NCAA Basketball 09 Impressions

[countryboy]

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Have I mentioned how much I am loving this game?

One of the things that I think may get overlooked is the fact that the cpu seems to use his go to guys, premier guys, quite a bit during the game. They also do a good job of exploiting mismatches. Case in point, Minnesota pounded the ball inside to Iverson as he was matched up one on one with Samuels. Iverson was a bit taller than Samardo and used baby hooks to score. I finally had to switch to zone and when in man to man, double Iverson when he got the ball in the post, which led to them getting open looks at 3. Thankfully they missed a majority of them.

Another case was that UAB ran their offense through Robert Vaden. He took 19 shots in this game and played 32 minutes. He only came out due to foul trouble it seemed. He and T-Will were having hellacious one on one battles. T-Will got the better of him

Damn, I am loving this game.

[Jason2112]

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My overall impression of this game is positive. I really wasn't sure if EA would slack off because of the lack of a competitor this year, but they stepped up and actually produced a decent game. My complaints though are rebounding and the simulation engine does seem to be off. Not quite sure how in a simulation that three of the four #1 seeds lose to a 16 in the same year when it's never even happened once ever????

[ehh]

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What is the sink/swim slider? I mean, what is its function?

Supposedly it's a momentum/unity type of thing.

[REGUL8R316]

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this is by far the WORST college basketball game I have played in the last 10 Years. I have owned every 2k and EA college basketball game for the last probably ten years and this one takes the cake. Players don't even seem to respond to the controller. POST PLAY OMFG if any time you try to back someone down for more than 2 seconds its a charge. First game i played as Kansas my FG percent for the first half was 23 percent. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

[countryboy]

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this is by far the WORST college basketball game I have played in the last 10 Years. I have owned every 2k and EA college basketball game for the last probably ten years and this one takes the cake. Players don't even seem to respond to the controller. POST PLAY OMFG if any time you try to back someone down for more than 2 seconds its a charge. First game i played as Kansas my FG percent for the first half was 23 percent. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

*reads the bolded lines again*



*puts on reading glasses and reads it again*

[ehh]

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POST PLAY OMFG if any time you try to back someone down for more than 2 seconds its a charge.

Learn the controls genius. Lay of the L-stick and you won't get called for a charge. Post moves are done just using the r-stick.

[K_rob11]

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Have I mentioned how much I am loving this game?

One of the things that I think may get overlooked is the fact that the cpu seems to use his go to guys, premier guys, quite a bit during the game. They also do a good job of exploiting mismatches. Case in point, Minnesota pounded the ball inside to Iverson as he was matched up one on one with Samuels. Iverson was a bit taller than Samardo and used baby hooks to score. I finally had to switch to zone and when in man to man, double Iverson when he got the ball in the post, which led to them getting open looks at 3. Thankfully they missed a majority of them.

Another case was that UAB ran their offense through Robert Vaden. He took 19 shots in this game and played 32 minutes. He only came out due to foul trouble it seemed. He and T-Will were having hellacious one on one battles. T-Will got the better of him

Damn, I am loving this game.

man countryboy, it seems you are enjoying the game as much as I am! I am absolutely loving it! Its fun (to me) and thats the bottom line.

I was finally able to start my JU dynasty and I had one hell of a first game against FSU. First off, when I read my email from the AD...it said that the Booster club was excited to have me as a coach and that if I win our home opener against FSU that they would provide me with some facility upgrades. I thought this was a cool incentive to have! We jumped out to an early lead but we always went through a stretch where we would let them back into the game. We led most of the game....FSU took their first lead with 1:30 left to play. I thought I lost all momentum because I just lost a 9 point lead just like that. Tony Douglas was killing us with some timely threes. He was quiet most of the game but took over in the final 5 minutes (this was very cool to see by the way). We were able to get the lead back with a big time 3pt play from our PG, Ben Smith. It was off a designed play and that made it even more sweet. We were up 3 with 6 seconds left and FSU was inbounding......somehow, Douglas got open for a three and I had to hustle over there with my SF Aaron Hardy....i was thinking that if he got the shot off it was going in....but Hardy was able to get over there and block his shot! We celebrate the win! ...plus we get that facility upgrade!

I am truly loving this game!

[countryboy]

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man countryboy, it seems you are enjoying the game as much as I am! I am absolutely loving it! Its fun (to me) and thats the bottom line.

I was finally able to start my JU dynasty and I had one hell of a first game against FSU. First off, when I read my email from the AD...it said that the Booster club was excited to have me as a coach and that if I win our home opener against FSU that they would provide me with some facility upgrades. I thought this was a cool incentive to have! We jumped out to an early lead but we always went through a stretch where we would let them back into the game. We led most of the game....FSU took their first lead with 1:30 left to play. I thought I lost all momentum because I just lost a 9 point lead just like that. Tony Douglas was killing us with some timely threes. He was quiet most of the game but took over in the final 5 minutes (this was very cool to see by the way). We were able to get the lead back with a big time 3pt play from our PG, Ben Smith. It was off a designed play and that made it even more sweet. We were up 3 with 6 seconds left and FSU was inbounding......somehow, Douglas got open for a three and I had to hustle over there with my SF Aaron Hardy....i was thinking that if he got the shot off it was going in....but Hardy was able to get over there and block his shot! We celebrate the win! ...plus we get that facility upgrade!

