Taking a Look at NBA 2K18's Player Ratings So Far

[ojandpizza]

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The problem I find with Curry's ratings in general is his passing ratings and defensive ratings, things of that nature, are typically boosted in 2K to give him one of the higher overall ratings in the game. I would rather 2k tweak the formula rather than overrate aspects of his game just to make sure his overall is high enough. I believe 2 seasons ago he was even ranked as the best defender on GS's roster, with passing stats that made him comparable to Magic. Just so he could stay up around a a 98 or whatever they wanted him at.

If you adjust his ratings accordingly he usually winds up around the lower 90's, which obviously doesn't represent a two time MVP level player so 2K boosts other aspects of his ratings. I don't care much for what a player's overall rating is, so I usually try to go through and adjust a lot of guys.

He's at a disadvantage because as a point guard guys who have better athletic attributes and passing attributes, like Westbrook and Wall, are going to have higher overalls even if they aren't necessarily better players. 2K tries to balance that rather than just not worry about what the rating shows, or tweak their own formula to value his shooting more. I'm just glad we can make our own changes.


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[MoodMuzik]

Re: Taking a Look at NBA 2K18's Player Ratings So Far

The problem I find with Curry's ratings in general is his passing ratings and defensive ratings, things of that nature, are typically boosted in 2K to give him one of the higher overall ratings in the game. I would rather 2k tweak the formula rather than overrate aspects of his game just to make sure his overall is high enough. I believe 2 seasons ago he was even ranked as the best defender on GS's roster, with passing stats that made him comparable to Magic. Just so he could stay up around a a 98 or whatever they wanted him at.

If you adjust his ratings accordingly he usually winds up around the lower 90's, which obviously doesn't represent a two time MVP level player so 2K boosts other aspects of his ratings. I don't care much for what a player's overall rating is, so I usually try to go through and adjust a lot of guys.

He's at a disadvantage because as a point guard guys who have better athletic attributes and passing attributes, like Westbrook and Wall, are going to have higher overalls even if they aren't necessarily better players. 2K tries to balance that rather than just not worry about what the rating shows, or tweak their own formula to value his shooting more. I'm just glad we can make our own changes.


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Absolutely^^. I could care less what most ratings are because I tweak them anyways. Just because Steph ends up a 91-ish doesn't mean he's not lethal as F on basketball court.

I'm just so glad 2k allows all the edits that they do, it's pretty insane when you think about the level of access the users get to change the game to their liking honestly.

[VAWereWolf65]

Re: Taking a Look at NBA 2K18's Player Ratings So Far

The problem I find with Curry's ratings in general is his passing ratings and defensive ratings, things of that nature, are typically boosted in 2K to give him one of the higher overall ratings in the game. I would rather 2k tweak the formula rather than overrate aspects of his game just to make sure his overall is high enough. I believe 2 seasons ago he was even ranked as the best defender on GS's roster, with passing stats that made him comparable to Magic. Just so he could stay up around a a 98 or whatever they wanted him at.

If you adjust his ratings accordingly he usually winds up around the lower 90's, which obviously doesn't represent a two time MVP level player so 2K boosts other aspects of his ratings. I don't care much for what a player's overall rating is, so I usually try to go through and adjust a lot of guys.

He's at a disadvantage because as a point guard guys who have better athletic attributes and passing attributes, like Westbrook and Wall, are going to have higher overalls even if they aren't necessarily better players. 2K tries to balance that rather than just not worry about what the rating shows, or tweak their own formula to value his shooting more. I'm just glad we can make our own changes.


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Totally agree. It seems like they boost everything with him. Not to hate, but he definitely doesn't still deserve to have a 99 three point attribute. 41% from deep isn't deserving of a 99

[Yesh2kdone]

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Totally agree. It seems like they boost everything with him. Not to hate, but he definitely doesn't still deserve to have a 99 three point attribute. 41% from deep isn't deserving of a 99

[VAWereWolf65]

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Keep laughing lol. According to 2k, a 99 three pointer would mean that the player is shooting somewhere around 45-50% from three

[ffaacc03]

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2Ks formula considers 3pt shot attempts, so even with his 41% his rating should be in the 90s, not 99 tho.

[VAWereWolf65]

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2Ks formula considers 3pt shot attempts, so even with his 41% his rating should be in the 90s, not 99 tho.

Yea I agree. Maybe like a 93-95 but my point was that 2k seems to boost his attributes a bit just so people don't get pissed off about his overall being too low

[24ct]

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Curry was finals MVP in 15, he put up great numbers, and was responsible for a top 5 all time performance for 4th quarter points in a finals series. All this on the back of having the cavs trying desperately to get the ball out of his hands with constant double teams. Should never have been Iggy over Steph. He also just posted another insane set of numbers in the 17 finals.

