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 I would appreciate it if all of my readers would rate his file "1 star", as not only is the file just a plagiarized, outdated version of mine with poorly rated 2K Share rookies added in, but it is obviously nowhere close to being "Official".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Although, it does amuse me that the most downloaded file on 2K Share is just an outdated version of my own roster.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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Friday, August 27, 2010
Game charting Rashidi's NBA 2K11
After receiving many questions about "what Synergy does" in my rosters, I decided to chart one quarter of a simulated game and see the results. Simulation was done on hall of fame difficulty with default sliders.
12:00 - Bulls win tipoff.
11:44 - Rose at top of key, waits about 5-7 seconds for pick from Boozer. Hawks double-team, and Rose throws it wide of Noah on the right elbow. Out of bounds. (CHI TURNOVER: 1)
11:34 - Bibby at top of key, passes to Johnson (coming off Smith screen) on left elbow. Johnson drives by Brewer towards the middle of the paint for a runner before Noah can contest. It's good. (ATL 1-1 FG)
11:14 - Rose at top of key, hands off to Deng, who gives it to Brewer on right elbow. Brewer dumps into Boozer, who works on Horford for a bit and then dumps to Noah on the same side, who goes up for a layup and is fouled by Horford. Noah makes two FTs. (ATL FOUL: 1, CHI 2-2 FT)
11:01 - Bibby brings up ball to left elbow, dumps into Johnson in the mid-post. Johnson spins and puts a layup over Brewer. It's good. (ATL 2-2 FG)
10:52 - Rose brings ball up. Nobody picks up Deng in transition so he passes it to cutting Deng. Deng goes up 14 feet from basket with a leaner but Horford recovers to contest. Deng misses the shot. (CHI 0-1 FG)
10:48 - Smith rebounds and passes to Johnson, who brings the ball up (fastbreak). Johnson tries to hit Bibby with a bounce pass for a transition layup, but it's intercepted by Rose and picked up by Boozer (ATL TURNOVER: 1)
10:31 - Boozer passes to Rose. Bulls try to break but Hawks recover. Rose gives it to Deng on right elbow, opts not to take uncontested three. Triple threats, and drives past rotating Johnson to top of foul line. Deng passes inside to Brewer (has Williams on him), who kicks to Rose for a reset. Rose drives left, loses Bibby, and gives back to Brewer, who throws a bounce pass between Williams' legs to Noah, who scores on an uncontested sweeping hook. (CHI 1-2 FG)
10:03 Bibby brings ball up to top of key, gives it to Johnson on left elbow. Johnson dumps into Smith in post. Smith faces up, drives left of Boozer and passes to Horford on right wing. Horford resets to Bibby. Bibby passes to Williams on right wing, re-posts Horford on the right block (Deng guarding). Horford backs Deng down for a second but the clock is running and Horford passes out to Johnson on the left elbow for a missed 3pter (toe on line) as the clock expires (ATL: 2-3 FG)
9:47 - Rose brings up, passes to Boozer on right elbow (18 ft). Boozer with the ball acts as a screen for Brewer's man, and Boozer passes to Brewer on 3pt line. Brewer drives towards FT line and passes to Rose who is now uncontested behind Boozer. How this happened: Rose cuts to basket when Boozer has ball - Bibby follows but rotates to Brewer once he gets the ball from Boozer. Nobody picks up Rose, as Horford is watching the ball to possibly contest the shot, while Smith is essentially left guarding both Boozer and Rose simultaneously. ANYWAY... Smith rotates to Rose, who passes to Deng on left block. Horford tries to intercept the pass (starting his animation after Deng has already caught the ball), Williams rotates to Deng, and Deng passes to Noah who is now open on the left block for another "easy" layup. (CHI: 2-3 FG)
9:20 - Bibby at top of key, tries some dribble moves on Rose to no avail. Smith sets a screen at top of key, which Bibby uses. Bibby gives back to Smith at top of key, who tries to isolate on Boozer. Boozer sticks with him, and Smith dumps it to Horford in the post w/ the clock running down. Horford takes a highly contested shot that barely grazes front of the rim (ATL: 2-4 FG)
8:56 - Boozer rebounds and gives to Rose. Rose brings ball to top. Gives to Brewer on left elbow who fakes a couple open threes. Bibby rotates over. Brewer drives right on Bibby, which draws Joe Johnson's attention (currently guarding Rose). Another bounce pass between the legs to Rose, who pulls up but then passes out of what would have been a well-contested jumper. Deng gets pass on right 3pt elbow, drives, and gives back to Rose on wing. Rose gives back to Deng at right FT elbow, dribbles, and resets to Rose on the right 3pt elbow. Clock is running down now, so Rose uses a dribble move on Johnson, gets free, and pulls up for an uncontested mid-range shot which goes in. (CHI: 3-5 FG)
8:30 - Bibby brings up to top, cant free himself of Rose. Run the screen play with Smith again, who isos on Boozer. Smith drives to the basket, and has a step this time which forces Rose to rotate over. Smith kicks to Bibby for an open 3pt that swishes. (ATL: 3-5 FG, 1-1 3PT)
8:18 - Rose dumps into Deng who immediately resets. They re-post Deng who makes a couple ball fakes but is called for 3 seconds. (CHI TURNOVER: 2)
ATL SUBS - Bibby > Teague
CHI SUBS - Brewer > Bogans
8:08 - Teague brings up who tries to take Rose off dribble, doesn't have any better success than Bibby, but then suddenly makes a quick cross and is driving towards the paint. Bogans rotates over, and as Teague goes up for a runner he passes out to Johnson on the left wing. Johnson, as with most NBA 2K players, can't navigate the 3pt line and instead settles for a deep two. (ATL 4-6 FG)
7:54 - Rose brings up, Noah sets a pick. Rose goes left, and pulls up for mid-range jumper on left elbow, which misses. (CHI: 3-6 FG)
7:37 - Smith rebounds and passes to Johnson who is Isoing all the way up court on Bogans to get towards the paint. Johnson passes to Horford on right block, who passes to Smith cutting towards basket. Smith passes back to Johnson running toward left 3pt elbow. Johnson this time navigates the 3pt line but his shot animation brings him back over the line for yet another long 2pter. (ATL: 5-7 FG)
