MyNBA2K15 - Stat Descriptions

[NWGameDad]

I know many of you have been asking questions about what “PM” means on the card I posted a fewweeks ago. So, this week let’s talk about the stats.

Last year our stats were derived from the console game’s numbers, but heavily influenced by the position of players. That created oddities for players like Gary Patton who was a phenomenal defender but ended up with low Defense score because he was a Point Guard. When looking at the app for ’15 we decided we really needed a more flexible system that was based more on individual players. We also recognized that we needed a separate Rebounding stat instead of just rolling it up into Defense. After knocking it around a bit we arrived with 5 stats per player: Offense, Defense, Rebounding, Playmaking, and Athleticism.

These 5 stats are based again on the console data, but we individually scored each player based on their numbers in each category. We then set the player numbers based on their overall rating. So for example, a player that was an Inside Small Forward with strong jump shooting and was overall ranked as a middle of the road player would end up with higher offense on his card, but still be in the Super Rare tier of our cards. The new system allowed us to be more flexible on giving players proper stats inside their tier.

For the stat categories themselves, the console game has a huge amount of data we then have to boil down to the stats. With our 5 new categories though we felt like we could more accurately represent all that data. Here’s some of what goes into each category:

Offense – layup, post moves, midrange, 3 pt shot
Defense – Steals, pick and roll defense IQ, defense consistency
Rebounding – Rebounds (heh!)
Playmaking – ball control, pass vision, pass accuracy, assists
Athleticism – speed, standing dunk, driving dunk, strength, hustle

The net result of all this is a more accurate representation of the players through stats on the cards. We hope you all like it.

[MichaelC323]

Thanks for the info!
I know you can't give us an exact release date for the new app, but a more constant stream of news like this would help with the wait.

[TheGreekMamba]

I cant understand why you are not giving us a release date…If you think fifa games always tells you when it gonna release and nba 2k15 comes to October 7 and we are all like oh we cant wait for that…but you are not telling us the release date and im checking every day play store if you have upload the game…

[Jay23sb]

Would it be possible to show us a card so we can see how these stats look ? (Preferably not a PF)

[Hornochse]

Look at this:
https://twitter.com/NWGameDad/status...137089/photo/1

[PrimeTime2K]

Dana, is shot blocking apart of defense too? If not, wouldn't that nerf big men?

Defense – Steals, pick and roll defense IQ, defense consistency

[NWGameDad]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheGreekMamba

I cant understand why you are not giving us a release date…If you think fifa games always tells you when it gonna release and nba 2k15 comes to October 7 and we are all like oh we cant wait for that…but you are not telling us the release date and im checking every day play store if you have upload the game…

Because telling you a date that is wrong is worse than not giving you a specific date. When we are 100% sure of a date then we will let everyone know. Until then know that we are working very hard on the new app and it will release this Fall.

[NWGameDad]

Quote: Originally Posted by PrimeTime2K

Dana, is shot blocking apart of defense too? If not, wouldn't that nerf big men? Defense – Steals, pick and roll defense IQ, defense consistency

I believe shot blocking is a part of Defense. I haven't noticed that big men are at a disadvantage this year with the new system.