The Wannabe Real 2K Insider - site launch

[Rashidi]

http://thereal2kinsider.blogspot.com/

The 2K Insider is going to have his own blog so it's only fitting (and overdue) that I do the same.

The first order of business is nominating players for my first 2K Share CAP! I'm looking forward to seeing what players you guys come up with!

[bizerk1]

lol rashidi jealous!

[Billy King]

http://thereal2kinsider.blogspot.com/
They will be updating their rosters on a (hopefully) more than per 2 month basis now as this project will be overseen by the "2K Insider" (Or as I prefer to call him, number two).

that was pretty damn good.

i don't like your chances of landing a spot at 2k sports, but i doubt anybody can hate on your effort in taking up the challenge to do a better job than the insider.

the blog could use a little more of a personalized, visual touch though. maybe even more detail about your history making rosters, too. otherwise, the site looks great and will probably be packed with about 10 times the amount of content as the official one.

[TUSS11]

Rashidi's mad!

[bizerk1]

lol rashidi's jealous!

[NYCDaFuture4sho]

yo Rashidi what part of Queens u rep

[DOntHAteDaPlAyAHatEDaGAME]

-Joey Dorsey
-George Hill
-Sun Yue
-Hamed Haddadi
-Will Bynum
-Patrick Ewing Jr
-Bobby Brown
-Allan Houston

[Rashidi]

the blog could use a little more of a personalized, visual touch though. maybe even more detail about your history making rosters, too. otherwise, the site looks great and will probably be packed with about 10 times the amount of content as the official one.

Yeah, it could use more personalization and I will probably get to that in the coming week or so.

[Asiant Zero]

yo rash was wondering which console will you be 2ksharing

[JHova1982]

i didnt want to say nothing but honestly rashidi your ratings are wack especially toward players shooting. i glance at the stars especially lebron and for a video game those are unrealistic ratings. your ratings is taking sim into a very dull area so i rather take 2k insider ratings than yours dog. i think u also have taking your ratings persona to your head and it show whenever ratings is discussed, but trust your ratings are not that good but this is just by observing your post for the past week or 2.

your ratings are only for people who has the desire to play 10 to 12 min quarters but for short quarters i wouldnt recommend any one to even glance at your ratings. so with that being said 2k people if u enjoy long quarters but dont want to score 120 points each game, by all means use rashidi ratings, but if u enjoy your quarters between 5 to 8 minutes then 2k ratings are perfectly fine and the 2k insider will adjust them accordingly through the season.

[kcxiv]

Rashidi is so modest.
Yeah, he also gets no special treatment because he does roster updates either. He seems to think he has weight to throw around. lol

[CelticBalla32]

Rashidi is so modest.

[kcxiv]

KC you better watch what you say or Rashidi might ban you.. :rotfl:
pfft, I dont even know who he is. Never heard of him until a few days ago. Its good to see someone take it upon themselves to make ratings, but you cant go around thinking your e-***** is bigger then the next persons. haha.

[bobday]

Well Rashidi posted 1480 more than 2kinsider. This will be fun.
My experience in such things are: the fan does it better than the one paid for it.

[Future 23]

Yeah, he also gets no special treatment because he does roster updates either. He seems to think he has weight to throw around. lol

KC you better watch what you say or Rashidi might ban you.. :rotfl:

[kcxiv]

What the heck is wrong the forums? The post are coming up as duplicates and some of the posts are twisted.
I think the hamster that keeps this server going is tired. He had a big workout today.

[Future 23]

What the heck is wrong the forums? The post are coming up as duplicates and some of the posts are twisted.


its the curse of the 2k insider..

[J-H!zZl3]

What the heck is wrong the forums? The post are coming up as duplicates and some of the posts are twisted.

[Rashidi]

pfft, I dont even know who he is. Never heard of him until a few days ago. Its good to see someone take it upon themselves to make ratings, but you cant go around thinking your e-***** is bigger then the next persons. haha.

Excuse me sir/madam, shouldn't you be busy moderating the numerous trolls that plague your forum?

If this is how you treat "everyone else" I'm mildly unimpressed.

[Rashidi]

i didnt want to say nothing but honestly rashidi your ratings are wack especially toward players shooting. i glance at the stars especially lebron and for a video game those are unrealistic ratings. your ratings is taking sim into a very dull area so i rather take 2k insider ratings than yours dog. i think u also have taking your ratings persona to your head and it show whenever ratings is discussed, but trust your ratings are not that good but this is just by observing your post for the past week or 2.

your ratings are only for people who has the desire to play 10 to 12 min quarters but for short quarters i wouldnt recommend any one to even glance at your ratings. so with that being said 2k people if u enjoy long quarters but dont want to score 120 points each game, by all means use rashidi ratings, but if u enjoy your quarters between 5 to 8 minutes then 2k ratings are perfectly fine and the 2k insider will adjust them accordingly through the season.


Newsflash. You can boost the sliders to increase shot percentages. I know the transition from NBA Live must have been tough for you, but don't worry, you'll get there soon enough.

[Rashidi]

LeBron James - A 2K Sports Career Progression
LeBron James - the King. The scoring champ. The future of the NBA. And one of the most controversial player ever rated by 2K Sports.
Tonight I'm going to look at the progression of LBJ's NBA 2K ratings from his rookie year to the top where he resides in NBA 2K9.

ESPN NBA Basketball (aka NBA 2K4)

Before I begin, let me just say WOW. Popping in an old sports game...



Read more at http://thereal2kinsider.blogspot.com/

[eye guy]

Shux I thought Rashidi would be the Insider. But I guess (well I hope) the Insider really is an NBA Insider. That way, whatever he releases is accurate. As for Rashidi, I can't take anytthing away from him. Alot of people on here appreciate what he's done, so do I. I never used any of his 'tweaks' because I like doing things my way. But more power to you bro.

If I can make one suggestion - without this being blown out of proportion/s - stay humble and try not to come off too arrogant because you still have respect from gamers on this site, including me. It makes you look jealous as others have already mentioned and some people will eat at you for coming off like that....

Peace.

[NYCDaFuture4sho]

Wait wait wait jus a second... sum1 said da insider is gettin paid??? Lmao nah u dead wrong b. I kno da real truth n da only thing da insider gets is free stuff from 2ksports n ther new 2k9 gm from mlb if they havin dat n sum otha ish.

Basically its fo free so yea u ppl have to have a lot on free time aka no girl n such to get dis job so good work.....lol Ya Dig

[kcxiv]

Excuse me sir/madam, shouldn't you be busy moderating the numerous trolls that plague your forum?

If this is how you treat "everyone else" I'm mildly unimpressed.
I got time for everyone. :) I also never asked you to be mildly or greatly impressed or unimpressed by me. :)

[Rashidi]

Basically its fo free so yea u ppl have to have a lot on free time aka no girl n such to get dis job so good work.....lol Ya Dig

Says a guy whose spent thousands of hours of his life playing a basketball video game... Ha ha ha out loud do you dig?

I got time for everyone.

One can only hope. You've been around just as long as I have so there's a chance you might remember when this was a semi-respected forum.

[projectskillz]

You know I think its great that you do those roster edits but its a lot more productive to do slider edits. But seeing as how as we have 2k share now I think that it could be really a great thing for you to do these edits. Usefull or not we need to play the game first. First of all you need to know what needs to be changed after you play the game because you dont know how or what has been boosted and what not so rashidi just chill. If you were trully doinng this for the love of the game you should be a little more .... modest.

