I still believe 2K8 will likely come out on top again. Quick Info -New Sprite Street Slam Dunk and 3-Point Contest -No more "X" mashing for jump ball -Define roles of players in Franchise mode -Redone post game -New defense mechanic -New NBA Hot Zones for players -Coaching on the Fly system improved -New Sprite Reelmaker (Share videos and post them online) -New Post Game Show/ Jordan Player of the Game -Harder to dunk in traffic Ratings Top 25 Point Guards 1. Steve Nash: 96 2. Gilbert Arenas: 96 3. Allen Iverson: 93 4. Baron Davis: 93 5. Jason Kidd: 92 6. Chris Paul: 91 7. Deron Williams: 90 8. Tony Parker: 90 9. Chauncey Billups: 89 10. Kirk Hinrich: 85 11. Leandro Barbosa: 85 12. Mike Bibby: 84 13. T.J. Ford: 84 14. Jason Terry: 83 15. Andre Miller: 82 16. Raymond Felton: 82 17. Mo Williams: 82 18. Sam Cassell: 80 19. Stephon Marbury: 80 20. Jamaal Tinsley: 80 21. Steve Francis: 80 22. Mike James: 80 23. Brevin Knight: 79 24. Devin Harris: 79 25. Rafer Alston: 79 "Overrated/Underrated: Didn't Tony Parker just win the Finals MVP? Isn't he running the point for the best team in the world right now? Then how is he a point below Chris Paul? I know CP3 is on the cover, but Parker, like the Spurs in general, always seem to get overlooked on these lists. I'd complain about Rafer Alston being in the Top 25, but he might hit me. "- Analysis NOT by me Top 25 Shooting Guards 1. Kobe Bryant: 98 2. Dwyane Wade: 97 3. Tracy McGrady: 93 4. Ray Allen: 92 5. Joe Johnson: 89 6. Michael Redd: 88 7. Caron Butler: 88 8. Rip Hamilton: 87 9. Manu Ginoblili: 87 10. Jason Richardson: 84 11. Monta Ellis: 84 12. Brandon Roy: 82 13. Ben Gordon: 82 14. Kevin Martin: 82 15. Larry Hughes: 81 16. Mike Miller: 80 17. Richard Jefferson: 80 18. Jose Calderon: 80 19. Jamal Crawford: 79 20. Jerry Stackhouse: 79 21. Raja Bell: 79 22. Cuttino Mobley: 78 23. Juan Carlos Navarro: 78 24. Anthony Parker: 78 25. Marco Belinelli: 78 "Overrated/Underrated: If anyone doubted the fun of running an Association with the Warriors, check out Monta's 84 and Marco Belinelli's 78. Add that to Baron's 93 and solid numbers for Stephen Jackson (they need to add a rating for crazy), and Biedrins and Golden State might be one of the most used teams online this year. Ray Allen at 92 after all these years also makes the Celtics one of the deadlier teams in the game."- Analysis NOT by me Top 25 Small Forwards 1. LeBron James: 97 2. Carmelo Anthony: 94 3. Paul Pierce: 91 4. Vince Carter: 90 5. Rashard Lewis: 89 6. Ron Artest: 86 7. Josh Howard: 86 8. Gerald Wallace: 84 9. Luol Deng: 84 10. Josh Smith: 84 11. Andre Iguodala: 83 12. Peja Stojakovic: 83 13. Rudy Gay: 82 14. Ricky Davis: 82 15. Stephen Jackson: 82 16. Tayshaun Prince: 81 17. Corey Maggette: 80 18. Bonzi Wells: 80 19. Kevin Durant: 80 20. Grant Hill: 80 21. Danny Granger: 79 22. Bruce Bowen: 79 23. James Posey: 78 24. Shane Battier: 78 25. Wally Szczerbiak: 78 "Overrated/Underrated: Gerald Wallace told me he gets no respect in the ratings, and I'm starting to believe him. 84 is a decent number, but if you watch the man play, especially on defense, you know he's one of the most valuable small forwards in the game today. The Bobcats could be fun this year with the addition of J-Rich."- Analysis NOT by me Top 25 Power Forwards 1. Tim Duncan: 98 2. Kevin Garnett: 97 3. Dirk Nowitzki: 95 4. Elton Brand: 92 5. Chris Bosh: 92 6. Shawn Marion: 92 7. Pau Gasol: 91 8. Carlos Boozer: 90 9. Jermaine O'Neal: 90 10. Al Jefferson: 89 11. Zach Randolph: 87 12. Lamar Odom: 87 13. Rasheed Wallace: 86 14. Antawn Jamison: 86 15. Andres Nocioni: 82 16. David West: 82 17. Al Horford: 81 18. David Lee: 81 19. Udonis Haslem: 79 20. Nene: 79 21. Nick Collison: 79 22. Al Harrington: 79 23. Andrea Bargnani: 78 24. Boris Diaw: 78 25. Charlie Villanueva: 77 "Overrated/Underrated: I know it's just one point, but Pau Gasol being rated higher than Carlos Boozer is terrible. Gasol disappears in the clutch, and if you need to be reminded of this (it's not like the Grizzlies have played any big games lately), watch the tape of Spain losing to Russia this week. Another name that pops out to me is David Lee at 81. Is it me or are the Knicks infinitely better every time that kid gets in the game?"