Thursday, September 2, 2010

Rashidi's NBA 2K11 featuring Synergy Sports Technology

Rashidi's NBA 2K11 featuring Synergy Sports Technology (XBox 360)

The Real 2K Insider (aka Rashidi) officially has access to Synergy Sports Technology and will be implementing their data into my NBA 2K11 (for NBA 2K10) roster!

WHAT IS SYNERGY?
mySynergySports.com offers the same online video scouting tools used by the coaches, scouts and general managers at your favorite NBA teams. Synergy Sports provides the pros with one-of-a-kind statistics on types of plays run, player moves and player tendencies—this information is not available anywhere else!

With mySynergySports.com fans can quickly and easily jump to any point of an NBA regular season or playoff game and start playing the action from there! If you miss a game or just want to relive the highlights, log on and watch as much or little of the game as you like.

Hard-core fans can also review individual games, players or teams using pro-level stats displays and then zero in on relevant video to gain deep understanding of strengths, weaknesses and overall tendencies. mySynergySports.com provides types of plays run, player tendencies, efficiency ratings, head-to-head player comparisons and more!

NOTICE TO ALL USERS
It has come to my attention that the most downloaded file on XBox360 2K Share (The Official 2K11 Roster, by user I3aSkEtCaSe) used my final 2010 update for his "2K11" roster and is claiming it to be official. I would appreciate it if all of my readers would rate his file "1 star", as not only is the file just a plagiarized, outdated version of mine with poorly rated 2K Share rookies added in, but it is obviously nowhere close to being "Official". It just isn't ethically right.

Although, it does amuse me that the most downloaded file on 2K Share is just an outdated version of my own roster. Do the community a favor and spread the word - my roster is infinitely more updated than this plagiarized piece of crap.

(How many downloads would I have if I claimed my roster was "Official"?)

GAMEPLAY VIDEOS - NEW!
http://community.2ksports.com/community/user/index.cfm?u=6302&a=m

UPDATE HISTORY
9/7/10: Synergized the Pistons. All players on teams are now synergized & fully edited!
9/5/10: Synergized the Rockets.
9/4/10: Synergized the Thunder.
9/3/10: Synergized the Pacers. Added Luther Head to the Kings.
9/2/10: Synergized the Wizards. Added Delonte West to the Celtics, Patrick Ewing Jr to the Knicks, and Rodney Carney to the Warriors.
9/1/10: Synergized the Cavaliers.
8/27/10: Synergized the Nuggets.
8/26/10: Added Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, and Anfernee Hardaway to 90s East. Added Gary Payton, John Stockton, Shawn Kamp, and Charles Barkley to 90s West. Removed Dan Majerle from 90s West. Added Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley to 80s East. Added John Stockton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to 80s West. Added Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to 70s East. Added Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to 70s West.
8/24/10: Synergized the Wolves.
8/23/10: Synergized the Spurs. Added Kwame Brown to the Bobcats and Mustafa Shakur to the Hornets.
8/22/10: Synergized the Sixers.
8/21/10: Synergized the Raptors.
8/20/10: Synergized the Grizzlies.
8/19/10: Synergized the Nets, Bucks, and Warriors. Added Earl Boykins to the Bucks.
8/18/10: Synergized the Bobcats.
8/17/10: Synergized the Clippers.
8/16/10: Synergized the Jazz.
8/15/10: Synergized the Bulls and Hornets. Released Brian Butch from the Nuggets.
8/14/10: Synergized the Mavericks.
8/13/10: Synergized the Celtics. Released Dwayne Jones from the Raptors.
8/12/10: Synergized the Heat and Hawks.
8/11/10: Synergized the Blazers. Moved Darren Collison and James Posey to the Pacers. Moved Troy Murphy to the Nets. Moved Courtney Lee to the Rockets. Moved Julian Wright to the Raptors. Moved Trevor Ariza and Marco Belinelli to the Hornets.
8/10/10: Synergized the Phoenix Suns. Added Tracy McGrady to the Pistons.
8/9/10: Added Keith Bogans to Bulls, Anthony Tolliver to Wolves, Sean May to Nets. Implemented Synergy Sports data to the Kings, Knicks, Lakers, and Magic.
8/5/10: Updated ratings/tendencies for Magic and Kings.
8/4/10: Updated all player ages/contracts for players on an NBA team.

FILE DETAILS
- The best ratings for the last seven years running, calculated w/ Advanced Statistics from multiple sources! They don't call me the Real 2K Insider for nothing!
- The most updated player tendencies you'll find, ANYWHERE! Synergy Sports Technology (the service that NBA Live/Elite forces you to pay for!) has helped me turn this roster into the most realistic on-court product in 2K Sports history!
- Updated coach profiles mean teams play like their real life counterparts!
- Updated rosters for the 2011 season with NO MISSING PLAYERS!
- The most accurate salary and contract information you'll ever find! (as per shamsports.com)
- Updated player ages and jersey numbers for all players on NBA rosters!

TEAM RATINGS
*Rating determined by OFF/DEF average, not OVR rating due to unexplainable inconsistencies.
**Bold denotes "Synergized"

EASTERN CONFERENCE
92.0 Heat (91 OFF, 93 DEF, 92 OVR)
90.0 Celtics (90 OFF, 90 DEF, 86 OVR)
88.0 Magic (85 OFF, 91 DEF, 84 OVR)
86.5 Hawks (86 OFF, 87 DEF, 84 OVR)
84.0 Bulls (80 OFF, 88 DEF, 87 OVR)
83.5 Knicks (83 OFF, 84 DEF, 82 OVR)
83.0 Bucks (82 OFF, 84 DEF, 86 OVR)
83.0 Sixers (84 OFF, 82 DEF, 83 OVR)
83.0 Pacers (82 OFF, 84 DEF, 81 OVR)
81.5 Wizards (82 OFF, 81 DEF, 79 OVR)
80.5 Pistons (79 OFF, 82 DEF, 78 OVR)
79.5 Bobcats (73 OFF, 86 DEF, 83 OVR)
79.0 Nets (79 OFF, 79 DEF, 83 OVR)
74.5 Cavaliers (70 OFF, 79 DEF, 77 OVR)
74.5 Raptors (77 OFF, 72 DEF, 73 OVR)

WESTERN CONFERENCE
90.0 Lakers (87 OFF, 93 DEF, 89 OVR)
88.5 Nuggets (92 OFF, 85 DEF, 84 OVR)
87.0 Thunder (82 OFF, 92 DEF, 86 OVR)
86.5 Jazz (84 OFF, 89 DEF, 85 OVR)
86.0 Spurs (87 OFF, 85 DEF, 85 OVR)
84.5 Blazers (83 OFF, 86 DEF, 85 OVR)
84.5 Mavericks (81 OFF, 88 DEF, 84 OVR)
84.5 Rockets (86 OFF, 83 DEF, 81 OVR)
84.0 Hornets (86 OFF, 82 DEF, 83 OVR)
82.5 Grizzlies (83 OFF, 82 DEF, 83 OVR)
81.5 Clippers (84 OFF, 79 DEF, 81 OVR)
81.0 Warriors (80 OFF, 82 DEF, 84 OVR)
80.0 Kings (79 OFF, 81 DEF, 81 OVR)
80.0 Suns (83 OFF, 77 DEF, 78 OVR)
78.0 Wolves (77 OFF, 79 DEF, 79 OVR)

THOUGHTS ON SYNERGIZED TEAMS

MIAMI HEAT
People keep asking why they are rated so high. They have two of the NBA's top 5 players. Teams with two players on the All-NBA First Team are really, really good. For reference, see Jordan/Pippen and Shaq/Kobe. Toss in that they have a third all-star in Chris Bosh, I mean, how aren't they supposed to be rated higher than LA? It's not like Kobe is playing with a second player who is just as good as he is AND Pau Gasol.