[NBA2K9]

oK? good luck.

[DARKSPACE]

Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance. You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road or has your involvement of player rating truly gotten the best of you. Cause as of late I see you are really trying to stir this forum with all your mad scientist I'm #1 ethic. Please stop testing the patience of others. Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do.

[rhebz]

Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance. You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road or has your involvement of player rating truly gotten the best of you. Cause as of late I see you are really trying to stir this forum with all your mad scientist I'm #1 ethic. Please stop testing the patience of others. Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do.

Couldn't agree more.

[DARKSPACE]

The Real 2K Insider - site launch"
Also your original title has been edited due to you are trying to portray a 2K employee and by pluggin your own site which by the way both are very decietful and breaking the rules of this site. (You have been warned, please do not attempt this again)

P.S. Don't bother trying to breakdown my posts. It will do you no service. What I have written to you is in one whole meaning. Nothing more. Nothing less.

[freelimesforsale]

Man, it's like your self-esteem is wrapped in this. I can't get inside your head, but you gotta remember that none of this is reality. The nukes go off, the grid goes down, and none of this **** even exists anymore.

[GoodOiledMachine]

Someone in here is calling his own death. Calling out the devil is one thing, facing him is another. I feel someone is jealous.

[Ishmael From Ova Da Hill]

:lol: This stuff is just getting goofy.

[projectskillz]

Na rashidi is cool he just needs to relax. Hes done a lot of good work for the community up to this point. All good works can be forgotten with just one bad one so rashidi just chill and when the game comes out make your edits if you feel there need to be any and if they are nice you will be aknowledged and bring joy to us all. But there is no need to break down the insider or whatever. You are not gonna get the job acting like this so you know man. Respect is earned over time but lost in a second. So your still good just slow it down a minute man.

[eNgIeS]

I like Rashidi's rosters and respect his knowledge on the game and I think his Lebron blog post warrants attention and is also amusing. I will be looking at your blog regulary Rashidi

Even though your ratings are one of the best if not the best, you could be a little more humble about it. Either way though keep up the blog

[projectskillz]

Yeah the blog is cool and the mods are cool for letting it slide.

[eNgIeS]

Agreed...I think alot of Rashidi's posts are in jest and i dont think he has any ill will. We're all in this together and with everyone sharing on 2k share who knows maybe even Rashidi may meet his match, or maybe learn something from someone else to make it even better than before.

[DARKSPACE]

Yeah the blog is cool and the mods are cool for letting it slide.
Well I feel what he does for the community is a great thing for those that follow or enjoy using his approach and who knows I might even use/DL his methods after seeing what the 2Kinsider offers. Believe me I know cause I did create sliders for MLB2K7 and MLB2K8 which by the way many members have shown their gratitude as I did the same for them. But never once did I get in a debate with other posters or other slider creators or try to talk down 2k or it's employees, mods or it's members. What I did and do is simply for my love of the game.

So again I close this post by saying I personally know what type of effort it takes to bring forth. But I also know what is wrong from right.

[Kel_aka_polo]

lol every body that rode his jock b4 are jumping ship lmao!! SMH

[bobday]

I will wait and see at the start of the season which 2Kinsider is da ****. Let the people choose. I can already see that this is real important for Rashidi!
On the other hand if the 2kinsider will fail (like most of 2ksports.com) with an update per month or something then it's bs and we still will have Rashidi.
And people! Why do ya bash Rashidi for answering if provoked?
ALL I CAN SEE NEXT TO 2KINSIDER IS POSTS:1!
Ha has an own suprise appearance, which kills the servers and after all comes back for one day he doesn't say ****? wtf?
if the guy will be catchin feelings while paid I'ma go crazy

[OkcThunder]

I like the fact that Rashidi is doing this as I have always liked his rating edits. The MOD that keeps posting in here needs to act like he is running a site and not trying use his power over everyone. They complain about trolling but if u look at his post isnt he doing the same thing? I might get banned but all Im doing is speaking my mind isnt that what sites like this are for?

[projectskillz]

I think the point is he is basically going above and beyond to PROMOTE HIS SITE which is a violation of the terms and agreements you agree to when you sighn on for the PRIVILIGE to post here.

[OkcThunder]

pfft, I dont even know who he is. Never heard of him until a few days ago. Its good to see someone take it upon themselves to make ratings, but you cant go around thinking your e-***** is bigger then the next persons. haha.

This post right here by the MOD was not right.. U should always keep ur post business like, thats stooping to someone else`s level.

[oOausarOo]

Rashidi I appreciate what you're doing. It's up to us to keep 2k honest in their ratings. It's obvious they don't use stats, they don't use sites like 82games. com because if they actually used stats their ratings would be vastly different. I hope with this 2k living rosters feature they will actually use stats and scouting reports that the teams use, not arbitrary stats giving to guys like Steve Francis based on their name instead of actual production.

I live in Cleveland, I'm a big LeBron fan and I know he is not a great mid range shooter, he is not a great post player. That is not opinion, the stats back that up. I am really hoping they go that route. Obviously they are concerned about casual fans picking up the game and not being able do anything they want with a guy like LeBron, getting frustrated saying they hate 2k then buying live or NBA 09 game where he might have overrated ratings in certain categories like midrange and 3s.

With respect to Rashidi promoting his site I think he should be allowed to have a link in his sig, but I would agree he should not be allowed to start whole threads dedicated just to his site. If you do that then everyone who has a site should be able to do that.

I would suggest Rashidi continue to start legit topics of discussion that do not simply promote the site and let your name and sig speak for itself. Real recognizes real.

[Scuba]

i didnt want to say nothing but honestly rashidi your ratings are wack especially toward players shooting. i glance at the stars especially lebron and for a video game those are unrealistic ratings. your ratings is taking sim into a very dull area so i rather take 2k insider ratings than yours dog. i think u also have taking your ratings persona to your head and it show whenever ratings is discussed, but trust your ratings are not that good but this is just by observing your post for the past week or 2.

your ratings are only for people who has the desire to play 10 to 12 min quarters but for short quarters i wouldnt recommend any one to even glance at your ratings. so with that being said 2k people if u enjoy long quarters but dont want to score 120 points each game, by all means use rashidi ratings, but if u enjoy your quarters between 5 to 8 minutes then 2k ratings are perfectly fine and the 2k insider will adjust them accordingly through the season.

This is the most realistic way to play 10 min quartes, HOF. Personally I havent even seen Rashidi's ratings but judging of this last post, he might have the right ratings for a complete sim game. Seem the guy who posted doesnt see the authenticity of the ratings and how it brings much realism to the game. Again though, i could be wrong. I have never seen Rashidi's ratings. Would like to see it maybe in the future. Keep doing what you do.

[oOausarOo]

The length of the quarters does not make a difference at all to how I would rate players. Maybe 2k takes that into account, but I would not.

[projectskillz]

No it shouldnt but most guys dont realize that when the quarters are so low that most guys in the nba would NEVER NEED TO SUB OUT they could play the whole game and go all out.

Thats why 10 min quarters with sliders will give you the most sim experience. The problem with Editing every player is in the assoc when you get draft picks generated they wont fit into your assoc.

