With 29 years of basketball experience on and off the court, Levy presents a blog for lifelong basketball fans and serious NBA 2K11 gamers including complete modded seasons to help improve your gaming experience on PC
I kept my mouth shut for weeks but now I am gonna talk. Oh yeah! You ALL talked shit all year long. Just like the so called fans in Cleveland did before and after LeBron's stint with them. This year you all licked his balls with the Lakers. Then when it went down you turned against LeBron. You immediately switched to another potential 'winner' Embiid and supported Philly who were the most arrogant team this year but as soon as they lost to Toronto you switched to Giannis and predicted he will make the Finals this year against the team with the most bandwagonners (= people who don't know shit about basketball and they are losers in life so they always pick the best team so they can win in sports).
Now that Bucks lost and Raptors went to the Finals you will start talking about Kawhi after you laughed about him all year long not knowing he is the ONLY player with offensive AND defensive skills close to Michael Jordan (I've been watching NBA since 1991).
I know you actually rooting for Warriors but please don't you dare starting mentioning Kawhi's name because you have NO RIGHT to do that so soon. Keep quiet for a few years and then come back humble and acknowledge greatness when you have the maturity. Until then enjoy your boring Warriors "sponsored" by the NBA because morons need to be entertained.
Another NBA legend came to the end of his career... This time is someone greater than usually. It's Dirk Nowitzki who is the European basketball player with the longest career - even if not the most successful career compared to Tony Kukoc. I watched them both from start till end, and I am more pleased with what Dirk achieved. Tony was a fantastic player and 3 time NBA champion with Chicago Bulls but Dirk was a humble guy who happened to be unguardable in game due to his size and one leg fadeaway jumpshot. Something that now is forbidden by the soft NBA system just because the 'punk' Reggie Miller abused it with the extra kick he flexed that leg to create space for his three pointer jumpshot.
I remember Dirk Nowitzki from day one he entered the NBA. Because I am a lifetime Phoenix Suns I noticed the trades my team used to make with Dallas Mavericks. So I ended up watching Dallas sometimes because one third of their roster was full with ex-Suns players. A.C. Green, Cedric Ceballos, Michael Finley, Steve Nash are only the most notorious players on that list. But one day this skinny, tall white guy with blond hair was substituted in and life for real basketball fans in Dallas was never the same.
Dirk was an amazing shooter. In case you didn't know the story he destroyed the NBA All Star team when he was only 18 by scoring 42 in one game. That's when Charles Barkley tried to convince him to skip army and go to play college hoops at his Auburn University. Anyway, here comes Dirk straight to the NBA one year later and now everybody is watching him showcasing that typical German precision we all know about if you lived in Europe long enough. What people don't know his humbleness is not German at all. That is only his! I always said Dirk is the nicest German guy you will ever meet.
The time I cheered the most for a player and even a team apart from the Suns was the 2011 Dallas Mavericks. I remember clearly my childhood friends writing me back to my posts on social media about the NBA playoffs and the Finals that year and everybody I talked to agreeing Dallas deserved to win. Some were saying if god existed he would have allowed that to happen. I still have the Dallas 2011 playoffs run along with hundreds of other NBA games in my archives, and watching both the 2006 and the 2011 Finals bring back wonderful memories. All that thanks to Dirk Nowitzki.
The following paragraphs are from the official retirement ceremony reported by the NBA media.
Nowitzki never shared his retirement plans because he didn't want a farewell tour, but he also said he only began serious deliberations on retirement when his lower body gave him issues late in the season. The 14-time All-Star got the farewell treatment on the road anyway, with opposing fans chanting "We want Dirk" and giving him standing ovations, and LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers stopping a game, grabbing a public address microphone and honoring Nowitzki. But the league's 2007 MVP and 2011 NBA Finals MVP also knew how difficult the past two seasons had been physically, including missing the first 26 games of his final campaign after a longer-than-expected recovery from ankle surgery last April. Nowitzki was experiencing flare-ups in his feet and ankles late this season. "It takes a lot at 40 to get ready every night and then with the foot pain," Nowitzki said. "It just took a little bit of the fun away from the sport I love. I think that actually made the decision easier for me." [Yes, the same was the case with Steve Nash and his lower back pain - Me].