BOSTON CELTICS
Two simple questions:
Who would you rather have?
A. Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal or Kendrick Perkins and Rasheed Wallace?
B. Shaquille O'Neal and Jermaine O'Neal or Matt Barnes and Theo Ratliff?
Given the relative ease in which these questions can be answered, it's clear that the Celtics' off-season has completely flown under the radar. They made major improvements to their weakest position. When Rondo/Allen/Pierce/KG/Shaq take the court the Celtics will boast a lineup of five future Hall of Famers (yes I know it's a bit early on Rondo, but he's probable so long as he keeps up his level of play). This is a bigger deal than the 2004 Lakers since these guys all fit the system (Gary Payton never did), and have years of chemistry from the Big Four (while Lakers were at the pinnacle of Shaq/Kobe feud).

LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Yeah, they're the champs. They also haven't done as much as other teams. Replacing Jordan Farmar, Josh Powell, and DJ Mbenga with Steve Blake, Matt Barnes, and Theo Ratliff doesn't exactly constitute a successful off-season. Barnes is a nice pickup given the low cost, but he isn't doing much more than taking the scrap minutes that were given to Luke Walton and Sasha Vujacic.

DENVER NUGGETS
It's a shame the Nuggets are about to break up the team and trade Carmelo Anthony, because Al Harrington would have brought the team the front-court depth it desperately needed last season. Then again, Denver's problem over the last few years is that while they are incredibly talented, they have great difficulty staying healthy or unsuspended. Their window hasn't shut entirely, but it will be once Melo officially demands a trade.

ORLANDO MAGIC
If you want to talk about disappointing offseasons, the only significant move the Magic made was swapping out Barnes for Q-Rich, which is ultimately a sideways move. Given that they struggled mightily against a Boston team that reloaded, not to mention the unification of the super friends, it's difficult to envision a trip to the NBA Finals.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
The best young core in the league is quickly coming into it's own... OKC has an excellent defensive squad, but who will step up to be the legit second scorer Durant needs to push this team over the top?

UTAH JAZZ
Al Jefferson could be a better fit than Boozer, as his shotblocking will play better next to Paul Millsap, and the team may have improved defensively... but they are incredibly thin on the bench and aren't exactly the most durable bunch around. If everyone stays healthy, this season will go very smoothly, but if not...

SAN ANTONIO SPURS
The Spurs had an interesting playoffs; they beat down on a 2nd seed Mavs team but were swept by a 3rd seed Suns team. Fortunately with Amare gone, the Suns aren't much of a threat anymore. What the Spurs did on their part to secure their place among the west's elite was get a lot younger this season - they've brought in #1 international prospect Tiago Splitter to (ideally) replace aging Antonio McDyess in the starting lineup, and also drafted James Anderson and signed Gary Neal to replace middling veterans Keith Bogans and Roger Mason.

ATLANTA HAWKS
While we're on the topic of sideways moves, signing Joe Johnson to the max really isn't insuring this team anything more than an annual fourth seed. There's still some upside potential with Al Horford, but this team has reached it's peak about two seasons too late.

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
There's a solid young core in Portland that is going to continue to get better. All they need to do this season is stay healthy (particularly Greg Oden, who is entering his contract year). There's some uncertainty at PG as Jerryd Bayless looks to overtake the aging Andre Miller (who is 34 and has a 2012 Team Option).

HOUSTON ROCKETS

NEW ORLEANS HORNETS
As with past seasons, the health of Chris Paul will determine whether or not the Hornets make the playoffs in the tough western conference. They've balanced the roster by swapping backup PG Darren Collison for SF Trevor Ariza (effectively demoting massively declined Peja Stojakovic to the bench).

CHICAGO BULLS
With Carlos Boozer, the Bulls have finally found the post presence they've been searching for ever since they foolishly traded Elton Brand. However, the Bulls still need shooters to spread the floor if they want to fully capitalize on Boozer and Derrick Rose's talents. The Bulls will be improved, but won't be true contenders until that happens. They were willing to offer 3 years and 20 million to J.J. Redick (matched by Orlando), but weren't willing to offer Ben Gordon 5 years 50 million? That may come back to haunt them.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS
The Bucks made great strides last season with Andrew Bogut finally showing why he was a #1 pick, Brandon Jennings proving all his doubters wrong, a resurgent John Salmons leading the playoff push, and a host of relative unknowns coming together to form the perfect team chemistry and a very tough defense. And now that they've signed two offensive minded non-defenders, I fear they've gone and ruined it. Milwaukee needed better talent to get to the next level, but Corey Maggette and Drew Gooden are going be coach Scott Skiles' biggest test ever.

DALLAS MAVERICKS
The Mavericks were widely thought to be a team capable of ousting the Lakers last season, but were quickly exposed in the playoffs by a 7th seed Spurs team. They are roughly the same team as last season (Tyson Chandler replacing Erick Dampier), although Chandler has been drawing rave reviews playing for Team USA and may have (finally) returned to his New Orleans form. The team could trade Caron Butler (expiring contract) during the season as he wasn't the world's greatest fit when acquired at the deadline.

NEW YORK KNICKS
They cleared a bunch of cap room to sign the second best player on the D'Antoni Suns that never went to the Finals. Clearly there is still work to be done in NY, but they should at least contend for a low level playoff spot this season.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
The Grizzlies made no major moves this summer aside from giving Rudy Gay an unwarranted max contract (say hello to mediocrity and the lottery for the next 5 years). A fully healthy Grizzlies core wasn't good enough to make the playoffs last season, and Tony Allen isn't going to make the difference in that area. Expect a mid-season trade involving Zach Randolph (expiring contract) to a contending team once the Grizzlies realize it's best case scenario is the right to lose to LA in the first round.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
The Sixers were a terrible defensive team under coach Eddie Jordan, but that should change with Doug Collins taking over. Last time Collins coached, the Pistons drafted a guy named Grant Hill. Between draftee Evan Turner and Andre Iguodala, Collins certainly has similar players to play around with. They should make the playoffs this season, although there could be quite a few trades along the way.

INDIANA PACERS
The Pacers were a bit underrated last season due to injuries they suffered, but came on strong towards the end of the year. They should be a sleeper team this season with Darren Collison running the helm.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS
The Wiz will be much improved with not only the addition of #1 pick John Wall, but also Gilbert Arenas' return from suspension. Wall should compliment Arenas extremely well, as Arenas' knee injuries and scoring mentality ultimately prevent him from being an effective lead PG going forward. Presuming the team stays drama free, they should contend for a playoff spot this season.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Blake Griffin will hopefully stay healthy this season, but aside from his return, the Clippers haven't done much this offseason. Their free agent acquisitions (Randy Foye and Ryan Gomes) are poor defenders, and that was the team's biggest weakness this past season. They're not making moves like a team that wants to make the playoffs in the deep western conference.

