Dang that looks real!! This will be the first 2K game I've purchased since 2k11. That Jay-Z worship one was an abomination and they stopped earning my money
Dang that looks real!! This will be the first 2K game I've purchased since 2k11. That Jay-Z worship one was an abomination and they stopped earning my money
If they keep up with that Virtual Currency garbage, i'm not buying it. How the hell could they have thought forcing their users to use VC in (bleep) ing association/MyGM mode was a good idea? 2K has gotten so lazy over the last few years. They crushed NBA Live and now they have no competition, so they just mail it in every year.
Dang that looks real!! This will be the first 2K game I've purchased since 2k11. That Jay-Z worship one was an abomination and they stopped earning my money
If they keep up with that Virtual Currency garbage, i'm not buying it. How the hell could they have thought forcing their users to use VC in (bleep) ing association/MyGM mode was a good idea? 2K has gotten so lazy over the last few years. They crushed NBA Live and now they have no competition, so they just mail it in every year.
Yeah I never really played those modes and VC is a big reason why. It's dumb to me.
But I'm a rare user of that game. I just play exhibitions as the Lake show lol. And if I get bored I create myself but don't go through the whole myplayer thing LOL
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Chronicle wrote:
We definitely got the guy that most fits our current situation
yup and I'm not confident in Smart ever becoming an offensive force
Smart will do fine, the problem isn't him, it's the team he's on and the 3 other PG/SGs they signed/drafted.
But he's definitely not as bad off as Exum in Utah or Ennis in Phoenix.
Meh. Either way I'd rather have Julius. I would have been happy with Exum too
Dang that looks real!! This will be the first 2K game I've purchased since 2k11. That Jay-Z worship one was an abomination and they stopped earning my money
If they keep up with that Virtual Currency garbage, i'm not buying it. How the hell could they have thought forcing their users to use VC in (bleep) ing association/MyGM mode was a good idea? 2K has gotten so lazy over the last few years. They crushed NBA Live and now they have no competition, so they just mail it in every year.
Apparently they're pretty much doing away with it in 2k15. There's a new "MyLeague" feature which is basically an updated offline, customizable association mode. Seems like they actually listened to customer complaints this time. 2k14 was VERY disappointing outside of the actual game play.
Dang that looks real!! This will be the first 2K game I've purchased since 2k11. That Jay-Z worship one was an abomination and they stopped earning my money
If they keep up with that Virtual Currency garbage, i'm not buying it. How the hell could they have thought forcing their users to use VC in (bleep) ing association/MyGM mode was a good idea? 2K has gotten so lazy over the last few years. They crushed NBA Live and now they have no competition, so they just mail it in every year.
Yeah I never really played those modes and VC is a big reason why. It's dumb to me.
But I'm a rare user of that game. I just play exhibitions as the Lake show lol. And if I get bored I create myself but don't go through the whole myplayer thing LOL
I won a title in MyPlayer and then just gave up on it. The presentation of the game is great, but there isn't much to do without VC. It was my first PS4 game and I was super excited too. Now, I think I'm just going to sell it for whatever I can get before 2k15 comes out.
AY2043 wrote:
Apparently they're pretty much doing away with it in 2k15. There's a new "MyLeague" feature which is basically an updated offline, customizable association mode. Seems like they actually listened to customer complaints this time. 2k14 was VERY disappointing outside of the actual game play.
Oh wow. I didn't know about that. I honestly preferred to play "season" mode in the prior versions over association, so if it's a bit similar to that, I think I might enjoy this game. Thankfully they're getting rid of VC. I've hated the concept from the beginning.
This upcoming season is undoubtedly more exciting than last year.
My eyes will be on Julius Randle. Like it or not, there are high expectations of him. He has a lot to prove. All that talk about making other teams regret passing on him showed that he isn't afraid of saying "the right things". He has to walk the walk.
I'm also excited to play 2k15 with him on the roster. Last year's Lakers roster was awful for every mode.
This upcoming season is undoubtedly more exciting than last year.
My eyes will be on Julius Randle. Like it or not, there are high expectations of him. He has a lot to prove. All that talk about making other teams regret passing on him showed that he isn't afraid of saying "the right things". He has to walk the walk.
I'm also excited to play 2k15 with him on the roster. Last year's Lakers roster was awful for every mode.
There are no high expectations from the rookie. He just needs to work hard, stay healthy & learn the game. Thats it
This upcoming season is undoubtedly more exciting than last year.
My eyes will be on Julius Randle. Like it or not, there are high expectations of him. He has a lot to prove. All that talk about making other teams regret passing on him showed that he isn't afraid of saying "the right things". He has to walk the walk.
I'm also excited to play 2k15 with him on the roster. Last year's Lakers roster was awful for every mode.
There are no high expectations from the rookie. He just needs to work hard, stay healthy & learn the game. Thats it
Yes there are. We are the Lakers. There are always high expectations. We had the worst season in franchise history last year. Randle has to give the fans a silver lining from all that unintentional tanking.
Kobe has lived with the high expectations his entire career. Bynum was expected to be the next great bigman in LA. I don't see why Randle gets a pass. For what it's worth, I think Randle has no problem dealing with pressure and high expectations. He's a tough character guy. He'll learn a lot under Kobe.
Something that I do think about when Randle's athleticism is brought up is how 'easy' he made the dunks look at the Lebron skills academy. He seems to have a little more athleticism than he gets credit for, those east bays and all the other stuff he did effortlessly speaks to how his leaping ability may be. I just think it's not as strong from a 'stand still' but when he gets that step he'll get up there with the upper half of power forward leapers in the NBA.