Just like that, the best player in Mavericks history officially ended a 21-year, future Hall-of-Fame career. Nowitzki rose from an unknown foreign Draft prospect to a league MVP and NBA champion while revolutionizing the game with his combination of height and shooting touch. In doing so, he lifted Dallas from its doldrums to perennial contention and league-wide respect.
For that and much more, Mavericks fans serenaded Nowitzki with one chant just as heartfelt as the one before: "THANK YOU DIRK." That followed messages of admiration and appreciation NBA legends in attendance. Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Shawn Kemp and countryman Detlef Schrempf spoke in honor of the player who was shown in an old video listing each of them as among those he idolized growing up in Germany. "The only guy that was missing was MJ," Nowitzki said, referring to Michael Jordan - the player he passed to become the oldest to score at least 30 in a game. "That was my No. 1. They brought Larry Legend. I mean, it's, that was an emotional moment when I saw all five of them and I was in shock really."
"This is obviously super, super emotional. Just too many people to really thank. I put you guys on a helluva ride with a lot of ups and downs, and you guys always stuck with me and supported me, so I appreciate it." This is how the NBA report ends.
Well, true fans will support their favorite players no matter what. At least this is what it used to be. Luckily for Dirk, Mavericks fans always had the patience and passion to cheer for their stars. And they deserved to get and keep Dirk Nowitzki until the end. 21 seasons! Basketball players and their so-called fans of this new millennial era will never understand this kind of loyalty. I am so glad I had the chance to witness greatness of the golden era of NBA and international basketball.
Here is the video with the somewhat ad-hoc retirement ceremony that took place on April 9th, 2019.
And because basketball wouldn't exist without fans, I will share some of the most interesting comments I've read on YouTube where the people commented about the ceremony and the legacy of Dirk Nowitzki. I also added a few of my replies to their comments.
JS: I could not believe that Larry bird and chuck actually came. Chuck was just in Minneapolis the night before😂😂and when was the last time Scottie Pippen was social like that
Me@JS: Scottie is very active lately. Check his appearances on ESPN. He even taught NBA teams how to defend James Harden in 2019.
RG: I still dream of mavericks with nash and dirk and what would have happened if they didn't go separate ways
Me@RG: I am the biggest fan of Nash since he was drafted by PHX (and everyone else was booing him!) but I wonder the same.
Mavs got lots of faces that shaped the franchise, and Dirk certainly stood out among the rest. He could have left and joined other teams for multiple rings, but he stayed for 21 years in the franchise that drafted him. Man, humble.
Dirk is one of the best, most loyal player in NBA history. A true role model.
All time great!! Nice and humble guy.. had a great career... mavs fan are lucky to have had him.
You can't spell DALLAS MAVERICKS without D-I-R-K
More than 31.000 Points, 11.000 Rebounds, 3.000 Assists, 1.000 Blocks, 1.000 Steals und 1.500 3-points. All for the Mavericks.
The perfect example that you don't need to be an asshole to be a great and competitive player. think about it, he came as a young, lanky guy from Würzburg who only had played in the 2. league in Germany. then he won every major award in the NBA, revolutionised his position and by doing so, he kept the same goofy, loveable and most importantly humble human being. that's beyond greatness!
My son now is 4 months old. That's why I name him Dirk because of you Dirk Nowitzki. My Favourite Nba Player Of all Time. #LivingLegend 41/21/1
I flew twice from Germany to Dallas on my own just to see him. It was worth every dollar and every hour of flight time. He is a legend to me because he's one of a kind. I don't know any other athlete who is so successful and at the same time so down-to-earth like Dirk. A role model on every imaginable level. Take care, Dirty and thank you for 21 years!
GV: Mark Cuban should pay Dirk all the paycuts he have made for his entire career. Enjoy your retirement Mr. MVP!
Me@GV: $80M?! Mark Cuban promised to give him a job for life and to build him the biggest statue. I'd say that's not bad.
I am a laker fan and my feelings towards dirk were not positive, but watching this tears come to my eyes...legend
It feels like a part of my childhood is gone
Greatest fade away jump shooter of all time hands down!!!
yo daddy: Lmao in his fade-aways he barely puts his leg up
Me@yo daddy: It's not legal anymore! It's the (NBA) PC era now... You can travel but not compete.
