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RaychelSnr · 03-13-2014, 11:54 AM

Last time we proved that defense alone isn’t enough to win a championship in NBA 2K14, but many of you asked if a team full of shooters would do the trick.

It’s time to find out!

I simulated one 82-game season with some of the game’s best shooters on the same team without any concerns from a defensive standpoint. Now, of course there’s going to be a big advantage if I have Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love all on the same squad, so I had to put in limitations. When I was looking at defense, no player on the roster could be above a 79 overall. This was done for the same reasons above. Since offense is weighed more heavily in 2K’s rating system—as in the better at shooting you are, the higher you’re rated, where that’s not necessarily the case with defense—I made sure that nobody was above an 82 overall.

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chi_hawks · 03-13-2014, 01:18 PM

EDIT: NM. Just looked at the defensive oriented team results. Cool stuff.

RaychelSnr · 03-13-2014, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by chi_hawks


	Pretty interesting simulation results. Would be interesting to see what happens if you did the same for a defense heavy team.

Check the link at the beginning of the article, we've already done one

ranger91 · 03-13-2014, 01:22 PM

Good to see the game simulating as you would expect. This doesn't do much to indicate whether it's better to build a defensive-minded team or an offensive-minded team. It does prove that having a team without anyone over 80 OVR doesn't win championships.

chi_hawks · 03-13-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MMChrisS


	Check the link at the beginning of the article, we've already done one

Oops - completely missed that. Both teams (defense and offense) really underperformed. I figured the defense team could mustard a 45 win season, especially in the east.

SoAwesome · 03-13-2014, 04:27 PM

What does this prove? You can't win championship with offensive players, no star players and no defense? I think anyone with brain knows this already man.

johnlnames · 03-13-2014, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SoAwesome


	What does this prove? You can't win championship with offensive players, no star players and no defense? I think anyone with brain knows this already man.

He must be new to basketball. Probably the most pointless article ever posted

Birdman18 · 03-13-2014, 06:53 PM

I wonder how much would change if you added say Durant or Love with this cast of shooters

03-13-2014, 11:54 AM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship? Last time we proved that defense alone isn’t enough to win a championship in NBA 2K14, but many of you asked if a team full of shooters would do the trick. It’s time to find out! I simulated one 82-game season with some of the game’s best shooters on the same team without any concerns from a defensive standpoint. Now, of course there’s going to be a big advantage if I have Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love all on the same squad, so I had to put in limitations. When I was looking at defense, no player on the roster could be above a 79 overall. This was done for the same reasons above. Since offense is weighed more heavily in 2K’s rating system—as in the better at shooting you are, the higher you’re rated, where that’s not necessarily the case with defense—I made sure that nobody was above an 82 overall. Read More - NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship? Platform: PC / PS3 / PS4 / Wii U / Xbox 360 / Xbox One

03-13-2014, 01:18 PM	#2
chi_hawks Beat the Heat! OVR: 14 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 301 Blog Entries: 4	Re: NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship? EDIT: NM. Just looked at the defensive oriented team results. Cool stuff. __________________ "Break the Rock" http://www.operationsports.com/chi_hawks/blog/ Last edited by chi_hawks; 03-13-2014 at 01:33 PM.

03-13-2014, 04:27 PM	#6
SoAwesome Banned OVR: 8 Join Date: Mar 2011 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship? What does this prove? You can't win championship with offensive players, no star players and no defense? I think anyone with brain knows this already man. tetoleetd and lisinas like this.

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03-13-2014, 01:22 PM	#4
ranger91 Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Texas	Good to see the game simulating as you would expect. This doesn't do much to indicate whether it's better to build a defensive-minded team or an offensive-minded team. It does prove that having a team without anyone over 80 OVR doesn't win championships.

03-13-2014, 06:53 PM	#8
Birdman18 Flyin' High OVR: 8 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 65	I wonder how much would change if you added say Durant or Love with this cast of shooters