Official NBA 2K12 My Player Thread

[MaddenFranchise10]

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Or do drive into traffic like I do and go to the line 25 to 30 times a game.

It used to happen to me a lot as well (the losing the ball) and it frustrated the hell out of me.

I don't know if it is because I raised the appropriate stats but it almost never happens to me now. I doubt my MP's size has anything to do with it but just for reference my MP is 6'10" and I almost never lose the ball in traffic going to the rim anymore.

Like I said, the thing that happens most is that I go to the line a lot. I was looking at my playoff stats, we (Portland) are 6-0 right now (swept Mavs and up 2-0 on the Thunder). In those 6 playoff games I've gone to the line 147 times! I know averaging 24.5 trips to the line a game is a bit much but it's the playoffs and I'm trying to play aggressive. My mid range and outside shooting is horrible.

I'm pretty sure your height affects your ability to finish in traffic. Since you're 6'10'' you have a much easier time at the rim than my PG. Also, your difficulty level impacts this too. I think players' "Draw Foul" tendency also comes into play, and tendencies cannot be changed.

I feel like turnovers are fickle, but predictable. There are times that I literally cannot turn the ball over even when playing semi-sloppily. I'll do a PnR and finish by threading a bad pass into traffic, but it'll work. I can sprint-dribble the ball all over the court, bumping into everyone, and no one can touch me.

But sometimes I'll hit a stretch where I cannot hang on to the ball; when simply touching a teammate while dribbling the ball, will cause the ball to bounce off my teammate's shoe and go out of bounds. It's as if the game wants me to lose the ball at specific times.

hey , i heard about the shoes endorsment thingy .. and u can get +4 3 point shoot .. how do u get the shoes ??
thanks alot

I got those exact shoes (+4 3pt) about mid-way through my rookie season after getting those magazine covers and a few billboards. I think you just get them after reaching a certain "Buzz" level (maybe 80 League-Wide Pop?) Not sure, just keep playing and answering post-game questions with professionalism (A button on Xbox). Your signature shoe gets it's own billboard and commercial. You also get to design the color scheme too.

After reading MaddenFranchise10 post, about his "monster" PG, I was wondering how many of us have modeled our players after specific NBA stars (current & former)?

Haha, yeah I wanted to make my PG 6'9'' (or whatever the max height is) to be the next Magic, but it felt too cheap somehow.

My other MP creation is a 6'8'' SG. I wanted to make a hybrid between Kobe and LeBron. He's the player that will finally end the Kobe v. LeBron debates, as he'll be better than both those guys.

But I think a 6'10'' Athletic SF (LeBron/Dwight hybrid) would be the most dominant MP creation you can make, due their stat cap and size. I'm tempted to make one, so I can average a triple double.

[mjbird123]

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But I think a 6'10'' Athletic SF (LeBron/Dwight hybrid) would be the most dominant MP creation you can make, due their stat cap and size. I'm tempted to make one, so I can average a triple double.

With those 2 sentences you might have just convinced me to start a athletic 6'10 SF.

[Boltman]

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Just so you know, the guy I use for my MP that I've been posting about in this thread is an Athletic 6'10" SF. I made him well before I read anything anywhere though so anything is coincidental hehe.

[Champion8877]

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we(Knicks) just played the Celtics in boston. it was a great game, came down to the very end, Amare hit a mid range jumper with 12 seconds left to put us up 88-86, then Ray Allen missed a 3 as time expired and we came away with the win.

i carried us scoring this game, my teammates weren't doing much.

i finished with 35 points(career high), 7 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals.

melo had 22 and Amare had 10. nobody else on our team was in double digits.

we are now tied with the hawks for 5th in the East. i only have like 6 key games left, and since i don't have too much play time nowadays, i will probably just play them so i can get to the post season

[KSOR24]

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Had two bad games in a row, though you wouldn't have been able to tell looking at the stat sheets other than turnovers I guess. We're on a 8 game losing streak and are playing pure garbage. Though I promised to myself that I would not request a trade because in my opinion it is not realistic for a rookie to demand a trade just because his team isn't doing well. Mid-season trades aren't very frequent in the NBA, especially when a rookie is involved. But after my rookie contract is up my number one choice for a new team would be Memphis because they are a solid playoff contender, and I won't have to say that if I won the finals it would be with a team like the Heat or Lakers. Brought my dunk in traffic to about a 59.

[Boltman]

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I'm assuming you meant shoot in traffic?

It would be awesome if there were a dunk in traffic, I had to go double check after reading your post hehe.

But I guess shoot in traffic kind of is dunk in traffic as well. Then again in this game, maybe not. Since they have shooting rating separate from dunking ratings.