Fan of you from 2006. You are humble and hard-working and talented. Thanks for your guide in my life
Got your jersey hanging in my room right next to the bed to remind me everytime I see it before sleeping why I love the game of basketball so much. Thank you for all the memories and inspiration Dirk. A true loyal legend to the very end.
HH: The first time I watched NBA was during the 2011 NBA finals ... Damn that series ... The mavs and dirk were the reason I started to follow NBA afterwards 😌😌 #MyGOAT #Legend
Me@HH: My first NBA game was...in 1991 but the 2011 Finals were the best and the 2006 Finals the craziest because of Dirk. ;)
I'm Japanese but your are my favorite. Your Championship is the most meaningful of the NBA history I've seen ever. Thank you Dirk.
Hats off to the legend, think about all that money he gave up in order to help the team.
Dirk and Wade both scored 30 on last game and retired the same time!
Comparing to Wade’s circus “last dance”, this is certainly more respectable
H: Dirk will mean more to Dallas fans than Kobe or D-Wade mean to their fans. Only Dirk could do what he did, take PAY CUTS (Kobe) and stay with one team like Dirk did.
Me@H: This is the best comment to all those LAL and MIA fans who hate on DAL and Dirk. Hats off to you, sir! :)
Such a super underrated and humble player... RESPECT THE LEGENDARY DIRK
I will not forget that Dirk destroyed the Super team by D. Wade and L. James(denying he has never been in Super team)
Real champion.. didn't ask for superstar teammates. Won a championship the right way.
Goodbye to the last honest player in NBA history! Not a Mavs fan but this dude is legend!
And now the real test starts for Dirk, good luck
Will gonna miss some legends next year
This new generation of basketball better be good with all these iconic superstars fading away from this league
How can anyone dislike this? I mean srsly... Even if you hate the mavs u gotta respect the man...
It is hard to find negative comment about my man Dirk, this restore my faith in people.
Well, there is always something negative in the comments. Even if not pointed straight to Dirk... Once someone brings up another successful player, the haters come out of their closet. And if it wasn't redundant enough to associate god with a moron's username it would be all swell...I will end with this.
Coin Roll Hunting and Basketball: What the hell, they're not giving credit to Jamal Crawford [from Phoenix]? He had 51 points [against Dallas in Dirk's last home game]. Who was the oldest player ever to score 50+ got 39, and no one's given him credit.
Lolll Jdd: Jamal Crawford as oldest player to score 50+ points.
Swag God: unfortunately no one will give a fuck, dirks career> jamals entire ancestry
jamexxxxxxxx: @Swag God he scored 50 at 39 years old, IDIOT
Hood Rats Unknown accomplice: Swag God why can’t u just be happy for both of them you asshole
There is no doubt the world gone mad the moment politics started to interfere with the entertainment area of life. This was all foreseeable because their common denominator is money, so it's all about business. Of course the majority of the people act like they didn't - and still don't - know therefore they are all high and mighty about their opinions.
Those opinions usually come down to one view: racism. Everybody poses as a victim and behaves like they are entitled to something. It's the softness of people the reason why the society is weak and its members weaken and incapable of coping with the natural harshness of reality. Just when the world was about to change to better with the help of technology and progress of science, humans decided to step in and take...a step back to their cave mentality. The only difference is now white is black as opposed to back in the days when black was white. It reminds me of a famous song played by the blues great Albert King called Can't You See What You're Doing To Me. In our case the 'darling' is the people... Listen to it, you might learn something!
Nobody wants to admit his/her weaknesses so they end up blaming someone else. Not long ago, when people had money USA was a suing land; now it's just a shaming and blaming country. Do you still wonder why the majority of the people deal with mental issues? If yes, obviously this article is not for you. I advise you to go read something else.
The rest of you who stayed...know social media is bombarded by racial discussions. In USA this is the new opium for the masses so everybody who makes money in one form or another takes advantage of it to profit even more. Businesses are blooming while individuals and private life are shattered. Once someone dares to express a different opinion than the majority, the whole thing goes viral while his/her career ends and his life is threatened in the name of this old (aka 'new'), cave ideology. It is self-explanatory really that low IQ people will always adopt that cave mentality. So here we are two decades into this new millennium to discover nothing is new because people are the same.