So this is why sliders will win out usually. But I respect rashidi for what he is doing. It has its purpose.

[Future 23]

Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance. You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road or has your involvement of player rating truly gotten the best of you. Cause as of late I see you are really trying to stir this forum with all your mad scientist I'm #1 ethic. Please stop testing the patience of others. Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do.

I agree 100% :thumbsup:

[oOausarOo]

Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance. You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road or has your involvement of player rating truly gotten the best of you. Cause as of late I see you are really trying to stir this forum with all your mad scientist I'm #1 ethic. Please stop testing the patience of others. Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do.

I would take this to heart, it's good honest advice.

[oOausarOo]

No it shouldnt but most guys dont realize that when the quarters are so low that most guys in the nba would NEVER NEED TO SUB OUT they could play the whole game and go all out.

Thats why 10 min quarters with sliders will give you the most sim experience. The problem with Editing every player is in the assoc when you get draft picks generated they wont fit into your assoc.

So this is why sliders will win out usually. But I respect rashidi for what he is doing. It has its purpose.

Fatigue is a different story. That is the one area that I like to have adjusted so the players get tired. Stats like mid range, rebounding, def awareness do not need to be changed, but if you're playing 5-8 minute quarters the players still have to get tired. The game is completely lame when there is no fatigue.

In fact 2k didn't have enough fatigue in the 5 minute quarters last season. If you abuse the sprint button you should tire your player out very quickly. In 2k8 if you managed you're time outs right you didn't have to many substitutions, if any for 5min games. I like playing 8-10 games every game no matter which team I use.

[-Miki-]

I don't understand why some of you are laughing at him. Props for him for being an active participant when it came to player ratings and all that.

[projectskillz]

Fatigue is a different story. That is the one area that I like to have adjusted so the players get tired. Stats like mid range, rebounding, def awareness do not need to be changed, but if you're playing 5-8 minute quarters the players still have to get tired. The game is completely lame when there is no fatigue.

In fact 2k didn't have enough fatigue in the 5 minute quarters last season. If you abuse the sprint button you should tire your player out very quickly. In 2k8 if you managed you're time outs right you didn't have to many substitutions, if any for 5min games. I like playing 8-10 games every game no matter which team I use.

I agree with to an extent. Its the agressive button not the sprint button it just puts pep in your step in whatever your doing but as far as adding more fatigue to 5 min quarters is ridiculous because NBA PLAYERS WILL NOT GET that tired if they only had to play 5 min quarters.

I also agree that there should be a sligHT more of a punishment for holding down the aggressive button all the time.

I like sim just as much as you do you should try my ASSOC PROGRESSIVE FATIGUE SLIDERS posted in the 2k8 forums or at the sliders OP sports forums if your still playing 2k8 that is.

[Rashidi]

Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance.

Bring down? Please. I didn't make a jillion topics mocking whatever 2k sports decision was last night. This is a service I've planned since mid-summer.

As I said in another topic, there are people out there who actually thought I was the Insider. Mimicing his blog is not belittling the Insider - it's giving 2k fans an alternative. They could care less which of us is the nicer person. All they are going to care about is who is the best at what they do.


You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.

You don't have to like me, and it's obvious looking at previous posts you've made that you personally don't. I'll tell you the biggest difference between the 2k Insider and I - one of is getting all the excuses in the world, while the other is critiqued by every word he says.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road

This, coming from the high road's gold standard.

instead of going about it in a professional manner. But hey I guess you are doing you.

Ooh, ooh, guess which one of us is the pot calling the kettle black?

Hate me all you want, but I am far from the problem on these forums. An annoyance? To some, sure. But a PROBLEM? Talk to me about the high road when you start writing multi-paragraph lectures to the numerous trolls that have frequented these boards for nearly four years running.

Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do.

Yeah, me editing ratings and providing a service to 2k fans is obviously a huge disruption to 2K Sports, the forum administrator, and the 2K Insider. I'm not going to ask what possible logic passed through your mind as you typed this - I'm taking the high road.

[Rashidi]

With respect to Rashidi promoting his site I think he should be allowed to have a link in his sig, but I would agree he should not be allowed to start whole threads dedicated just to his site. If you do that then everyone who has a site should be able to do that.

I would suggest Rashidi continue to start legit topics of discussion that do not simply promote the site and let your name and sig speak for itself. Real recognizes real.


If the mods want to delete this topic, I don't have a problem with it. I've seen other websites plugged here and never noticed if those threads were deleted or not. As long as things are run consistently around here, I don't mind.

[Rashidi]

ALL I CAN SEE NEXT TO 2KINSIDER IS POSTS:1!

Haha, don't worry, when they ban me it will read

2K Insider: 1
Rashdi: 0

[CelticBalla32]

Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance. You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road or has your involvement of player rating truly gotten the best of you. Cause as of late I see you are really trying to stir this forum with all your mad scientist I'm #1 ethic. Please stop testing the patience of others. Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do.

:thumbsup: Bingo. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[JHova1982]

Newsflash. You can boost the sliders to increase shot percentages. I know the transition from NBA Live must have been tough for you, but don't worry, you'll get there soon enough.

first off i been around longer than u, maybe not on the forums, dog so dont come at me with live plus since you know u can change sliders around then why mess with the ratings. that doesnt make any sense if u make lebron and others people poor shooters but then increase medium and long range shot sliders for he can still hit(example).

im just giving u the truth your ratings are not all that and doesnt cater to everyone, and i see its gotten into your head. your ratings eliminate alot of factors, one of them is the threat factor, and clutch factor. so im sorry u didnt get the insider job but u wasnt the right man

[Kstat]

Rashidi, you need to learn the difference between plugging the game and plugging yourself.

The Insider isn't spamming the board telling everybody how great he is and how everybody else is vastly inferior.

This isn't about the game anymore, it's all about you and your ego. Give it a rest.

[Future 23]

Rashidi, you need to learn the difference between plugging the game and plugging yourself.

The Insider isn't spamming the board telling everybody how great he is and how everybody else is vastly inferior.

This isn't about the game anymore, it's all about you and your ego. Give it a rest.

He just joined and already has figured you out.. haha

[wachamp]

You know I think its great that you do those roster edits but its a lot more productive to do slider edits. But seeing as how as we have 2k share now I think that it could be really a great thing for you to do these edits. Usefull or not we need to play the game first. First of all you need to know what needs to be changed after you play the game because you dont know how or what has been boosted and what not so rashidi just chill. If you were trully doinng this for the love of the game you should be a little more .... modest.
That's it. I couldn't take anymore. What is up with you people. Give the man his credit because it has been due. I'm sure he knows that there maybe changes. We all know this. Every man has a right to freedom of speech. Don't shoot a guy down for offering assistance. You know damn well, if Rashidi post his roster, you’re going to download because it is creditable. You have a choice not to except his offerings. If you are bias against what he is trying to do, then simple ignore his posts, and pick another topic to whine about.

[mikedeezy]

yo im down to help on the rosters if rashidi wasnt to.ill even focus on the under the radar guys that constantly get shown no love.

[_Nero]

I'm just a little bit curious about your late posts, your acting somewhat weird mate. Before when you started your Insider campaign I actually thought you should be the 2k Insider but your acting weird now.