7:11 - Rose brings up, and waits with the ball at top of key until there's about 11 seconds left on the shot clock. Reason? Waiting for the off-ball movement (a Boozer pick) to materialize. As with before, Rose is doubled, and instead of giving it to Boozer who has an open path to basket (you'd think 2K would understand the concept of "pick and ROLL", but I digress), he gives it to Noah on the left 3pt elbow. Noah holds the ball and gives back to Boozer, now 20 feet from basket with the clock running down. Boozer resets to Rose behind the 3pt line, who pulls up for a contested shot that obviously misses. (CHI: 3-7 FG, 0-2 3PT)
7:06 - Deng grabs the offensive board over three Hawks and resets to Bogans on the right 3pt wing, who misses the shot. (CHI: 3-8 FG, 0-2 3PT)
7:04 - Deng grabs another offensive board (two players went to contest Bogans shot). Deng takes this one up himself and scores uncontested. (CHI: 4-9 FG)
6:53 - Teague brings up and drives left past Rose. He's met by Bogans, and Rose contests his driving layup that misses. (ATL: 5-8 FG)
6:39 - Rose rebounds and outlets to Deng at halfcourt. Deng waits for offense to set and - dumps to Boozer in post. Boozer backs down Williams and scores with a hook. (CHI: 5-10 FG)
6:18 - Johnson brings up on left, passes to Teague at top of key. Teague holds ball and waits for Johnson to come off a screen on the right side. Johnson catches. Triple Threats 2x on Bogans. Drives in on Bogans, essentially spins into a double team that is fortunately called a blocking foul on Joakim Noah (probably a charge w/ altered charge settings). (CHI FOUL: 1)
6:14 - Johnson catches inbound, faces up, and triple threats Bogans. Johnson goes left while Bogans goes right, forcing Noah to rotate over. Johnson passes to Horford for an open layup. (ATL: 6-9 FG)
5:49 - Rose brings up, gives to Deng on right 3pt elbow. Deng waits a few seconds for play to materialize. Seems like a botched play as it seemed Deng was supposed to hit Boozer on a basket cut or use him as a screen but never got an opportunity. Deng dribbles a bit and gives to Boozer now posting up on right block. Smith is guarding and Horford watching. Boozer takes a contested hook that misses. (CHI: 5-11 FG)
5:31 - Teague rebounds, passes up to Williams (fastbreak). Williams hits Johnson around FT line, but Johnson opts not to take Deng off dribble and resets to Teague. Teague re-posts Johnson who posts Deng for an easy basket. (ATL 7-10 FG)
TIMEOUT CHI - Hawks up 15-12 and Johnson now has 10 pts on 5-6 shooting.
ATL SUBS - Williams > Evans
CHI SUBS - Bogans > Brewer
5:19 - Rose brings up, drives by Teague. Gives to Boozer in low-post. Boozer makes a move, and passes to Noah (Horford watching). Noah once again drops in a hook. (CHI: 6-12 FG)
5:10 - Teague brings up, pass to Horford intercepted by Deng. (ATL TURNOVER: 2)
4:57 - Deng gives to Rose. Passes to Deng on left 3pt elbow. Boozer is posting but then stops as Deng drives on Evans. Deng pulls up for mid-range on wing that misses. (CHI: 6-13 FG)
4:56 - Noah grabs offensive board. Goes up for a layup and is fouled by Smith, and one. (CHI: 7-14 FG, 1-1 FT, ATL: 2 FOULS)
4:44 - Teague brings up, gives to Johnson in mid-psot. Takes a fadeaway jumper on Brewer that misses. (ATL: 7-11 FG)
4:38 - Smith grabs offensive board and resets to Teague. Teague drives by Rose, Noah rotates, and Teague passes to Horford for an uncontested layup. (ATL: 8-12 FG)
4:28 - Rose brings up. Noah sets a pick, and Rose attempts an alleyoop to Boozer that gets intercepted by Horford (CHI TURNOVER: 3)
4:23 - Horford hands off to Evans who throws a fullcourt pass to sprinting Teague. Rose misses the intercept and Teague throws down a dunk. (ATL: 9-13 FG)
4:14 - Rose brings up. The defense is really a mess w/ their matchups right now, ans one of my biggest critiques of 2K defense is that defenders will wait in a specific spot for the offensive player to show up, which screws the team over if the player never gets to that spot. Josh Smith is standing by himself on right wing waiting for Brewer to show up. Brewer never shows up to the wing, as Rose passes to him and due to Smith's placement, Brewer now has a wide-open lane to the basket for an emphatic dunk. While this is really poor defense by the CPU, it at least makes for an emotional response to the previous play. (CHI: 8-15 FG)
Video of the above two plays
http://community.2ksports.com/community/media/viewer.cfm?mediaid=2465659
http://community.2ksports.com/community/media/viewer.cfm?mediaid=2465677
3:56 - Johnson brings ball up. Smith sets a pick and the Bulls try to double Johnson but he fights off the double, drives towards the basket, and pulls up for a 15 footer that misses. (ATL: 9-14 FG)
3:47 - Boozer rebounds, gives to Rose. Boozer comes up court but Smith never picks him up (he is watching Rose). Rose hits Boozer for a layup. (CHI: 9-16 FG)
3:34 - Teague brings up, passes to Johnson on left 3pt elbow. Smith sets pick, but Brewer swipes before Johnson can use it and ball goes out of bounds. Both Johnson and Brewer get charged for a turnover on this play even though possession never changed. Weird. Hawks ball. Shotclock resets and I guess Brewer got credit for a steal somehow. (ATL TURNOVER: 3, CHI TURNOVER: 4)
3:10 - Johnson receives inbound, passes to Evans on wing. Evans holds the ball has the CPU officially seems confused. Horford is trying to post, and Teague used this as a screen, and then comes back towards Evans. There are three Hawks in a small triangle, and since there are 3 Bulls defenders the whole area is very crowded (compounded by the fact that Mo Evans has the ball, and not a playmaker like Johnson). Teague is literally walking away from Evans and back towards him. Evans finally hands off to Teague w/ 7 seconds left on the clock, who dribbles around for a bit, gets a step on Rose, and fires up a FT line jumper that misses. (ATL: 9-15 FG)
3:02 - Boozer rebounds, gives to Brewer on a mini-break. Brewer drives left and tries to hit Rose who is standing underneath the basket (tell-tale sign of "CPU THINKS ITS A FAST BREAK"). Horford blocks the pass and Evans picks it up. (CHI TURNOVER: 5)