I am truly loving this game!

Holy Crap that must've been an amazing, anxiety riddled game. I hope that I don't have that come down to a single play like that, not sure I could handle it. Did you save a video of the blocked shot?

Glad you're enjoying the game.

Like I've said, its not perfect, not by any stretch of the word. But it does enough right to be an extraordinarily fun game on the court and is just deep enough in dynasty mode to allow me to play multiple upon multiple seasons.

There's a lot of little things that they need to tweak/tune/add to become truly great, but the good thing is that they have a solid foundation in which to work with.

[USAbball]

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Started a dynasty with UH (Univ. of Houston) with 12 min halves on All-Conference.

I'm currently 3-0

Played my first game v.s. Arizona, won 45-43 at the buzzer.

2nd game was v.s. Louisiana Monroe, I won 65-38.

3rd game was v.s. Boise State, i won 58-53, game went down to the final 2 minutes.

[countryboy]

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Cool man. Looking to dethrone the mighty Tigers of Memphis? 45-43 at the buzzer? Did you hit a game winning basket or did they miss a basket to tie the game? If you hit a game winner, especially a 3, did you save a vid of it? 'Cause I would like to see that.

Good luck the rest of the way man.

[USAbball]

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Thanks CB, and it played out like this.

I was up 43-40 with about 11.2 seconds left. Arizona inbounded the ball, passed it to the corner and Nic Wise (#13) nailed it!

After that about 5 seconds were left.. My PG took it the length of the court and pulled up at the FT line and hit the shot as time expired..It was crazy!

And how do you upload highlights? I'm still learning how to do all this.

I'm not sure if i should up the difficulty to All-American yet..

[K_rob11]

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Holy Crap that must've been an amazing, anxiety riddled game. I hope that I don't have that come down to a single play like that, not sure I could handle it. Did you save a video of the blocked shot?

Glad you're enjoying the game.

Like I've said, its not perfect, not by any stretch of the word. But it does enough right to be an extraordinarily fun game on the court and is just deep enough in dynasty mode to allow me to play multiple upon multiple seasons.

There's a lot of little things that they need to tweak/tune/add to become truly great, but the good thing is that they have a solid foundation in which to work with.

No, I didn't save a video. Let me tell you what made it even more exciting. I was playing with some serious pressure from my wife...I had 15 minutes to get ready for a wedding we had to go to (her boss' wedding!) and she was calling me from upstairs to tell me that i better get ready soon and that we better NOT BE LATE TO THE WEDDING! Put it this way....if he would have made the shot and put the game into overtime, I wouldn't be able to play the OT period and would have to shut the game and lose all that hard work . I don't re-play games so if i would have had to turn it off, i would have just simmed the game and i know it would have probably been a loss. Right after I blocked the shot i threw my hands in the air and saved my franchise, turned off the xbox, got ready on time, and managed to get to the wedding on time! I think it was one of my better moments!

[countryboy]

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Thanks CB, and it played out like this.

I was up 43-40 with about 11.2 seconds left. Arizona inbounded the ball, passed it to the corner and Nic Wise (#13) nailed it!

After that about 5 seconds were left.. My PG took it the length of the court and pulled up at the FT line and hit the shot as time expired..It was crazy!

And how do you upload highlights? I'm still learning how to do all this.

I'm not sure if i should up the difficulty to All-American yet..

once you save the replay. Go to "My NCAA" and go to "Highlight Reel" and find the video you want to upload and then press the triangle button on PS3(not sure which button it is for 360). Once done, go to easportsworld.com, find your video and copy the embed code, and paste it here.

If you don't have an account with EASW, it should prompt you to set one up.

[countryboy]

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No, I didn't save a video. Let me tell you what made it even more exciting. I was playing with some serious pressure from my wife...I had 15 minutes to get ready for a wedding we had to go to (her boss' wedding!) and she was calling me from upstairs to tell me that i better get ready soon and that we better NOT BE LATE TO THE WEDDING! Put it this way....if he would have made the shot and put the game into overtime, I wouldn't be able to play the OT period and would have to shut the game and lose all that hard work . I don't re-play games so if i would have had to turn it off, i would have just simmed the game and i know it would have probably been a loss. Right after I blocked the shot i threw my hands in the air and saved my franchise, turned off the xbox, got ready on time, and managed to get to the wedding on time! I think it was one of my better moments!

Pressure from the wife is brutal.

[Da_Czar]

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No, I didn't save a video. Let me tell you what made it even more exciting. I was playing with some serious pressure from my wife...I had 15 minutes to get ready for a wedding we had to go to (her boss' wedding!) and she was calling me from upstairs to tell me that i better get ready soon and that we better NOT BE LATE TO THE WEDDING! Put it this way....if he would have made the shot and put the game into overtime, I wouldn't be able to play the OT period and would have to shut the game and lose all that hard work . I don't re-play games so if i would have had to turn it off, i would have just simmed the game and i know it would have probably been a loss. Right after I blocked the shot i threw my hands in the air and saved my franchise, turned off the xbox, got ready on time, and managed to get to the wedding on time! I think it was one of my better moments!

Thats getting it done under pressure Krob these single kats don't know nothing about that. I could see you getting ready now replaying the victory in your mind . Wife is like what you smiling about....Oh nothing babe just glad we made it in time ....