The NBA might look like another universe because of all the hype around a tens of billions of dollar business but in fact it got worse in terms of game quality, work ethics and competitiveness, to name just a few. Talking about that hype, the NBA saved ESPN from bankruptcy in 2014 by making them their 'official' media promoter and paying them $9 billion. That is the yearly budget of a decent country in Europe... ESPN was losing profits for more than 10 years because it simply didn't have enough subscribers on cable which translates to pay viewers on TV. Now ESPN is returning the favor and is honoring the contract they signed until 2034(?) by telling whatever the NBA wants the fans to hear. Don't forget 'Divide and conquer' still works 2000 years after the fall of Roman empire...
In a recent interview with podcaster extrordinaire Bill Simmons, the NBA comissioner Adam Silver summarized the philosophy behind what the league is doing as purely a money making machine. Yes, he talked about trying - but failing! - to balance the league with teams set with players of similar market value which we all know is limited by the salary cap. But he clearly stated the NBA is not interested in fan's genuine love for the game who want things differently e.g. expanding the number of teams (Seattle is crying for a team since they were robbed of theirs), reducing the number of season games from 82 to 70 or less (so players don't get injured as often as they do), investing much more in G-League aka the former D(evelopment)-League so prospect players can be affiliated to the NBA but also get a good salary that could keep them close instead of leaving to play abroad etc.
So now with these two facts - the money hunger and the cave mentality - we get to the news and one example of how the NBA, officials and owners alike, handle - or should I spoil it and say 'postpone' issues.
In a game played in March 2019, Oklahoma City Thunder was playing Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, the home of the Utah Jazz. For years, players were complaining to the league about the rudeness of the Jazz fans. In case you have been sleeping under a rock the last 20 years, the NBA is a vast majority black sport due to the African-American athletes. Utah? A devastatingly white state. Can you do the math?!
What happened is one upset but funny Utah fan was making jokes about Russell Westbrook only a couple of rows behind him. At some point he said something about his knees and continued thrash talking to him. Russ got mad after he failed to involve the arena security and decided to go on personally about it. So he talked back at the fan and...threatened him and his wife who went in a shock state and couldn't stop crying. Basically the fan said "better ice your knees" and Russ heard "get down on your knees like you used to" as reference to slavery. People reacted, the media reacted. Everyone condemned the fan. He was banned for life from the arena by an overreacting old lady owner of the Utah Jazz, he lost his job the next day, his social life is over. Russ got fined by the NBA for $25000 which is the amount he makes daily. One life for one day. One kingdom for a horse. I am not saying Russ's face looks like a horse. That would be Blake Griffin, if you really push for it.
Let's look at the facts. First the 'Mama' Gail video and some of the comments including mine in Bold.
C: Nearly every chick in the background was on their cellphone
JB: When the principal has to come down to talk your class.
DV: Typical mom right there. Stops the whole damn complex and tells 40 thousand adults how to act lol
DB: "No one wins when respect goes away". That quote should be plastered over every billboard in the United States
NUS: "Other teams and players are not are enemies, they are our competition." Wow, that was perfectly said but sad that grown adults must be reminded of it.
Me to NUS: Behaviorally speaking there are no adults, only overgrown babies.
BI: Them fans better stop acting a fool. Got this woman up here shaking and shit because they don’t know how to act.
DI: THIS is how you address these situations. She is basically the opposite of James Dolan when it comes to decision making.
TMT: If Dolan did this at MSG he would have got hit with a timberland boot.
Me: Very nice but unrealistic...especially from a majority white state. I mean, come on, who are you kidding to?! Mama Gail just instituted dictatorship into an allegedelly capitalist economy country. Only in 'Murica... And only there people forget Westbrook actually could be charged in court for death threatening fans. Funny you all forget he wanted to 'fuck up' that guy and his wife. Next time it will happen to you and your family...in a parking lot or at the mall. I dare you defend THAT man, no matter what color he is while he is chocking you verbally and/or physically. END of discussion since there wasn't any discussion, only the fear of the ignorant masses and the terror of the rich. PC retarded world...