Rashidi, you were given special access to the 2K Insider that no other person was given, and you're going to turn down that offer?

BL

They actually gave you a special offer, even thou the 2k Insider job was already taken.

[Kstat]

Well, I'm a long time lurker, but actually having some real input in the insider (I live and breathe basketball)

IMO, Portlandblazer is the gold standard of this community. His retro rosters are nothing short of remarkable. I wish I had his spare time and patience. I'm an NBA historian of sorts and I can't say enough good things the attention to detail paid.

If anything, they should bring him in when they finally get around to creating classic rosters.

[leroyhk]

Rashidi, if the living roster isn't going to be updated within every 2-3 days, then I am going to download your roster updates, I promise. So please don't give up, you're our last hope in case the insider No.2 is disappointing us.

[leroyhk]

And actually, I don't really care is Rashidi mad or what, I only care about his work. I won't appreciate he calling himeself the real insider, but I appreciate his work and that's all

[Legendoflegends]

"Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance. You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road or has your involvement of player rating truly gotten the best of you. Cause as of late I see you are really trying to stir this forum with all your mad scientist I'm #1 ethic. Please stop testing the patience of others. Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do"
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Very well put. Rashidi I don't know you but I'm glad YOU ARE NOT THE 2K INSIDER(and I hope you never are). You seem to emotional for the job. #1. You seem like you are a hater. It's like you are jealous of the 2k Insider guy without giving him his fair due. You act like you are the best and no one is better than you. Know this little chief: What you do, someone can do it better. #2. Are you a Lebron hater or what? Why are you picking on Lebron? Do you even know anything about basketball? Have you really ever played with pro-ball players or semi pro? Have you ever set-in on a professional scrimmage or practice? Dude, listen to me, Lebron IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE UNIVERSE. All this stuff you saying he can't do is bull crap all day long. You simply just don't know basketball. The notion that LBJ don't have a mid game is CRAZY!!! You don't avg. 30 ppg, 7 rebs., 7 ast., driving to the bucket all day. What's ludacris to me is that alot of people on these forums seem to think Lebron has this terrible mid game. lol. But go to any NBA practice of any NBA team and repeat to any NBA basketball player or Coach and they would look at you like you have no business being in the gym.

[2K Admin Ron]

Hey, I for one, love the effort. Keep it up, you never know where it may lead.

[JHova1982]

"Rashidi, I gotta say what ever credibilty you thought you have, you are totally choosing the wrong path to go down. You are completely trying to bring down, belittle, question the 2Kinsider without giving him a fair chance. You make petitions about yourself, you want a job at 2K, your public/people skills are lacking, Your remarks are quite cynical when one confronts you or doesn't agree to your methods. Why do I have a strong feeling that this thread you created is direct comparison of who you are.


Why can't you be someone of good nature and choose the high road or has your involvement of player rating truly gotten the best of you. Cause as of late I see you are really trying to stir this forum with all your mad scientist I'm #1 ethic. Please stop testing the patience of others. Your post(s) as of late have become quite demonstrative and somewhat disruptive to what 2Ksports/Ron/2K insider is trying to do"
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Very well put. Rashidi I don't know you but I'm glad YOU ARE NOT THE 2K INSIDER(and I hope you never are). You seem to emotional for the job. #1. You seem like you are a hater. It's like you are jealous of the 2k Insider guy without giving him his fair due. You act like you are the best and no one is better than you. Know this little chief: What you do, someone can do it better. #2. Are you a Lebron hater or what? Why are you picking on Lebron? Do you even know anything about basketball? Have you really ever played with pro-ball players or semi pro? Have you ever set-in on a professional scrimmage or practice? Dude, listen to me, Lebron IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE UNIVERSE. All this stuff you saying he can't do is bull crap all day long. You simply just don't know basketball. The notion that LBJ don't have a mid game is CRAZY!!! You don't avg. 30 ppg, 7 rebs., 7 ast., driving to the bucket all day. What's ludacris to me is that alot of people on these forums seem to think Lebron has this terrible mid game. lol. But go to any NBA practice or any NBA team and repeat to any NBA basketball player or Coach and they would look at you like you have no business being in the gym.

spoken from a true basketball consultant, nominate this guy for insider #2...lol just messing around but very very good post.

[Legendoflegends]

oh!!! And you have the adacity to compare Lebron James to Raja Bell...lol!!!! As if Lebron and Raja are on the same level. Lebron came out of highschool putting up 26 points first game?

Do you realize how good you have to be to do that? Especially with so much hype? Get a clue.

[projectskillz]

That's it. I couldn't take anymore. What is up with you people. Give the man his credit because it has been due. I'm sure he knows that there maybe changes. We all know this. Every man has a right to freedom of speech. Don't shoot a guy down for offering assistance. You know damn well, if Rashidi post his roster, you’re going to download because it is creditable. You have a choice not to except his offerings. If you are bias against what he is trying to do, then simple ignore his posts, and pick another topic to whine about.

Hey :rolleyes: we are giving him all the respect he deserves he came on here advertising his site that actually takes away attention from one of the games newest features on a company owned operated forums and THEY DONT TAKE IT DOWN OR close it.

On top of that they give him special access to THE INSIDER. and he says NO!

Na dog he s getting all the attention he deserves and more. There are guys that do this stuff for nothing for themselves and dont say nothing just try these out and see what you think.

I know when I spent almost 10 months tweaking the game and I finally released my sliders last week. So far only one person has gave me feedback but hes loving it and that makes me happy thats it dude.

Sorry 2K didnt get him the job off the bat but thats the way it goes.

[Rashidi]

Well, I'm a long time lurker, but actually having some real input in the insider (I live and breathe basketball)

IMO, Portlandblazer is the gold standard of this community. His retro rosters are nothing short of remarkable. I wish I had his spare time and patience. I'm an NBA historian of sorts and I can't say enough good things the attention to detail paid.

If anything, they should bring him in when they finally get around to creating classic rosters.

I know this is where everyone collectively groans, but retro rosters are actually high on my to-do list. I love 80s/90s basketball. I'm actually planning to start working on them this year and cut back on my 2k9 season updates. Thanks to the ratings being released early I've gotten a head start which is saving me a boatload of time. With 2K Share it's more worth my time as I was never a fan of transfer kits.

[Rashidi]

On top of that they give him special access to THE INSIDER. and he says NO!



For the record, if they really offered me special access to the Insider, I'd say yes.

If you can find where I said "No, I'm not going to work with the Insider. I hate him! JealousRageArGhgh" let me know.

[projectskillz]

Ok so you want more direct access I hear you there.

[Rashidi]

oh!!! And you have the adacity to compare Lebron James to Raja Bell...lol!!!! As if Lebron and Raja are on the same level. Lebron came out of highschool putting up 26 points first game?


In no way did I compare LeBron's talent to Raja Bell's. It is quite clear you have no idea what you're talking about and only started playing 2k games recently. The ratings were an absolute and undeniable joke 5 years ago.

Raja Bell was the lowest rated SF in the game, averaging 10 points per game in real life. Not 4. Not 1.3. Ten.

And here you are, running your mouth about how dumb I must be when you didn't even comprehend the topic of conversation. Seriously, how can I not be cynical posting here? Maybe dealing with posts like this everyday has taken it's toll on me.

[Q-Qadgetry]

For the record, if they really offered me special access to the Insider, I'd say yes.

