Friday, February 22, 2013

NBA 2K13 Roster Analysis 2/22/13



A summary of today's roster analysis:



I wasn't wrong.








There are four players on the wrong teams.  THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE.  Read a transaction list for christ's sake.  There is simply no justifiable reason why rosters shouldn't be 100% accurate on a day all fans expect them to be.

...Or maybe this IS rocket science?  That makes me a mother ****ing genius since I CAN keep up with trades, signings, and the player ratings of an entire league.  I'm starting to like this irrational world 2K Sports lives in.

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PLAYER EDITS

Player attribute edits per roster
2/23: 0
2/22: 4
2/15: 9
2/12: 3
2/2: 2
1/30: 7
1/24: 0
1/21: 0
1/17: 18
1/12: 2
1/5: 16
1/3: 1
12/25: 0
12/21: 0
12/18: 9
12/13: 1
12/8: 15
12/5: 14
11/17:  16

Monthly Edits
Nov: 16
Dec: 39
Jan: 44
Feb: 18

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Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving
89 Overall (+1)
99 Handle (+5)
97 OHD (+5)
96 Security (+8)

2K Sports now seems to be changing ratings based on Rising Stars game performances.  God forbid someone on the Cavaliers besides Kyrie Irving get a player edit either.  I'm half surprised that they didn't give him Ankle Breaker signature skill either, but that would have required slighty more effort or ingenuity.    We can't have that going around the company!

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Courtney Lee
Courtney Lee
74 Overall (+2)
57 OffAwr (+5)
81 DefAwr (+11)

I suppose Lee deserved this, but he also deserved many decreases as well, particularly to his 85 3pt rating (35% down from 40%) which is quite overpowered in conjunction with his Spot Up Shooter and Corner Specialist signature skills.

Editor's Note: I have Lee at 57/80 Off/DefAwr in my "Real NBA 2K13" roster.

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Terrence Williams

73 Overall (-3)
80 Close (-10)
74 Medium (-3)
74 OBDef (-6)
56 OffAwr (-4)
52 DefAwr (-6)

Williams was re-added to the game after being removed when he signed in China.  His ratings have dropped since then as 76 Overall was obviously way too high for a guy that couldn't even crack the Detroit Pistons out of training camp.  Williams should get the chance of a lifetime on a depleted Celtics squad, but he still has to earn a contract for the rest of the season.

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Danilo Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
77 Overall (+1)
80 Medium (+4)
84 3pt (+3)
82 FT (-1)
72 Traffic (+3)
58 OffReb (+7)

Over Gallinari's last 10 games he is averaging 21.8 points and 6.0 rebounds.  However going by Gallinari's season numbers there wasn't much of an incentive to upgrade these.  Given that Gallinari was already edited in-depth a few weeks ago, it would be nice if 2K Sports would get around to the HUNDREDS of players who haven't gotten a single update all season.

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PLAYER MOVEMENT

BOBCATS
Josh McRoberts (64/PF) from Magic

BUCKS
J.J. Redick (72/SG) from Magic
Ishmael Smith (71/PG) from Magic
Gustavo Ayon (64/C) from Magic

CELTICS
Jordan Crawford (75/SG) from Wizards

GRIZZLIES
Dexter Pittman (55/C) from Heat

HAWKS
Dahntay Jones (73/SF) from Mavericks

KINGS
Patrick Patterson (75/PF) from Rockets
Toney Douglas (72/PG) from Rockets
Cole Aldrich (59/C) from Rockets

MAGIC
Beno Udrih (68/PG) from Bucks
Tobias Harris (68/SF) from Bucks
Doron Lamb (63/SG) from Bucks

MAVERICKS
Anthony Morrow (66/SG) from Hawks

RAPTORS
Sebastian Telfair (68/PG) from Suns

ROCKETS
Thomas Robinson (75/PF) from Kings
Francisco Garcia (68/SF) from Kings
Tyler Honeycutt (66/SF) from Kings

SUNS
Marcus Morris (68/PF) from Rockets
Hamed Haddadi (49/C) from Raptors

THUNDER
Ronnie Brewer (72/SG) from Knicks

TRAIL BLAZERS
Eric Maynor (68/PG) from Thunder

WIZARDS
Leandro Barbosa (71/PG) from Celtics
Jason Collins (48/C) from Celtics

FREE AGENTS
Ronnie Price (65/PG) from Trail Blazers
Luke Zeller (59/C) from Suns

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PLAYERS ON WRONG TEAMS

Hakim Warrick (65/PF) Magic (Waived on 2/21)
Charles Jenkins (62/PG) Warriors (Traded to 76ers on 2/21)
Jeremy Tyler (61/PF) Warriors (Traded to Hawks on 2/21)
Kenyon Martin (76/PF) Free Agents (Signed 10-day contract with Knicks on 2/21)

Editor's note: Jenkins, Tyler, and Martin were placed on their respective teams in a 2/23 update.  These were the sole changes in that roster.

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UPDATED MISSING PLAYER LIST
Kevin Jones (PF) - Cavaliers (17 games, 9.5 mpg)
Jarvis Varnado (PF) - Heat (9 games, 3.8 mpg)
Kevin Murphy (SG) - Jazz (12 games, 3.1 mpg)
Mike James (PG) - Mavericks (16 games, 9.6 mpg, played 539 games prior to this season)
Julyan Stone (PG/SG) - Nuggets (2 games, 5.5 mpg, played 22 games prior to this season)
Ben Hansbrough (PG/SG) - Pacers (20 games, 7.4 mpg)
Patrick Beverley (PG) - Rockets (15 games, 13.7 mpg)
Aron Baynes (C) - Spurs (6 games, 5.8 mpg)
Diante Garrett (SG) - Suns (7 games, 4.7 mpg)
Mickael Gelabale (SF) Timberwolves (15 games, 21.1 mpg, played 109 games prior to this season)
Chris Johnson (C/PF) - Timberwolves (10 games, 12.0 mpg, played 41 games prior to this season)
Kent Bazemore (SG/SF) - Warriors (37 games, 4.9 mpg)

It has been months since a missing player has been added to the game, and there is no excuse for many of these players to be missing especially at this point in the season.