OKC were easier to play against if teams let russ do what he wants to do - namely, pad his own stats. He didn't guard perimeter shooters last season so he could try and get rebounds if they missed, he had his own bigs leaving rebounds so he could get them. Russ is completely overrated, but he's the perfect poster child for a portion of the 2k crowd; pad your stats and only pass when you have to.

Curry never won a Finals MVP bruh. And he likely never will lol. He didn't win because he had a few poor games, was getting locked up by Delly and came alive in like the last 2 games when the Cavs were dead tired by playing only 6/7 guys with no bench.

That was against the LeBron and the Cavs 2nd unit lol. And he almost had a triple double in the Finals this yeah but it's pretty easy to roam when you add the 2nd best player to your team after going 73-9 but losing in the Finals because you under performed again. He had free reign to roam and do whatever he wanted because so much focus was on KD. And KD still won Finals MVP lol.

As for Russ.... It's well known Russ is probably the strongest PG and 1 of the better defenders at the PG pos. It was in OKC game plan to have him grab rebounds to push the tempo not JUST to get triple doubles but because it made them more of a threat. Get our guy the ball ASAP. They made the playoffs in the West with a pretty good record because of the MVP which is 'so stacked' let everyone else tell it.

[DreamAgain]

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How the **** is LaVine at 80 overrated? He's one of the most dynamic scorers in the game and is a freak athlete. Even with his pourish defense he should clock in around an 80 if not higher.

[VAWereWolf65]

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How the **** is LaVine at 80 overrated? He's one of the most dynamic scorers in the game and is a freak athlete. Even with his pourish defense he should clock in around an 80 if not higher.

He's a good three point shooter and slasher but i think his biggest problems are his defense and his lack of a consistent jumpshot inside the three point line

[DreamAgain]

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He's a good three point shooter and slasher but i think his biggest problems are his defense and his lack of a consistent jumpshot inside the three point line

He's a decent play maker especially with all of the off-ball work he has to do with all the high usage players on Minnesota, getting 3+ assists a game is solid on that team.

I have no doubt he can average something like 22/5/5 on great efficiency as the #1 option in Chicago if he comes back healthy.


Devin Booker is rated an 86. What does Devin Booker do better than Zach lavine? He's horribly inefficient. He's just as bad on defense. He's just a volume scorer and nothing more.

And he's the same rating as D'Lo, again, what does he do better than LaVine?

[DreamAgain]

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LaVine shot 40.6% from mid range to compare that to some otherplayers, Wade shot 39.6, DeRozan shot 41.2, Harden shot 41.1, Kemba shot 41.6, Devin Booker shot 38.7, Westbrook 36% (lol).

So he's certainly not great from that range but he's not extremely poor either.

[VAWereWolf65]

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LaVine shot 40.6% from mid range to compare that to some otherplayers, Wade shot 39.6, DeRozan shot 41.2, Harden shot 41.1, Kemba shot 41.6, Devin Booker shot 38.7, Westbrook 36% (lol).

So he's certainly not great from that range but he's not extremely poor either.

fair enough, but even his disgusting defense is probably enough for some people to consider an 80 overrated. I personally think he's fine at around a 79-80, but I understand why some people might not be

[Jeffx]

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Why do you say that? I think he's underrated. I think he should be like an 87 or 88.

Part of the problem is Melo's presence - he takes more touches and opportunities from Porzingis to score and be the focal point of offense.

If Porzingis had the freedom and touches like KAT, I think he'd be pretty close. His jumper is smooth (I think his 3pt shot should be 85), his contested shots should be way higher since he's so tall, and his handling and speed is better in real life than in the game.

He's a two way player who can block the rim and shoot threes - that's super rare! and he moves pretty good for a guy his size.

Exactly. KP would have developed quicker if the team is built around him. Now that Phil's gone, maybe the front office finally gets it right.

In 2k17, the Anthony/KP duo was lethal - get Anthony in the post, kick it out to KP at the 3-point line.......PURE! Pick & rolls work nice too.

[limache]

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Exactly. KP would have developed quicker if the team is built around him. Now that Phil's gone, maybe the front office finally gets it right.

In 2k17, the Anthony/KP duo was lethal - get Anthony in the post, kick it out to KP at the 3-point line.......PURE! Pick & rolls work nice too.

Actually I rarely play them together. I stagger them apart by putting Melo on the bench [emoji16]. He would never accept that in real life but he'd be the best sixth man.


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