DETROIT PISTONS

SACRAMENTO KINGS
They certainly shored up their center position by drafting DeMarcus Cousins and Hassan Whiteside, while also trading for Samuel Dalembert. What the Kings really need now is time to let their young core grow together. They don't have a single 30+ year old on the roster.

PHOENIX SUNS
They didn't re-sign Amare Stoudemire, essentially replacing him with Josh Childress and Hakim Warrick. These aren't bad moves for the future, as Childress is certainly the long-term replacement for 38 year old Grant Hill, but it's not likely to generate many wins this season barring vast improvement from another player on the roster (my money's on Robin Lopez, btw). They won't be good enough for a playoff spot, but they should still be better than most teams in the east.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS
The Bobcats are coming off the first ever playoff appearance, but will be hard-pressed to repeat that performance. They have a decent shot if their team stays healthy (particularly Tyrus Thomas, who was acquired at the deadline and is expected to play a bigger role this season). Shaun Livingston ran the pick and roll very efficiently during his brief time in Washington, and this could finally be his breakout season playing for coach Larry Brown. If he goes down, however, the Bobcats will be in scatter-mode looking for a PG to save their season.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
By adding 2010 all-star David Lee, the Warriors instantly get a versatile offensive presence they haven't seen in the front-court since Chris Webber. But more importantly, the league's most injured team brought in one of the league's most durable players. The Warriors still won't play much defense, and aren't very talented beyond their top three, but they will still be a fun offensive team capable of putting up big numbers on a lot of nights. Synergy showed Stephen Curry was the 2nd best spot-up shooter in the league (behind Kyle Korver), while David Lee was 8th best finishing the pick and roll.

NEW JERSEY NETS
The Nets have come a long way since their 12 win season. They drafted Derrick Favors, replaced the old bench legs with younger legs. But perhaps most importantly, they will be starting Troy Murphy at PF instead of the incredibly inefficient Yi Jianlian. They may not make the playoffs, but they'll be significantly closer than they were last season.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Trading Al Jefferson for draft picks is probably the best move David Kahn has made so far. Jefferson was a high usage player with poor efficiency, and is still recovering from a torn ACL. Kevin Love is likely the better player going forward and the trade freed up a starting role for him. The team still has a funky structure, and not much talent beyond Love, but they are getting better.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
Lost LeBron, lost Shaq, lost Big Z. Gained Joey Graham. Are you kidding me?

TORONTO RAPTORS
Take a 9th place east team, remove their best player, and what do you get? Not a 9th place east team, that much I assure you.

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Rashidi said...

Clippers have been synergized. I need to run to work now and will respond to the comments later.

Rashidi said...

Also the file is now the 4th highest rated roster on 2K Share. Keep on rating!

Anonymous said...

Adonal Foyle has retired.

Mike said...

Looks like Magic aren't making the playoffs...

Anonymous said...

Mike (Goris?)

Are you nuts? The Magic still have Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson, Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis and a good coach in SVG. Why the hell would they not make the playoffs over crappy teams like Washington, Detroit, Indiana, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto, New Jersey and New York (though NY is less crappy now, but not less crappy enough to be able to oust the Magic out of playoff position)

Anonymous said...

I have to agree with Mike on this one. Without Adonal Foyle, the Magic will be lucky to compete for the 8th seed.

Mike said...

Glad someone got my joke. lol

Who's Goris?

Rashidi said...

Adonal Foyle once scored 100 points in a high school game while holding the opposition to only 2 points.

Anonymous said...

Rashidi, you should lower John Wall's weight by 1 pound so that he drops down to the skinny model. He's just way too bulky at 195.

Mike said...

Wow. Never knew that about Adonal. Is that what got him into the lottery for the draft?

Theo said...

I thought I was the only one that lowered some weights to get the skinny model

I did it for John Wall & Jordan Crawford

also bumped Kevin Durant to 6'10 & dropped his weight back to 215 to get him skinny again

PS Jordan Crawford will be wearing #55 & Josh Powell will wear #12

many of the rookies #s are on gettyimages.com from a recent photoshoot just search their names

Rashidi said...

I never notice the models. All my heights & weights are from NBA.com

Anonymous said...

Too bad that there isn’t a written form of your roster so that everyone can use your ratings and to keep an already started association updated. I’m hoping someday there will be one.
Using your ratings since 2k5 and appreciate your work

Rashidi said...

Synergized the Bobcats, will try to synergize another team later tonight.

Anonymous said...

Can you synergize the Bucks next? Would love to get your feedback on them as well. Cheers

Shelb said...

I have nothing else to look forward to (and I WAS the first to reply when you asked what team to synergize next) so can we get some Raptors action up in here? Would love to see how they change DD, Weems, Bargs and Jack's ratings.

Rosters are great with the new technology, 2K really needs to use your talents (in South Beach). Only reason I haven't traded in my 2K10 yet, even if it means I get $2 when I trade in for the new installment again this year.

Rashidi said...

I actually devised a team release schedule that I'm going to TRY and follow. Some teams need more work than others, and I estimated how much time each team would take. I'm trying to have all the teams done by the 25th.

Rashidi said...

I had the Raptors schedule for Saturday because I'll only have time for one team and they shouldn't take too long.

BullsFan228 said...

I hope the synergizing of the Bobcats helps in keeping them out of the #1 seed. They've been going off for really good records for the first few months in my associations up to the update that synergizes them.
I'll download the roster tomorrow and I'll check it out again.

Shelb said...

Thanks Rashidi. Raptors synergized shouldn't effect other teams too much, but would help me out. Past Associations I've done half assed just waiting for the Raps. I think they'll be better than people think, and Colangelo's not done trading.

Anyway, I wouldn't be mad to see the new Pacers, Warriors, Wizards (do they have college stats for Wall?), Spurs or Rockets.

Raptors this year are beyond bad and my West coast team, Suns, are too (I wish Nash stops being so Canadian and asks for a trade to a contender)...

I think this year I'm finally gonna get League Pass (and cancel WWE 24/7) to make sure I see everything...

NBA thing year is more of a must-see for every team than ever before...

Anonymous said...

Sim on All Star please.
Also i dL'd your first 2k11 release. great roster,
but the latest plays so niice, true to life. nice highlights to.

synergy is a friend indeed.
hopefully next year your data will transfer w/o major issue

Anonymous said...

lol 2k seriously needs to hire you

Rashidi said...

It has come to my attention that the most downloaded file on XBox360 2K Share (The Official 2K11 Roster, by user I3aSkEtCaSe) used my final 2010 update for his "2K11" roster and is claiming it to be official. I would appreciate it if all of my readers would rate his file "1 star", as not only is the file just a plagiarized, outdated version of mine with poorly rated 2K Share rookies added in, but it is obviously nowhere close to being "Official".

Just isn't ethically right.

Rashidi said...

I just have to LOL though that the #1 file on 2K Share is a copy of mine.

I wonder how many downloads I'd have if I were claiming mine were official.

Anonymous said...

whoo! half the teams synergized. keep up the great work rashidi! and lol @ that other guy's roster

Rashidi said...

Bucks have been updated. 17 teams down, 13 more to go.

Rashidi said...

Warriors updated too, 12 teams to go.

Hound said...

Quick q: When will the Grizz be synergyzed. I need them for an association.

Rashidi said...

I just updated Grizzlies but they're only 85% synergized (gotta go).

Carroll and Young are the only players I didn't synergize yet, while I still need to finalize the rest of Acie Law's ratings & tendencies (something I thought I'd already done).