Patrick Beverley recently tweeted Ronnie Singh (Ronnie2K), asking if he was going to be added to the roster.  Ronnie lied to Beverley (or perhaps was misinformed) about being included in the 2/12 update.





Rather than be honest with Beverley, Ronnie instead covered his ass and lied about the reason why Beverley was absent from the 2/12 roster.
Fast-forward three days to the following update, and it's clear Beverley wasn't "pulled" last minute.  This was a cop-out by a 2K Sports employee who has no idea what is going on with the actual product, and perfectly illustrates the lack of professionalism that has gone into 2K's rosters over the past decade, and more prominently, the last five.

We have been marketed "Living Rosters", the "NBA Today", and an NBA "Insider" as key features within the game.  Yet it's more apparent than ever that 2K simply doesn't take any of this seriously even though the majority of their fanbase does... and it irks me that 2K employees still pretend to treat the Insider as an actual person we can pass information along to.  You'd have a better chance convincing me that CORPORATIONS are people, much less the 2K Insider.

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INJURED PLAYERS

Danny Granger is back in advance of his return from injury.  Granger is expected to return within the next couple days and will immediately make the Pacers an elite online team.

Deron Williams returns from an injury he never should have had in the first place, returning the Nets to online respectability.


Red denotes player cannot play through injury.

NEW
None

RECOVERED
Larry Sanders (73/C) Bucks
Gordon Hayward (68/SG) Jazz
Deron Williams (86/PG) Nets
Danny Granger (83/SF) Pacers

INJURED LIST (32 total)
76ers: Andrew Bynum (87/C), Thaddeus Young (74/PF), Jason Richardson (74/SG)
Bobcats: N/A
Bucks: N/A
Bulls: Derrick Rose (92/PG)
Cavaliers: Anderson Varejao (76/C)
Celtics: Rajon Rondo (89/PG), Jared Sullinger (71/PF)
Clippers: Trey Thompkins (63/PF)
Grizzlies: N/A
Hawks: Louis Williams (78/SG)
Heat: N/A
Hornets: N/A
Jazz: Mo Williams (78/PG), Raja Bell (71/SG)
Kings: N/A
Knicks:  Marcus Camby (73/C), Rasheed Wallace (71/PF)
Lakers: Pau Gasol (81/PF), Jordan Hill (70/C)
Magic:  Glen Davis (73/PF), Hedo Turkoglu (72/SF), Al Harrington (71/PF)
Mavericks: Chris Kaman (76/C)
Nets: Tornike Shengelia (56/SF)
Nuggets: N/A
Pacers: N/A
Pistons: Andre Drummond (70/C)
Raptors: Mickael Pietrus (72/SF), Linas Kleiza (64/SF)
Rockets: N/A
Spurs: N/A
Suns: Channing Frye (67/PF)
Thunder: N/A
Timberwolves: Kevin Love (89/PF), Brandon Roy (80/SG), Chase Budinger (71/SF), Malcolm Lee (SG/65)
Trail Blazers: Elliot Williams (66/SG)
Warriors: Brandon Rush (71/SG)
Wizards: Leandro Barbosa (71/PG), Cartier Martin (67/SF)

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INCORRECT LINEUPS

BOBCATS
Kemba Walker (PG), Gerald Henderson (SG), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SF), Jeff Adrien (PF), Bismack Biyombo (C)
Byron Mullens returned to the starting lineup on 2/8.

CAVALIERS
Kyrie Irving (PG), C.J. Miles (SG), Alonzo Gee (SF), Tristan Thompson (PF), Tyler Zeller (C)
Dion Waiters returned to the starting lineup on 2/1.

HAWKS
Jeff Teague (PG), Kyle Korver (SG), Josh Smith (SF), Al Horford (PF), Zaza Pachulia (C)
Devin Harris has been starting at SG.  Anthony Tolliver has recently been starting at PF which has pushed Smith to SF and Kyle Korver to the bench.  2K also has DeShawn Stevenson on the inactive list for no reason whatsoever - Stevenson even started twice this month, and has played 8 times in the past 10 games.

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Liked the in-depth breakdown of 2K Sports' roster update?  Check out Rashidi's roster, The Real NBA 2K13.

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Friday, February 15, 2013

NBA 2K13 Roster Analysis 2/15/13

2K Sports FINALLY released all the 10-day contract players and took Amare out of the Knicks starting lineup!  I guess I really am the REAL 2K Insider since it seems like changes aren't made unless I bitch about them incessantly in my analysis.  Just think of how much better 2K's rosters would be if they listened to me more than once a month!

Interested in what Rashidi would have to offer?  Well it just so happens I'll be releasing my latest NBA 2K13 roster tonight for Xbox 360.  It will have nearly 400 player edits (all rotation players), the best player ratings in the game today, no missing players, and updated contracts with adjustments that prevent the AI from making dumb decision (like Chris Paul signing with the Cavs as he does 100% of the time in 2K's roster).

Enjoy All-Star weekend!

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PLAYER EDITS

Player attribute edits per roster
2/15: 9
2/12: 3
2/2: 2
1/30: 7
1/24: 0
1/21: 0
1/17: 18
1/12: 2
1/5: 16
1/3: 1
12/25: 0
12/21: 0
12/18: 9
12/13: 1
12/8: 15
12/5: 14
11/17:  16

Monthly Edits
Nov: 16
Dec: 39
Jan: 44
Feb: 14

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Jeff Green
Jeff Green
78 Overall (+1)
74 Close (+7)
79 Medium (-1)
79 3pt (+4)
81 FT (+4)
78 Dunk (+2)
66 Traffic (+3)
67 Block (+4)
62 Steal (+2)
76 OffAwr (+3)
81 Stamina (+2)

2013
PER: 12.7
Inside: 98-146 (67.1%)
Close: 30-113 (26.5%)
Med: 28-72 (38.9%)
3pt: 34-100 (34.0%)
FT: 119-146 (81.5%)
BLK%: 2.3
STL%: 1.3

2011
PER: 12.9
Inside: 166-239 (69.5%)
Close: 95-279 (34.0%)
Med: 59-128 (46.0%)
3pt: 71-227 (31.3%)
FT: 198-244 (81.1%)
BLK%: 1.1
STL%: 1.1

Green was drastically overrated before this edit, and 2K has done nothing to change that.   Green's Close shot rating inexplicably went up even though he is shooting 8% worse from that range.  There also wasn't any reason to raise Green's block rating since it was overrated by 20 points entering the year (now "merely" 10-15 points overrated by 2K's own scale).