2:55 - Evans gets steal and passes to Teague at halfcourt, who passes to Johnson at 3pt line as Hawks have their own break now. Johnson is met by Boozer about 10 feet from basket which makes him stagger, and he resets to Evans up top who puts up a three that Brewer is late to contest (he ran under the basket since Johnson was his man, even though Boozer picked him up). (ATL: 10-16 FG, 2-2 3PT)
TIMEOUT CHI - now 22 Hawks 21 Bulls
ATL SUBS - Teague > Bibby, Smith > Willliams, Horford > Pachulia
CHI SUBS - Rose > Watson, Boozer > Gibson
2:41 - Watson brings up. Noah sets pick, Zaza goes over to double, but all he does is get in Bibby's way, compounding the problem by reaching for a steal when Bibby is already behind him. Watson esssentially uses Zaza as a second screen on Bibby, and pulls up for a 22 foot 2pter (yet another shot that should have been a three). He swishes the shot, although I'd have much rather hit Noah (who was really wide open under the basket by now you can imagine). (CHI: 10-17)
2:26 - Bibby brings up, gives to Williams on left elbow. Willliams triple threats twice on Gibson, and pulls up for long jumper that misses. (ATL: 10-16 FG)
2:03 - Noan rebounds, gives to Deng. Deng gives to Watson at top of key, who brings to right elbow. Watson uses some type of cross (very quick change of direction) to lose Johnson at FT line, and passes to Gibson on the left block. Gibson posts up Bibby and misses the shot (help from Williams) (CHI: 10-18 FG)
2:00 - Williams rebounds, hands to Bibby, who throws to fastbreaking Johnson. Johnson hits fastbreaking Evans for an and one layup. (ATL: 11-17 FG, 1-1 FT, CHI FOULS: 2)
1:36 - Watson brings up, passes to Gibson on left elbow. Gibson hands off to Brewer on left wing, and then sets pick for him, though it's too crowded for Brewer to take advantage. Brewer resets to Deng up top. Deng gives it back to Brewer, who misses a contested 20 footer with the clock running down. (CHI: 10-19 FG)
1:11 - -Bibby rebounds, hands to Evans (who is heating up now). Evans heads to left 3pt elbow and passes to Pachulia on left FT elbow. Pachulia stands with his back to the basket for about 3 seconds and gives it up to Williams on the other elbow. Williams resets to Bibby up top. Bibby gives to Pachulia at the left elbow again where he tries to work on Noah to no avail. The clock is running down, and Pachulia hits Williams on the right elbow again for a contested forced shot before the clock expires. (ATL: 11-18 FG)
1:03 - Gibson rebounds, gives to Watson for a mini-break. Watson pushes to Deng, who hits Brewer in transition for a turnaround hook. (CHI: 11-20 FG)
0:38 - Bibby brings up and passes to Williams on left wing. Williams fakes twice but is unable to lose Gibson. He isos his way down left wing, kicks to Pachulia on left elbow, who swings to Evans on far right 3pt elbow. Evans is Isoing now, moves down right wing, kicks to Williams with the clock running down again, and forces up another contested elbow shot. (ATL: 11-19 FG)
0:25 - Brewer rebounds, hands to Watson who brings it up. Noah sets screen, Noah's man goes over to apply a double. Watson goes left again, losing his man somewhat and pulls up from the left block for an 8 foot jumper that goes in. (CHI: 12-21 FG)
0:06 - Bibby brings up, passes to Johnson. Johnson Isos on Brewer, drives to basket, and is met by Gibson. Johnson passes to Williams, but Brewer has already rotated over. Gibson also manages to rotate over and Williams resets to Bibby. Bibby drives right and misses a 15 footer on the elbow. (ATL: 11-20 FG)
0:00 - Noah rebounds, passes to Watson, who launches up a halfcourt shot with about 2 seconds left on the clock. It misses. (CHI: 12-22 FG, 0-3 3PT)
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To summarize, the Hawks ran mostly Isolation plays involving Joe Johnson (or another Hawk), followed by screen plays involving Smith. The Bulls on the other hand ran a lot of pick and rolls. Both teams had their fair share of fastbreak opportunities (the main reason they shot over 50%). Both teams had moments of excellent defense followed by some real blunders in judgement typical of the 2K AI. There were post ups, drive and kicks, and no cheap screen plays or cheese dunks. There were moments of indecision by the CPU, but that is hardly untypical of a real NBA game. All in all, this was a very realistic replication of what real basketball is supposed to be.
12:00 - Bulls win tipoff.
11:44 - Rose at top of key, waits about 5-7 seconds for pick from Boozer. Hawks double-team, and Rose throws it wide of Noah on the right elbow. Out of bounds. (CHI TURNOVER: 1)
11:34 - Bibby at top of key, passes to Johnson (coming off Smith screen) on left elbow. Johnson drives by Brewer towards the middle of the paint for a runner before Noah can contest. It's good. (ATL 1-1 FG)
11:14 - Rose at top of key, hands off to Deng, who gives it to Brewer on right elbow. Brewer dumps into Boozer, who works on Horford for a bit and then dumps to Noah on the same side, who goes up for a layup and is fouled by Horford. Noah makes two FTs. (ATL FOUL: 1, CHI 2-2 FT)
11:01 - Bibby brings up ball to left elbow, dumps into Johnson in the mid-post. Johnson spins and puts a layup over Brewer. It's good. (ATL 2-2 FG)
10:52 - Rose brings ball up. Nobody picks up Deng in transition so he passes it to cutting Deng. Deng goes up 14 feet from basket with a leaner but Horford recovers to contest. Deng misses the shot. (CHI 0-1 FG)
10:48 - Smith rebounds and passes to Johnson, who brings the ball up (fastbreak). Johnson tries to hit Bibby with a bounce pass for a transition layup, but it's intercepted by Rose and picked up by Boozer (ATL TURNOVER: 1)
10:31 - Boozer passes to Rose. Bulls try to break but Hawks recover. Rose gives it to Deng on right elbow, opts not to take uncontested three. Triple threats, and drives past rotating Johnson to top of foul line. Deng passes inside to Brewer (has Williams on him), who kicks to Rose for a reset. Rose drives left, loses Bibby, and gives back to Brewer, who throws a bounce pass between Williams' legs to Noah, who scores on an uncontested sweeping hook. (CHI 1-2 FG)