So if you can wait another 12 hours or so, they should be ready by then.

Jumpman23 said...

T.Allen in Grizzlies #9 not 42. Acie law is #2 not 0. J. O'Neal in Boston #7 not 51. M. Daniels in Boston #8. Juwan Howard in Mia is #5 not 41. T-Mac is #1 not 34. C. Lee in Nets #5 not 6. David Lee is#10 not 11. Just the few that i saw that was wrong. If i see some more i'll let you know.

Jbrown1182 said...

Rashidi, can you please explain to me why Chris Paul and Trevor Ariza's on ball defense is so low in your latest update? If it has its origins in synergy, do you believe defense is actually as easily quantitative as offense?

Shelb said...

Also a heads up, Barbosa is wearing #28 on the Raps, accounting to J. Wright. Weight's number (as far as I know) is still undecided.

Rashidi said...

Thanks for the jerseys, you guys will know that better than me since I spend all my edit time synergizing right now.

Ariza wasn't known as an on ball defender, one of the reasons lakers went with artest instead. He's an athletic passing lanes guy, while artest is a lockdown guy that also strips his opponent. That showed in synergy.

The same can be said of paul, he isn't a strong defender due to his size, and he wasn't generating as many on ball steals as in the past 2 seasons.

Rashidi said...

Only raps that need completing are andersen and alabi

Anonymous said...

can you post chicago bulls ratings/attributes? thanks.

Rashidi said...

Raptors now fully synergized. Posting an update.

Anonymous said...

yea man. 65 on ball defense for chris paul? seriously?

Rashidi said...

Yep, pretty serious. Paul is not a lock down defender. His defensive value mostly comes from steals, ala allen iverson.

iirc he was only rated 73 prior, so its not like it was a huge drop.

Shelb said...

Thanks for the Raptors.

DeMar DeRozan showed huge improvement in his 3 point shot during summer league. He shot 40%. I know it's early obviously but I think his rating is still a tad low. Although, it's Summer League so I understand. Maybe just keep a eye on his shooting once the season starts, but I think he'll be improved this year.

Thanks again.

Theo said...

hey Rashidi,

what stats do u use to come up with athletic attributes such as speed, quickness, & strength ?

my reason is marvin william's 85 rating for speed. I just always thought he was slow.

Rashidi said...

I've been using draft express for those.

Some are outdated given how much time has past, but for the most part, it does a good job.

One of the most important changes was able to make (using DX), is that bigmen dont have speed/quickness penalties that 2K imposes, which makes defenses significantly better.

Players like Amare and Dwight Howard are faster than a lot of guards. Why rate them in the 60s?

Example - Knicks Speed/Quickness
Douglas 94/94
Felton 86/84
Chandler 82/78
Stoudemire 80/83
Azubuike 80/82
Randolph 79/70
Fields 78/80
Walker 77/73
Mason 76/81
Turiaf 70/67
Rautins 65/73
Gallinari 65/66 -
Jordan 54/51
Mozgov 52/48
Curry 47/46

It also allows me to separate from 2K's tendency to rate quickness a few points away from speed. Andy Rautins is a poor prospect because he's so unathletic he is slower than many bigmen (whereas 2K would have him at least 10 pts better than most bigs). For perspective, J.J. Redick has 82/87.

The only players that maintain slow speed are plodding centers, and even they are substantially faster than where 2K has them at. You might recall 2K has KG with something like 51 speed, so it's not like they are THAT slow. Very few NBA players are that slow in reality, particularly since there's been an emphasis on speed of late in the NBA game. Simply no good reason to separate guards and centers by 50+ points.

Rashidi said...

Updating gallos s/q right now btw, which should cause an ovr increase

Rashidi said...

75/72 should be good for Gallo after watching some tape.

JBrown1182 said...

Haven't checked it on your latest update, but for the record Artest has changed his number to 15 this year w/ the Lakers.

Anonymous said...

In addition to Artest, the newest members of the Lakers will be donning new numbers. Steve Blake will be wearing number 5, Matt Barnes number 9, Theo Ratliff number 50, Derrick Caracter number 58, and Devin Ebanks number 3.

Shelb said...

How far back does Synergy go? You mentioned in the blog below you're going to edit the legend teams (thank Christ). Does SST have anything for this or will you just edit based on everything except for Synergy?

I always edit the All-Decade teams myself. Friggin' terrible ratings for every one of them. Not a single player without horrid rating.

Rashidi said...

All Laker numbers are correct, they were all listed on nba.com and Artest's change made headlines.

Rashidi said...

Synergy data is only for this season.

Rashidi said...

Spurs have been synergized, that leaves 8 teams left.

Anonymous said...

i think mustafa shakur went to the hornets so u can take luther head off

Shelb said...

Julian Wright will wear #14 on the Raptors this year.

Rashidi said...

Made the Head switch.

Rashidi said...

Synergized the Wolves. I was especially pleased with the Synergy data on Kevin Love as he just jumped to an 81 overall.

Anonymous said...

I know you put in work, but I really recommend you learn how to contextualize statistics.

Anonymous said...

Wow, the Wolves are better than Toronto.. by what seems by a lot! That's very surprising. They'll probably be a lot better than Cleveland too.. wow, how one 'Decision' can fuck everyone up.

Anonymous said...

will u still use your synergy data for next season, since its year to year?

I would think this data would still be relevant at the start of the 2010-11 season.

Shelb said...

If Toronto turns out to be the worst team in the game, the team overall ratings have got to change for 2K11.

(I tried starting an Association with the Cavs today and after staring at their roster trying to figure out what to do I said F it and just turned off my X Box. Wolves aren't a better team either.)

Having a player or two with a high rating brings the team's overall up even if the rest of the team is scrubby. The team overall ratings don't take into consideration the entire team 1-15 and really only seem to consider the starting line up, or at the very least don't take depth into consideration (Miami's 90+ rating would suffer due to players 8-15 if so).

Rashidi said...

"I know you put in work, but I really recommend you learn how to contextualize statistics."


I do. It would help a great deal if you provided examples of what you think I'm not contextualizing.

Rashidi said...

"Wow, the Wolves are better than Toronto.. by what seems by a lot! That's very surprising. They'll probably be a lot better than Cleveland too.. wow, how one 'Decision' can fuck everyone up."

It's actually not that surprising, for the following reasons.

1. Kevin Love posted 20 PER last season, was arguably the team's best player, had will get more minutes with Jefferson out of the way (all of this being good news for the team rating).

2. Michael Beasley ultimately replaces most of what Al Jefferson gave them last season.

3. The team was terrible at SF last season and drafted Wesley Johnson to replace Ryan Gomes.

4. Center is also much improved; Darko was a late addition last season, while Pekovic should be markedly better than Ryan Hollins, Nathan Jawai, Oleksiy Pecherov, and any other pieces of crap I forgot to mention. He projects to be a better scoring Zaza Pachulia.

Rashidi said...

That said, Minnesota is still the worst team in the west, which is exactly where they were last season. Moving up one place in the league standings (from 2nd worst to 3rd worst) isn't much in the way of progress.

Don't get me wrong, they are much improved - it's just that they were so much worse than the rest of the league that significant improvement means a 20-25 win season.

Rashidi said...

"If Toronto turns out to be the worst team in the game, the team overall ratings have got to change for 2K11."