If you can find where I said "No, I'm not going to work with the Insider. I hate him! JealousRageArGhgh" let me know.
lol the admin told you that he'd give you the chance to have direct input into what the 2K Insider is going to do by emailing him personally, you would have had singlehandedly more input into the 2K Insider's Ratings than 1000s of people combined, he even said that it can manifest into you two discussing things on a regular bases, collaborating with him. Eventually it might be possible if the Insider likes your ratings if he decides to move on to something else he'll suggest you to the company to REPLACE him.

And you said no.

[Future 23]

lol the admin told you that he'd give you the chance to have direct input into what the 2K Insider is going to do by emailing him personally, you would have had singlehandedly more input into the 2K Insider's Ratings than 1000s of people combined, he even said that it can manifest into you two discussing things on a regular bases, collaborating with him. Eventually it might be possible if the Insider likes your ratings if he decides to move on to something else he'll suggest you to the company to REPLACE him.

And you said no.


hey did u have an xbox account before moving to ps3?

[mcgradybunch]

LOOK AT THE WORK RASHIDI DOES..WHY WOULDNT YOU HIRE THE GUY

LeBron James - the King. The scoring champ. The future of the NBA. And one of the most controversial player ever rated by 2K Sports.
Tonight I'm going to look at the progression of LBJ's NBA 2K ratings from his rookie year to the top where he resides in NBA 2K9.

ESPN NBA Basketball (aka NBA 2K4)

Before I begin, let me just say WOW. Popping in an old sports games is always a bit surreal to me. I spend most of my time playing sports games and the funny thing is spending 1000 hours on NBA 2k7 or NBA 2k8 makes you completely forget things like the menus, music, even game intros.... I got hyped watching the 2k4 intro, it was hot and there haven't been any intros since they lost the ESPN license. Even the menu music is getting to me, it sure beats the hell out of 2k8's... ahem... moving on.

LeBron James
Position: PG
Overall 78
Close 87
Mid 73
3pt 70
FT 80
Layup 80
Dunk 85
Handle 80
Pass 80
PostOff 70
PostDef 70
Block 55
Steal 65
RebOff 70
RebDef 70
Speed 80
Stam 96
Dur 80
DefAwr 70
OffAwr 80

The funny thing is their first crack at LeBron is the only one that accurately depicts his mid-range, post game, and defense. And actually, he bears a striking resemblance to 2k9's Derrick Rose, though that's neither here nor there.

Actually, hold on, I gotta stop for a second. There's just too much nostalgia.

Cleveland
84 Ricky Davis (SG
78 LeBron James (PG)
75 Dajuan Wagner (SG)
74 Darius Miles (SF)
74 Zydrunas Ilgauskas (C)
71 Carlos Boozer (PF)
68 Ira Newble (SF)
68 Jason Kapono (SF)
67 Chris Mihm (C)
67 J.R. Bremer (PG)
59 Kevin Ollie (PG)
56 DeSagana Diop (C)
53 Michael Stewart (C)
51 Bruno Sundov (C)

Yeah, this was a long time ago. Toni Kukoc = Bucks best. Nick Van Exel = Warriors best. The Knicks WITHOUT Marbury. The Rockets BEFORE Yao became Mr. 14-16. B-Diddy and Monster Mash. PIPPEN. REGGIE TIME. Other than stacked Kings/Lakers teams (and a Jazz team featuring 70 overall Mark Jackson as their 4th best player), there was balance galore in the NBA.

Ok, so as we all know, LeBron was a high schooler not expected to light up the league out of the gate. He was airballing threes! Then the season starts and LeBron is tearing dudes up. Fortunately we were at an age where players could be updated during the season. If I recall, LeBron was updated about 3 times during the year, pretty much every update they had a LeBron revision. I don't have the ratings for each, but here are his final ratings for the year by 2k sports.

LeBron end of rookie year
Position: SF (He was also a SG in the 2nd update)
Overall 87 (+9)
Close 94 (+7)
Med 83 (+10)
3pt 72 (+2)
FT 76 (-4)
Layup 90 (+10)
Dunk 95 (+10)
Handle 85 (+5)
Pass 85 (+5)
PostOff 70
PostDef 70
Block 55
Steal 80 (+15)
RebOff 72 (+2)
RebDef 80 (+10)
Speed 85 (+5)
Stam 96
Dur 80
DefAwr 75 (+5)
OffAwr 85 (+5)

A 9 point overall jump in one season. Absolutely incredible. I don't think there's ever been another player to get that big a jump in mid-season by 2k. (Even if Raja Bell, a 59 overall for years deserved it... did I mention he's the 7th best small forward on the 2k4 Mavericks? Too many tangents. Must shut off game that built my legend.)

So we move forward to

ESPN NBA 2K5

I've got the default ratings so I don't have to pop in the game. LeBron was updated only once in this edition. Here are his default ratings.

LeBron James 2k5 default
Overall 88
Close 94
Med 83
3pt 70
FT 76
Layup 90
Dunk 95
Handle 85
Pass 85
PostOff 70
PostDef 70
Block 55
Steal 80
RebOff 72
RebDef 80
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 90
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 90

Pretty much the same player other than the OA boost since 2k4.

Now let's look at the mid-season LeBron.

LeBron James
Overall 97 (+9)
Close 97 (+3)
Med 91 (+8)
3pt 79 (+9)
FT 76
Layup 95 (+5)
Dunk 95
Handle 90 (+5)
Pass 90 (+5)
PostOff 75 (+5)
PostDef 75 (+5)
Block 70 (+15)
Steal 90 (+10)
RebOff 80 (+8)
RebDef 80
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 90
DefAwr 85 (+10)
OffAwr 95 (+5)
ClutchOffense 99

ANOTHER +9 increase in overall. Two in one season. Raja Bell was still a 59 overall. Oh wait no they changed his position to SG which boosted him to a 61. Even though he was a SIXTH MAN at this point of his career.

They also gave him a Kobe-esque clutch rating even though he was terrible in crunch time at this stage of his career.

I won't lie. I was FURIOUS. LeBron James, the world's worst mid-range shooter and a terrible defensive player at age 19. Not even Jesus was this good as a teenager.

(For those wondering what my changes were the minute they did this)
Overall 90 (down from 97)
Med 79 (down from 91)
Handle 85 (down from 90)
Pass 85 (down from 90)
Block 65 (down from 70)
RebOff 65 (down from 80)
RebDef 75 (down from 80)
DefAwr 70 (down from 85)

So we move along to NBA 2K6 now.

LeBron James
Overall 97
Close 99
Med 91
3pt 80
FT 75
Layup 95
Dunk 95
Handle 90
Pass 81
PostOff 85
PostDef 80
Block 65
Steal 90
RebOff 58
RebDef 80
Speed 90
Stam 99
Dur 90
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 95

So somebody finally realized LeBron was not Magic Johnson at passing the ball, nor was he an elite defensive talent. That's good. But then someone got this crazy idea that he had a post game comparable to Charles Barkley, Larry Johnson, or even Anthony Mason.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKy08Gunb08

Count the post moves. I dare you.