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Chris Bosh
Chris Bosh
84 Overall (+2)
93 Inside (+5)
88 Close (-3)
90 Medium (+1)
85 Fade (+2)
75 Hook (+3)
73 Block (+5)
79 OffReb (+8)
84 OffPost (+3)
59 Hustle (+9)

2013
PER: 21.1
Inside: 133-177 (75.1%)
Close: 62-165 (37.5%)
Med: 114-200 (57.0%)
3pt: 9-35 (25.7%)
BLK%: 3.0
ORB%: 8.0
PostUp: 0.86 PPP (49th) - 15.3% of possessions

2012
PER: 18.9
Inside: 202-303 (66.7%)
Close: 128-312 (41.0%)
Med: 119-292 (40.8%)
3pt: 17-48 (35.4%)
BLK%: 1.8
ORB%: 5.8
PostUp: 0.86 PPP (63rd) - 21.7% of possessions

While the increase to Bosh's Inside and Medium shots are well deserved, he should have seen a bigger decrease to his Close range shot.  That increase, combined with the increases to Bosh's post game are 2K trying to make Bosh something he is not.  Bosh has been posting up less than ever before, instead utilizing his superior perimeter skills to his advantage..

So why raise Bosh's post ratings?  2K wanted to raise his Overall rating, and nothing more.  Instead of giving Bosh some ratings he doesn't deserve, hows about you revise your faulty formula for centers?  Pick and Roll, offensive rebounds, basket cuts, and defensive ability are far more important than post skills nowadays.  The era of the lumbering stiff is long gone.

The increase to Bosh's rebound and block rates can be attributed to him spending the entire season at center rather than power forward.  Predictably, these were already overrated to begin with and consequently didn't need an upgrade.

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Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez
81 Overall (+2)
88 Inside (+3)
86 Close (-2)
73 Medium (+1)
75 FT (+3)
91 Block (+2)
85 OffReb (+3)
87 OffPost (+4)
84 OffAwr (+3)

2013
PER: 24.8 (5th in NBA)
Inside: 180-247 (72.9%)
Close: 135-324 (41.6%)
Med: 31-94 (33.0%)
3pt: 0-0 (N/A)
FT: 181-240 (75.4%)
BLK%: 5.5 (9th in NBA)
ORB%: 10.9
PostUp: 0.94 PPP (13th) - 29.7% of possessions

2011 (only 5 games played in 2012)
PER: 19.3
Inside: 198-317 (62.5%)
Close: 361-768 (47.0%)
Med: 85-223 (38.1%)
3pt: 0-1 (0.0%)
FT: 385-489 (78.7%)
BLK%: 3.2
ORB%: 7.8
PostUp: 0.96 PPP (45th) - 37.4% of possessions

Lopez has easily been the best offensive center in basketball this year, and 2K drew a lot of criticism for decreasing his rating one month ago.  His Inside shot could have gone up even further considering Bosh's went up to 93.  With that said I'm not sure why 2K seems commitment is to making Lopez a competent mid-range player since he is mediocre at best, and has started to take this out of his game.

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D.J. Augustin
D.J. Augustin
72 Overall (-3)
78 3pt (-2)
81 FT (-7)
70 SOD (-6)
80 Pass (-2)
63 Steal (+1)
76 OffAwr (-6)
50 Consistency (-20)

2013
PER: 11.0
Inside: 19-37 (51.4%)
Close: 3-26 (11.5%)
Med: 4-14 (28.6%)
3pt: 40-119 (33.6%)
FT: 54-67 (80.6%)
AST%: 22.7
STL%: 1.7

2012
PER: 14.1
Inside: 70-143 (49.0%)
Close: 23-93 (24.7%)
Med: 29-72 (40.3%)
3pt: 61-179 (34.1%)
FT: 105-120 (87.5%)
AST%: 38.9 (8th in NBA)
STL%: 1.3

Augustin's passing game has completely evaporated, yet his pass rating only dropped a mere two points.

Somehow, Augustin's already overrated 73 Close shot came out unscathed.  Don't ask me why he has 87 Layup and 36 Dunk either.

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Andre Drummond
Andre Drummond
70 Overall (+1)
37 FT (-3)
53 Fade (+11)
55 Hook (+2)
88 Block (+2)
72 Steal (+16)
95 OffReb (+3)
62 OffPost (+6)
80 DefAwr (+4)
77 Stamina (+1)
71 Durability (-15)
68 Hustle (+4)

It should say something about the Center formula that Drummond's Overall only went up a measly point despite all these changes.

Drummond's 2/12 changes
69 Overall (+3)
30 3pt (+5)
86 Block (+2)
92 OffReb (+4)
78 DefReb (+6)
76 DefAwr (+6)
45 Consistency (+5)
80 Potential (+5)

2013
PER: 22.4 (13th in NBA)
Inside: 150-223 (67.3%)
Close: 10-43 (23.2%)
Med: 0-4 (0.0%)
3pt: 1-2 (50.0%)
FT: 42-115 (36.5%)
6.7 BLK% (4th in NBA)
2.5 STL%
16.2 ORB% (1st in NBA)
26.7 DRB% (8th in NBA)
PostUp: 0.47 PPP (DNQ) - 4.2% of possessions

Drummond's block rating is 3 points worse than Brook Lopez's even though his block rate is better, so that should still go up.  Drummond is clearly an extremely limited post player so I don't know why 2K is bothering to raise those ratings (aside from their burning to desire to prove they don't watch basketball).

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Corey Maggette
Corey Maggette
74 Overall (-1)
80 Inside (-1)
77 Medium (-7)
76 3pt (-3)
85 FT (+1)
84 Layup (-3)
65 Durability (-5)

2013
PER: 8.1
Inside: 7-12 (58.3%)
Close: 6-19 (31.5%)
Med: 9-24 (37.5%)
3pt: 5-21 (23.8%)
FT: 36-48 (75.0%)

2012
PER: 14.1
Inside: 63-111 (56.8%)
Close: 16-55 (29.0%)
Med: 36-140 (25.7%)
3pt: 24-66 (36.4%)
FT: 178-208 (85.6%)

Maggette hasn't even played since 12/15, yet he is still the 5th highest rated player on the Pistons.  He is DONE as a player, yet he is still very effective in the game even with these slight decreases.

