How does Digital Durant fit on your team?All you’ve got to do is play video games. No, seriously.
Rockets’ GM Daryl Morey, who is widely considered one of the most progressive NBA GM’s, uses NBA Live ‘09 as another tool to evaluate how players would work wearing a Rockets’ uni.
Because the new breed of hoop video games update with real-life scouting information, Morey only needs to take another player, plug him into the Rockets’ system, and see how his game interacts with Yao’s, T-Mac’s, Ron Artest’s, and Rick Adelman’s approach.
No doubt he did this last year when thinking about adding Artest.
“On the game, you can see how adding Artest can change the dynamic of your team. You can program it to run offensive sets with Artest and any combination of your players.”
Morey believes that this type of “scouting” will continue to have a place in the game.
“Simulation is great and will have a bigger and bigger place in the process,” Morey said. “But at the end of the day you can’t simulate a player being out too late the night before or his body language on the bench or how he interacts with teammates. Some things you have to do in person.”
It’s a good thing that this isn’t the only scouting tool - because otherwise those guys who get buckets in the video game, and the video game only, like Brent Barry, Mike Finley, and J.J. Barea would be getting max deals.
Source: LA Times
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November 30th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
JCARR says:
Wow! does he know nba live 09′ sucks. How about 2k9???
Anyway its an interesting approach to modern day scouting. Auerbach must be turning in his grave with disgust though.
November 30th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
haslem says:
2k9 wayyyyyy better
November 30th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Matt says:
I have a question about NBA live 09. How come during the season when you go to league leaders there are so many players averaging more than 30 points per game. I believe on my dynasty their are 11 players averaging more than 30 points per game. The game feels so unreal because of this and I only have it on 10 minute simulation quarters. Anybody know how to fix this?
November 30th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
JCARR says:
@Matt
SIMPLE: Yeah i know how to fix it. You go to Gamestop and you trade it in for NBA 2k9.
November 30th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
nick says:
2k9 is where its at. game play and graphics are way better.
November 30th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Matt says:
@JCARR
I was thinking the same thing. Theres so many things wrong with this game.
November 30th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Smitty313 says:
I think this is a stupi approach to scouting. I can take Smush Parker, Ricky Davis, Donyell Marshall, Kevin Love, and Eddy Curry in the gam and win a ring.
November 30th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Promoman says:
The 2K series is only now getting its due. It was underrated on the Dreamcast and when it went multi-platform, that was it for EA. EA had to get exclusive rights in other sports and once tried to get exclusive NBA rights to try and stay afloat.
November 30th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Amar says:
live has some nice ideas, but it’s based upon their subjective stats — the daily updated scouting mechanism is still based on silly things, like zaza pachulia being faster than ronnie brewer, and things like that . . .
November 30th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Amar says:
I have both games, i play 2k, i hardly ever touch nba live. but that’s not to say that 2k is flawless either — why does jason kidd have a better three point rating than deron williams?
using them for scouting is like playing prince of persia, and expecting to be someone who can help out understand foreign policy with iran.
November 30th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
QQ says:
Dime, please tell him to use 2k9 as a scouting tool instead.
And because he’s with the Rockets, tell him that TMac sucks and is the sorriest excuse for a superstar ever. Thanks.
November 30th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Matt says:
@ Amar
Im sure 2k does have some problems, but Live’s problems are alot bigger. Bynum rated 61 overall,Dwight Howard 83 when you have guys like Oden at 79. Ten or more players averaging more than 30 points per game through out the season. Not to mention no player on the game averages more than 9 rebounds on the whole year. Having the game on superstar mode is still way to easy, being able to shoot 70 percent from the field almost every game. Its just rediculous, I cant wait to trade it in for 2k9.
November 30th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
sans says:
I love breaking out Derek Andersen for a quick 10 pts per game.
November 30th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
miamiVIS3 says:
No I couldn’t because I play 2K9
November 30th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Amar says:
yup @ matt
2k >>> live, for the nth year in a row.
some things are good in both franchises though. having the ability to impliment actual ball handling moves with the right stick > whatever the eff 2k is doing with the right stick right now. (shot stick?) i’m also a fan of the lay-up/dunk button being distinct from the shoot button. it’s not complicated . . . people don’t walk up to a urinal when they want to take a shit. having distinct shoot/dunk buttons is as complicated as knowing the difference between #1 and #2. we’ve all (apparently) seemed to master that, so it shouldn’t be an issue.
2k is just more fun.
November 30th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Arrogant says:
Man i know this has nothing to do with scouting….i’m watchin this bulls game, Rose blocks millers open layup…. next go on offense Rose damn near literally breaks Millers ankle… he was on the ground trying to stop rose. gotta be on espn
November 30th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
JCARR says:
@arrogant
That was indeed awesome plays from D-rose. It shows how much of bright future he has ahead of him. And apparently he still doesnt need a jump shot.
November 30th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Clive says:
the last relevant live game was 2003 and that was it after that it went down the shithole… i just bought 2k9 to complete my trifecta of sports.. ncaa, madden, and 2k9 can’t beat that shit.. and devin harris got 47 tonite.. dime better talk about that shit tomorrow or there will serving of ass whoopins around.. black friday special! haha
December 1st, 2008 at 9:24 am
justice says:
I just traded ben wallace, mo williams and a pick for vince carter and stromile swift in 2k9…the numbers matched and iv’e finally put together a winning streak, big ben sucks in the game he was literally giving me 2pts and 4 rebounds in 25 minutes he had to go…
December 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Big Shot BOB says:
2K9 sucks ass…it’s hella weak…now what?
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:50 am
Brett says:
I’d recommend this simulation game to NBA general managers. They won’t learn much but they’ll waste some time effectively!
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