HyperBaller/DC NBA 2k13 Signature Skills Project

[DakkoN]

How about Metta World Peace being an exception to the big man only rule and be given 'Bruiser'? All you hear about is him wearing his matchup out with his strength

[J_Posse]

Hype, nice to see you & DCAllAmerican working on another 2K roster project. I really, really enjoyed the one y'all did last year. As far the Spurs are concerned here are the Sig Skills I'd assign:

Tony Parker - Acrobat, Finisher and Shot Creator (http://youtu.be/uKfCTdjvQwE)

Danny Green - Corner Specialist

Kawhi Leonard - Corner Specialist, Hustle Points, Scrapper & Active Hands or Interceptor (http://youtu.be/soylosVIIZA http://youtu.be/3tO-9Xvymw0)

Boris Diaw - Post Playmaker

Tim Duncan - Post Playmaker, Fastbreak Starter, Defensive Anchor & Spot-Up Shooter (http://youtu.be/fd5xIrkWxEg)

Sidenote: Duncan is no longer an elite player in the post. His ability to score in the lowpost has been severely hindered by his ailing knees. He can still score when feeling good, but most of his moves are predictable now (fadeaway over left shoulder and hook shot) and can be blocked. His outside shooting has improved considerably, especially from 16-23 feet, where many of his attempts are assisted.

Manu Ginobili - Heat Retention or Microwave, Charge Card, Shot Creator, Acrobat & Floor General (maybe Closer) (http://youtu.be/-Xctxnzioyo http://youtu.be/02MqM9Tobm4)

Stephen Jackson - Pick Pocket or Interceptor (maybe Closer)

Tiago Splitter

DeJuan Blair - Hustler Points, Scrapper and Active Hands or Interceptor

Gary Neal - Microwave and Shot Creator

Matt Bonner - Spot-Up Shooter

Patty Mills

Nando De Colo

Corey Joseph

[Hyperballer21]

Quote: Originally Posted by DakkoN

How about Metta World Peace being an exception to the big man only rule and be given 'Bruiser'? All you hear about is him wearing his matchup out with his strength

I agree. He is an exception. Ron Artest will have Bruiser

[wrestlinggod1]

I believe Udonis Haslem should have Charge Card and Scrapper. I could argue about him having Hustle Points too. What is your opinion on this?

[Hyperballer21]

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Tony Parker - Acrobat, Finisher and Shot Creator (http://youtu.be/uKfCTdjvQwE)

Currently, he does not meet the # of total And1's requirement. We may adjust the scale that we used for PGs though. So I'll add it to his "other skills". He does have Acrobat and Shot Creator.

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Danny Green - Corner Specialist

He has this skill along with Spot Up Shooter

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Kawhi Leonard - Corner Specialist, Hustle Points, Scrapper & Active Hands or Interceptor (http://youtu.be/soylosVIIZA http://youtu.be/3tO-9Xvymw0)

We gave him Active Hands. He does not meet the rebounding requirement for Corner Specialist, Hustle Points or Scrapper. We gave him Lock Down Defender.

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Boris Diaw - Post Playmaker

He has this skill

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Tim Duncan - Post Playmaker, Fastbreak Starter, Defensive Anchor & Spot-Up Shooter (http://youtu.be/fd5xIrkWxEg)

He has Defensive Anchor, Break Starter, and Post Playmaker. Spot Up Shooter, as of now, will only be given to 3pt shooters who meet the requirement. The reason why is because I do not want to see someone like Brandon Bass (excellent mid range spot up shooter) get a bonus when taking a set 3pt shot.

I agree with you about Duncan's post game. I will consider removing Post Proficiency from him.

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Manu Ginobili - Heat Retention or Microwave, Charge Card, Shot Creator, Acrobat & Floor General (maybe Closer) (http://youtu.be/-Xctxnzioyo http://youtu.be/02MqM9Tobm4)

Earlier in his career, I would have given him Heat Retention or Microwave. He may still end up with it once we determine the criteria for those skills.

Although he still takes awkward drives at the rim, he does not have the same elevation he used to, so Acrobat is 50/50 right now. I'll add that to his other skills until we decide what to do with it.

Floor general is only given to PGs (and LeBron and Pippen) only.

We are not assigning Closer to anyone until we see if its realistic during gameplay or not.

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Stephen Jackson - Pick Pocket or Interceptor (maybe Closer)

He does have Active Hands. But since you follow them, do you think he should have a different skill that represents how he gets his steals?

See above about Closer.

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

DeJuan Blair - Hustler Points, Scrapper and Active Hands or Interceptor

He has Hustle Points along with Brick Wall and Bruiser. We are skeptical about giving non athletic bigs Scrapper since the one of the results is speed boost.

Active Hands have a steal per 36 mins requirement that he does not me. He is at 1.6 while the cut off is at 1.7. He barely misses out.

Quote: Originally Posted by J_Posse

Gary Neal - Microwave and Shot Creator

He will have Microwave, but does not meet our requirement for Shot Creator.

[Hyperballer21]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrestlinggod1

I believe Udonis Haslem should have Charge Card and Scrapper. I could argue about him having Hustle Points too. What is your opinion on this?

These are all highly considerable for him, since these are the main things he does in real life. I will update you when we come to a decision.

[Norris_Cole]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hyperballer21

LaMarcus: We do not feel his post game is as proficient as the players that already have this skill but if you can provide video evidence we can investigate it for you.

Blasphemy...

[hear me now]

Jeremy Lin: floor general, finisher, acrobat
Amar'e Stoudamire: posterizer
Grant Hill: floor general
Baron Davis:floor general,dimer
Wilson Chandler: posterizer
Marcus Camby: defensive anchor
Tyson Chandler: brick wall
Kurt Thomas: charge card