10:03 Bibby brings ball up to top of key, gives it to Johnson on left elbow. Johnson dumps into Smith in post. Smith faces up, drives left of Boozer and passes to Horford on right wing. Horford resets to Bibby. Bibby passes to Williams on right wing, re-posts Horford on the right block (Deng guarding). Horford backs Deng down for a second but the clock is running and Horford passes out to Johnson on the left elbow for a missed 3pter (toe on line) as the clock expires (ATL: 2-3 FG)
9:47 - Rose brings up, passes to Boozer on right elbow (18 ft). Boozer with the ball acts as a screen for Brewer's man, and Boozer passes to Brewer on 3pt line. Brewer drives towards FT line and passes to Rose who is now uncontested behind Boozer. How this happened: Rose cuts to basket when Boozer has ball - Bibby follows but rotates to Brewer once he gets the ball from Boozer. Nobody picks up Rose, as Horford is watching the ball to possibly contest the shot, while Smith is essentially left guarding both Boozer and Rose simultaneously. ANYWAY... Smith rotates to Rose, who passes to Deng on left block. Horford tries to intercept the pass (starting his animation after Deng has already caught the ball), Williams rotates to Deng, and Deng passes to Noah who is now open on the left block for another "easy" layup. (CHI: 2-3 FG)
9:20 - Bibby at top of key, tries some dribble moves on Rose to no avail. Smith sets a screen at top of key, which Bibby uses. Bibby gives back to Smith at top of key, who tries to isolate on Boozer. Boozer sticks with him, and Smith dumps it to Horford in the post w/ the clock running down. Horford takes a highly contested shot that barely grazes front of the rim (ATL: 2-4 FG)
8:56 - Boozer rebounds and gives to Rose. Rose brings ball to top. Gives to Brewer on left elbow who fakes a couple open threes. Bibby rotates over. Brewer drives right on Bibby, which draws Joe Johnson's attention (currently guarding Rose). Another bounce pass between the legs to Rose, who pulls up but then passes out of what would have been a well-contested jumper. Deng gets pass on right 3pt elbow, drives, and gives back to Rose on wing. Rose gives back to Deng at right FT elbow, dribbles, and resets to Rose on the right 3pt elbow. Clock is running down now, so Rose uses a dribble move on Johnson, gets free, and pulls up for an uncontested mid-range shot which goes in. (CHI: 3-5 FG)
8:30 - Bibby brings up to top, cant free himself of Rose. Run the screen play with Smith again, who isos on Boozer. Smith drives to the basket, and has a step this time which forces Rose to rotate over. Smith kicks to Bibby for an open 3pt that swishes. (ATL: 3-5 FG, 1-1 3PT)
8:18 - Rose dumps into Deng who immediately resets. They re-post Deng who makes a couple ball fakes but is called for 3 seconds. (CHI TURNOVER: 2)
ATL SUBS - Bibby > Teague
CHI SUBS - Brewer > Bogans
8:08 - Teague brings up who tries to take Rose off dribble, doesn't have any better success than Bibby, but then suddenly makes a quick cross and is driving towards the paint. Bogans rotates over, and as Teague goes up for a runner he passes out to Johnson on the left wing. Johnson, as with most NBA 2K players, can't navigate the 3pt line and instead settles for a deep two. (ATL 4-6 FG)
7:54 - Rose brings up, Noah sets a pick. Rose goes left, and pulls up for mid-range jumper on left elbow, which misses. (CHI: 3-6 FG)
7:37 - Smith rebounds and passes to Johnson who is Isoing all the way up court on Bogans to get towards the paint. Johnson passes to Horford on right block, who passes to Smith cutting towards basket. Smith passes back to Johnson running toward left 3pt elbow. Johnson this time navigates the 3pt line but his shot animation brings him back over the line for yet another long 2pter. (ATL: 5-7 FG)
7:11 - Rose brings up, and waits with the ball at top of key until there's about 11 seconds left on the shot clock. Reason? Waiting for the off-ball movement (a Boozer pick) to materialize. As with before, Rose is doubled, and instead of giving it to Boozer who has an open path to basket (you'd think 2K would understand the concept of "pick and ROLL", but I digress), he gives it to Noah on the left 3pt elbow. Noah holds the ball and gives back to Boozer, now 20 feet from basket with the clock running down. Boozer resets to Rose behind the 3pt line, who pulls up for a contested shot that obviously misses. (CHI: 3-7 FG, 0-2 3PT)
7:06 - Deng grabs the offensive board over three Hawks and resets to Bogans on the right 3pt wing, who misses the shot. (CHI: 3-8 FG, 0-2 3PT)
7:04 - Deng grabs another offensive board (two players went to contest Bogans shot). Deng takes this one up himself and scores uncontested. (CHI: 4-9 FG)
6:53 - Teague brings up and drives left past Rose. He's met by Bogans, and Rose contests his driving layup that misses. (ATL: 5-8 FG)
6:39 - Rose rebounds and outlets to Deng at halfcourt. Deng waits for offense to set and - dumps to Boozer in post. Boozer backs down Williams and scores with a hook. (CHI: 5-10 FG)
6:18 - Johnson brings up on left, passes to Teague at top of key. Teague holds ball and waits for Johnson to come off a screen on the right side. Johnson catches. Triple Threats 2x on Bogans. Drives in on Bogans, essentially spins into a double team that is fortunately called a blocking foul on Joakim Noah (probably a charge w/ altered charge settings). (CHI FOUL: 1)
6:14 - Johnson catches inbound, faces up, and triple threats Bogans. Johnson goes left while Bogans goes right, forcing Noah to rotate over. Johnson passes to Horford for an open layup. (ATL: 6-9 FG)
5:49 - Rose brings up, gives to Deng on right 3pt elbow. Deng waits a few seconds for play to materialize. Seems like a botched play as it seemed Deng was supposed to hit Boozer on a basket cut or use him as a screen but never got an opportunity. Deng dribbles a bit and gives to Boozer now posting up on right block. Smith is guarding and Horford watching. Boozer takes a contested hook that misses. (CHI: 5-11 FG)
5:31 - Teague rebounds, passes up to Williams (fastbreak). Williams hits Johnson around FT line, but Johnson opts not to take Deng off dribble and resets to Teague. Teague re-posts Johnson who posts Deng for an easy basket. (ATL 7-10 FG)
TIMEOUT CHI - Hawks up 15-12 and Johnson now has 10 pts on 5-6 shooting.
