Computer Created All-Star Team

[X*Cell]

Who were your greatest players, that the Computer created (for the rookies in the draft, etc...)? Here are mine:

• C - Cyrus Black
  • NBA Live 2000
  • 6-11, 275 pounds
  • Arizona State
  • 21st Pick
  • Best Season: 16 PPG, 12 RPG, 2 BPG
    • Black was more of a rim-rattler than a shooter. In fact, he couldn't make a shot beyond 8 feet. It didn't stop him from dominating the offensive boards and leading the Spurs to a 50-32 record, with an injured Tim Duncan. Black finished the league 3rd in rebounds, and 2nd among Centers in scoring. Black was traded the next season to the Pacers for a shooter when Duncan came back. The Spurs were able to get Reggie Miller with Black's high stock.
• PF - Paul Olawandi
  
  • NBA Live 2005
  • 6-11, 234 pounds
  • Nigeria
  • Undrafted
  • Best Season: 23 PPG, 10 RPG, 59% FG, 3rd in MVP Voting
    • Olawandi on the spin-side of Cyrus Black was a player who could knock down the mid-range jumper, just as well as Larry Bird. Making up for his lack of mobility, he had a nice drop step that shook off defenders to free him for his unstoppable bank off the glass. Olawandi was only a 59 rating in the Undrafted Free Agent pool. What a pickup!!!
• SF - Akinwunme Harding
  
  • NBA Live 2001
  • 6-7, 228 pounds
  • New Mexico
  • 19th Pick
  • Best Season: 29 PPG, 2.5 SPG
    • Harding was supposed to go late 2nd round according to the mock drafts, but he turned out to be the correct pick to make for the Orlando Magic who were defeated in the first-round. Lacking a slasher, Harding drew comparisons early in his rookie year to the young Michael Jordan of the 80's. Ironically, Harding did sport a bald head. His claim to fame was when he dunked on Shaq, and knocked the big fella over.
• SG - Angelo Gilliam
  
  • NBA Live 2005
  • 6-3, 192 pounds
  • New Mexico
  • Undrafted
  • Best Season: 33 PPG, 7.6 3's per game
    • Gilliam was only a 54 Overall, but the Spurs were in need of a shooter to play shooting guard. Gilliam who sported a 92 rating in both 3's and Field Goals, was promptly picked up along with Olawandi to help the Spurs win. The Spurs quickly jumped to 2nd, and made it to the NBA Finals, only to lose in game 5 of a best of 5 by 5 points. As soon as Olawandi developed further, Gilliam was at less pressure to shoot, raising his shot percentage from .414 to .495.
• PG - Keith Goldberg
  
  • NBA Live 2001
  • 6-1, 165 pounds
  • Duke
  • 2nd Pick
  • Best Season: 21 PPG, 46% 3's, 8 APG
    • Even though the Magic were in 3rd place with Harding, the Magic were able to trade up a couple busts with high ratings for a Celtics 1st round pick. It turned out to be the 2nd pick, even though the Celtics were just one game out of the playoffs. Luckily for the Magic, the Celts won the lottery. Goldberg went on to feed most of his assists to Harding, and add a shooters' touch to the perimeter where Harding didn't attempt to go. This made the Magic deep at all sides and levels of the court, and more importantly, NBA Champs in 2003.

[GregO]

Re: Computer Created All-Star Team

what? who, besides you, actually wrote this down from nba live 2000-2001?

[GregO]

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and also, Spurs werent better then 4 of the other bull teams, youre formulas suck!

[X*Cell]

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and also, Spurs werent better then 4 of the other bull teams, youre formulas suck!

Just let it go... the Bulls have won 6 champs, but other than that they have sucked for years.... they never make the playoffs very often, however the Spurs have made the playoffs 26 times out of 29 years... only the Lakers have matched that percentage, with 52 times out of 58 years.

and I remember those stats because they are on my computer... now go somewhere else and bitch on somebody else, cause I'm pretty sure I can kick your ***.

[GregO]

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lol you would kick my *** over this? wow...the 8 years that the Bulls were great, no1 could touch them, yes they were good in the 2 years without the championship, but just had bad luck. lets just say the 2005 Spurs would never beat the 96 Bulls. NEVER

[GregO]

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and also, Bulls sucked all those years cause of Jerry Krause, hes the reason Jordan, Pippen, Rodman all left cause of him, thank god the shankees got him, and then paxson came along and hired skiles, and now look were we are! In GREAT SHAPE

[X*Cell]

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Do you remember anything before 1991???

The Bulls were nothing special for years and years... thats how they got hurt in these ratings. Spurs on the other hand were always a playoff team.

[shugknight]

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Do you remember anything before 1991???

The Bulls were nothing special for years and years... thats how they got hurt in these ratings. Spurs on the other hand were always a playoff team.

Hmm... I guess you forgot the 4 years (1985-89) that the Spurs went a horrendous 115-215.