It was comical that Maggette's mid-range shot was rated so high when you look at what he shot last season.

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James Harden
James Harden
88 Overall (+2)
88 Inside (+1)
78 Medium (+1)
73 Dunk (+4)
78 Traffic (+4)
82 Pass (+11)
52 Block (+3)
80 Steal (+2)
89 Hands (+4)
96 OffAwr (+4)
80 Consistency (+5)
98 Stamina (+2)
90 Durability (+4)
93 Potential (+4)

2013
PER: 23.3 (10th in NBA)
Inside: 119-309 (64.4%)
Close: 62-180 (34.4%)
Med: 47-130 (36.2%)
3pt: 104-300 (34.7%)
AST%: 25.0
BLK%: 0.9
STL%: 2.4

2012
PER: 21.1
Inside: 191-281 (68.0%)
Close: 37-128 (28.9%)
Med: 27-64 (42.2%)
3pt: 114-292 (39.0%)
AST%: 19.3
BLK%: 0.6
STL%: 1.6

Harden has finally gotten the ratings he has deserved all season, as he has proven to be an elite SG on par with Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade.

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Wesley Johnson
Wesley Johnson
69 Overall (-3)
67 Close (-9)
72 Medium (-3)
76 3pt (-3)
70 FT (-1)
78 Dunk (-4)
57 Steal (-5)
71 Hands (-5)
70 BallDef (-8)
50 DefReb (-8)
40 Consistency (-5)
91 Vertical (-4)
82 Durability (-3)
75 Potential (-3)

2013 (156 minutes)
PER: 6.2
Inside: 6-9 (66.7%)
Close: 5-12 (32.5%)
Med: 2-18 (11.1%)
3pt: 8-28 (28.6%)
STL%: 0.0

2012
PER: 8.0
Inside: 47-66 (71.2%)
Close: 17-39 (35.0%)
Med: 41-123 (33.3%)
3pt: 53-169 (31.4%)
STL%: 1.2

It goes without saying that we can't take very much from Johnson's sample size this season.  With that said, Johnson was TERRIBLE last season, and certainly shouldn't be more effective than most wingmen in the game.

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Nikola Pekovic
Nikola Pekovic
78 Overall (+2)
93 Inside (-5)
80 Close (+20)
43 Medium (+8)
75 FT (+1)
65 Block (-6)
78 OffPost (+2)
75 Consistency (+20)
83 Hustle (+5)
81 Potential (+2)

2013
PER: 19.2
Inside: 192-300 (64.0%)
Close: 73-224 (32.5%)
Med: 0-0 (N/A)
3pt: 0-0 (N/A)
BLK%: 2.0
PostUp: 0.81 PPP (69th) - 41.7% of possessions

2012
PER: 21.4
Inside: 208-315 (66.0%)
Close: 48-137 (35.0%)
Med: 0-2 (0.0%)
3pt: 0-0 (N/A)
BLK%: 1.8
PostUp: 0.88 PPP (55th) - 38.7% of possessions

Only in a game made by 2K Sports could a player attempt ZERO mid-range shots yet see an 8-point INCREASE to their mid-range shot.

As if we needed anymore proof that 2K Sports isn't actually looking at the numbers, Pekovic's Close shot somehow went up 20 points.  We heard this guy is good! ...but we have no idea how or why, so let's just do what's gonna bump his overall up the most.

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PLAYER MOVEMENT
Jeremy Pargo (60/PG) - 76ers (from Free Agents)
Jannero Pargo (64/PG) - Free Agents (from Hawks)
Donald Sloan (63/PG) - Free Agents (from Hornets)
Damion James (70/SF) - Free Agents (from Nets)
Dominic McGuire (66/SF) - Free Agents (from Pacers)
Louis Amundson (65/PF) - Free Agents (from Timberwolves)

For the first time in a month, 2K Sports finally has all players on the correct teams.

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UPDATED MISSING PLAYER LIST
Kevin Jones (PF) - Cavaliers (17 games, 9.5 mpg)
Jarvis Varnado (PF) - Heat (9 games, 3.8 mpg)
Kevin Murphy (SG) - Jazz (11 games, 3.3 mpg)
Mike James (PG) - Mavericks (15 games, 9.1 mpg, played 539 games prior to this season)
Julyan Stone (PG/SG) - Nuggets (2 games, 5.5 mpg, played 22 games prior to this season)
Ben Hansbrough (PG/SG) - Pacers (19 games, 7.5 mpg)
Patrick Beverley (PG) - Rockets (14 games, 13.5 mpg)
Aron Baynes (C) - Spurs (6 games, 5.8 mpg)
Diante Garrett (SG) - Suns (7 games, 4.7 mpg)
Mickael Gelabale (SF) Timberwolves (14 games, 21.9 mpg, played 109 games prior to this season)
Chris Johnson (C/PF) - Timberwolves (10 games, 12.0 mpg, played 41 games prior to this season)
Kent Bazemore (SG/SF) - Warriors (36 games, 4.9 mpg)

It has been months since a missing player has been added to the game, and there is no excuse for the bolded players to be missing.

Patrick Beverley recently tweeted Ronnie Singh (Ronnie2K), asking if he was going to be added to the roster.  Ronnie lied to Beverley (or perhaps was misinformed) about being included in the 2/12 update.





Rather than be honest with Beverley, Ronnie instead covered his ass and lied about the reason why Beverley was absent from the 2/12 roster.
Fast-forward three days to the following update, and it's clear Beverley wasn't "pulled" last minute.  This was a cop-out by a 2K Sports employee who has no idea what is going on with the actual product, and perfectly illustrates the lack of professionalism that has gone into 2K's rosters over the past decade, and more prominently, the last five.

We have been marketed "Living Rosters", the "NBA Today", and an NBA "Insider" as key features within the game.  Yet it's more apparent than ever that 2K simply doesn't take any of this seriously even though the majority of their fanbase does... and it irks me that 2K employees still pretend to treat the Insider as an actual person we can pass information along to.  You'd have a better chance convincing me that CORPORATIONS are people, much less the 2K Insider.