While the team overall rating is clearly broken, I think the Offense/Defense average is getting excellent results.

I don't think they'll be worse than Cleveland. They lost more than LeBron this summer - they let Shaq and Ilgauskas walk away for nothing in return as well.

The one move they did make, trading Delonte for Sessions, was ultimately a downgrade as well, at least in the short term. It seems like the Cavs are planning to trade Mo for the highest bidder this season, as he can opt out of his contract next summer (he only makes 8.5 million in 2011 and 2012, and should command more on the open market with a year of stat-padding under his belt), so Sessions is likely the long-term starter during what should be an ugly rebuilding process.

Rashidi said...

"Having a player or two with a high rating brings the team's overall up even if the rest of the team is scrubby."

But that's also how it goes in the NBA - you're only as good as your best player, because he's the one whose going to make life easier for everyone else.

"The team overall ratings don't take into consideration the entire team 1-15 and really only seem to consider the starting line up"

The game takes into consideration all players that are given rotation minutes, which is much better than having all 15 players count towards the team rating. Obviously injured players or 12-15th men shouldn't have any bearing on a team's rating.

"or at the very least don't take depth into consideration (Miami's 90+ rating would suffer due to players 8-15 if so)."

Miami has two All-NBA 1st teamers in their starting lineup, plus another all-star in Chris Bosh. That is the equivalent of Jordan/Pippen/Rodman or Jordan/Pippen/Grant.

The next best players on the 96 Bulls were starters Longley/Harper & backups Kukoc/Kerr, the rest were all crap like Jud Buechler, Bill Wennington, and Randy Brown.

Longley/Harper/Kukoc/Kerr aren't exactly a great leap from Anthony/Chalmers/Haslem/Miller. If anything, the Heat are even deeper because they still have Ilgauskas, Arroyo, and House behind them.

Shelb said...

I was comparing the Heat to the 90's Bulls, more comparing the Heat to the Celtics and Lakers this year. Celtics are a better overall team and I feel the Lakers are still, also.

Although, video game ratings vs real life is understandably different.

Rashidi said...

Id still probably give the edge to the heat.its tough enough trying to stop lebron OR wade, but to stop both plus having bosh?

Not to mention the fact that miami was 6th in defense last year and just added lebron/bosh to replace q-rich/beasley.

Shelb said...

True. We'll see. Miami's a great team but until we see them on the floor I'm not expecting the world of them.

Rashidi said...

Technically we saw them on the floor 2 years ago.

Plus all the all-star games...

Anonymous said...

Yeah.. you know.. minus all of the other All-Stars. So no, you haven't.

Anonymous said...

Rashidi, could you take a look at this page and take a look at Noah's AST%? I think his passing is rated too low.

Anonymous said...

Agh, I forgot to include the damn page. Here it is: http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&sum=0&per_minute_base=36&type=advanced&is_playoffs=N&year_min=1980&year_max=2010&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&lg_id=&franch_id=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos=C&qual=&c1stat=per&c1comp=gt&c1val=17&c2stat=ts_pct&c2comp=gt&c2val=.55&c3stat=trb_pct&c3comp=gt&c3val=20&c4stat=g&c4comp=gt&c4val=30&order_by=ws

Shelb said...

We saw them to a certain extent sure, but Bosh played out of his mind defensively and while I really hope he can regain that focus on that end, he was played with All-World Centers behind him versus Ilgauskas, Magloire and Anthony, not to mention it looks more and more like he'll be playing 5 with Haslem now anyway.

Until we see them with this current team I don't know. The Celtics have great chemistry and the guys they added will fit in (unless Shaq is BSing... but I think Simmons's theory about him just wanting to out ring Kobe is right) and the Lakers added glue guys and got rid of some scrubs.

Again, we'll see. The Heat have the most talent in the league by far from 1-3... maybe even 1-4 but how it meshes we'll see. LeBron and Wade on court at the same time could be the great spectacle in sports or the worst mismatch of team mates ever.

Anyway...

I was wondering what tendencies are needed to have a non PG take the ball up court (like Kobe, VC, Iverson and a few others). It's not Point-Forward because I see mostly SGs do this, so it must be tendencies. I'm sure you're the man to ask.

Thanks.

Rashidi said...

Noah's AST% is 10.8 and his pass rating is 42. That's fine.

The average starting center has 36 pass rating, so Noah is an above average passing center. For what it's worth, the average starting PF has 42 pass, so he's adequately represented among his front-court peers.

Rashidi said...

"not to mention it looks more and more like he'll be playing 5 with Haslem now anyway."

It looks more like Anthony is starting rather than Haslem. I wouldn't be concerned too much about the centers - Bulls ran with Longley, Wennington, and random veteran 3rd/4th strings who were at the end of their careers. Anthony lead the league in block% last season so I would think that makes him ideal next to Bosh. I wouldn't be too concerned with Dwight Howard as he will have his hands full trying to stay out of foul trouble, plus the center depth allows them to put him on the line all game.


"Until we see them with this current team I don't know. The Celtics have great chemistry and the guys they added will fit in (unless Shaq is BSing... but I think Simmons's theory about him just wanting to out ring Kobe is right) and the Lakers added glue guys and got rid of some scrubs."

Celtics will be good, but they are also old, and we saw that in the regular season from Jan - Apr. Most were expecting them to lose in the first round and their Finals trip was very unexpected. I don't think lightning is going to strike twice - they're going to need good playoff positioning this time around because their first round opponent is going to be much stronger regardless.

"LeBron and Wade on court at the same time could be the great spectacle in sports or the worst mismatch of team mates ever."

I highly doubt this. LeBron is a good spot-up shooter and will get to play off the ball more than he ever did in Cleveland. That's going to improve his efficiency greatly. He shot something like 65% from the field and 50% on threes (shorter line, but still) in the 08 olympics. And LB scores on 70% of his shots at the rim, it's not like Wade/Bosh is going to substantially hurt those numbers. Plus, they are going to be a terror defensively. LeBron is a seriously underrated defender despite his all-defensive selections. I believe he was 5th in the league @ Isolation defense according to Synergy.

Rashidi said...

"I was wondering what tendencies are needed to have a non PG take the ball up court (like Kobe, VC, Iverson and a few others). It's not Point-Forward because I see mostly SGs do this, so it must be tendencies. I'm sure you're the man to ask."

Gotta run atm, but fairly certain ball handling is a factor. A high isolation tendency probably couldnt hurt either.

Rashidi said...

Nuggets updated, also added in a few Legends CAPs.

Unknown said...

Hey i am dying to try out your roster!!!! the problem is i dont have live :( is there any way that you can upload the roster or .ros file? PLEASE? Ive seen a lot of people ask but it looks like you just ignore them heres hoping that you upload!!!!!

Anonymous said...

keep wishin, i dont know why you guys keep begging this guy. clearly, he IS NOT going to upload for non live users.

Shelb said...

Hey Rashidi...

I never doubted Lebron's defense for the record. Those who do are LBJ haters... he's proven he is a great defensive player since his rookie year.

I have concerns about Bosh playing 5 when it comes to defense. As a PF he showed his stuff in the Olympics: he CAN be a great defensive player. As a center, he's too busy being undersized and such. He plays the PFs, he's incredible. He plays the Cs, or the bigger man, he's lost. The problem is, Anthony or Haslem or whomever will be playing the better man to save him energy on the offensive end, thus nulling any defense Bosh does. Meaning you'll see about 50+ games of scrub centers having career games against Bosh. He'll try against Bargs but I doubt anyone else.

