[Jay Bishop]

I know all the 2K9 addicts are gonna trip, but I'm just not sold on 2K9 this year and I have already ordered my copy of Live. As a sports gamer I need to feel that the game has made significant changes to the game each year for me to justify buying it. I just feel that while Live has added a laundry list of new features and gameplay improvements, 2K really isn't offering a lot that Live isn't. Sometimes the "if it ain't broke" mode of thimking can be a real letdown. @k must feel that since they are the B-Ball king, Live has to prove worthy before they go deep into the well. But it is this same thinking that has got their once "king of the sim " hockey game regulated to 2nd place by the once laughed at NHL series. I fear that the same fate will fall upon NBA2K if they don't take this thing serious. Why no 100+ classic teams ala college hoops? Why no online 5 vs 5 Teams and/or leauges? Why not a better commentary because Clark Kellogg completely takes me out of the game? I'd rather you just use actors ala NFL 2k and NBA 2k on dreamcast. Good ol' Dan and Mike with years of line you can remix and add new dialog to. Don't talk to me about new signature moves and Association 2.0 when the chemistry feature in 2K8 association was a joke. I won a championship with 7% chemistry for most of the season. My team should have imploded. All that being said I'm still gonna give 2k9 a good look, but if I am not as blown away by the improvements as I was in Live then I'll be hitting up that OS designed "College Hoops 2K9" roster on 2K share and calling that the new2K b-ball game for real.