LeBron James NBA 2K6 mid-season update
Overall 95
Close 99
Med 91
3pt 80
FT 74
Layup 99
Dunk 99
Handle 90
Pass 81
PostOff 85
PostDef 80
Block 65
Steal 83
RebOff 58
RebDef 80
Speed 90
Stam 99
Dur 95
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 95

2k actually lowered LeBron (probably by accident), though they did increase his layup/dunk to 99 where they still reside today (and will for the next decade).

Still, things weren't as bad as they were in the past. For the first time, LeBron didn't get better after release. He actually regressed a bit. One could only hope this would carry over into...

NBA 2K7

LeBron James
Overall 98
Close 99
Med 91
3pt 79
FT 74
Layup 99
Dunk 99
Handle 95
Pass 77
PostOff 84
PostDef 79
Block 70
Steal 80
RebOff 63
RebDef 79
Speed 91
Stam 99
Dur 99
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 98

Finally, the first game that operated in more than multiples of 5! But oh man, increased handles now??? This guy is becoming more broken by the day. At least they lowered his post/defawr ratings by a point each.

2k7 marked the first time LeBron was not edited mid-season. Apparently they nailed him. That 91 mid-range was simply PERFECT for a player who hit .347 of his shots from that range. We've only been hearing complaints about this one for THREE YEARS now. Ahh, better luck next year.

Aww crap. LeBron made the Finals. Brace yourselves for 107 overall next year.

NBA 2K8

ATTRIBUTES
Overall 97
Close 99
Med 91
3pt 77
FT 70
Layup 99
Dunk 99
Handle 95
Pass 72
PostOff 84
PostDef 79
Block 68
Steal 78
RebOff 65
RebDef 76
Speed 91
Stam 99
Dur 99
DefAwr 79
OffAwr 99
Potential 99
Strength 86
Vertical 97
OffDribble 92
InTraffic 99
Quickness 92
Hustle 80
Hands 98
BallDefense 81
Standing Dunk 75

Wait a second... he went down? Maybe they were just too tired from adding all those new attributes.

Once again Lebron didn't have a mid-season update. I guess they think they just got this guy perfect now.

Finally, we return to the present. Err, future. Whatever.

NBA 2K9

I took the liberty of comparing this year's ratings directly to 2k8's.

LeBron James
Overall 101 – 97 (+4)
Close 96 – 99 (-3)
Med 85 – 91 (-6)
3pt 82 - 77 (+5)
FT 71 – 70 (+1)
Off Dribble 89 – 92 (-3)
In Traffic 97 – 99 (-2)
Layup 99 - 99 (0)
Dunk 99 - 99 (0)
Handle 96 - 95 (+1)
Pass 89 - 72 (+17)
Hands 99 – 98 (+1)
PostOff 89 – 84 (+5)
PostDef 83 – 79 (+4)
Ball Defense 81 – 81 (0)
Block 63 – 68 (-5)
Steal 86 – 78 (+8)
Hustle 80 – 80 (0)
RebOff 76 – 65 (+11)
RebDef 84 – 76 (+8)
Speed 91 – 91 (0)
Quickness 92 – 92 (0)
Strength 90 – 86 (+4)
Vertical 97 – 97 (0)
DefAwr 82 – 79 (+3)
OffAwr 99 – 99 (0)

They finally lowered LeBron's mid-range game!!!!!! Oh wait. They lowered EVERYONE'S mid-range game. (Kobe is now +2 on Bron Bron in MR after spending the last 3 years only +1. I can't make this stuff up).

LeBron James - The best post up small forward of all-time that never posts up in real life. HES JUST THAT DAMN GOOD.

The future

Where will LeBron go from here? Well that seems to be in the hands of my good friend Robert Wagner (the 2K Insider. Get it? It's 4AM just say yes.)

Now I know what you're all thinking: what does the Real 2K Insider have to say about LeBron James rating for 2k9? Well, you're just gonna have to download my roster file via 2K Share to find out :) I'll give you a hint though - he won't be 110 overall.

[Future 23]

so he can type up comparisons from old games?? that proves nothing everyone could do that..

[Rashidi]

Dude, listen to me, Lebron IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE UNIVERSE. All this stuff you saying he can't do is bull crap all day long. You simply just don't know basketball. The notion that LBJ don't have a mid game is CRAZY!!!

L. James mid-range stats
2008: 144-389 (.370)
2007: 136-391 (.347)
2006: 184-462 (.398)
2005: 155-417 (.371)
Total: 619-1659 (.373)

T. McGrady
2008: 228-531 (.429)
2007: 267-601 (.444)
2006: 164-398 (.412)
2005: 267-606 (.440)
Total: 926-2136 (.433)

Wow, that was easy.

LBJ has a mid-range game. But he sure as hell doesn't have a top 5 mid-range game.

You don't avg. 30 ppg, 7 rebs., 7 ast., driving to the bucket all day.

ACTUALLY...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKy08Gunb08

...THATS EXACTLY WHAT HE DOES!

[oOausarOo]

And here you are, running your mouth about how dumb I must be when you didn't even comprehend the topic of conversation. Seriously, how can I not be cynical posting here? Maybe dealing with posts like this everyday has taken it's toll on me.

What do you think the mods have to put up with and the 2k Insider will have to put up with? They have to put up with much more. You should always remain professional, you can never go wrong that way.

[mcgradybunch]

damn rashidi put this dude on blast from one of the threads....

"Originally Posted by VirusSnake
This years marketing plan was just amazing!

1.We didnt get to see actual game footage till early september.
2.The official trailers were like 3 and a half minutes long!!(teasers included)
3.KG talked in a bunch of tv channels with 2k9 cover in the backround although they never said anything about the game
4.We got ´´tips´´ about a possible release date of the much anticipated demo that just so happened to tie with a BIG-MAJOR-EXCLUSIVE announcement that got everyone so hyped up. The result was that we didnt get the demo and the announcement just didnt live up to the expectations!

I mean you dont hype something so much when its that simple, we already knew about the 2k insider! Getting him an admin account and make him write a welcome message isnt that big of a deal to hype with riddles and codes.

The best part is that Ron admitted that the demo is 100% ready and the held it up for no given reason!!!!

Great job really... Last year you guys had no fancy champion cover guy, no riddles and no secret announcements and most importantly the demo was out like 25 days before release. I dont remember 2k8 selling bad?!

I really expect to just lock this cause you guys really dont have any excuses



The best part is you are one of the worst posters on these boards.



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u represent ****



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none cause you are a noob



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this is the type of post you shove up your rectum



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you just suck ****



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i didnt saw it stop playing mod you ****



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proof or your *** and you gonna die tonight



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you are frikin ***



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dude you are ***



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stop spamming dungeons and ****



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noone did you ****



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thats like saying the **** i took last night was better than the **** i took the night before...

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last years gameplay sucked **** there was no midrange game



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Originally Posted by VirusSnake
thats like saying the **** i took last night was better than the **** i took the night before...


Can we suspend or even ban this guy? It's clear he contributes absolutely nothing positive to this community. He's just a common internet troll hiding behind his computer screen. An embarassment if I ever saw one.

The sad thing is any non-trolling post he makes he is begging Ron for info LOL"

damn...virusnake owned by rashidi

[Rashidi]

And you said no.

Really? Did I really?

[Rashidi]

What do you think the mods have to put up with and the 2k Insider will have to put up with? They have to put up with much more. You should always remain professional, you can never go wrong that way.