Thanks for adding some Legends but the ages and ratings are terribly off. (Barkely 32 in the 80s?, etc?). I'm assuming you're picking the best year of each decade for each player but... am I right?

Anonymous said...

thunder next

Anonymous said...

how are you playing default sliders rashidi?
you have to at least turn down dunks in traffic. and the cpu doesnt miss consistent as we will in close and inside range default sliders.
default everything eh?
well, how come most teams have incredible high crash board ratings?
well im sure there is a reason but bottom line and i'm sure u know this is.. in game you actually play crash boards at 100 is killing the user.
but ask rashidi for advice and its:
'no no everything default'
yea f'ckin right.

Anonymous said...

john wall reebok shoes,
why childress are better than jason.rich? and boozer & Stoudemire better than Pau gasol? no think...

od361 said...

Yo, Rashidi. I just played a game as the Jazz against the Magic. Quentin Richardson chucked up 16 3 point shots. 16, dammit. He chucked them right out of the game. Oh, and BTW, Dwight Howard only took 4 shots, but he made them all. The Magic as a team took like 34 3 point shots, but that's normal for them,. The fact that Richardson chucked up half of them is just mind blowing.

Rashidi said...

"I have concerns about Bosh playing 5 when it comes to defense. As a PF he showed his stuff in the Olympics: he CAN be a great defensive player. As a center, he's too busy being undersized and such. He plays the PFs, he's incredible."

According to Synergy, Bosh's defense is excellent on isolations and average in the post. He's not going to be defending Dwight Howard simply because it'd keep him out of foul trouble. Miami stocked up on centers for a reason. Bosh's body type isn't exactly much different than KG's, and they have the same strengths/weaknesses.

He plays the Cs, or the bigger man, he's lost.

"The problem is, Anthony or Haslem or whomever will be playing the better man to save him energy on the offensive end, thus nulling any defense Bosh does."

Not true. I'd say Bosh is a better matchup on KG, Shard, Josh Smith, Boozer, Gooden... i.e. the PFs on other east playoff teams. PFs score by more than just using their bulk, after all.

"Meaning you'll see about 50+ games of scrub centers having career games against Bosh. He'll try against Bargs but I doubt anyone else"

The only way that would happen is if they dominated him on the offensive boards... not to mention how are these scrub centers even going to be able to put the ball on the floor with Chalmers, Wade, and LeBron offering help? That will be steal city.

"Thanks for adding some Legends but the ages and ratings are terribly off. (Barkely 32 in the 80s?, etc?). I'm assuming you're picking the best year of each decade for each player but... am I right?"

The rest of the Legends don't even have ages, and Legends teams typically don't get used in association, so I don't really deem it a major concern.

Rashidi said...

"why childress are better than jason.rich?"

J-Rich is the worst defensive SG among all NBA starters. It's not even close, actually.

"and boozer & Stoudemire better than Pau gasol? no think..."

Off-hand, they're both significantly more athletic than Gasol, who is more of a plodder.

INSIDE SCORING
Amare: A-
Boozer: A-
Gasol: A-
Avg starter: B

OUTSIDE SCORING
Amare: C
Avg starter: C
Gasol: C-
Boozer: D

PERIMETER DEFENSE
Boozer: C
Avg starter: C-
Amare: D+
Gasol: D

POST DEFENSE
Gasol: B
Amare: B-
Boozer: C+
Avg starter: C+

BALL HANDLING
Gasol: C
Boozer: C
Amare: C-
Avg starter: C-

REBOUNDING
Boozer: A-
Gasol: B+
Amare: B
Avg starter: B-

BASKETBALL IQ
Amare: A-
Gasol: A-
Boozer: B+
Avg starter: B

ATHLETICISM
Amare: B+
Boozer: B-
Avg starter: B-
Gasol: C

Each player is better/worse at something than the other, but it should be clear that any Gasol similarities end at the athletic breakdown.

Rashidi said...

"Yo, Rashidi. I just played a game as the Jazz against the Magic. Quentin Richardson chucked up 16 3 point shots. 16, dammit. He chucked them right out of the game. Oh, and BTW, Dwight Howard only took 4 shots, but he made them all. The Magic as a team took like 34 3 point shots, but that's normal for them,. The fact that Richardson chucked up half of them is just mind blowing."


How many did Q-Rich hit? It also may not be uncommon once the season starts... the great majority of Q's shots are spot-up threes, which are the great majority of Orlando's shots... because of Q's one-dimensionality, he might actually keep Shard off the perimeter more than guys like Barnes and Turkoglu did.

For the record, Q attempted 12 threes four times last year - one of the games coming in only 27 mins vs the Bobcats. He is certainly capable of jacking them up when he puts his mind to it.

Another thing worth noting is that Kirilenko's defensive weakness is spotups (as he's usually looking to help). That may have had something to do with it. I'll run my own test (since the CPU doesn't play the same way twice)

Rashidi said...

I'm Playing on HoF as the Jazz vs Magic.

31-30 Magic through the 1st quarter.

Howard has 13 pts and 4 rebounds. He's 6-9 from the field, 1-2 from the line, and collected a second foul with a minute left in the quarter. Magic as a team have taken 25 shots so Howard has taken nearly 40% of their shots.

Q-Rich is 1-4 from the field and 0-2 from three. Those are the only threes the team has taken so far.

Rashidi said...

59-55 Jazz at the half.

Howard: 17 pts, 9 reb (4 off), 8-13 FG, 1-2 FT, 2 TOs, 2 fouls, 17 mins

Q-Rich: 5 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast, 2-7 FG, 1-4 3PT, 12 mins

It's worth noting that the Magic looked to Q on offense more with Gortat in the lineup than they did with Howard.

For what it's worth, I have 19 and 17 with D-Will and Big Al respectively.

Rashidi said...

94-84 Jazz at the end of 3 now.

Magic now shooting 48% after starting at 60% in the 1st qtr.

Howard w/ 27 pts, 13 rebs, 3 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 3 turnovers, 3 fouls, 29 minutes. Shooting 13-20 from the field and still only 1-2 from the line (a real NBA team would opt to put him on the line more... albeit a real NBA team seems more able to commit quality fouls that won't lead to and-1's)

Carter has 17 on 7-13 FG and 2-5 3PT
Q-Rich has 10 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast on 4-14 FG and 2-8 3PT.
Shard is 2-6 (0-2 3PT) while Nelson is 1-8 (0-0 3PT)

Magic overall are 4-18 on threes as I'm pretty good at closing out. Q has gotten some good looks off dribble penetration and screens that he's simply clanked.

Last time I played a competitive game the CPU turned up it's "cheese factor" in the 4th to blow me out by 20... so lets see what happens now that I have a 10 point lead.

Rashidi said...

