TrailBlazers Gamer style! NBA 2k_/NBA Live(Boo!)

Haven’t had any problems lately. Also live blows.

In reality I like em all as Blazers( especially Juwan after tonight!) but playing time is really sparse for them, let alone shot taking(with 10min qts mind you).

Thought about bumping it up to 12min quarters, which makes real time game length like another 10-20min which isn’t terrible..but the scores are quite a bit higher so my team kinda averages a wee bit too much. BUT, more chances for guys to play/realistic stats/mins.

I think I might restart the Association with 12min for one because of the above, but also because I didn’t put any Prospects in for the draft. Can you download custom prospect files or somehow shift created players in there for real college starts?

Who do you think would make a good trade for any combo of the above?

Have to be a 4/5 obviously, and I actually have Oden/Pryz with realistic injury settings, heck Pryz is out 4-6 weeks ingame right now, so perhaps I should just hang onto at least Pendy….hmmm…

My player mode has some glaring errors. I was playing in Miami, the Heat had the ball, the crowd was chanting “defense!”. Also, the wholescale substitutions every break at ever clock stoppage in the 4th quarter is obnoxious and unrealistic. Finally my “mentor” keeps on telling me I can choose what team I want to go to weeks into the regular season.
I don’t have nearly as many problems in association mode. It’s not that easy to trade, You’ll lose if you mess about. It feels like an accurate NBA simulator. The announcers bug me for many reasons, not least of which they pronounce Batum “Bat-umm” half the time. I really have to turn that off.

But on 18-48 shooting, 21-24 ft. versus the Nets.

The mechanics in 2K9 lead to a lot of my shots being rejected, and I wasn’t playing against slow Kidd so most werent clear lanes to basket with no real huge shotblocker. Williams and Lopez beat me up!

I think im going to start a new Association with Cavs, maybe another team and Blazers WHAT IF THEY TOOK DURANT scenario..though I might be able to add Durant to my team just to test him out, but that’s pretty cheapo.

In this alternate reality I have the folllowing roster:

5-LMA/Pryz

Shifting LMA to 5 not the best idea perhaps, he’s in too deep on most offensive sets and with his lack of interior toughness just not a great fit. I think I will either trade him for a bigtime inside presense, or shift him back to PF and move Gwallace to SF or perhaps 6th man. Pryz would then start at 5.

4-Gwallace/Cunningham/Pendy

Gwallace gets a bit gimped on rebounds as 2k9 favors length foremost not just ratings, but he will battle in there with the giants quite well. Went up against Gasol/Bynum today and he was driving past both left adn right, and in reality a coach would put a wing or guard on him not a 7footer, but then that opens up toehr matchup problems. Gwallace is hands down my favorite player to use in 2k9, tons of steals, blocks, crazy insane dunks etc. Guy is my GLUE.

Cunningham and Pendy get spot minutes and dont play some games.

3-Batum/Webster

Batum is not game changer but he fills in here and there and gets key steals and plays good D, though D in this game isn’t quite as shutdown as one would like. I think i need to ratchet that up a bit. I.e. i could double team and have a hand in someones face and they still make rediculous shots.

Webster is SICK in 2k9. His shooting animation is amazingly quick and fluid, and he can just gun in 3s like no one’s business, but other than that hes not much help(sounds familar).

2 Durant/Rudy

Ahh yes Durant instead of Oden scenario. Honestly, he can play 2/3, though some quicker 2s may give him issue but this roster is designed to flexible with guarding whoever not just position on position.

I kinda miss Oden to be honest, his ground shaking slams and blocks were epic, and Pryz just doesn’t have that offensive punch or O-rebounding forte.

Durant has a bit of a clunky shooting animation, so much so I am considering replacing it with somenoe else…but I think that breaks the spirit of the realism. They don’t seem to give him as much spring in his step as reality, and he also seems to release late. And yes he is a bit redundant when you have LMA/ROY as scorers and then add Durant. If i have webster on the floor too I forget Durant is even there.

In his defense, he does drive well, and knock down some dagger threes with that laconic look on his face. Just plays a bit too stiff for my liking, and looks downright enemic ingame with bony shoulders…ewww.

1 Roy/Nate Robinson/Rudy/Mills

Roy, PG, ball control. Nuff said. Post up midget PGs!

Reunited Nate and BROY, Nate is basically upgraded version of bayless, good scoring punch off bench. I think I had to give NYK Juwan and some picks to fanagble this, and i think I may have just overode the damn thing in the end.

Rudy is a pretty decent spot minute PG, and he fills in for Durant at the 2 as well, or 3 if webster/batum is hurt. Plenty fo minutes for our Spainard.

Obviously the contract situation would be a nightmare with 9 guys capable of starting, and we shall see how their morale shapes up, especially that of Batum/Gwallace and Rudy/Nate as I don’t see them always playing to their potential.

In my other association with Oden, Batum starts and plays 25min a game and STILL is moaning about PT….quite odd how that AI works.

But man, Lebron has a SUPER FUNKY jumpshot that is sloooow to fire.

I love me some Shaq Daddy though.

It is amazing though as I play with this Cav’s team how plodding they are and how few weapons outside Lebron they have. Mo Wiilliams is money for them, but just imagine if Webster was a gunner for them….phew!