The mods also carry a big stick. They delete any posts/threads that attempt to undermine them.

Not that I want to quote a bad DeNiro movie but

"Some people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun."

[Future 23]

The mods also carry a big stick. They delete any posts/threads that attempt to undermine them.

Not that I want to quote a bad DeNiro movie but

"Some people respect the badge. Everybody respects the gun."

righteous kill... i like the scene where they are all working out and pacino is benching like 200lbs like its nothing..while having a conversation with deniro.. haha

[oOausarOo]

I like sim just as much as you do you should try my ASSOC PROGRESSIVE FATIGUE SLIDERS posted in the 2k8 forums or at the sliders OP sports forums if your still playing 2k8 that is.

Thanks for the info, but I exclusively play online ranked games, leagues or tourneys. That's a dope idea you implemented though.

[mcgradybunch]

love the site rashidi, keep it up...YOURE THE REAL 2K INFORMER

[projectskillz]

Thanks for the info, but I exclusively play online ranked games, leagues or tourneys. That's a dope idea you implemented though.

Thanks man wish I would have released em earlier. LOL. But oh well me and my boys had a lot of fun with em. I got some out earlier as needed next year.

[Legendoflegends]

Rashidi, you are just the casual fan man. I'm not about to sit here and argue with you. Posting stats and numbers mean NOTHING. Anytime you in Chicago, u get with me. I can take you to a gym where trainers, coaches, semi-pro, and pro-player's scrimmage. And I would love for you to say what you are saying in the gym at one of the player's/coaches . They will look at you like you are stupid. They won't even say nothing to you, they'll just look at you. Then they'll look at me like 'where u get this dude from'. You just simply don't know enough about basketball my friend. I guess you define the mid-range game as a guy like Rip Hamiltion correct? Rip cannot get his own shot in the Mid Range, he needs picks/help. Lebron can get his own shot in the mid range(or any range) because of his physical nature. Lebron is quicker, stronger, and can elevate over defender's. Everybody who know's pro basketball know's this. Lebron may not be consistent, yet. But it is there. And it was the same thing with Jordan. Jordan could get any shot over any defender. Jordan wasn't efficient in earlier years but everybody knew Mike still had a mid range game. Remember the MJ shot ever Echlo to beat the Cavs? Back then people use to say MJ couldn't hit the outside shot. But he ended the Cavs season with a outside shot underpressure and great defense(hell, he HUNG in the air for like 5 seconds, lol). That wasn't luck, that was skill bro. But people said the same thing, "Jordan didn't have a mid range shot". To say he don't have a mid range game, or lack thereof is simply not true. It's there, trust me.

[Future 23]

Rashidi, you are just the casual fan man. I'm not about to sit here and argue with you. Posting stats and numbers mean NOTHING. Anytime you in Chicago, u get with me. I can take you to a gym where trainers, coaches, semi-pro, and pro-player's scrimmage. And I would love for you to say what you are saying in the gym at one of the player's/coaches . They will look at you like you are stupid. They won't even say nothing to you, they'll just look at you. Then they'll look at me like 'where u get this dude from'. You just simply don't know enough about basketball my friend. I guess you define the mid-range game as a guy like Rip Hamiltion correct? Rip cannot get his own shot in the Mid Range, he needs picks/help. Lebron can get his own shot in the mid range(or any range) because of his physical nature. Lebron is quicker, stronger, and can elevate over defender's. Everybody who know's pro basketball know's this. Lebron may not be consistent, yet. But it is there. And it was the same thing with Jordan. Jordan could get any shot over any defender. Jordan wasn't efficient in earlier years but everybody knew Mike still had a mid range game. Remember the MJ shot ever Echlo to beat the Cavs? Back then people use to say MJ couldn't hit the outside shot. But he ended the Cavs season with a outside shot underpressure and great defense(hell, he HUNG in the air for like 5 seconds, lol). That wasn't luck, that was skill bro. But people said the same thing, Jordan didn't have a mid range shot. To say he don't have a mid range game, or lack thereof is simply not true. It's there, trust me.

i know what you mean.. but prepare for stats galore!! haha

[OkcThunder]

Rashidi = My 2k insider no ****, cant wait to compare the two this year.

[chessboxer1]

haha, no homosapien indeed...this game needs to come out already tempers are flaring

[JHova1982]

rashidi ratings eliminate that threat and clutch factor for all stars in 2k basketball and just basically force u to play team ball. i not saying thats a bad thing but people like kobe, lebron, nash, duncan, and so on at any given time be able take over a game and help there team to a win.

look at what lebron did to the pistons two seasons ago. i could sworn lebron score the last 23 or 25 points for the cavs and they wasnt off all dunks and layups and won the game and proceeded to the finals.

you taking stats too far and not looking at talent and also video game perspective. lebron, kobe, and other stars have to threats against defense other wise the team are not worth playing with. cavs are not worth playing with if lebron can only in the paint, lakers are not worth playing if kobe cant explode in every aspect of offense.

[chessboxer1]

yeah lebron can catch fire, but so can alot of players. i know they can't all reach his level when he's on but he's also off a lot too with his jumper. last year in the playoffs he had only 2 good games against the celtics, and he clanked jumpers like crazy in that series. the celtics defense(looked like they were playing off the ball i guess they were cheesing, haha) exposed Lebron for the inconsistent jump shooter that he is. now does that mean he should be rated lower as a mid range and 3pt shooter? Probably, could it also mean 2K needs to bring back some sort of bio rhythms or catch fire capability stat, possibly. either way you can't deny that a player that is so inconsistent when it comes to jumpers shouldn't be rated that high as a jump shooter.

[Rashidi]

rashidi ratings eliminate that threat and clutch factor for all stars in 2k basketball and just basically force u to play team ball.

Welcome to the NBA.

look at what lebron did to the pistons two seasons ago. i could sworn lebron score the last 23 or 25 points for the cavs and they wasnt off all dunks and layups and won the game and proceeded to the finals.

1. Any player can get hot.
2. LeBron still has uneditable clutch ratings which allow him to do this.
3. A small forward with 90+ handle, speed, layup, and dunk is not easy to stop even if you lower his mid-range to 50.

you taking stats too far and not looking at talent

Actually, I am looking at talent, that's kinda the point. LeBron isn't a good shooter, much less a godly one. He went something like 2-15 from mid-range against the Spurs in the Finals. Not 10-15 or even 7-15.


cavs are not worth playing with if lebron can only in the paint

LOL. This is like saying the Suns are not worth playing with if Shaq can only score in the paint. LeBron is unstoppable in the paint, and that's why the Cavs win. LeBron should be able to score 50 some games, not EVERY game.

People play NBA 2K for a sim experience. It sounds like you'd have more fun with a one-on-one title like NBA Ballers.


lakers are not worth playing if kobe cant explode in every aspect of offense.

Good, we agree. Let me know when LeBron gets some 60 point games under his belt.

[Rashidi]

You just simply don't know enough about basketball my friend. I guess you define the mid-range game as a guy like Rip Hamiltion correct? Rip cannot get his own shot in the Mid Range, he needs picks/help.

You just simply don't know enough about VIDEO GAME basketball my friend.

LeBron has much better speed and handles than Rip which allows him to create his own shot. That has absolutely nothing to do with SHOT SUCCESS.