So the annoying fan was banned from all sports events in the arena. Good or bad, it surely is a bit harsh. More comments to come.
MS: I don't agree. They should have banned him for a year or a few years but not life people can change the punishment for speaking shouldn't be for life even if you say horrible things.
SW: He'll be the next mosque mass shooter. Fucking trump supporter trash.
Me to SW: You mean if they are into that TOGETHER because they are equal morons. That allegedly smart and funny fan can start it but surely Westbrook will pull the trigger because he is an "angry black man" [Max Kellerman on ESPN].
PS: The problem is this freedom of speech gives people the idea they can say whatever they want just because they want to. It’s an excuse to be an asshole. I don’t care what color you are. Just try to treat people with fucking respect.
Me to PS: You are absolutely right about everything except...'freedom of speech' doesn't really exist anymore. We live in a PC world. Now the witch hunt is on - and anybody could be a witch if that brings more money to the rich!
B: The Utah Jazz is a privately owned business, it’s not part of the government. So, you actually don’t have free speech in the building. If I came into your house, start spewing out hateful things to you, you would tell me to get the fuck out of my house, would you not?
BA: Utah is the most racist state in the west. I’m an Arizona Wildcats fan and went to a game at rice-Eccles and not one but two different groups of fans yelled “go back to Mexico” to my Hispanic best friend and his brother. Just all around a shit hole state.
And now the actual footage of what Russ and the fan explained to the media. Plus some of the comments including mine in Bold.
AO: This video was brought to you by liberal ideology.
Me to AO: You forgot to add 'fake'...liberal ideology. Or make it neo-liberal as in neo-nazi. These are always the worst.
JS: He called Westbrook a fag. How you people turned that into "muh racism" is beyond me lol but y'all love to be victims in 2019. The weakest generation ever...
DA: I find it strange that Trump haters on this post complain about racism but attack me with racist comments.
Me to DA: It is called 'hypocrisy' and it's the result of the PC world people have created for themselves.
BB: It’s scary that people assumed that this is racist automatically. I hate the fan too, but is it really necessary that EVERYONE in the United States has to make absolutely EVERYTHING about race.
Me to BB: They have nothing else to do all day. Whining and complaining is the new learn and produce. As Greg Giraldo said it, America only makes porn and autistic kids. Oh, and now black racists who rant about their fellow white racists.
SJ: So sad that a misheard comment can ruin someone's LIFE!! I live in Utah, I know the ppl that work with him... By ruining his life, I didn't mean by him getting banned!?! He lost his job and has been vilified! For a comment that was miss heard! Player heard "better get on your knees". What was actually said "better ICE ur knees". Whatever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me!"???
SD: Spoken like a true PALE FACE Cavebeast
MB: Clearly you're white. Your white privilege didn't work for you this time you piece of SHIT!
Me to SD & MB: You like to bring "racism" to every table, right? And wonder why you eat poison every day...
SJ: Both sides, just keep ramping up... It’s going to go nowhere good. Everyone can decide whether to engage or not, to be hurt by an ignorant comment or not... People that hurt inside spread that hurt onto others, and on and on it goes. Others want to pull ppl down in muck because they're miserable. Misery loves company and I don't want to have any part of it...
Me to SJ: These white and black supremacists will NEVER get the lesson of humbleness! They are out to express the hate they got for themselves but now they dump it on everyone else.
The last clip is from ESPN and it analizes Russell Westbrook's self-damage behavior. Surprisingly Stephen A. Smith allows himself to criticize him (not much though) as they all should! It also brings in the incident in Utah and the 'I don't care' attitude of rich Russ and the ignorant fans (who usually post stupid comments under the clips on YouTube).
Have I said "stupid comments"? Wait for this! I added my own 'peace making' comments in Bold.
JK: You white racist piece of shit, you mad cause a black man gets paid to shoot basketball and have more money than you. fuck come handle me crakkkle
C to JK: The story is about how a guy who expressed his racist views. He was rightfully punished and banned from attending any other games. And yet here you are expressing yours. How are you any different?
JC to C: How is he racist by condemning racism? some white just look for any reason to deflect.
C to JC: He starts out "you white racist piece of shit ". Seems to me he condemned the racist with racist comment.
SB: I hate racist people. In my opinion they should all be put to death.