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INJURED PLAYERS

Red denotes player cannot play through injury.

NEW
Larry Sanders (73/C) Bucks (Day-to-day)
Leandro Barbosa (71/PG) Celtics (Out 6-9 months with Torn ACL)
Hedo Turkoglu (72/SF) Magic (Suspended until 3/27)

INCORRECT INJURIES
Deron Williams (86/PG) Nets (Resting until after all-star break)

INJURED LIST (36 total)
76ers: Andrew Bynum (87/C), Thaddeus Young (74/PF), Jason Richardson (74/SG)
Bobcats: N/A
Bucks: Larry Sanders (73/C)
Bulls: Derrick Rose (92/PG)
Cavaliers: Anderson Varejao (76/C)
Celtics: Rajon Rondo (89/PG), Jared Sullinger (71/PF), Leandro Barbosa (71/PG)
Clippers: Trey Thompkins (63/PF)
Grizzlies: N/A
Hawks: Louis Williams (78/SG)
Heat: N/A
Hornets: N/A
Jazz: Mo Williams (78/PG), Raja Bell (71/SG), Gordon Hayward (68/SG)
Kings: N/A
Knicks:  Marcus Camby (73/C), Rasheed Wallace (71/PF)
Lakers: Pau Gasol (81/PF), Jordan Hill (70/C)
Magic:  Glen Davis (73/PF), Hedo Turkoglu (72/SF), Al Harrington (71/PF)
Mavericks: Chris Kaman (76/C)
Nets: Deron Williams (86/PG), Tornike Shengelia (56/SF)
Nuggets: N/A
Pacers: Danny Granger (83/SF)
Pistons: Andre Drummond (70/C)
Raptors: Mickael Pietrus (72/SF), Linas Kleiza (64/SF)
Rockets: N/A
Spurs: N/A
Suns: Channing Frye (67/PF)
Thunder: N/A
Timberwolves: Kevin Love (89/PF), Brandon Roy (80/SG), Chase Budinger (71/SF), Malcolm Lee (SG/65)
Trail Blazers: Elliot Williams (66/SG)
Warriors: Brandon Rush (71/SG)
Wizards: Cartier Martin (67/SF)

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INCORRECT LINEUPS

BOBCATS
Kemba Walker (PG), Gerald Henderson (SG), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SF), Jeff Adrien (PF), Bismack Biyombo (C)
Byron Mullens returned to the starting lineup on 2/8.

CAVALIERS
Kyrie Irving (PG), C.J. Miles (SG), Alonzo Gee (SF), Tristan Thompson (PF), Tyler Zeller (C)
Dion Waiters returned to the starting lineup on 2/1.

HAWKS
Jeff Teague (PG), Kyle Korver (SG), Josh Smith (SF), Al Horford (PF), Zaza Pachulia (C)
Devin Harris has been starting at SG.  Anthony Tolliver has recently been starting at PF which has pushed Smith to SF and Kyle Korver to the bench.  2K also has DeShawn Stevenson on the inactive list for no reason whatsoever - Stevenson even started twice this month, and has played 8 times in the past 10 games.

RAPTORS
Kyle Lowry (PG), DeMar DeRozan (SG), Rudy Gay (SF), Amir Johnson (PF), Aaron Gray (C)
Jonas Valanciunas returned to the starting lineup on 2/10.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

NBA 2K13 Roster Analysis 2/12/13

With 2K Sports releasing their latest roster "update" for NBA 2K13, their rosters are now HILARIOUSLY out of date.  I want to write good things about these roster updates.  I really do.  2K Sports hasn't released an update worth talking about in a month, and has done so maybe 5 times all season despite (normally) updating 1-2 times per week.  When 2K takes TEN DAYS to release a roster update, we expect SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, not piss-poor quality that 3rd graders on 2K Share could trump with one hand tied behind their back.

I know for a fact that if I performed my job this poorly, I would lose it within a week, not keep it for 5 years.  There are others out there who feel the same way, and those people will probably jump to EA Sports once they finally have a working title again.  If 2K Sports can't keep up with NBA.com's publicly accessible transaction list, can we really expect them to keep up with next-gen techology?  Real talk.

Forget about the lack of player edits (though two in ten days is plenty bad), 2K is no longer even keeping up with basic transactions.  There are FIVE players on wrong teams and they all have been there for weeks.  Donald Sloan is still on the Hornets roster despite being outside of something Real 2K Insider likes to call "The Western Hemisphere."

We haven't had a missing player added in MONTHS despite the fact that one of them plays over 20 minutes per game and had a player model in the game as recently as 2K11.  We are still missing a coach who was hired nearly one month ago.

We have clear department biases as Brooklyn's Deron Willams misses ONE GAME, is slated to miss one additional game (sitting out until after the All-Star break), and has been given a major injury that cannot be played through.  In the previous update we had Chris Paul still capable of being used through his injury, while in this update the Spurs Tim Duncan (4 straight missed games) and Manu Ginobili (5 sraight missed games) have no injuries, despite the fact that they are likewise probable to be held out until after the All-Star break.

Player Edits: 3
Missing Players: 13
Players on Wrong Teams: 5
Incorrect Head Coaches: 1
Incorrect Injuries: 1
Missing Injuries: 3
Incorrect Starting Lineups: 6

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PLAYER EDITS

Player attribute edits per roster
2/12: 3
2/2: 2
1/30: 7
1/24: 0
1/21: 0
1/17: 18
1/12: 2
1/5: 16
1/3: 1
12/25: 0
12/21: 0
12/18: 9
12/13: 1
12/8: 15
12/5: 14
11/17:  16

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Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
75 Overall (+8)
82 Inside (+8)
71 Close (-6)
72 Med (+4)
65 3pt (+20)
82 FT (+5)
80 Layup (+10)
62 Traffic (+3)
66 SOD (+2)
46 Block (+6)
68 Steal (+2)
76 OBDef (+6)
62 OffReb (+7)
55 DefReb (+3)
63 PostDef (+5)
61 OffAwr (+9)
76 DefAwr (+12)
60 Consistency (+15)
89 Stamina (+2)
80 Speed (+3)
75 Quickness (+2)
88 Hustle (+16)
80 Potential (+10)