ATL SUBS - Williams > Evans
CHI SUBS - Bogans > Brewer
5:19 - Rose brings up, drives by Teague. Gives to Boozer in low-post. Boozer makes a move, and passes to Noah (Horford watching). Noah once again drops in a hook. (CHI: 6-12 FG)
5:10 - Teague brings up, pass to Horford intercepted by Deng. (ATL TURNOVER: 2)
4:57 - Deng gives to Rose. Passes to Deng on left 3pt elbow. Boozer is posting but then stops as Deng drives on Evans. Deng pulls up for mid-range on wing that misses. (CHI: 6-13 FG)
4:56 - Noah grabs offensive board. Goes up for a layup and is fouled by Smith, and one. (CHI: 7-14 FG, 1-1 FT, ATL: 2 FOULS)
4:44 - Teague brings up, gives to Johnson in mid-psot. Takes a fadeaway jumper on Brewer that misses. (ATL: 7-11 FG)
4:38 - Smith grabs offensive board and resets to Teague. Teague drives by Rose, Noah rotates, and Teague passes to Horford for an uncontested layup. (ATL: 8-12 FG)
4:28 - Rose brings up. Noah sets a pick, and Rose attempts an alleyoop to Boozer that gets intercepted by Horford (CHI TURNOVER: 3)
4:23 - Horford hands off to Evans who throws a fullcourt pass to sprinting Teague. Rose misses the intercept and Teague throws down a dunk. (ATL: 9-13 FG)
4:14 - Rose brings up. The defense is really a mess w/ their matchups right now, ans one of my biggest critiques of 2K defense is that defenders will wait in a specific spot for the offensive player to show up, which screws the team over if the player never gets to that spot. Josh Smith is standing by himself on right wing waiting for Brewer to show up. Brewer never shows up to the wing, as Rose passes to him and due to Smith's placement, Brewer now has a wide-open lane to the basket for an emphatic dunk. While this is really poor defense by the CPU, it at least makes for an emotional response to the previous play. (CHI: 8-15 FG)
Video of the above two plays
http://community.2ksports.com/community/media/viewer.cfm?mediaid=2465659
http://community.2ksports.com/community/media/viewer.cfm?mediaid=2465677
3:56 - Johnson brings ball up. Smith sets a pick and the Bulls try to double Johnson but he fights off the double, drives towards the basket, and pulls up for a 15 footer that misses. (ATL: 9-14 FG)
3:47 - Boozer rebounds, gives to Rose. Boozer comes up court but Smith never picks him up (he is watching Rose). Rose hits Boozer for a layup. (CHI: 9-16 FG)
3:34 - Teague brings up, passes to Johnson on left 3pt elbow. Smith sets pick, but Brewer swipes before Johnson can use it and ball goes out of bounds. Both Johnson and Brewer get charged for a turnover on this play even though possession never changed. Weird. Hawks ball. Shotclock resets and I guess Brewer got credit for a steal somehow. (ATL TURNOVER: 3, CHI TURNOVER: 4)
3:10 - Johnson receives inbound, passes to Evans on wing. Evans holds the ball has the CPU officially seems confused. Horford is trying to post, and Teague used this as a screen, and then comes back towards Evans. There are three Hawks in a small triangle, and since there are 3 Bulls defenders the whole area is very crowded (compounded by the fact that Mo Evans has the ball, and not a playmaker like Johnson). Teague is literally walking away from Evans and back towards him. Evans finally hands off to Teague w/ 7 seconds left on the clock, who dribbles around for a bit, gets a step on Rose, and fires up a FT line jumper that misses. (ATL: 9-15 FG)
3:02 - Boozer rebounds, gives to Brewer on a mini-break. Brewer drives left and tries to hit Rose who is standing underneath the basket (tell-tale sign of "CPU THINKS ITS A FAST BREAK"). Horford blocks the pass and Evans picks it up. (CHI TURNOVER: 5)
2:55 - Evans gets steal and passes to Teague at halfcourt, who passes to Johnson at 3pt line as Hawks have their own break now. Johnson is met by Boozer about 10 feet from basket which makes him stagger, and he resets to Evans up top who puts up a three that Brewer is late to contest (he ran under the basket since Johnson was his man, even though Boozer picked him up). (ATL: 10-16 FG, 2-2 3PT)
TIMEOUT CHI - now 22 Hawks 21 Bulls
ATL SUBS - Teague > Bibby, Smith > Willliams, Horford > Pachulia
CHI SUBS - Rose > Watson, Boozer > Gibson
2:41 - Watson brings up. Noah sets pick, Zaza goes over to double, but all he does is get in Bibby's way, compounding the problem by reaching for a steal when Bibby is already behind him. Watson esssentially uses Zaza as a second screen on Bibby, and pulls up for a 22 foot 2pter (yet another shot that should have been a three). He swishes the shot, although I'd have much rather hit Noah (who was really wide open under the basket by now you can imagine). (CHI: 10-17)
2:26 - Bibby brings up, gives to Williams on left elbow. Willliams triple threats twice on Gibson, and pulls up for long jumper that misses. (ATL: 10-16 FG)
2:03 - Noan rebounds, gives to Deng. Deng gives to Watson at top of key, who brings to right elbow. Watson uses some type of cross (very quick change of direction) to lose Johnson at FT line, and passes to Gibson on the left block. Gibson posts up Bibby and misses the shot (help from Williams) (CHI: 10-18 FG)
2:00 - Williams rebounds, hands to Bibby, who throws to fastbreaking Johnson. Johnson hits fastbreaking Evans for an and one layup. (ATL: 11-17 FG, 1-1 FT, CHI FOULS: 2)
1:36 - Watson brings up, passes to Gibson on left elbow. Gibson hands off to Brewer on left wing, and then sets pick for him, though it's too crowded for Brewer to take advantage. Brewer resets to Deng up top. Deng gives it back to Brewer, who misses a contested 20 footer with the clock running down. (CHI: 10-19 FG)
1:11 - -Bibby rebounds, hands to Evans (who is heating up now). Evans heads to left 3pt elbow and passes to Pachulia on left FT elbow. Pachulia stands with his back to the basket for about 3 seconds and gives it up to Williams on the other elbow. Williams resets to Bibby up top. Bibby gives to Pachulia at the left elbow again where he tries to work on Noah to no avail. The clock is running down, and Pachulia hits Williams on the right elbow again for a contested forced shot before the clock expires. (ATL: 11-18 FG)
1:03 - Gibson rebounds, gives to Watson for a mini-break. Watson pushes to Deng, who hits Brewer in transition for a turnaround hook. (CHI: 11-20 FG)
0:38 - Bibby brings up and passes to Williams on left wing. Williams fakes twice but is unable to lose Gibson. He isos his way down left wing, kicks to Pachulia on left elbow, who swings to Evans on far right 3pt elbow. Evans is Isoing now, moves down right wing, kicks to Williams with the clock running down again, and forces up another contested elbow shot. (ATL: 11-19 FG)
0:25 - Brewer rebounds, hands to Watson who brings it up. Noah sets screen, Noah's man goes over to apply a double. Watson goes left again, losing his man somewhat and pulls up from the left block for an 8 foot jumper that goes in. (CHI: 12-21 FG)
0:06 - Bibby brings up, passes to Johnson. Johnson Isos on Brewer, drives to basket, and is met by Gibson. Johnson passes to Williams, but Brewer has already rotated over. Gibson also manages to rotate over and Williams resets to Bibby. Bibby drives right and misses a 15 footer on the elbow. (ATL: 11-20 FG)
0:00 - Noah rebounds, passes to Watson, who launches up a halfcourt shot with about 2 seconds left on the clock. It misses. (CHI: 12-22 FG, 0-3 3PT)
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To summarize, the Hawks ran mostly Isolation plays involving Joe Johnson (or another Hawk), followed by screen plays involving Smith. The Bulls on the other hand ran a lot of pick and rolls. Both teams had their fair share of fastbreak opportunities (the main reason they shot over 50%). Both teams had moments of excellent defense followed by some real blunders in judgement typical of the 2K AI. There were post ups, drive and kicks, and no cheap screen plays or cheese dunks. There were moments of indecision by the CPU, but that is hardly untypical of a real NBA game. All in all, this was a very realistic replication of what real basketball is supposed to be.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
How to plagiarize a roster and call it official
STEP ONE
Download Real 2K Insider [06-07-10]
STEP TWO
Download 2K Share rookies without editing their ratings (Ryan Richards on Spurs w/ 67 overall?)