Me to SB: Yeah, but that's how wars were started by ignorant people...like you. In case someone of your descent perhaps in 100 years from now on will ask why racism exists, the answer is your hate. You cannot fight evil with evil! People become racist because other people do and say stupid shit. So stop it for the sake of your children and their children. Look beyond that, son. Become a better person and hope others do the same so at least there is no reason for anyone to discriminate you nor for you to hate them.
SH: Why do people have to talk shit...can't they just go out and have a good time anymore?
BAH: White people and black people are both exactly the same. They are all bitches. The NBA is full of them both. Meaning the NBA is full of weak ass bitches. The fans especially.
OO: Much respect to all races. God’s love knows no race. Why we hating each other?
Me: I only know ONE race: the Human race. The rest are ethnicities. FYI these are scientific facts! Now try to tell this to white and black racists or racist supremacists and see how they will rip you into pieces because it messes up their agendas.
There is nothing to say anymore. It's just sad that people gave their life for our freedom and what happens nowadays is everyone is abusing his right and takes away others freedom.
In conclusion a few things about Russell Westbrook coming from his fans.
NW: Westbrook is nothing but a ball hogging jackass. He’s suspended again for being an asshole and getting T‘d up.
AS: Because of Russell"s volatile personality the Thunder are in serious trouble come playoffs. If he doesn't learn quickly how to keep calm thru turbulent times more suspensions will keep a coming.
HR: Westbrook has the lowest Basketball IQ of any other super star that's why he will never win a championship. Way to go OKC, you let Durant and Harden walk away for this guy!
Good news, everyone. The wait is over! A few hundred of hours of work on my side, a few spare bucks on yours is all it takes to have the best version of the 2018-19 NBA Season on PC. Yeah baby, 2K11 is still by far the best basketball game in 2019! I know I said earlier that I am not gonna publish the work I've done with the recent NBA seasons but guess what...I decided to do it instead. Thanks to my sponsor (Igor, you're the man!) I got very motivated and in less than a month I managed to update the 2018-19 NBA Season.
Not just that the game now looks awesome but with the newest gameplay and a couple of more minor adjustments for the formulas I use, it feels better than the non-competitive NBA games on TV! If you were used to my older gameplay you will be surprised how much it changed. Now it is faster, teams shoot more threes, have better defensive skills, there are more dunks in transition and big men rebound more intelligently, all players make better use of the screens, and CPU or allegedly coaches substitute players better etc.
This is really how I imagined the game 8 years ago. I love it so much that I decided to buy a game controller (I haven't had one since 2014 because I was enjoying managing my teams with the Coach Mode on since then) and took on my favorite Phoenix Suns trying to dig them out of the bottomless hole they are historically in. Let's call it the snakes pit of Arizona desert. Haha!
In other news, I decided to give the real 2018-19 NBA season another chance and occasionally I am watching full games especially with Philadelphia 76ers, Lakers and Toronto. You can tell I appreciate the new, young team in Philly, or Lebron and Kawhi. The rest...I find it boring especially with the non-competitive rules the NBA managed to lower the standards this decade.
I've chosen to release and post the 2018-19 NBA Season DLC during the All Star weekend on 15-17th February 2019. But as far as my concern I won't watch anything related to the 2019 All Star Game. This event died a long, long time ago. FYI this is why the organizers are trying to bring back the good old times and ask Vinsanity take part in the dunk contest and Dirk in the 3 point contest. 'Cause that's when 'tha real shit' happened!
This doesn't mean I don't respect the game; on the contrary, I created it and add it to my game! Everything related to the actual NBA season is represented properly in my DLC. To be honest, I love the videogame more than the reality recently; of course when it comes to NBA played in the 90s, I prefer the reality and often go back and watch games from that era (I just bought another 2TB HDD to archive the games I have!).
The 2018-19 NBA Season DLC is the product of a few hundreds of hours of work. It contains:
- realistic gameplay based on my own formula that gives realistic scores/percentages and also correct movement at a real NBA speed on the court
- complete roster (14-15 players) and accurate lineups plus correct situationals (starters and bench players) for each team; also a few free agents and basically every player who was active in NBA for at least 5 games before the deadline in February 2019
- high definition and many 'new generation' textures from NBA 2K14 & 2K19 applied to 2K11 faces (with tattoos!) that make players in this mod look crispy clean and - thanks to the rendering of 2K11 - more realistic than any other 2K game on the market in 2019!