2013
PER: 15.2
Inside: 80-111 (72.1%)
Close: 11-45 (24.4%)
Med: 28-69 (40.6%)
3pt: 11-42 (26.2%)
FT: 97-112 (86.6%)
BLK%: 0.8
STL%: 1.6
ORB%: 7.7
DRB%: 10.5

2012
PER: 12.5
Inside: 14-28 (50.0%)
Close: 10-23 (43.4%)
Med: 6-17 (35.3%)
3pt: 2-11 (18.2%)
FT: 43-56 (76.8%)
BLK%: 1.0
STL%: 1.6
ORB%: 7.3
DRB%: 10.1

Butler played exceptionally well filling in for Luol Deng a few weeks back, and can now be considered the Bulls 6th man.  He has averaged 14.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, and 2.5 apg across 6 starts, averaging a ridiculous 45.3 mpg.

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LeBron James
LeBron James
100 Overall (+1)
99 OffAwr (+2)
87 DefAwr (+7)

The max displayable Overall rating is 99, but with these rating changes LeBron's rating is essentially 100.  For those keeping score at home, most of the Michael Jordan's on the retro teams are also rated higher than 99.

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Andre Drummond
Andre Drummond
69 Overall (+3)
30 3pt (+5)
86 Block (+2)
92 OffReb (+4)
78 DefReb (+6)
76 DefAwr (+6)
45 Consistency (+5)
80 Potential (+5)

2013
PER: 22.5 (14th in NBA)
Inside: 150-223 (67.3%)
Close: 10-43 (23.2%)
Med: 0-4 (0.0%)
3pt: 1-2 (50.0%)
6.7 BLK% (4th in NBA)
16.2 ORB% (leads NBA)
26.6 DRB% (8th in NBA)

Drummond's block and rebound ratings should be even higher than what they were just raised to.  He has been nothing short of incredible in his playing time, despite being a teenager.  Perhaps nothing illustrates that better than the following list.

Pistons Win Shares
4.1 Greg Monroe (1749 minutes)
3.9 Andre Drummond (986 minutes)
2.4 Kyle Singler (1496 minutes)
1.8 Rodney Stuckey (1332 minutes)
1.7 Jason Maxiell (1338 minutes)
1.4 Brandon Knight (1672 minutes)

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PLAYER MOVEMENT

Maalik Wayns (63/PG) - Free Agents (from 76ers)

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PLAYERS ON WRONG TEAMS

Jeremy Pargo (/PG) - Free Agents (Signed 10-day contract with 76ers on 2/7)
Donald Sloan (63/PG) - Hornets (10-day contract expired on 1/17)
Damion James (70/SF) - Nets (10-day contract expired on 1/23)
Dominic McGuire (66/SF) - Pacers (10-day contract expired on 1/27)
Louis Amundson (65/PF) - Timberwolves (Waived on 2/8)

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UPDATED MISSING PLAYER LIST
Kevin Jones (PF) - Cavaliers (17 games, 9.5 mpg)
Chris Johnson (SG/SF) - Grizzlies (8 games, 12.8 mpg)
Jarvis Varnado (PF) - Heat (8 games, 4.1 mpg)
Kevin Murphy (SG) - Jazz (10 games, 3.4 mpg)
Mike James (PG) - Mavericks (14 games, 9.1 mpg, played 539 games prior to this season)
Julyan Stone (PG/SG) - Nuggets (2 games, 5.5 mpg, played 22 games prior to this season)
Ben Hansbrough (PG/SG) - Pacers (18 games, 7.8 mpg)
Patrick Beverley (PG) - Rockets (12 games, 12.1 mpg)
Aron Baynes (C) - Spurs (6 games, 5.8 mpg)
Diante Garrett (SG) - Suns (7 games, 4.7 mpg)
Mickael Gelabale (SF) Timberwolves (13 games, 21.8 mpg, played 109 games prior to this season)
Chris Johnson (C/PF) - Timberwolves (9 games, 13.3 mpg, played 41 games prior to this season)
Kent Bazemore (SG/SF) - Warriors (36 games, 4.9 mpg)

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INJURED PLAYERS

NEW
Thaddeus Young (74/PF) 76ers
Jared Sullinger (71/PF) Celtics
Gordon Hayward (68/SG) Jazz
Pau Gasol (81/PF) Lakers
Deron Williams (86/PG) Nets
Andre Drummond (69/C) Pistons

RECOVERED
Byron Mullens (69/PF) Bobcats
Daniel Gibson (65/SG) Cavaliers
Chris Paul (94/PG) Clippers
Chauncey Billups (81/PG) Clippers
Quincy Pondexter (61/SF) Grizzlies
Sam Young (68/SF) Pacers
Andrea Bargnani (73/PF) Raptors
Jonas Valanciunas (68/C) Raptors

MISSING INJURIES
Leandro Barbosa (71/PG) Celtics
Tim Duncan (87/C) Spurs
Manu Ginobili (86/SG) Spurs

INCORRECT INJURIES
Deron Williams (86/PG) Nets (Will rest until after all-star break; will literally miss ONE GAME)

OUT FOR SEASON (10 total)
Jason Richardson (73/SG) 76ers
Rajon Rondo (89/PG) Celtics
Jared Sullinger (71/PF) Celtics
Anderson Varejao (76/C) Cavaliers
Louis Williams (78/SG) Hawks
Jordan Hill (70/C) Lakers
Glen Davis (73/PF) Magic
Channing Frye (67/PF Suns
Elliot Williams (66/SG) Trail Blazers
Brandon Rush (71/SG) Warriors