Looks like the CPU couldn't deny me, as I ended up winning by 23

Jazz
129 pts
51-89 FG (57%)
8-18 3PT (44%)
19-25 FT (76%)
29 assists (14 turnovers)
4 fouls
44 rebounds (1 off)
6 steals
7 blocks
68 PIP
26 Bench
0 Second chance
4 Fastbreak

Magic 106
48-106 FG (45%)
6-28 3PT (21%)
4-5 FT (80%)
33 assists
10 turnovers
15 fouls
40 rebounds (7 off)
11 steals
4 blocks
64 PIP
34 Bench
4 Second chance
14 Fastbreak

Howard: 27-13-3-2-2 (13-24 FG, 1-2 FT), 3 TO, 3 fouls, 38 mins
Lewis: 12-11-4-3-0 (6-12 FG, 0-4 3PT), 1 TO, 5 fouls, 36 mins
Richardson: 10-6-8-0-0 (4-14 FG, 2-8 3PT), 1 TO, 1 foul, 26 mins
Carter: 19-2-2-0-0 (8-16 FG, 2-6 3PT, 1-1 FT), 1 TO, 1 foul, 31 mins
Nelson: 4-2-13-3-0 (1-9 FG, 0-0 3PT, 2-2 FT), 0 TO, 3 fouls, 37 mins
BENCH
Pietrus: 16-2-0-2-0 (7-14 FG, 2-6 3PT), 23 mins
Redick: 4-0-0-0-0 (2-5 FG, 0-3 3PT), 1 TO, 1 foul, 18 mins
Bass: 4-1-0-0-0 (2-2 FG), 1 TO, 1 foul, 13 mins
Duhon: 2-0-3-0-0 (1-5 FG, 0-1 3PT), 1 TO, 12 mins
Gortat: 8-3-0-1-2 (4-5 FG), 11 mins

Pietrus proved to be the better offensive player on the wing, particularly when matched up with the clueless Gordon Hayward. Hayward left Pietrus wide open on a number of occasions and didn't have the footspeed needed required to keep up with Air France.

Jefferson: 23-14-2-1-1 (11-16 FG, 1-1 FT), 3 TO, 1 foul, 35 mins
Millsap: 13-7-4-1-1 (3-11 FG, 7-9 FT), 2 TO, 0 foul, 35 mins
Kirilenko: 8-4-2-1-2 (3-5 FG, 2-2 3PT), 1 TO, 0 foul, 30 mins
Bell: 17-3-6-1-1 (7-14 FG, 2-8 3PT, 1-1 FT), 3 TO, 1 foul, 34 mins
Williams: 42-4-6-1-0 (16-20 FG, 2-2 3PT, 8-10 FT), 2 TO, 3 fouls, 35 mins
BENCH
Miles: 13-6-1-0-0 (6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT), 26 mins
Fesenko: 4-5-1-0-1 (2-3 FG, 0-2 FT), 2 TO, 21 mins
Price: 5-0-5-1-1 (2-4 FG, 1-3 3PT), 9 mins
Evans: 0-1-0-0-0 (0-0 FG), 3 mins
Gaines: 2-0-0-0-0 (0-0 FG, 2-2 FT), 2 mins

I obviously couldn't be stopped w/ Williams once he got hot. He bullied his way to the basket on Nelson, much of that coming on the P/R. Williams scoring by quarter: 15/4/17/6

Anonymous said...

Hi Rashidi, great job!
Do not you think some players who come from Europe are a little underrated? example
V. wafer compared maybe Marcus Thorton, or Kleiza, Nikola Pekovic, Krstic, Andersen (although not the typical Center),DRagic, or nocioni
The Cavs not yet synergized?thanks

Anonymous said...

lol, Marcus Thornton IS better than Von Wafer.

Anonymous said...

did this project die?

Anonymous said...

I was looking forward to this, but by the attitude of the roster-maker..couple that alongside the fact we will have a 2k11 demo soon enough. and you may as well let this one go.
especially when those un senergized teams are making the playoffs and making deep runs into the playoffs. i can wait for bball til the real 2k11 comes out.

all rashidi is doing is trying to capitalize on the hype of the real 2011 season and the real 2011 game w/ roster hits on his blog.
in no way does he care about you, the user actually enjoying this roster before the real game release. he doesnt do it for us, stop thanking him like he's saving the virtual basketball world from sin.

Anonymous said...

wow at the comment above me....u sound like a real bitch....u talkin bout he doesn't do it 4 us the man doesn't get paid for the rosters he puts out.

if you dont appreciate it then dont use it....and stop whining over a roster u huge baby

od361 said...

Q-Rich ended up hitting 2 out of those 13 3 pointers. TWO.

I'm tweaking my sliders at the moment. I have (had) all of my CPU shot tendency sliders at 100 so that the CPU takes the best shot and doesn't stand around on offense...the only problem is that Q-Rich and Pietrus chucked their team right out of the game. I ended up putting CPU 3 point tendencies to 90, I think, and it was better.

Anonymous said...

what am i whining about?
i'm stating facts.
and yes he gets paid by the amount of hits on his blog which is directly related to his what?

..dumbass

Rashidi said...

Cavs are synergized, officially tied with Raptors as worst team in the league.

Anonymous said...

been using your ratings before there was 2kshare. keep up the good work.

Rashidi said...

Wizards synergized, that leaves only four teams: Pacers, Pistons, Rockets, Thunder

Theo said...

are u going to synergize some players on the FA list???

I'm asking b/c Etan Thomas is on the verge of signing with Atlanta and I was going to place him on the team whenever it officially happens

Sir Jay said...

Yo Rashidi, I'm a Bulls fan and love all your ratings and such but i was curious to what sliders you use because i get highly annoyed with the sliders that are on 2k share.

Anonymous said...

thanks. how long til u can do the pacers and thunder?
I read somewhere you were hoping to be done by the 30th. then i've heard nothing more.
do you have a new date for completion?

Rashidi said...

Pacers are two players away from completion.

Etan Thomas signed and I'll synergize him once the Pacers are done.

Rashidi said...

Pacers are finished but Etan will wait until I wake up.

Anonymous said...

great thanks. now can u please do the thunder?
i've asked countless times on here, since u took requests.

Anonymous said...

John Lucas III has been invited to Bulls training camp and is expected to sign on as the 3rd PG for the team behind Rose and Watson.

Anonymous said...

can you post any updates for john lucas since he has been invinted because a 51 overall is alil low?

Shelb said...

Raptors:

DeMar DeRozan should still be starting at SG.

Ed Davis is going to wear #32.

Reggie Evans is going not going to be playing; Dorsey is taking his minutes.

Thanks. Still the best rosters.

Anonymous said...

rashidi why Ramon sessions is so underrated? for his 3p shoot? C. Duhon had a terrible season and is 69...
think kleiza an Rudy Fernandez are 70s player (although rudy made an erratic season)
thanks and GREAAt JOB Rashidii!

Rashidi said...

I actually already updated John Lucas last month to 61 overall. I had him on the Bulls when they needed to meet minimum roster requirements.

Rashidi said...

DeRozan lost his starting job to Weems towards the end of the year, and with Barbosa around it's likely he sees most of his time at SF (where he is rated better anyway, due to his 3pt weakness).

Rashidi said...

Sessions had a poor year in Minnesota, both offensively and defensively. He'll go up again if he returns to his Milwaukee form, but he has more flaws to overcome than just his 3pt shooting.

Rashidi said...

And the same goes for Kleiza and Rudy. Both are weak defensive players that are mostly just spot-up three point threats on offense. They don't have a mid-range game, and aren't great at getting past the defender to the rim.

Rashidi said...

Thunder are half finished.

In total, there are only 32 non-free agents that need Synergizing.

Anonymous said...

oh im on ps3 thats why i didnt know he is a 61ovr now.

Rashidi said...

