Best news I've heard this season. Next year is his and the Rockets year. I can feel it. If everyone can stay healthy, the sky is the limit. Yao > Shaq. TMac = Wade. JVG = Riley.
He's thinking of the SI curse. Wade was on the Live cover and Shaq was on the ESPN cover. Talk about a good omen. Now, let's get Yao on the ESPN cover and the championship is ours.
This is great news. This was a good night for a Houston Rocket fan. To know Dallas lost.. and T-mac will be on the cover of NBA Live 07. AWESOME!
Yeah, it's the Madden curse and the S.I. curse. The Live and 2k covers don't have stigmas. In fact, they've been great signs over the past few years. Live 06 - Wade (Finals win) NBA2k6 - Shaq (Finals win) Live 05 - Carmello (21/6/3 season, playoff appearance) NBA2k5 - Ben Wallace (Finals appearance) Live 04 - Vince Carter (23/5/5 season in 73 games...only played 43 the year before) *NBA2k4 - Technically never came out. Was titled "ESPN Basketball". (Interestingly, Iverson was on the cover and had an injury plagued season.) Live 03 - Kidd (Finals appearance) NBA2k3 - Iverson (28/4/6 season...82 games played...48 wins & Conference semifinals)
Sweet, sweet news. This and the Mavs losing dramatically is making my night. And as I'm writing this the Geico 'Caveman' stereotyping commercial is on TV. Reminds me how much Dirk looks like a caveman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2HfN9IUHg&search=geico caveman
Yep, that would be the exception to the rule. The trend over the last few years is pretty solid though.
Jun. 21, 2006 http://www.easports.com/nbalive07/news.jsp TRACY McGRADY BECOMES THE NEW FACE OF EA'S NBA LIVE 07 EA SPORTS™ Total Freestyle Control and Unprecedented Level of ESPN Integration Debut in Best-Selling Basketball Videogame EA SPORTS announced today that Tracy McGrady, one of the most explosive and electrifying athletes over his nine-year NBA career, has been selected the new face of NBA LIVE 07, scheduled for release this fall. The Houston Rockets forward joins an exclusive list of NBA players to be selected to the cover of the best-selling EA SPORTS basketball franchise*. McGrady will serve as spokesperson and will be the center-piece of NBA LIVE 07 aadvertising, marketing and packaging in North America and several other countries around the world. A two-time NBA scoring champion and six-time NBA All-Star, McGrady embodies athleticism and masterful skill, characteristics that the best-selling NBA LIVE 07 videogame brings to life. McGrady led the league in scoring by averaging 32.1 points per game in 2003, when he became the youngest NBA player to average 30-plus points per game since Bob McAdoo in 1974-75, and has remained one of the game's most popular and entertaining players. McGrady finished 12th in NBA scoring (24.4 ppg) this year and averaged 6.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists. It was the sixth time in his career he has scored more than 24 points a game. "I've always looked upon the EA SPORTS athletes as fan favorites so I'm honored to be named this year's NBA LIVE 07 cover athlete and join the EA SPORTS family," said McGrady. "Each year there is tremendous anticipation around the league as players wait to see themselves in NBA LIVE and I feel like this year my virtual self plays more like me than ever before. This is as close to playing in the NBA as you get." McGrady joins an exclusive list of superstar athletes previously feat