[KSOR24]

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Lmao I totally failed right there, I didn't even notice I typed the word dunk, but yeah, shoot in traffic. I still don't feel comfortable with a lot of aspects of my game so I don't wanna use skill points on stuff like stamina or dunk but I feel kind of stumped. No matter what I upgrade, I seem to find another flaw in my game. And does anyone else experience lag when they're playing? Almost every game it starts out pretty laggy for me which gets really frustrating.

[Boltman]

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I don't know which system you're on but I'm on the 360 and yes I do experience a little patch of lag mid game sometimes. But it usually goes away pretty quickly so I play through it. Don't really know what causes it sometimes though.

[KSOR24]

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Same as you I'm on the 360. I mean yeah it doesn't last long but kind of confuses me as to how a game could have offline lag. I've only also seen that in Madden, a lot of times when I play Madden it'll lag-mid play and I throw a pick because I get thrown off lol.

[Boltman]

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Honestly, I've wondered that myself. I tried the 2K forums to look for a reason as to why it could happen but I've found nothing that explains why it happens or what we could do to eliminate it.

It isn't too bad though, like I said when it happens it is just for a few seconds and doesn't impact my game at all really.

More of an annoyance really.

[No1AllTime]

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Man my worst game of my career, 10 games in with my lakers we played memphis grizzlies and this was the stat line for my player:
14 Points
18 Assists
8 Rebounds
3 Steals
0 Blocks
27% shooting
and the best of all
13 TURNOVERS.
I just kept bouncing it off bodies and legs everytime i bumped into a player i lose the ball. It got me real angry but oh well.

[KSOR24]

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Man my worst game of my career, 10 games in with my lakers we played memphis grizzlies and this was the stat line for my player:
14 Points
18 Assists
8 Rebounds
3 Steals
0 Blocks
27% shooting
and the best of all
13 TURNOVERS.
I just kept bouncing it off bodies and legs everytime i bumped into a player i lose the ball. It got me real angry but oh well.

Man seeing a lot of people posting that they had this many turnovers makes me feel kind of bad that I rage quit two of my early games because I was turning the ball over for that very same reason.

[K.So]

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My Rookie PG is soon going to turn into a constant triple-double threat. He's already a double-double machine, constantly averaging 25 points-10 assists per game. In New York, It's been really fun to play this game. Me, Amar'e and Carmelo have constantly been in the MVP Award Race sometime this season:

Amar'e: 23.4 PPG/10.7 RPG
Me: 21.6 PPG/10.0 APG/5.1 RPG
Carmelo: 21.7 PPG/6.1 APG/5.7 RPG

We play amazing when it's a fluid team game, and everyone gets into the scoring action. We steam-rolled a surging Magic squad, and everybody scored at least 3 points that game. Amar'e is injured, but our bigs have found a way to fill in his prescense, and Jeffries has been averaging 11 pts./10 rebs per game.

Our biggest challenge is the Heat, who are 1.5 games ahead of us. We have a game in hand, so we can cut it to 1 GB if we win this game when I get home from school. We also have a tilt with Miami the next game, so we can cut the gap, or tie Miami if we win that. We beat them 99-96 last game against them, thanks to Fields' game-winner.

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Personally, my Rookie PG is only a 70 OVR, and in Amar'e's abscense, I've been averaging nearly 8 boards per game. I'm currently 4th in MVP Voting:

1. LeBron James; Heat (37-12)
2. Steve Nash; Nuggets (38-9)
3. Amar'e Stoudemire; Knicks (35-13)
4. DeShawn Jackson (me); Knicks (35-13)
5. Kevin Durant; Thunder (34-14)

21.6 PPG (8th NBA)
10.0 APG (T-2nd NBA)
5.1 RPG (1st-Guards)
1.3 BPG (20th NBA)
1.0 SPG

.861 FT% (16th NBA)

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I play sort of a Chris Paul+Dwyane Wade Style game, sort of like irl.

[Champion8877]

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I don't know which system you're on but I'm on the 360 and yes I do experience a little patch of lag mid game sometimes. But it usually goes away pretty quickly so I play through it. Don't really know what causes it sometimes though.

i also get a little lag, it happens only like once or twice a game and only last like 3 or 4 seconds so i guess its really not a big deal, but still its a little weird.

[Champion8877]

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Man my worst game of my career, 10 games in with my lakers we played memphis grizzlies and this was the stat line for my player:
14 Points
18 Assists
8 Rebounds
3 Steals
0 Blocks
27% shooting
and the best of all
13 TURNOVERS.
I just kept bouncing it off bodies and legs everytime i bumped into a player i lose the ball. It got me real angry but oh well.

what position are you? my PG also has turnover problems, i average like 3.5 a game and lately since i started playing 35+ minutes per game i have been getting like 5-7 turnovers every game. in 2k11 i averaged 2 a game, seems like this year though you just lose the ball a lot easier. and atleast twice a game i get the annoying thing where you dribble it off peoples ankles. i mean i understand that happens in real life but not as often as it does on this game