And don't forget the 1988-89 season, when they went 21-61.

The reason why the Spurs are so good now, is because in 1996-97, (the year the Bulls once again took home the rings) the Spurs were 20-62. It was just luck that it was the same year that gave them the #1 draft pick to select Tim Duncan.

And yet, even with Duncan and David Robinson, they were only able to win 2 championships (in I think 4 years) 3 championships in a total of 7 years.

Compare those numbers to the Bulls, who if it wasnt for bad management, would have probably won 10 straight championships (91-00).

The bulls were unstoppable, they had chemistry, teamwork, defense, and tons of offense. Every player was versatile. Pippen could run the court as a SF, but would also play the point every now and then. And don't forget the first european star, TONI KUKOC. Oh and please, until the Spurs can actually MAKE FREE-THROWS, DONT EVER COMPARE THEM TO THE BULLS.

[X*Cell]

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Hmm... I guess you forgot the 4 years (1985-89) that the Spurs went a horrendous 115-215.

And don't forget the 1988-89 season, when they went 21-61.

The reason why the Spurs are so good now, is because in 1996-97, (the year the Bulls once again took home the rings) the Spurs were 20-62. It was just luck that it was the same year that gave them the #1 draft pick to select Tim Duncan.

And yet, even with Duncan and David Robinson, they were only able to win 2 championships (in I think 4 years) 3 championships in a total of 7 years.

Compare those numbers to the Bulls, who if it wasnt for bad management, would have probably won 10 straight championships (91-00).

The bulls were unstoppable, they had chemistry, teamwork, defense, and tons of offense. Every player was versatile. Pippen could run the court as a SF, but would also play the point every now and then. And don't forget the first european star, TONI KUKOC. Oh and please, until the Spurs can actually MAKE FREE-THROWS, DONT EVER COMPARE THEM TO THE BULLS.

I didn't... they are already better.

[Chewingthehardfacts]

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What about Drazen Petrovic?

[CMH]

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Outside of the idiots that had nothing to offer to this thread, nice touch.

I don't have any old stats from old baseball and football games (yes, I realize this was about basketball), but I do like reminicing of those created players that had great seasons for me.

[X*Cell]

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Outside of the idiots that had nothing to offer to this thread, nice touch.

I don't have any old stats from old baseball and football games (yes, I realize this was about basketball), but I do like reminicing of those created players that had great seasons for me.

thanks dude!!!

finally... someone serious enough to not to bash everyone else's opinion. I really enjoyed playing with those guys though... I almost want to recreate them for Live 06 for Next gen, as an ode to my best cpu-created players ever.

[CMH]

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thanks dude!!!

finally... someone serious enough to not to bash everyone else's opinion. I really enjoyed playing with those guys though... I almost want to recreate them for Live 06 for Next gen, as an ode to my best cpu-created players ever.

Though this doesn't have much to do with what you were talking about, I remember a time when my brother and I would always create this one player for every game we had.

We were young and the guy was always the tallets, fattest player you could make in the game. He was a goalie in NHL 96. A rebounding center in the early Genesis Live games, a catcher in Triple Play, and I think a running back in Madden.

No matter what we just always had fun making the guy and doing stupid stuff with him.

Anyway, I just remembered that so I felt like posting it.

[X*Cell]

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Though this doesn't have much to do with what you were talking about, I remember a time when my brother and I would always create this one player for every game we had.

We were young and the guy was always the tallets, fattest player you could make in the game. He was a goalie in NHL 96. A rebounding center in the early Genesis Live games, a catcher in Triple Play, and I think a running back in Madden.

No matter what we just always had fun making the guy and doing stupid stuff with him.

Anyway, I just remembered that so I felt like posting it.

Me and my brothers used to do the same thing... I even remember their names...

One guy was The shortest you could be, and fattest (imagine how that looks) and his name was Docky Little

and then we had a guy who was tallest and skinniest... his name was Tickle Jam...

one day we just stopped making those guys... no big deal... but one of my lil' bros always makes a guy who is abnormally big (tall and FAT) named FAT McGOVERN.... I always thought that name was hilarious.

[Informer]

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Fighting over total crap?

As much as I rooted for the Spurs this year to beat the hated Pistons:
I must say that it is true that the Spurs could not and would not be able to touch Jordan and Pippen in their prime.
Ex: Spurs couldn't even stop Kobe/Shaq.

But if I had to take a group of players that was the MOST team oriented:
I must say it would have to be this years Spurs.

The Spurs are a class act. I ain't hating on the Spurs because my top 3 teams are the Bulls, Lakers, Spurs....and my boy TP.

But out of all the NBA I have seen: This year's Spurs are prolly the most team oriented, no ego, aim to win, team I have ever seen.

As Horry stated, " there are more things important in life than playing basketball. " and he's right. Props to a great man and a great team.