- the All-Star weekend with accurate players that you can use in the Quick Play mode and realistic jerseys, arena and court based on previews published by nba.com early February 2019
- accurate skills and tendencies for each player based on a template and several formulas I use now that take into account real stats from NBA players career (it calculates career average ratings per 36 minutes from the data sheet on https://www.basketball-reference.com)
- a completely new portrait system for the player's in-game photos with long rectangular action photos
- some players' names were tweaked to match the NBA 2K11 name list so the arena announcers can pronounce them; those who weren't on the 2K list will be called by the "Money" nickname (this way at least it sounds like a made basket when they score but if you don't like it, you can change these things in the game by editing the player's bio)
- real coaches names (two per team) with real height, cyberfaces and experience years
- real courts and jerseys with correct colors plus the city edition jerseys for each team used in 2019
- an NBA TV presentation and scoreboard with the addition of my logo for this DLC
- my own global for 2K11 that includes the best stuff released over the years in the gaming community including progressive sweat, skinnier/realistic legs, Nike accessories, long leg pads etc.
- new canvas style background photos of the top players in the NBA this year for the game menu
- a few G-League teams with jerseys and courts to replace some now defunct D-League teams (credits to DaCrispy!)
This DLC comes with all the necessary files plus the Roster file and the Season Mode file where I set up complete roster for the teams along with accurate lineups from the beginning of the season. Be warned you will need to use my Game Sliders and Coach Profile plus Fatigue as substitution method that is in the Settings file (don't worry it will be all sent to you by email!). The game is using Real Player FG & FT percentages and I advise you to play it that way if you want to see realistic effects.
If you want to understand how my version of the game works, you should go to the How To Play The Game link on this blog. There are explanations about the Game Settings, Game Sliders (that also work with the Coach Mode on) and the Universal Coach Profile.
Installation guide for my roster file:
1. Pay & get the roster file (.ROS) and the season file (.RFG) then place them into your NBA 2K11 SAVES folder.
2. Download ALL mod files (.iff, .cdf) from the links I will send you by email and install them into your NBA 2K11 GAME folder.
3. Lastly, start the the game and load the game files. To do this, go to “Options”, select “Load/save”, and load > “Roster1819″ or "Season1819". Go to “Manage Roster” to check if you have successfully updated your NBA 2K11 PC roster.
In case you're interested in acquiring this mod, send me an email to leeunagi@gmail.com first. After that I will provide you with my PayPal account where you can send your payment for this mod. As soon as I cleared your payment, you will receive an email from me containing the Roster (.ROS) file and the Season Mode (.RFG) file along with all the links to the files contained in this DLC. I am looking forward in hearing from you. Enjoy your game, folks!
Here are a few extra, random screenshots for you taken during the season I am playing with the terrible Phoenix Suns.
I never posted about my musical preferences before so I thought this is now the right time to do it. I am an avid music listener and by music I mean real music - and by that, music that makes your mind happy and your body bouncing. I started listening to Classic Rock in middle school and then in high school I switched to Blues. Everything that was Pop and the horrendous Rap aka Hip Hop had no effect on me. Jazz and Classical music were OK but represented the former generations who in my opinion gave up hope. I realize today my musical preferences would mean the same to the millennials but what the heck, we are not here to please everyone or else we wouldn't enjoy anything on our behalf, right?
For many, many years I was a huge Blues (and Rock) music collector ending up having over 12000 albums while maintaining a website where I promoted tens of new albums every week. People could download those albums and later buy them at the usual store. It used to be the easiest way to promote yourself if you were a young artist. That was more than 10 years ago before YouTube took over with their ads. Obviously what I did is now called 'piracy' because some of the frustrated artists weren't happy they were losing a few bucks while other decent artists understood this was actually beneficial to them because more people found out about their existence and more fans showed up at their concerts and bought their merchandise.