Lebron can get his own shot in the mid range(or any range) because of his physical nature. Lebron is quicker, stronger, and can elevate over defender's.

Quickness, Strength, Vertical, Handle, thank you for listing all these other rating categories that are NOT mid-range shot.

Despite all of these advantages LeBron still shoots a significantly worse percentage from the field than Rip. If LeBron were such a good mid-range shooter, why wouldn't they bring him off the same screens as Rip? Oh wait, I know - because he'd brick half the shots!

Jordan wasn't efficient in earlier years but everybody knew Mike still had a mid range game.

MJ wasn't efficient when he was shooting over 50% from the field. Did you really just write that?

Back then people use to say MJ couldn't hit the outside shot.

Uh. He beat Georgetown with a 20 footer before he was even drafted. What are you talking about?

MJ couldn't hit the 3-ball consistently. He wasn't much of a long-range shooter, but I don't think there was much question about his mid-range game.

Of course, using your logic, you'd probably give Jordan a 90 3pt rating too.

[NXS]

Rashidi = My 2k insider no ****, cant wait to compare the two this year.


No offense to Rashidi, but I've played with his sliders.... I play sim ball... and honestly, it's not my cup of tea.... not only does he seem biased with certain players, he dramatically undercuts vital players on the team rosters. Again, this is no disrespect.... this is simply my opinion, and for me.... someone who plays the game for hours daily, looking for the "sim" experience, I was let down with Rashidi's sliders... especially after hearing him rave about how realistic they were....

And as for the nba being the home of "team basketball".... sorry sir.... that might apply with the FIBA teams, but the NBA is an isolation heavy league.... with most plays either being screen/pick and roll/pop type plays.... but I digress....

To those of you who enjoy his edits, hey, more power to you, but as stated previously, they simply aren't for me....

[Kel_aka_polo]

^^^^^same for me, no offense but i think rashidi is a bit overrated,
you guys dont know anything about the insider guy and what hes capable of so why throw him out the picture b4 he can show u that he's legit? for all we know he could be just as accurate if not more accurate than rashidi

[Rashidi]

No offense to Rashidi, but I've played with his sliders.... I play sim ball... and honestly, it's not my cup of tea.... not only does he seem biased with certain players, he dramatically undercuts vital players on the team rosters. Again, this is no disrespect.... this is simply my opinion, and for me.... someone who plays the game for hours daily, looking for the "sim" experience, I was let down with Rashidi's sliders... especially after hearing him rave about how realistic they were....

I'm always looking to improve my rosters. Which players did you feel were biased and or unrealistic?

And as for the nba being the home of "team basketball".... sorry sir.... that might apply with the FIBA teams, but the NBA is an isolation heavy league.... with most plays either being screen/pick and roll/pop type plays.... but I digress....

This is true to a certain extent but I think the point was you can't win in real life if your star player is taking 95% of the team's shots. Even in real life with all the isolations most only only take about 20%.

[NXS]

I'm always looking to improve my rosters. Which players did you feel were biased and or unrealistic?



This is true to a certain extent but I think the point was you can't win in real life if your star player is taking 95% of the team's shots. Even in real life with all the isolations most only only take about 20%.


I haven't looked at your rosters in a few days, but if you're serious about my opinion on the players, I'd be happy to share my opinions with you, just bear in mind, it will take a little while for me to put down the players and the reasons why I feel they are unrealistic....


As for the isolation statement, I agree with you in those terms.... the isolations shouldn't be used to jack up shots with your best player..... a real sim player will use those moments of drawing in defenders with their superstar, so that they can set up open shots on the wings, low post, ect. But that should go without saying, as playing a true "sim" game shouldn't be about 1 player.... Props for your response to that... that was some real *** right there.

[Rashidi]

Thank you. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

[NYCDaFuture4sho]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I thought numba 23 was jus jokin. 2k Really did u like that to put The Wannabe Real 2k Insider....................................... LMAOOOO Now Thats Funny...

Well i think the Real Insider is funny also tho with not posting.... mayb its cuz the game is not out yet but give him a month n if he only posts like once evry 2 months then LMAOOOO.

U can let this die out now i jus wanted to point out those funny things Ya Dig

[All3nIv3rson]

Rashidi I wonder what's your problem ... Why do you want to ruin such a great feature like Living Rosters ? 2k actually implements something great and you come up and say "i could do a better job , everyone follow me , not those idiots at 2k sports"

Why are you acting like an immature little kid ? You didn't get this job because you don't deserve it that's it , that's all . Now calling the 2k insider "number two" is just plain stupid . You don't even know him . I could bet 100 $ he knows a lot more than you about the NBA . Oh and calling yourself number 1 is also stupid . You are no one and nothing . You should be thinking about getting a life instead of making NBA 2k ratings ... I hope people aren't really gonna follow and use the ratings of such a dork .

If you don't agree with 2k's decision , get lost . Or buy NBA Live 09.

[Future 23]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I thought numba 23 was jus jokin. 2k Really did u like that to put The Wannabe Real 2k Insider....................................... LMAOOOO Now Thats Funny...

Well i think the Real Insider is funny also tho with not posting.... mayb its cuz the game is not out yet but give him a month n if he only posts like once evry 2 months then LMAOOOO.

U can let this die out now i jus wanted to point out those funny things Ya Dig

come on NYC why wouldnt you believe me haha why would i lie..

[Future 23]

Rashidi I wonder what's your problem ... Why do you want to ruin such a great feature like Living Rosters ? 2k actually implements something great and you come up and say "i could do a better job , everyone follow me , not those idiots at 2k sports"

Why are you acting like an immature little kid ? You didn't get this job because you don't deserve it that's it , that's all . Now calling the 2k insider "number two" is just plain stupid . You don't even know him . I could bet 100 $ he knows a lot more than you about the NBA . Oh and calling yourself number 1 is also stupid . You are no one and nothing . You should be thinking about getting a life instead of making NBA 2k ratings ... I hope people aren't really gonna follow and use the ratings of such a dork .

If you don't agree with 2k's decision , get lost . Or buy NBA Live 09.

you aren't the only one that has said this to him.. he refuses to give the guy a chance and thinks he is the only one that can make player edits like its a special talent that only he has...

[freelimesforsale]

yeah lebron can catch fire, but so can alot of players. i know they can't all reach his level when he's on but he's also off a lot too with his jumper. last year in the playoffs he had only 2 good games against the celtics, and he clanked jumpers like crazy in that series. the celtics defense(looked like they were playing off the ball i guess they were cheesing, haha) exposed Lebron for the inconsistent jump shooter that he is. now does that mean he should be rated lower as a mid range and 3pt shooter? Probably, could it also mean 2K needs to bring back some sort of bio rhythms or catch fire capability stat, possibly. either way you can't deny that a player that is so inconsistent when it comes to jumpers shouldn't be rated that high as a jump shooter.


i know what you're trying to say, but yo, dude, he was clanking LAYUPS, that's how off he was. it wasn't some amazing defense, lebron was just tired from the awful season his team had.

[Finess101]

Everything i've seen this Rashidi dude start of late...looks like a shot at the "Real 2k Insider". Future 23 i'm with ya on that dude thinks getting the job is his destiny, if you really wanted it you wouldn't attack the company your tryna get it from lol isht is too funny. I really hope you stay a gamefaq guide boy.