NBA 2K13 Features 92 Dream Team (With Barkley, No Pippen) & 2012 Olympic Team

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Re: NBA 2K13 Features 92 Dream Team (With Barkley, No Pippen) & 2012 Olympic Team

Here are my 2 cents:

First of all, I don`t play on line games. Second, I just don`t give a damn about crew.
Third, the legendary teams and the return of Michael Jordan are an essential part of 2k`s NBA game success and that is why 2k11 sold 5M+ copies.
Many guys just love the legendary teams and I, speaking for myself, will never, I mean, never, buy a NBA 2K game if legends are not in it.
I don`t care about NBA today.
Fouth, adding Barkley is great, I loved it. But leaving Pippen out of the mix is worse than having Barkley because Barkley wil be only a part of the Dream Team. Pippen is a part of many Chicago Bulls teams and I don`t see me playing with or against Chicago if Pippen is not in the team. It makes no sense.
So please, 2k, sign Pippen, give him the money, and keep classic squads.

[almostbobsaget]

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Just to clarify: these are only my thoughts. I'm not jumping the gun or anything, I hope I'm proven wrong. But my first thoughts were, "OMG I hope this isn't it!"

2K has pulled out surprises every year around this time, and I don't see this year as being any different. I hope it's no different.

[aloncho11]

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At least we got Laettner.

Well, he does indeed have the best cyberface of all the Dream Team members...

[TRHINO]

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Amazing announcement, BUT, no Pippen on classic Bulls teams then i'm not buying the game. I can live without him on the Dream Team.

As i've said before, no legends, then i'm sticking with 2k12.

I am with you on that man I totally agree, no legends and if you are not going tgo build on what you did last year with legends i am not buying it

[Joobieo]

Pipped is really being greedy ? I never would of thought I'd do something like this . He's won rings , he's in the hall of fame , I mean your going to be a legend in the NBA forever . But you can't help out the most popular basketball game by not signing a deal that wasn't worth enough money . Come on now Scottie . It's free for you and you don't have to do anything expect sign on the dotted line .

[aloncho11]

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It's funny how people quickly forget about Barkley and how people hated him for refusing to be in basketball videogames, for almost 20 years...

[gator3guy]

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So do they go with the NBA 3-point line or the FIBA 3-point line?

[KyotoCarl]

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It's funny how people quickly forget about Barkley and how people hated him for refusing to be in basketball videogames, for almost 20 years...

This.
I'm a huge Pippen fan and it was sad to hear that he wasn't going to be in 2K13. But, we got Barkley who, as you said, hasn't been in a basketball game for 20 years, which is great news!

Pippen not being in the game has its reasons and it's not because they didn't try to get him and not because he wanted more money than anyone else. There's a reason behind everything and we, who buy and play the games, have no clue on how the politics behind everything works.

Can't we be happy Barkley's in the game and be happy for the other improvements 2K13 will bring?

[alecast]

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This.
I'm a huge Pippen fan and it was sad to hear that he wasn't going to be in 2K13. But, we got Barkley who, as you said, hasn't been in a basketball game for 20 years, which is great news!

Pippen not being in the game has its reasons and it's not because they didn't try to get him and not because he wanted more money than anyone else. There's a reason behind everything and we, who buy and play the games, have no clue on how the politics behind everything works.

Can't we be happy Barkley's in the game and be happy for the other improvements 2K13 will bring?

I`m gonna be happy with Barkley`s presence in the game if he can be added to the Suns and to the Sixers.
Being able to play him only in the Dream Team is like getting a Ferrari as a birthday present and be able to drive it only in my backyard.

[KyotoCarl]

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I`m gonna be happy with Barkley`s presence in the game if he can be added to the Suns and to the Sixers.
Being able to play him only in the Dream Team is like getting a Ferrari as a birthday present and be able to drive it only in my backyard.

Defintely. I play alot of fantasy draft seasons with a friend so we would like him to be part of the draft. It will probably be possible to assign him to a team, otherwise some smart person on this forum will figure out a way to make it work.

[VUUAASSHHH!]

2K could get rid of christian laettner and put Pippen in.

[sportjames23]

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This is a cool addition to me and it's good to see Barkley finally make an appearance in a next gen game. Sorry for the loss of Pippen but once 2k started in with these legends I knew it would be hard for them to keep up with the demands of the fanbase when it comes to specific player or team inclusions. Knowing that 2k has to individually bargain with every former player in order to make these teams a reality, that can prove to be a tough task. Not every former player is sitting on a mountain of cash lighting Cuban cigars with burning $100 bills like MJ could. Also not every former player is a gamer and values the importance of being included for authenticity's sake just for the fans. For some it's about getting the most money they can especially when they see an opportunity for some leverage(Pippen testing how much 2k is willing to pay for a complete DT roster).

Ultimately this is a business and knowing the unpredictable financial nature of trying to put these legend teams together I think people should be happy that they have had them for the last 2 years because I can't see 2k doing this for the long haul.

Well said.

[Wasabi808]

This.
I'm a huge Pippen fan and it was sad to hear that he wasn't going to be in 2K13. But, we got Barkley who, as you said, hasn't been in a basketball game for 20 years, which is great news!

Pippen not being in the game has its reasons and it's not because they didn't try to get him and not because he wanted more money than anyone else. There's a reason behind everything and we, who buy and play the games, have no clue on how the politics behind everything works.

Can't we be happy Barkley's in the game and be happy for the other improvements 2K13 will bring?

That's the thing we don't know why they couldn't reach an agreement, like you said. So you can't come out and say that it's not that he wanted more money than anyone else, we don't know. That COULD be the very reason why and, of course, it could still be some other reason. But you can't just say definitively that that's not the reason at this point.

I'm happy to see the USA teams finally being included in a video game, after how long a hiatus? I can't even remember the last time I saw any USA team grace our screens at our controls, maybe it's just me and my bad memory. I'm glad that Barkley is finally in a video game, as I'm sure a lot of people are. But, you can't blame people for voicing their displeasure for Pippen not being there as well, because I feel some of their pain as I'm disappointed he won't be a part of the 2K13 Dream Team representation also, and I'm not even a Pippen fan, I'd be on exactly the opposite end of that spectrum lol.

[sportjames23]

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Better Leattner then never I guess...

I see what you did.

[Furq]

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This is offtopic but I could have sworn barkley was on one of the dreamcast nba 2k games with the rockets