NBA 2K16 Hands-On Preview

[Taer]

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Memphis is a team that a principled fundamentally sound basketball gamer could use to win.

Spreading the points out and having a truly balanced attack means that VC will be used; not as he would in a classics match but as his role has evolved today.

A casual person might know who he is or even who he was but would they know how to best utilize VC in today's game?

Winning with Memphis might be harder than with other powerhouses but using the fundamentals built into 2K16 by Da_Czar and ScottOG it should be a satisfying win for simheads.

[Coleworld00]

I'm looking for a squad in pro am add my psn 👉 money__savages

[SaruAqua]

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I'm aware it was only one game but if scoring on the Grizzlies' defense w/ OKC was a struggle, just imagine trying to score on the '04 Pistons or '08 Celtics. I really like this, it will teach novices and veterans like myself (since 2K7) a way of playing team ball and really rely on role players unless one is using the '07 Cavs.

Lastly, does anyone know if the classic team player models will look different from today's models, such as '01 Kobe actually looking younger from '15 Kobe or '06 Wade compared to '13 Wade?

[Ragnar53]

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I'm not sure you can call Rudy Gay inconsistent ever since he's landed in Sacramento.

I didn't know shooting over 45% FG while averaging 20, 5, and 3 while playing respectable on ball and post defense over 120 games was inconsistent.

[lakers24]

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I'm not sure you can call Rudy Gay inconsistent ever since he's landed in Sacramento.

I didn't know shooting over 45% FG while averaging 20, 5, and 3 while playing respectable on ball and post defense over 120 games was inconsistent.

I'm referring to his entire career, not just Sacramento. For the vast majority of it he hasn't played to his full potential. A lot of players don't, not really a knock, some players just aren't meant to be stars giving their talent level. Lamar Odom was another player that could do almost anything and had the physical gifts meant for basketball, but just never was consistently good enough to become a star.

[rbiaci]

Great preview on hands on first impressions

[Hopsin]

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Is this true? If we pre order online for digital we get on the 25th?

This is true, I believe even if you preorder the hard copy, you get it early as well.

[MarkWilliam]

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This is true, I believe even if you preorder the hard copy, you get it early as well.

And if I am not mistaken, pre-download commences 23rd?

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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And if I am not mistaken, pre-download commences 23rd?

This is what I wanna know lol

[Ragnar53]

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I'm referring to his entire career, not just Sacramento. For the vast majority of it he hasn't played to his full potential. A lot of players don't, not really a knock, some players just aren't meant to be stars giving their talent level. Lamar Odom was another player that could do almost anything and had the physical gifts meant for basketball, but just never was consistently good enough to become a star.

Rudy Gay struggled for a grand total of 2 seasons, before everyone started writing him off as a bum, when all he needed was a change of scenery (which revitalized him for the better).

I'm still not sure how averaging 19 and 6 on 46% FG for 4 straight seasons is considered inconsistent but okay.

I mean, sure he never became the elite defender we all thought he could be (he's merely good) but that doesn't mean he was inconsistent in terms of his scoring talent. His ballhandling was always going to hold him back in that aspect. Just as Freethrow shooting always held Lamar Odom back in his scoring. If Lamar shot 80% from the line like Rudy he would have been averaging 20, 10, and 5 during his prime.

Acting like 19 and 6 on a team that moves as glacial as Memphis with no outside shooting and the lanes always being clogged is bad.

I mean, other than the obligatory Paul George, Kawhi, Lebron, KD, and Melo who would you take over Rudy that's not at least debatable?

I just don't get it with this potential thing. I really don't. It's not as if everyone had skyhigh supposed to be the best SF in the game expectations for Rudy, so I don't get it.

[lakers24]

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Rudy Gay struggled for a grand total of 2 seasons, before everyone started writing him off as a bum, when all he needed was a change of scenery (which revitalized him for the better).

I'm still not sure how averaging 19 and 6 on 46% FG for 4 straight seasons is considered inconsistent but okay.

I mean, sure he never became the elite defender we all thought he could be (he's merely good) but that doesn't mean he was inconsistent in terms of his scoring talent. His ballhandling was always going to hold him back in that aspect. Just as Freethrow shooting always held Lamar Odom back in his scoring. If Lamar shot 80% from the line like Rudy he would have been averaging 20, 10, and 5 during his prime.

Acting like 19 and 6 on a team that moves as glacial as Memphis with no outside shooting and the lanes always being clogged is bad.

I mean, other than the obligatory Paul George, Kawhi, Lebron, KD, and Melo who would you take over Rudy that's not at least debatable?

I just don't get it with this potential thing. I really don't. It's not as if everyone had skyhigh supposed to be the best SF in the game expectations for Rudy, so I don't get it.

It's not just about points and it's not about having skyhigh expectations dude. No one had those expectations for Kawhii, PG13, or LO either. I've watched all these players since their rookie seasons and Gay is inconsistent in the way he impacts the game. Yes 19 and 6 on 46% shooting is decent, but game to game with his talent level, he isn't nowhere near the player his gifts could've allowed him to be. THAT is the difference between him and someone like a Paul George/Kawhii/etc. (that's what separates all stars from everyone else, CONSISTENCY. Dominating on a nightly basis is damn hard to do). He has damn near the same skill set but he doesn't impact the game as consistently as those players do, that's all I'm saying. Sometimes it's mental like it was with Lamar, he just wasn't aggressive by nature. Some just aren't cut out to be the main guy or even the 2nd guy on a team. Some guys are just really good playing a role, Andre Iguodala is a perfect example of that. He can do damn near anything on the court and is a freak athlete but the dude is just best as a utility player.

Anyways back to my original point, Rudy is a cheesy player in 2k because he has the attributes that makes him play like a superstar if you use him like one in game.

[SonicMage]

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Anyways back to my original point, Rudy is a cheesy player in 2k because he has the attributes that makes him play like a superstar if you use him like one in game.

Hopefully, the claims of having the logic in place in this year's game for having different players go hot and cold are as good as advertised so we don't have to worry about Rudy being consistently dominant cheese.

[cbjr]

We're all hyped, can't wait for the 25th!!!

[BluFu]

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This is what I wanna know lol

At least on PS4 it does

[2k gamer all day]

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Today we get finally gameplay .. CAN'T WAIT MAN