But again, you can't make everyone happy. So...someone reported my page and Wordpress (yes, those MOFOs) decided to close my page without a warning. Last time I checked my website was worth $14000 and earlier that year someone saw a profit in it and offered to buy it but I refused to sell my soul. Now my soul is free while one of its layers is somewhere at the bottom of the sinking belly of the internet.
Long story short...I am still listening to what I like. But I find it shameful there is less and less good music around. Everybody is talking about these shitty rappers when we all know that is NOT music but a social movement. And like any other protest, it isn't peaceful. So I am not interested in it nor in any other sub-culture products that promote it. Sadly this happens to videogames too. I am simply outraged to see that good funky music from the 90s videogames disappeared completely and was replaced by mumbling or screamed non-musical anger and depression of these so-called "musicians" who can't sing nor play any instrument anymore.
Here are a few oldie but goldie samples from back in the day.
My favorite by far is the NBA Live 97 menu music. Just like one of the comments to this video said...I spent hours on my Playstation One editing the roster while listening to this soundtrack. Another comments say: "This song fits the game and era it was made in so well, you could swear this would’ve been played as a theme for the NBA on TNT or TBS, or played during commercial breaks." And: "Damn I miss these tracks and 90s games, 90s owned...Fuck 2K!". Well said.
Not game related in any way or form but I will post a few links to the best songs from my favorite musician. It's someone I have been watching early in his career. Once I've taken a 14000 kilometer journey (yes, you read it right!) to attend his concert in New York. Now he is one of the top guitar players in the world and has tens of millions of fans.
It's time you kids nowadays start learning the fundamentals or 1. you will lose your job, 2. this sport will disappear soon (they killed the competitiveness already exposing it to retarded, slow, one sided, unskilled teens).
That's Scottie, the beard trimmer for you, millennials!
Hi y'all! There is so much since I've posted here last time. You might think I took time off but on the contrary...I managed to finish older projects and learned new techniques. Here is what you didn't know I've been doing in the last 3 months. Yeah, I know time flies...
1. I finished the 2008-09 NBA season mod which I focused on quite a lot because of the mistery Phoenix Suns roster that year which was a championship calibre team but failed because they changed the traditional 'run and gun' strategy by bringing Shaq who obviously slowed down everything for 1 season and a half. So...despite a 46 wins and 36 loses record, the Suns didn't even make the playoff in 2009! That makes them the Shaqtin A Fool team of the decade. The DLC comes with beautiful round action photos for each player. To be posted soon...
2. I finished the 2010-11 and 2011-12 NBA season mod. This was a must because it brought the game where it should have been to the literally 'out of the box' state because we are talking NBA 2K11 from 2010-2011 NBA season here, right?
3. I finished the 2017-18 NBA season mod but I decided to not post it because I lost interest in today's NBA. Believe it or not I also finished 90% of the 2018-19 NBA season but probably I will keep it to myself for now.
4. I found the BEST formulas and the most pleasant and somewhat realistic gameplay for NBA 2K11, something I was looking for more than 3 years(!) and something I was dreaming about for 20 years(!!) of playing basketball videogames. This is what I am using right now when I am playing the game. Have a look at this page on my blog: How to Play the Game
5. I finished the BEST mod ever done by anyone for a 2K basketball game: the NBA Stars In NCAA project. This is something I have been doing for more than a year but I managed to focus on only this winter once my other NBA mods were done because that's where I borrowed most of the players from. So basically it is a HUGE mod which allows you to play in Quick Game or Season Mode(!) with ANY team from a list of 80+ NCAA teams each having realistic players who competed in both NCAA and NBA. You can call it a historical mode if you'd like.
6. Part of #5 on this list, I learned how to make HD (4000x2000 resolution) courts in NBA 2K11 so this is pretty much what I am doing these days. I only do NCAA courts because I want all those 80+ teams to have realistic, jaw-dropping courts you can use with my legendary NCAA mod. BTW, for those who are interested, the mod will cost a bit more than usually. It contains 1000+(!!!) realistic players so you know we are talking greatness here. Not to mention I did everything in this DLC by myself (with a little help with the courts from another modder). In case you can't compute the amount of work I put into this...it is 3 times the work a whole 2K Sports team put into their crappy default NBA game!).
I am too busy with the NCAA project (and also playing with it!) but I hope I can find some time to post more about it in the near future. Until then a few teasers below.