STEP THREE
Label said roster as "THE OFFICIAL 2K11 ROSTER" - TONS OF RESEARCH DONE 2 THIS ROSTER 2 BRING U THE BEST B.BALL EXPEREINCE!
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This is pretty much what the user I3aSkEtCaSe did, and he currently has the most downloaded file on XBox 2K Share.
My interactions with user I3aSkEtCaSe over XBox Live
Real 2K Insider: LOL wut u know about research?
I3aSkEtCaSe: GO FUCK YOURSELF AND UR ROSTER... I NEVER COPIED YOUR CRAP ASS ROSTER... YOUR JUST ACTING LIKE A REAL FAG CAUSE MY ROSTER IS BETTER RESEARCH PRICK...
Editors Note: Never seen anyone get so defensive so fast.
Real 2K Insider: Good job answering the question.
I3aSkEtCaSe: AS BY THE WAY CJ WATSON IS NOT 23 U DUMB ASS... THATS MJs RETIRED #... ALL MY JERSEYS ARE MOSTLY CORRECT & SALARIES TOO. THAT WEBSITE U USE IS WRONG WIT SALARIES. I DO MY RESEARCH.
Editors Notes
1. C.J. Watson's number was 23 last season, and is obviously retired. However, he has yet to select a new number. Until he does, I won't be changing it, as his current number serves as a reminder to periodically check for his new number.
2. I went to nba.com/team/roster for all jersey numbers and player heights & weights. If a jersey number is "incorrect", it's because that player doesn't have a new number yet (such as the aforementioned C.J. Watson).
3. Shamsports has the best contract information on the net, as Sham puts more research into the NBA than anyone I know. So perhaps this user should do some research of his own. Moving along...
Real 2K Insider: LOL that why ur Lakers ratings are IDENTICAL to mine? Plz enlighten me. Research?
Editors Note: It's true. Download Real 2K Insider [06-07-10] and make a comparison.
I3aSkEtCaSe: OH, BY THE WAY U HAVE A BUNCH OF PLAYERS WIT RETIRED JERSEYS ALL OVER... U SHOULD DO MORE RESEARCH... IF U WANT U CAN USE MY ROSTER IF U WANT. IM GOING ON VACATION.
Real 2K Insider: LOL how bout dem ratings? Nobody cares about JERSEYS lollll
I3aSkEtCaSe: I DIDNT USE UR ROSTER & I DESERVE RESPECT 4 THE HARD WORK I PUT IN. WHAT U DID WAS WRONG PUTTING UP DOWNLOADS JUST 2 PUT ME DOWN. THATS SICK SHIT.. MY RATINGS CAME FROM UR WEBSITE DAMMIT! PLUS I FIXED THE TOO LOW ONES. LIKE BIBBY & ROSE ECT
Real 2K Insider: u deserve respect for copying others work w/o given credit? thats called plagiarsim bud. then calling them OFFICIAL? yeah, you're a real hero.
I3aSkEtCaSe: ALOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THE CORRECT STUFF... THATS WHY I GET OVER 1500 DOWNLOADS A DAY
Real 2K Insider: LMAO legimtiately fraudulent. get your own ratings and hop off my nuts.
I3aSkEtCaSe: LIKE I SAID B4... I DIDNT COPY UR FUCKIN CRAPY ASS ROSTER. LOOK AT IT DICKHEAD. ITS NOTHING LIKE YOURS. WHAT THE PURPOSE OF PUTTING UP A WEBSITE AND NO ONE CAN USE EM. THATS A JOKE...
Real 2K Insider: You get 1500 downloads bc you claim they're official. Nothin but a fraud.
Real 2K Insider: And LOL @ nothing like mine when ratings are 95% of a roster.
I3aSkEtCaSe: FUCK UR RATINGS ASSHOLE... THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT UR MAD THAT MY STUFF IS BETTER THAN YOURS...
Real 2K Insider: lol who mad when u curse up a storm over "research". Bottom line the only research u put in was all of mine.
I3aSkEtCaSe: 1500 DOWNLOADS BECAUSE EVERYBODY LIKES IT & KNOWS ITS BETTER. SO KEEP BASHING ME LIKE THE FAG THAT U ARE. IM ORIGINAL JUST LIKE MY WORK. U FUCK U TRYING 2 STEAL MY HARD WORK LIKE U DID IT. WHAT A PRICK. YOU NEED HELP. IT AINT MY FAULT IM DOING A BETTER JOB THAN U.
Real 2K Insider: Lol how bout dem Lakers?
I3aSkEtCaSe: THE ONLY RESEARCH IM PUTTIN UP IS MY OWN.. SO DONT PLAY YOURSELF...
Real 2K Insider: Right. Googling me is all you.
I3aSkEtCaSe: how about your research... lol
Editors Note: I kid you not, this was his first uncapatalized message.
Real 2K Insider: u know exactly what it is or else u wouldn't use it - don't worry - everyone will see the research on YOU soon enough.
I3aSkEtCaSe: dont worry im a keep doing what im doing. updating MY ROSTER. i aint going nowhere...
Real 2K Insider: Likewise. Have fun copying me next year :)
i3aSkEtCaSe: like i said b4... never copied ur roster... in ur mind u wish it was yours... ill b there next year too... like this year with my own roster...
Real 2K Insider: dont play YOURSELF. your FAs all have my positions and I never released that on the website. RESEARCH? u honestly think i cant recognize my own roster? LOL WUT U KNOW ABOUT RESEARCH!!!
Real 2K Insider: Case closed fraud.
Editors note: It's true. I changed Sun Yue to SG/SF, Morris Almond to SF/SG, Kirk Snyder to SF/SG, Gerald Green to SF/SG, Mike Sweetney to C/PF, etc, and all the players I lowered to 25 overall are exactly the same.
i3aSkEtCaSe: it looks like ur on my nutsack.. are you sure ur looking at mine... my lakers are not like urs.. u probably forgot to load mine & still lookin at urs.
Editors Note: From the guy who just said he copied them from the website.
i3aSkEtCaSe: youll never make a good detective...
Real 2K Insider: Sorry kid, but I don't have Da'Sean Butler rated 72 overall in any of my rosters. WUT U KNOW ABOUT RESEARCH!?
I3aSkEtCaSe: ???? what about butler... i downloaded it from dna ??? who cares. and my lakers are completely different from urs... its not UR FUCKIN ROSTER RETART... u need help. look at my roster everything is completely different. ur going roster crazy bro.
Editors Note: Which means I AM looking at your roster, genius. By the way, isn't 72 overall a wee bit high for a 2nd round rookie that blew out his knee? Where was your research and hard work there?
