NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

[ojandpizza]

Okay, so your saying if (Ex.) LeBron James was coming into the league you would give him a 67 because he is unproven ?
JS .. But anyways it's going to take a while for Rivers to get use to the NBA level and he's basically going to have to change his entire game if the Hornets really want to play him at point .
I also think he is going to battle with some injuries, he drives to the hoop WAY to aggressive .

LeBron was like a 69 on NBA live as a rookie and I think a 71 on 2K.. So there ya go

[FLAWDAxBALLA954]

First off they already showed Kobe's rating and it's higher than 89.

And how do you feel about Deron Williams being 90+? He put up 21ppg on 40% last year...so he should be like a 81 right? :wink:

Check yo sarcasm meter

[ojandpizza]

Austin Rivers is a horrible player maker, he has no D and hes a 64% freethrow shooter. I think 67 is perfect. Hes a better at SG than PG

This is exactly correct! 67 might even be a couple points high... Did any of you people here even WATCH his games? Or are you all just into hype and highlights from ESPN!??? Saying he needs to be rated high, higher than MGK is ********.. He wasn't even that great of a scorer, Jimmer was a FAR better scorer than him and look where he is now..? Rivers doesn't have explosive athleticism, VERY streaky shooter, bad defender, he's not a playmaker.. He's basically an undersized SG.. Maybe compare to Westbrook if Westbrook was even skinnier, half as athletic, and couldn't hit his little pull up J.. Probably even a worse playmaker...

Serious what does Rivers have going for him other than a decent shot and handles??? His shooting mechanics are horrible too, that's probably why he's so streaky.. And pretty much every scrub PG in the league has handles so saying that's going to actually make a difference is ridiculous

[MJKB2324]

Re: NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

How come Dwight Howard's ratings were not revealed?

[DukeC]

Re: NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

So that means Ben Gordon is 6'3 with shoes on.......
The bobcats aren't trying to win now so that trade would be extra stupid

Naw, what I'm saying is that they've fudged Ben Gordon's height for the longest. He's 6'2 at the maximum in shoes.

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I'm a little confused, lol are you talking about if the Bobcats chose Austin Rivers over MKG? Because both teams have sg's with the last name Gordon LMAO Eric and Ben.

I was saying, why do the Hornets need a sg when they have Eric Gordon, I agree about Ben, I think Rivers has more upside then him at this point of BG's career.

Yeah, I was talking if the Bobcats had drafted Rivers instead. Kemba can't play offense by himself.

[DukeC]

Re: NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

This is exactly correct! 67 might even be a couple points high... Did any of you people here even WATCH his games? Or are you all just into hype and highlights from ESPN!??? Saying he needs to be rated high, higher than MGK is ********.. He wasn't even that great of a scorer, Jimmer was a FAR better scorer than him and look where he is now..? Rivers doesn't have explosive athleticism, VERY streaky shooter, bad defender, he's not a playmaker.. He's basically an undersized SG.. Maybe compare to Westbrook if Westbrook was even skinnier, half as athletic, and couldn't hit his little pull up J.. Probably even a worse playmaker...

Serious what does Rivers have going for him other than a decent shot and handles??? His shooting mechanics are horrible too, that's probably why he's so streaky.. And pretty much every scrub PG in the league has handles so saying that's going to actually make a difference is ridiculous

Rivers is 6'5. More than enough height to play SG.

As for what he has going for him? His absolute devotion to putting points on the board. Defense is all well and good, but it's pointless if you can't score on the other end...plus, him transitioning to PG will mask his (soon to be) numerous mistakes on the defensive end of the ball.

Jimmer and Rivers played awfully similar in college though. I will give you that.

[Colts18]

Re: NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

this dude donesn't know anything about basketball, so Andrew Luck shouldbe a 65?

So because I am saying that I have no problem with an unproven rookie having a low rating somehow means I don't know anything about basketball? Right. That makes sense.

Like I said man, what harm is it giving an unproven talent a lower rating instead of overrating them.

Keep in mind I am speaking of before they play their first NBA Minute.

[YoungBuck3]

Re: NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

No offense but this thread was created to discuss their ratings. We are all feigning for the game and who does it hurt for a ratings debate/discussion to occur in a thread about ratings? Don't click the link next time if these discussions get on your nerves.

Really simple solution IMO.

It doesn't hurt anyone, it doesn't get on my nerves. This thread is about player ratings, I expressed my opinion on the ratings system overall. Don't come onto a discussion forum if you can't deal with people DISCUSSING things. Really simple solution IMO.

People can stomp around saying omg Rivers is 67 and Waiters is 71 and Rivers should be higher and blah blah blah, but if you want Rivers or whoever to be higher, then you need to identify what is wrong about his ratings that should be higher, obviously this can't be done without all the information available, but the overall ratings aren't as simple as this guy is a 84 so this guy should be an 86 because he is better. It doesn't work like that.

[ojandpizza]

Rivers is 6'5. More than enough height to play SG.

As for what he has going for him? His absolute devotion to putting points on the board. Defense is all well and good, but it's pointless if you can't score on the other end...plus, him transitioning to PG will mask his (soon to be) numerous mistakes on the defensive end of the ball.

Jimmer and Rivers played awfully similar in college though. I will give you that.

Devotion to putting up points? He didn't even have big scoring numbers in college, what makes anybody believe he'll have huge numbers in the NBA? He also didn't flourish in the summer league either.. 10PPG, 2Reb, 3Ast, 21%FG, and 12%3FG... That's a true scoring champ right there!

[RedRiddler]

What do you guys think Lillard is gonna get? I think it should be between 74-78. MKG got a 78 and Lillard is thought to be the only one to contend with AD for R.O.Y.

[RedRiddler]

Also what about sig moves for Lillard? Possible 5; Deadeye, Shot Creator, Finisher, Acrobat, and Posterizer. Definite locks; Deadeye, Shot creator and Finisher.

[ojandpizza]

I doubt many rookies will have sig skills, until they do anything in the league they are still completely unproven.. Davis will for sure have eraser, that's the only automatic lock in I can think of.. I'm sure a few of them may have a few skills but not rookie is gonna have 5 or however many you just named off.. I HIGHLY doubt any rookie has shot creator.. Since none have them have proven the ability to be able to create a shot at this level of play..

[sa1nts]

Re: NBA 2K13 Ratings: Austin Rivers - 67, Amare Stoudemire - 84, Chris Paul - 94

5 for the rookie? no, i don't think so, 3 maximum

[ojandpizza]

I will however add this to what I said above, Lillard was very impressive during summer league, some other rookies I was impressed with: Henson, Barnes, Lamb..

GS is starting to look pretty good with all this young talent and the addition of Bogut, finally giving them a solid big man.

[BegBy]

Amar'e actually began performing better towards the end of the year last year, before his back injury. He still shot a high percentage at the rim, very close to his career numbers. Where he fell off was in the mid-range department -- he shot well below his career averages.

There's no reason to believe that Amare can't regain his midrange touch. When he does, people will have to play up on him again and he'll look a lot more athletic driving past them.

I'd suggest bum knees and a surgically repaired back coupled with age/wear and tear are reasons he won't regain his touch.

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