If people watched Julius in High School back when he was heralded as the best high school player in the country he actually used his handles a bit more and was nice on the fast break.
For those that mention his jumper and his need for the mid range, I agree. I don't know if it was his role in Kentucky changed his mindset but one of his go-to moves in High School seemed to be that dribble step back mid range jumper and he seemed to have a lot of confidence in it. He needs to get that back because that jumper along with his other assets were what separated him from the pack imo.
You can see the confidence he has on that jumper at this point. He needs to get that back, that step back and fade would be deadly at the next level and a matchup nightmare.
I just share this cause it was his first game back from injury and 19 points and 15 mins and sick move at 1:13.
You have to wonder if the style Calipari had him play in Kentucky didn't have something to do with how far he fell in the draft. Because I'm pretty sure if he was allowed to handle the ball as much as he did in high school while at Kentucky he likely would have been gone in the top 3-4.
But his role on the team where he was the banger inside and we didn't get to see much of it probably is part of the reason he dropped to 7th, as well as the injury story which was later debunked after he was already a Laker and again that's good for us and another reason why those Randolph comparisons are way off when describing Randle, but it's those comparisons that caused him to slip to 7 where we took full advantage.
Something that I do think about when Randle's athleticism is brought up is how 'easy' he made the dunks look at the Lebron skills academy. He seems to have a little more athleticism than he gets credit for, those east bays and all the other stuff he did effortlessly speaks to how his leaping ability may be. I just think it's not as strong from a 'stand still' but when he gets that step he'll get up there with the upper half of power forward leapers in the NBA.
If people watched Julius in High School back when he was heralded as the best high school player in the country he actually used his handles a bit more and was nice on the fast break.
For those that mention his jumper and his need for the mid range, I agree. I don't know if it was his role in Kentucky changed his mindset but one of his go-to moves in High School seemed to be that dribble step back mid range jumper and he seemed to have a lot of confidence in it. He needs to get that back because that jumper along with his other assets were what separated him from the pack imo.
You can see the confidence he has on that jumper at this point. He needs to get that back, that step back and fade would be deadly at the next level and a matchup nightmare.
I just share this cause it was his first game back from injury and 19 points and 15 mins and sick move at 1:13.
You have to wonder if the style Calipari had him play in Kentucky didn't have something to do with how far he fell in the draft. Because I'm pretty sure if he was allowed to handle the ball as much as he did in high school while at Kentucky he likely would have been gone in the top 3-4.
But his role on the team where he was the banger inside and we didn't get to see much of it probably is part of the reason he dropped to 7th, as well as the injury story which was later debunked after he was already a Laker and again that's good for us and another reason why those Randolph comparisons are way off when describing Randle, but it's those comparisons that caused him to slip to 7 where we took full advantage.
JR will transform into a very solid NBA player in time. Thanks for posting those links. Those and the ones posted earlier really gives insight on what JR can bring to the table through hard work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMwxOi4R9Pw
If his summer league performance was a D, then I need the season to start NOW...I love this guy's confidence...vid is a bit laggy tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMwxOi4R9Pw
If his summer league performance was a D, then I need the season to start NOW...I love this guy's confidence...vid is a bit laggy tho
It's nice to see him both acknowledge and explain why he didn't feel like he put forth the best performance in summer league. Like he said, when his conditioning is good, he can prove everything else. He's got a good head on him. I can't wait for pre-season. _________________ You are either in or on your way to the NBA Finals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMwxOi4R9Pw
If his summer league performance was a D, then I need the season to start NOW...I love this guy's confidence...vid is a bit laggy tho
Once he earns it from Boozer we'll know he's ready.
Extremely unique prospect due to his combination of size, strength, scoring instincts and ball-handling skills.
Very difficult to find players with his skill-set, at any level of competition.
Has work to do, on the defensive end in particular, but he's clearly a top-notch prospect for the NBA.
Just saw Julius at the beverly Wilshire. All I gotta say is the guy is freaking huge. I felt like a midget next to him and I'm 6'3. Looks like he's not wasting anytime though, he was buying jewelry. That pay check must have came in already lol
This upcoming season is undoubtedly more exciting than last year.
My eyes will be on Julius Randle. Like it or not, there are high expectations of him. He has a lot to prove. All that talk about making other teams regret passing on him showed that he isn't afraid of saying "the right things". He has to walk the walk.
I'm also excited to play 2k15 with him on the roster. Last year's Lakers roster was awful for every mode.
There are no high expectations from the rookie. He just needs to work hard, stay healthy & learn the game. Thats it
Yes there are. We are the Lakers. There are always high expectations. We had the worst season in franchise history last year. Randle has to give the fans a silver lining from all that unintentional tanking.
Kobe has lived with the high expectations his entire career. Bynum was expected to be the next great bigman in LA. I don't see why Randle gets a pass. For what it's worth, I think Randle has no problem dealing with pressure and high expectations. He's a tough character guy. He'll learn a lot under Kobe.
What did kobe & bynum do in their 1st 2yrs? Nothing
What does being the lakers & having expectations from the rookie has to do?
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I won a title in MyPlayer and then just gave up on it. The presentation of the game is great, but there isn't much to do without VC. It was my first PS4 game and I was super excited too. Now, I think I'm just going to sell it for whatever I can get before 2k15 comes out.