Real 2K Insider: lol even my black armed Arroyo is here. a later build would have removed him. KUDOS on finding out the TRUE reason i left him in.
I3aSkEtCaSe: i never fixed butler... goes 2 show THATS NOT UR ROSTER
Real 2K Insider: idiot. you DL'ed my June 7th roster which was pre-draft.
I3aSkEtCaSe: crap... 346 downloads to your 33. the whole time weve been connected... u can say what u want or do what u want. i aint going nowhere little cry baby ass prick. im a sleep good 2nite because ive done nothing wrong.. FACE IT...
Real 2K Insider: a REAL official roster would use 2Ks last update. w/ updated socks, jerseys, headbands, and dynamic attendence. you're nothing but a liar in denial about the disservice hes doing the community - for DLs and "fame"???
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What a classy guy.
Give this schmuck a poor rating and let the community know my roster has been significantly upgraded since this plagiarism occurred.
Download Real 2K Insider [06-07-10]
STEP TWO
Download 2K Share rookies without editing their ratings (Ryan Richards on Spurs w/ 67 overall?)
STEP THREE
Label said roster as "THE OFFICIAL 2K11 ROSTER" - TONS OF RESEARCH DONE 2 THIS ROSTER 2 BRING U THE BEST B.BALL EXPEREINCE!
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This is pretty much what the user I3aSkEtCaSe did, and he currently has the most downloaded file on XBox 2K Share.
My interactions with user I3aSkEtCaSe over XBox Live
Real 2K Insider: LOL wut u know about research?
I3aSkEtCaSe: GO FUCK YOURSELF AND UR ROSTER... I NEVER COPIED YOUR CRAP ASS ROSTER... YOUR JUST ACTING LIKE A REAL FAG CAUSE MY ROSTER IS BETTER RESEARCH PRICK...
Editors Note: Never seen anyone get so defensive so fast.
Real 2K Insider: Good job answering the question.
I3aSkEtCaSe: AS BY THE WAY CJ WATSON IS NOT 23 U DUMB ASS... THATS MJs RETIRED #... ALL MY JERSEYS ARE MOSTLY CORRECT & SALARIES TOO. THAT WEBSITE U USE IS WRONG WIT SALARIES. I DO MY RESEARCH.
Editors Notes
1. C.J. Watson's number was 23 last season, and is obviously retired. However, he has yet to select a new number. Until he does, I won't be changing it, as his current number serves as a reminder to periodically check for his new number.
2. I went to nba.com/team/roster for all jersey numbers and player heights & weights. If a jersey number is "incorrect", it's because that player doesn't have a new number yet (such as the aforementioned C.J. Watson).
3. Shamsports has the best contract information on the net, as Sham puts more research into the NBA than anyone I know. So perhaps this user should do some research of his own. Moving along...
Real 2K Insider: LOL that why ur Lakers ratings are IDENTICAL to mine? Plz enlighten me. Research?
Editors Note: It's true. Download Real 2K Insider [06-07-10] and make a comparison.
I3aSkEtCaSe: OH, BY THE WAY U HAVE A BUNCH OF PLAYERS WIT RETIRED JERSEYS ALL OVER... U SHOULD DO MORE RESEARCH... IF U WANT U CAN USE MY ROSTER IF U WANT. IM GOING ON VACATION.
Real 2K Insider: LOL how bout dem ratings? Nobody cares about JERSEYS lollll
I3aSkEtCaSe: I DIDNT USE UR ROSTER & I DESERVE RESPECT 4 THE HARD WORK I PUT IN. WHAT U DID WAS WRONG PUTTING UP DOWNLOADS JUST 2 PUT ME DOWN. THATS SICK SHIT.. MY RATINGS CAME FROM UR WEBSITE DAMMIT! PLUS I FIXED THE TOO LOW ONES. LIKE BIBBY & ROSE ECT
Real 2K Insider: u deserve respect for copying others work w/o given credit? thats called plagiarsim bud. then calling them OFFICIAL? yeah, you're a real hero.
I3aSkEtCaSe: ALOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THE CORRECT STUFF... THATS WHY I GET OVER 1500 DOWNLOADS A DAY
Real 2K Insider: LMAO legimtiately fraudulent. get your own ratings and hop off my nuts.
I3aSkEtCaSe: LIKE I SAID B4... I DIDNT COPY UR FUCKIN CRAPY ASS ROSTER. LOOK AT IT DICKHEAD. ITS NOTHING LIKE YOURS. WHAT THE PURPOSE OF PUTTING UP A WEBSITE AND NO ONE CAN USE EM. THATS A JOKE...
Real 2K Insider: You get 1500 downloads bc you claim they're official. Nothin but a fraud.
Real 2K Insider: And LOL @ nothing like mine when ratings are 95% of a roster.
I3aSkEtCaSe: FUCK UR RATINGS ASSHOLE... THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT UR MAD THAT MY STUFF IS BETTER THAN YOURS...
Real 2K Insider: lol who mad when u curse up a storm over "research". Bottom line the only research u put in was all of mine.
I3aSkEtCaSe: 1500 DOWNLOADS BECAUSE EVERYBODY LIKES IT & KNOWS ITS BETTER. SO KEEP BASHING ME LIKE THE FAG THAT U ARE. IM ORIGINAL JUST LIKE MY WORK. U FUCK U TRYING 2 STEAL MY HARD WORK LIKE U DID IT. WHAT A PRICK. YOU NEED HELP. IT AINT MY FAULT IM DOING A BETTER JOB THAN U.
Real 2K Insider: Lol how bout dem Lakers?
I3aSkEtCaSe: THE ONLY RESEARCH IM PUTTIN UP IS MY OWN.. SO DONT PLAY YOURSELF...
Real 2K Insider: Right. Googling me is all you.
I3aSkEtCaSe: how about your research... lol
Editors Note: I kid you not, this was his first uncapatalized message.
Real 2K Insider: u know exactly what it is or else u wouldn't use it - don't worry - everyone will see the research on YOU soon enough.
I3aSkEtCaSe: dont worry im a keep doing what im doing. updating MY ROSTER. i aint going nowhere...
Real 2K Insider: Likewise. Have fun copying me next year :)
i3aSkEtCaSe: like i said b4... never copied ur roster... in ur mind u wish it was yours... ill b there next year too... like this year with my own roster...
Real 2K Insider: dont play YOURSELF. your FAs all have my positions and I never released that on the website. RESEARCH? u honestly think i cant recognize my own roster? LOL WUT U KNOW ABOUT RESEARCH!!!
Real 2K Insider: Case closed fraud.
