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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    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.

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  • chi_hawks
    Beat the Heat!
    • Sep 2007
    • 301

    #2
    Re: NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship?

    EDIT: NM. Just looked at the defensive oriented team results. Cool stuff.
    Last edited by chi_hawks; 03-13-2014, 12:33 PM.
    "Break the Rock"

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    • RaychelSnr
      Executive Editor
      • Jan 2007
      • 4845

      #3
      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
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      • ranger91
        Rookie
        • Mar 2011
        • 46

        #4
        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.

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        • chi_hawks
          Beat the Heat!
          • Sep 2007
          • 301

          #5
          Re: NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship?

          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.
          "Break the Rock"

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          • SoAwesome
            Banned
            • Mar 2011
            • 473

            #6
            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.

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            • johnlnames
              Rookie
              • Dec 2013
              • 84

              #7
              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

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              • Birdman18
                Flyin' High
                • Feb 2007
                • 59

                #8
                I wonder how much would change if you added say Durant or Love with this cast of shooters
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                • TeamBuilder
                  MVP
                  • Jun 2009
                  • 2214

                  #9
                  Ouch. No wonder the simulation record was terrible. This might be the worst rebounding team I have ever seen. I recommend you try this idea with the Timberwolves and a team of:

                  PG - Steve Nash
                  SG - Ben Gordon
                  SF - Kevin Martin
                  PF - Kevin Love
                  C - Nikola Pekovic
                  Bench - fill it in with the scrubs you have listed above.

                  This is a team of balanced offensive players and they at least stand a chance on the boards.

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                  • evanreyes
                    Rookie
                    • Nov 2011
                    • 103

                    #10
                    In real life Thompson is a great defender.

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                    • jaateloauto
                      Pro
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 743

                      #11
                      Re: NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship?

                      The title should have been "can jump shooters win you a championship". Offense is more than 3pt shots. Nobody on this team can attack the basket or post up. Or rebound.
                      youtube.com/FinneLite

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                      • bobeureally27
                        Pro
                        • Jun 2005
                        • 760

                        #12
                        Re: NBA 2K14: Can Offense Win You a Championship?

                        I agree wholeheartedly. Jump shooters, believe it or not, have a small impact on the game because they more than likely either struggle with rebounding or defense or both.


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