- Analysis NOT by me Top 25 Centers 1. Amare Stoudemire: 95 2. Yao Ming: 92 3. Dwight Howard: 91 4. Marcus Camby: 88 5. Shaquille O'Neal: 87 6. Emeka Okafor: 86 7. Mehmet Okur: 85 8. Ben Wallace: 84 9. Tyson Chandler: 83 10. Alonzo Mourning: 82 11. Greg Oden: 80 12. Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 80 13. Eddy Curry: 80 14. Andris Biedrins: 80 15. Chris Kaman: 78 16. Samuel Dalmbert: 77 17. Brad Miller: 77 18. Andrew Bogut: 76 19. Chris Wilcox: 76 20. LaMarcus Aldridge: 75 21. Nenad Krstic: 75 22. Etan Thomas: 75 23. Joel Przybilla: 73 24. Michael Doleac: 73 25. Spencer Hawes: 73 "Overrated/Underrated: You know the big man situation in the league is a farce when you need to find names like Przybilla and Doleac to fill out your Top 25. Greg Oden at 80 breaks my heart. Seems like such a good kid to already be labeled Sam Bowie 2. Oh well, at least you can still play as him in the game. Funny how Bulls fans were so happy to rid themselves of Tyson Chandler, who is basically a younger, cheaper version of Ben Wallace (and only a single point separates them in the game)."- Analysis NOT by me Screens T-Mac T-Mac Yao (Scola on right side, well, at least his back) Yao
You forgot to bold Francis and James who are both 80. Amare 3 pts better than Yao is a joke. Dwight Howard a 91, one point lower than Yao is also a joke.
You keep saying "analysis not by me." Who's the analysis by? And what's your source (there's no link)?
Ya, just noticed I forgot to bold Battier, Francis, and James. Sorry can't edit it. I also don't think they fixed the Rockets jersey collar, but I don't think that's a big deal.
Man those East coast homers really really overrated the Boston trio. Ya think Ray Allen and Paul Pierce deserve to be in the 90's after last year? I guess in the video game world where no one gets injured or fatigued maybe they can be looked at in a better light but still, there had better be an injury-prone stat for each player for when you play the season feature, and it had better be really freakin high for the Celtics. Others that offended me for being too high: Wade at 97, Arenas at 96, Iverson at 93, Marion at 92, Gasol at 91, Rashard Lewis at 89, Butler and Camby at 88, Ginobili at 87, Barbosa and Okur at 85, Stojakovic at 83 (what is this, NBA 2K1?), Rudy Gay at 82 Some that seemed too low: Yao at 92, Boozer at 90, Josh Howard at 86, Deng and Wallace at 84, Chandler at 83, Gordon at 82, Durant at 80, Battier at 78. I hope Scola is decently rated, but I'm almost sure he'll be on this list too. 2K7 sucked in that it was waay too easy to hit jumpers if you could figure out the timing. My friend routinely goes 90% in games as the Rox doing nothing but jump shooting. And honestly, fix the passing plz so that you can catch and run at the same time. As it was only Phoenix and Golden State had that "special" ability. Geez.
SOURCE UPDATE Demo to be released 1AM-3AM Tomorrow (Tonight). Top 20 Dunk Ratings 1. Andre Iguodala: 99 2. Jason Richardson: 99 3. LeBron James: 99 4. David Noel: 99 5. Josh Smith: 99 6. Kobe Bryant: 99 7. Vince Carter: 99 8. J.R. Smith: 99 9. Gerald Green: 99 10. Gerald Wallace: 96 11. Desmond Mason: 96 12. Richard Jefferson: 96 13. Al Thornton: 94 14. Wilson Chandler: 94 15. Nate Robinson: 93 16. Fred Jones: 93 17. Ricky Davis: 93 18. Thaddeus Young: 92 19. Rudy Gay: 92 20. Trevor Ariza: 92 No T-Mac...WTF
My Thoughts I'm happy about Steve Francis, Mike James, and Bonzi Wells all being in the 80's. I'm disappointed that Luis Scola isn't even on the list. Scola might be a rookie and everything but he's been the best power forward outside the NBA for years, yet he's not even a 77? Al Horford is a 81? I didn't expect Al Horford (81) to be better than Kevin Durant (80).
at least they gave steve francis an 80. i was for sure that they were gonna give him a 60 for being injuredmost of last season
since they have a jordan player of the game recap thingy, will micael jordan be a playable character in the game???
man i really dont like amare geez take away steve nash and he is a little bit better than stomile..... maybe that was a little harsh.... but amare def should not be rated 95! maybe 88 would be fair Yao can easily be rated 94-95
lol @ the center ratings. last time I checked Howard doesnt score 25 ppg and Stoudemire isn't a center