Editors note: It's true. I changed Sun Yue to SG/SF, Morris Almond to SF/SG, Kirk Snyder to SF/SG, Gerald Green to SF/SG, Mike Sweetney to C/PF, etc, and all the players I lowered to 25 overall are exactly the same.
i3aSkEtCaSe: it looks like ur on my nutsack.. are you sure ur looking at mine... my lakers are not like urs.. u probably forgot to load mine & still lookin at urs.
Editors Note: From the guy who just said he copied them from the website.
i3aSkEtCaSe: youll never make a good detective...
Real 2K Insider: Sorry kid, but I don't have Da'Sean Butler rated 72 overall in any of my rosters. WUT U KNOW ABOUT RESEARCH!?
I3aSkEtCaSe: ???? what about butler... i downloaded it from dna ??? who cares. and my lakers are completely different from urs... its not UR FUCKIN ROSTER RETART... u need help. look at my roster everything is completely different. ur going roster crazy bro.
Editors Note: Which means I AM looking at your roster, genius. By the way, isn't 72 overall a wee bit high for a 2nd round rookie that blew out his knee? Where was your research and hard work there?
Real 2K Insider: lol even my black armed Arroyo is here. a later build would have removed him. KUDOS on finding out the TRUE reason i left him in.
I3aSkEtCaSe: i never fixed butler... goes 2 show THATS NOT UR ROSTER
Real 2K Insider: idiot. you DL'ed my June 7th roster which was pre-draft.
I3aSkEtCaSe: crap... 346 downloads to your 33. the whole time weve been connected... u can say what u want or do what u want. i aint going nowhere little cry baby ass prick. im a sleep good 2nite because ive done nothing wrong.. FACE IT...
Real 2K Insider: a REAL official roster would use 2Ks last update. w/ updated socks, jerseys, headbands, and dynamic attendence. you're nothing but a liar in denial about the disservice hes doing the community - for DLs and "fame"???
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What a classy guy.
Give this schmuck a poor rating and let the community know my roster has been significantly upgraded since this plagiarism occurred.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Real 2K Insider: NBA 2K11 (News Update)
Ever the perfectionist, I have yet to release my 2K11 roster as I am still waiting for a few team's rosters to be filled out (notably: Bulls, Clippers, Hawks, Heat).
I've been spending the time perfecting each team's roster, making position tweaks where necessary, continuing to update player ratings and tendencies (as I had only completed about half the teams).
Still, I'm sure many of you are curious as to how the league's power is shifting, and I've got a sneak preview of how the league will primarily look once the dust has settled.
EAST OVERALL
90 Heat - You already know
86 Bulls - Adding Boozer shored up biggest weakness
85 Bucks - Team won 46 last year, added Maggette and Gooden
84 Celtics - Could really use Barnes to replenish team depth
83 Bobcats - Full season of Tyrus will help
82 Magic - Downgraded from Barnes/J-Will to Q-Rich/Duhon
82 Hawks - Barely beat Milwaukee last year, yet making no moves
81 Sixers - Turner will bring this flawed team back to playoffs
79 Knicks - Finally gunning for the 8th seed, still plenty of questions
78 Pacers - Still need a PG and SG... very quiet this offseason
77 Nets - Replaced their backups with... younger backups
76 Pistons - Lots of depth, not enough talent... also quiet this summer
74 Wizards - Might be starting Yi - nuff said
73 Cavaliers - Things will get uglier before the summer is through
70 Raptors - Most unbalanced roster in the league
WEST OVERALL
86 Lakers - Same team as last year, which favors them to win conference
85 Rockets - Might as well call this team "Superman Returns"
84 Mavericks - How many teams can say Shawn Marion would be their 7th man?
84 Nuggets - Harrington a big upgrade over Malik Allen
84 Blazers - Return to health makes them as dangerous as any western power
83 Spurs - Splitter shores up frontcourt, but SF still a weakness
83 Thunder - Same team as last year... will need to improve again
82 Jazz - Replaced Boozer with Big Al, but bench still thin
81 Grizzlies - Improved their depth, but still a starless team (hey Rudy)
81 Hornets - Another sideways season makes CP3 an unhappy camper
80 Clippers - Griffin returns, but team lacks depth
80 Warriors - Ironman David Lee joins most injured NBA team
79 Kings - Cousins provides instant improvement, but still lacking at PG/SF
78 Suns - Just replaced Amare with Turkoglu... I need convincing
75 Wolves - League's worst team gave away their best player for draft picks
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I've been spending the time perfecting each team's roster, making position tweaks where necessary, continuing to update player ratings and tendencies (as I had only completed about half the teams).
Still, I'm sure many of you are curious as to how the league's power is shifting, and I've got a sneak preview of how the league will primarily look once the dust has settled.
EAST OVERALL
90 Heat - You already know
86 Bulls - Adding Boozer shored up biggest weakness
85 Bucks - Team won 46 last year, added Maggette and Gooden
84 Celtics - Could really use Barnes to replenish team depth
83 Bobcats - Full season of Tyrus will help
82 Magic - Downgraded from Barnes/J-Will to Q-Rich/Duhon
82 Hawks - Barely beat Milwaukee last year, yet making no moves
81 Sixers - Turner will bring this flawed team back to playoffs
79 Knicks - Finally gunning for the 8th seed, still plenty of questions
78 Pacers - Still need a PG and SG... very quiet this offseason
77 Nets - Replaced their backups with... younger backups
76 Pistons - Lots of depth, not enough talent... also quiet this summer
74 Wizards - Might be starting Yi - nuff said
73 Cavaliers - Things will get uglier before the summer is through
70 Raptors - Most unbalanced roster in the league
WEST OVERALL
86 Lakers - Same team as last year, which favors them to win conference
85 Rockets - Might as well call this team "Superman Returns"
84 Mavericks - How many teams can say Shawn Marion would be their 7th man?
84 Nuggets - Harrington a big upgrade over Malik Allen
84 Blazers - Return to health makes them as dangerous as any western power
83 Spurs - Splitter shores up frontcourt, but SF still a weakness
83 Thunder - Same team as last year... will need to improve again
82 Jazz - Replaced Boozer with Big Al, but bench still thin
81 Grizzlies - Improved their depth, but still a starless team (hey Rudy)
81 Hornets - Another sideways season makes CP3 an unhappy camper
80 Clippers - Griffin returns, but team lacks depth
80 Warriors - Ironman David Lee joins most injured NBA team
79 Kings - Cousins provides instant improvement, but still lacking at PG/SF
78 Suns - Just replaced Amare with Turkoglu... I need convincing
75 Wolves - League's worst team gave away their best player for draft picks
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Real 2K Insider: NBA 2K11
Starting July 8, 2010 (the first date NBA free agents can sign new contracts) I will be releasing NBA 2K11 roster updates, complete with all drafted players, updated contracts and player ages, and last but not least, the most accurate ratings and tendencies for 8 years running.
Why buy a new game when you can just download it for free?
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