NBA 2K16 Adds '02-'03 Mavericks & '99-'00 Trail Blazers to the List of Classic Teams

[MikeGSW]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

Umm this is the same team that had Ben and Rasheed Wallace, Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups right? I would consider at least one of those guys to be a superstar.

People always say that because they consider superstars to be guys who are monsters on offense and are liable to drop 40 on any given night. I blame espn.

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by iLLWiLL

How does the league treat its retired players? I am not aware, it's not something I've heard about... Can't be nearly as bad as how the NFL treats its former players though.

I'd have to find the radio interview again, but I recall Barkley referencing a lack of retirement compensation for his former teammates and opponents. The way he stated it, it had nothing to do with his own compensation (apparently he initially turned down a heavy sum from 2K to appear in 2K13) and everything to do with everyone else. He eventual caved and joined 2K13, but only on the Dream Team and only after Jay-Z called to reel him in.

[NINJAK2]

02-03 Mavs--Were Finley, Nash, and Van Exel on that squad??

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by NINJAK2

02-03 Mavs--Were Finley, Nash, and Van Exel on that squad??

Yessir! That's the one.

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

Umm this is the same team that had Ben and Rasheed Wallace, Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups right? I would consider at least one of those guys to be a superstar.

That squad was interesting to me because prior to their championship victory, all anyone wanted to say was how they were just composed of a bunch of pretty good players with no single superstar (only current All-Star was Ben Wallace).

However, after they won, suddenly the entire team was treated by many as being stacked. I even remember a 34-year-old Lindsey Hunter getting a huge ratings boost from 2K the following year. I'm okay with that perception though, because I'd been waiting for years for folks to recognize Detroit's greatness. I just shudder at how history would have treated them had they not won one in 2004 - the same old "Can't win without a superstar" assertions would still be going strong today.

[midwestking100]

Quote: Originally Posted by NINJAK2

02-03 Mavs--Were Finley, Nash, and Van Exel on that squad??

Its going to be very interesting to see if the ice is finally going to break between Van Exel and 2K since his likeness wasn't acquired in the past.

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by midwestking100

Its going to be very interesting to see if the ice is finally going to break between Van Exel and 2K since his likeness wasn't acquired in the past.

That's a good point, forgot his likeness wasn't on the '98 Lakers squads.

Playoff rosters for each club:

2000 Blazers
Scottie Pippen
Bonzi Wells
Rasheed Wallace
Arvydas Sabonis
Damon Stoudamire
Gary Grant
Detlef Schrempf
Steve Smith
Jermaine O'Neal
Brian Grant
Stacey Augmon
Greg Anthony

2003 Mavericks
Dirk Nowitzki
Steve Nash
Michael Finley
Shawn Bradley
Adrian Griffin
Eduardo Najera
Raef LaFrentz
Nick Van Exel
Raja Bell
Walt Williams
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Evan Eschmeyer

[NINJAK2]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

Yessir! That's the one. That squad was interesting to me because prior to their championship victory, all anyone wanted to say was how they were just composed of a bunch of pretty good players with no single superstar (only current All-Star was Ben Wallace). However, after they won, suddenly the entire team was treated by many as being stacked. I even remember a 34-year-old Lindsey Hunter getting a huge ratings boost from 2K the following year. I'm okay with that perception though, because I'd been waiting for years for folks to recognize Detroit's greatness. I just shudder at how history would have treated them had they not won one in 2004 - the same old "Can't win without a superstar" assertions would still be going strong today.

That team should have won 2. That Spurs/Pistons series was great and it came down to a very competetive game 7 that went back and forth..

Quote: Originally Posted by midwestking100

Its going to be very interesting to see if the ice is finally going to break between Van Exel and 2K since his likeness wasn't acquired in the past.

I hope they can get him..I loved watching him play in Dallas. I called him DareDevil-"The Man Without Fear" as he seemed to hit alot of big shots and would pull up from anywhere

[Gramps91]

Sweet. Loving the late 90's early 00's teams.