Thunder are finished. Two teams left. I can't believe I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, and then you have 2K11. :P

Anonymous said...

I would imagine the Rockets will pose some different issues w/synergy.

w/ last years data w/o YAO, good luck figuring that out.

Anonymous said...

Two questions:

1. Did you update the coaching profiles?

2. What sliders do you use?

Anonymous said...

Umm, I think you forgot to upload this update w/thunder.

your latest upload is from friday 3

respond soon!

Anonymous said...

Hey Rashidi... Great Huge Fan of your work... I find the rosters to be insanely awesome... i do however have two questions.... I've seen multiple times throught the web the statement that the 'Wolves are planning to use a tall lineup of Luke/Johnson/Beasly/Love/Milicic...seeing as Beasley is projected to start next to Love and love being too short to play Center. were you not aware of this?, or do you think Beasley is gonna be a sixthman?....If it helps he goes +1 in Ovr when he goes from PF to SF. The other thing was...with the Pacer's Rush suspenssion for five games....who replaces him in the lineup? George or Jones? or Posey (lol)?

Rashidi said...

Coach profiles were previously updated, but I haven't synergized them yet. That will be done once all the players are edited (and should be considerably quicker).

My sliders are ALWAYS the defaults.

Rashidi said...

Uploaded the latest update... Rockets are almost done, but I need a break. Only 17 players left and then I'm finally done!

Rashidi said...

I haven't kept too much track of Minnesota's plans, but that sounds like great news to me. I'm not a huge fan of Corey Brewer, and the team is very thin at SG. Plus, the starting lineup lacks offense if they don't replace Jefferson w/ Beasley.

I'll make a decision on this later.

Rashidi said...

Yao makes no difference with synergizing each individual player. If anything, it's the coach profile that needs to be looked at. Rockets took a lot more threes and were more uptempo than usual because they didn't have the plodding Yao in the middle. Other than a tweak to "3pt Tendency" and "Look for Post Player", I don't think there's much of an issue.

Anonymous said...

awesome. thanks.
i wonder what the pistons will do irl with their roster?
should be interesting, i might try them in assoc mode once completed.

Shelb said...

Thanks Rashidi. Ratings so far are fantastic (despite Raptors being the worst team in the L).

Anonymous said...

Rashidi think is possible Thiago Splitter will play at C and Duncan at PF. Thiago is center in Baskonia and Brazil, is an low post player and have poor mid range shot, maybe is moore speed than duncan but...
How have you driven to make rookies ratings? thinks more are overrated
I liked push Tyreke layups as manu ginobili please! thanks

Rashidi said...

Rockets updated - that just leaves Detroit.

Unfortunately, I'll be busy for most of Mon and Tues, so I won't be able to finish this until Weds.

Rashidi said...

Pistons editing going very smoothly - only 9 players left to edit. I might be able to finish this later tonight.

Rashidi said...

Pistons finished! All teams fully edited & synergized!

Shelb said...

Amazing! Thanks Rashidi.

Are you still planning on editing free agents and legends teams?

Anonymous said...

Good stuff, sir. See you for 2K11.

Rashidi said...

There are still some FAs that need to be edited, but I'll probably wait until their NBA signings (unless it gets too close to the end of my Synergy subscription on the 30th, then I'll have no choice).

Those players include (off the top of my head) Louis Amundson, Jarvis Hayes, Damien Wilkins, Josh Boone, Earl Watson, Rafer Alston, Jamaal Tinsley, and Flip Murray.

Rashidi said...

Legends I'll still take a look at, but I think I'd actually like to start working on the teams that are going to appear in 2K11 - 90s Jazz/Knicks/Blazers etc

Rashidi said...

I have a feeling 2K is going to (what else?) butcher those ratings. From watching the gameplay demos, Jordan seems extremely overpowered.

Anonymous said...

Are you going to work on the coach's profile next?....it really makes a difference doing association.

Anonymous said...

Heat Defense: Too Short
Rashidi u are totally biased towards the Miami heat. That team totally has average D yet u still put them at a 93 same as la lakers who best known for their tough D(hate to say tis but still got to admit.) Take lebron and artest as examples. Artest though lost some of his D when he was 2004 nba defensive player of year. he can still keep top guys like durant and james in check. Lebron may have be all defensive 1st team for past 2 years but i guess i will take both their d to be equal. Anthony vs Bynum. 6 foot 9 verus 7 foot. Gasol vs Bosh. both neither won any defensive awards. but gasol got more strength and 7 foot vs 6 foot 10 . Kobe vs Wade. 8 nba 1st team 2 mba 2nd team 3 nba 3rd team Vs 3 nba 2nd team, 6 foot 6 vs 6 foot 4. Bench Defense. Mike Miller Big Z (too slow ought to retire already.), udonis haslem (6 foot 8) vs Lamar Odom (6 foot 10 excellent rebounder) and Matt barnes. Guess i no need to say more. Heat D shld be 89 MAX. D howard and gang is 90... Though strongly doubt a heat fan will share the point of the rest of nba teams.

Anonymous said...

Ya thunders defense also way too high compared with Celtics and Magic. Miami Cheat also way overated too ;/

Rashidi said...

Heat Defense: Too Short
Rashidi u are totally biased towards the Miami heat. That team totally has average D yet u still put them at a 93 same as la lakers who best known for their tough D



*SIGH*

The Heat were SIXTH defensively last season and that was BEFORE they signed LeBron and Bosh to replace Q-Rich and Beasley. They replaced two bad defenders with two plus defenders. Get real.

2010 DRTG (pts allowed per 100 poss)
102.8 Bobcats
103.1 Bucks
103.3 Magic
103.7 Lakers
103.8 Celtics
104.1 Heat

104.1 Cavaliers
104.5 Spurs
104.6 Thunder
105.0 Jazz

Were they supposed to get worse?

Rashidi said...

Anthony vs Bynum. 6 foot 9 verus 7 foot.

Oh right, because HEIGHT matters on defense. Not mobility, skill, or shot blocking. It's all about height.

Joel Anthony lead the league with 6.7 block% (career average: 6.6) while Bynum posted a career worst 3.6 block% (career average: 4.7). Guess whose getting the most out of their height?

Gasol vs Bosh. both neither won any defensive awards. but gasol got more strength and 7 foot vs 6 foot 10 .

Also significantly less mobile; defense is a little bit more than comparing player heights/weights, partiucularly since those are hardly accurate.

Kobe vs Wade. 8 nba 1st team 2 mba 2nd team 3 nba 3rd team Vs 3 nba 2nd team, 6 foot 6 vs 6 foot 4. Bench Defense.

Wade
2.7 STL% (2nd in NBA behind Rondo, thus 2nd among all guards)
2.4 BLK% (leads all guards by a large margin)

LeBron
2.2 STL%
2.0 BLK%

Kobe
2.1 STL%
0.5 BLK% (career worst)

There are actually people out there who still think Kobe is WORTHY of All-Defense 1st team? He doesn't even guard the top perimeter threat anymore, which is why he was pissed when Artest didn't make the team. All he does is gamble for steals and he's not better at that than Wade.

Though strongly doubt a heat fan will share the point of the rest of nba teams.

I'm no Heat fan, but I think it's hysterical that a Laker fan seemingly forgot about DEREK FISHER. What, didn't want to compare him to Mario Chalmers? I can understand why.

Unknown said...

Im on a PC and i can't find your roster,is there any other way to download it?

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