INJURED LIST (33 total)
76ers: Andrew Bynum (87/C), Thaddeus Young (74/PF), Jason Richardson (74/SG)
Bobcats: N/A
Bucks: N/A
Bulls: Derrick Rose (92/PG)
Cavaliers: Anderson Varejao (76/C)
Celtics: Rajon Rondo (89/PG), Jared Sullinger (71/PF)
Clippers: Trey Thompkins (63/PF)
Grizzlies: N/A
Hawks: Louis Williams (78/SG)
Heat: N/A
Hornets: N/A
Jazz: Mo Williams (78/PG), Raja Bell (71/SG), Gordon Hayward (68/SG)
Kings: N/A
Knicks:  Marcus Camby (73/C), Rasheed Wallace (71/PF)
Lakers: Pau Gasol (81/PF), Jordan Hill (70/C)
Magic:  Glen Davis (73/PF), Al Harrington (71/PF)
Mavericks: Chris Kaman (76/C)
Nets: Deron Williams (86/PG), Tornike Shengelia (56/SF)
Nuggets: N/A
Pacers: Danny Granger (83/SF)
Pistons: Andre Drummond (69/C)
Raptors: Mickael Pietrus (72/SF), Linas Kleiza (64/SF)
Rockets: N/A
Spurs: N/A
Suns: Channing Frye (67/PF)
Thunder: N/A
Timberwolves: Kevin Love (89/PF), Brandon Roy (80/SG), Chase Budinger (71/SF), Malcolm Lee (SG/65)
Trail Blazers: Elliot Williams (66/SG)
Warriors: Brandon Rush (71/SG)
Wizards: Cartier Martin (67/SF)

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INCORRECT LINEUPS

BOBCATS
Kemba Walker (PG), Gerald Henderson (SG), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (SF), Jeff Adrien (PF), Bismack Biyombo (C)
Byron Mullens returned to the starting lineup on 2/8.

CAVALIERS
Kyrie Irving (PG), C.J. Miles (SG), Alonzo Gee (SF), Tristan Thompson (PF), Tyler Zeller (C)
Dion Waiters returned to the starting lineup on 2/1.

HAWKS
Jeff Teague (PG), Kyle Korver (SG), Josh Smith (SF), Al Horford (PF), Zaza Pachulia (C)
Devin Harris has been starting at SG.  Anthony Tolliver has recently been starting at PF which has pushed Smith to SF and Kyle Korver to the bench.  2K also has DeShawn Stevenson on the inactive list for no reason whatsoever - Stevenson even started twice this month.

KNICKS
Raymond Felton (PG), Iman Shumpert (SG), Carmelo Anthony (SF), Amare Stoudemire (PF), Tyson Chandler (C)
Amare Stoudemire has yet to start a single game since returning SIX WEEKS AGO on 1/1.  The Knicks have been running small ball with Jason Kidd (SG), Iman Shumpert (SF), and Carmelo Anthony (PF) ever since Raymond Felton's return from injury last month.

MAGIC
Jameer Nelson (PG), J.J. Redick (SG), Arron Afflalo (SF), Andrew Nicholson (PF), Nikola Vucevic (C)
Maurice Harkless has been starting at SF since 1/30.

RAPTORS
Kyle Lowry (PG), DeMar DeRozan (SG), Rudy Gay (SF), Amir Johnson (PF), Aaron Gray (C)
Jonas Valanciunas returned to the starting lineup on 2/10.

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

NBA 2K13 Roster Analysis 2/2/13


Dear 2K Insider,

I know that you read my blog, else you wouldn't have bothered to injure the likes ofTornike Shengelia.  If you are going to read my blog, I would suggest you make ALL of the changes I point out, not half of them.  You'll have a better product, and I won't have to write these artic...  Oh.  Nevermind, I get it.  You actually WANT someone to put the work and research in for you.  In that case, enjoy your once a week checkup.

Thanks anyway,

Rashidi

Missing Players: 13
Players on Wrong Teams: 5
Incorrect Head Coaches: 1
Incorrect Injuries: 1
Missing Injuries: 4
Incorrect Starting Lineups: 2

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PLAYER EDITS

Player attribute edits per roster
2/2: 2
1/30: 7
1/24: 0
1/21: 0
1/17: 18
1/12: 2
1/5: 16
1/3: 1
12/25: 0
12/21: 0
12/18: 9
12/13: 1
12/8: 15
12/5: 14
11/17:  16

Brandan Knight is 76 Overall (+3) due to position change to SG (no rating changes).

Darren Collison
Darren Collison
76 Overall (0)
84 3pt (+4)

2013
Inside: 99-152 (65.1%
Close: 40-116 (34.4%)
Med: 42-93 (45.2%)
3pt: 31-75 (41.3%)

2012
Inside: 90-159 (56.6%)
Close: 65-168 (38.6%)
Med: 73-161 (45.3%)
3pt: 38-105 (36.2%)

This is the definition of a bare-minimum update.  Collison is having a much better season in Dallas than he did with the Pacers, improving his FG% by 45 points and doubling his steal rate.

Earl Clark
Earl Clark
68 Overall (+1)
74 3pt (+11)
73 FT (-2)

2013
Inside: 35-57 (61.4%)
Close: 10-30 (33.3%)
Med: 16-41 (39.0%)
3pt: 14-28 (50.0%)

2012
Inside: 32-57 (56.1%)
Close: 13-44 (29.5%)
Med: 14-56 (25.0%)
3pt: 0-0 (N/A)

Clark has already been edited twice in the past month and this one was solely to make him capable of hitting threes, something he obviously can do.  Expect continued edits for Clark going forward, and very few for any non-Laker role players.

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PLAYER MOVEMENT

Tayshaun Prince (76/SF) - Grizzlies (from Pistons)
Ed Davis (71/PF) - Grizzlies (from Raptors)
Austin Daye (63/SF) Grizzlies (from Pistons)
Josh Harrellson (54/C) - Free Agents (from Heat)
Jose Calderon (75/PG) - Pistons (from Raptors)
Rudy Gay (86/SF) - Raptors (from Grizzlies)
Hamed Haddadi (49/C) - Raptors (from Grizzlies)

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PLAYERS ON WRONG TEAMS

LOL how did 2K waive Josh Harrellson but not take care of the other players!?  Sad.  Sloppy.

Maalik Wayns (63/PG) - 76ers (10-day contract expired, team opted to sign Shelvin Mack instead)
Donald Sloan (63/PG) - Hornets (10-day contract expired, team did not re-sign)
Damion James (70/SF) - Nets (10-day contract expired, team did not re-sign)
Dominic McGuire (66/SF) - Pacers (10-day contract expired, team opted to sign Sam Young instead)
Shelvin Mack (65/PG) - Free Agents (Was signed to 10-day contract on 1/17, four rosters ago)

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MISSING PLAYERS

No new players were added.

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UPDATED MISSING PLAYER LIST
Kevin Jones (PF) - Cavaliers (16 games, 9.8 mpg)
Chris Johnson (SG/SF) - Grizzlies (5 games, 18.4 mpg)
Jarvis Varnado (PF) - Heat (7 games, 4.3 mpg)
Kevin Murphy (SG) - Jazz (8 games, 3.6 mpg)
Mike James (PG) - Mavericks (11 games, 9.6 mpg, played 539 games prior to this season)
Julyan Stone (PG/SG) - Nuggets (2 games, 5.5 mpg, played 22 games prior to this season)
Ben Hansbrough (PG/SG) - Pacers (17 games, 8.1 mpg)
Patrick Beverley (PG) - Rockets (9 games, 11.1 mpg)
Aron Baynes (C) - Spurs (2 games, 9.5 mpg)
Diante Garrett (SG) - Suns (6 games, 5.0 mpg)
Mickael Gelabale (SF) Timberwolves (7 games, 18.9 mpg)
Chris Johnson (C/PF) - Timberwolves (6 games, 16.2 mpg, played 41 games prior to this season)
Kent Bazemore (SG/SF) - Warriors (31 games, 3.5 mpg)
TOTAL: 13

Mike James and Jarvis Varnado were signed for the rest of the season. James has been in previous 2K games and his re-addition to the game should not be particularly difficult.

Patrick Beverley quickly supplanted Toney Douglas as the Rockets backup PG, and needs to be added to the game.  IIRC correctly, he was previously in an NBA 2K game despite not playing until this year, which should make his addition easier.

Mickael Gelabale and Chris Johnson have played extremely well for Minnesota, garnering a ton of minutes (for 10-day contract players) due to injuries.   Both need to be added, however 2K will likely only add one as the Wolves have 16 players on the roster with a game max of 15.  In my roster I simply released Brandon Roy, who is likely to retire.

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INJURED PLAYERS

NEW
Jason Richardson (74/SG) 76ers
Glen Davis (73/PF) Magic
Chris Kaman (76/C) Mavericks
Tornike Shengelia (56/SF) Nets
Mickael Pietrus (72/SF) Raptors
Linas Kleiza (64/SF) Raptors

RECOVERED
Anthony Morrow (66/SG) Hawks
Hedo Turkoglu (72/SF) Magic
Nikola Pekovic (76/C) Timberwolves
Alexey Shved (71/SG) Timberwolves

MISSING INJURIES
Jared Sullinger (71/PF) Celtics -  News broke yesterday that Sullinger will have back surgery and miss the rest of the season.
Corey Maggette (75/SF) Pistons - Sprained ankle and has not played since 12/15.  Even if technically healthy, there is no reason for him to be on Pistons active roster.
Royce White (68/PF) Rockets -  Not making D-League debut until 2/11. NBA still ways away.

INCORRECT INJURIES
Sam Young (68/SF) Pacers - Young wouldn't have been signed if he were still hurt.  He played 11 minutes last night.
Jonas Valanciunas (68/C) Raptors - Returned and played 13 minutes last night.

OUT FOR SEASON (8 total)
Rajon Rondo (89/PG) - Celtics
Anderson Varejao (76/C) - Cavaliers
Louis Williams (78/SG) - Hawks
Jordan Hill (70/C) - Lakers
Glen Davis (73/PF) - Magic
Channing Frye (67/PF - Suns
Elliot Williams (66/SG) - Trail Blazers
Brandon Rush (71/SG) - Warriors

INJURED LIST (34 total)
76ers: Andrew Bynum (87/C), Jason Richardson (74/SG)
Bobcats: Byron Mullens (69/PF)
Bucks: N/A
Bulls: Derrick Rose (92/PG)
Cavaliers: Anderson Varejao (76/C), Daniel Gibson (65/SG)
Celtics: Rajon Rondo (89/PG)
Clippers: Chris Paul (94/PG), Chauncey Billups (81/PG), Trey Thompkins (63/PF)
Grizzlies: Quincy Pondexter (61/SF)
Hawks: Louis Williams (78/SG)
Heat: N/A
Hornets: N/A
Jazz: Mo Williams (78/PG), Raja Bell (71/SG)
Kings: N/A
Knicks:  Marcus Camby (73/C), Rasheed Wallace (71/PF)
Lakers: Jordan Hill (70/C)
Magic:  Glen Davis (73/PF), Al Harrington (71/PF)
Mavericks: Chris Kaman (76/C)
Nets: N/A
Nuggets: N/A
Pacers: Danny Granger (83/SF), Sam Young (68/SF)
Pistons: N/A
Raptors: Andrea Bargnani (73/PF), Mickael Pietrus (72/SF), Jonas Valanciunas (68/C), Linas Kleiza (64/SF)
Rockets: N/A
Spurs: N/A
Suns: Channing Frye (67/PF)
Thunder: N/A
Timberwolves: Kevin Love (89/PF), Brandon Roy (80/SG), Chase Budinger (71/SF), Malcolm Lee (SG/65)
Trail Blazers: Elliot Williams (66/SG)
Warriors: Brandon Rush (71/SG)
Wizards: Cartier Martin (67/SF)

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INCORRECT LINEUPS

2K Sports continues to leave the Hawks and Knicks lineups incorrect while fixing all the other ones I post....  although in the Magic's case, 2K never actually fixed them as they never started Glen Davis when he was healthy and he just got hurt again.

HAWKS
Jeff Teague (PG), Kyle Korver (SG), Josh Smith (SF), Al Horford (PF), Zaza Pachulia (C)
Devin Harris has been starting at SG, moving Pachulia to the bench and everyone back to their natural spots.  2K also has DeShawn Stevenson on the inactive list for no reason whatsoever - Stevenson logged 29 minutes in his last game on 1/27.

KNICKS
Raymond Felton (PG), Iman Shumpert (SG), Carmelo Anthony (SF), Amare Stoudemire (PF), Tyson Chandler (C)
Since Felton returned from injury, Jason Kidd has been starting at SG, pushing Shump to SF and Melo to PF.  Amare Stoudemire has yet to start a single game since returning one month ago on 1/1.

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