🌆mycareer

[jagged sedge]

nembhard/hauser upper trust

good bases are pippen, matt ryan, tmac

korver is pretty decent

[onyx juniper]

Anybody know any EU pro am leagues?

[jagged sedge]

couldn’t sleep last night and made these builds i think i like. one is 6’6” with 7’0” wingspan. other is 6’11” with 7’5” wingspan. priorities would be 99 perimeter then 88 BH and 84 swb, and 89 driving dunk for the 6’6”. 6’11” needs 3 caps in perimeter, 5 in block, and 5 in 3 pointer for 71, 99, and 80

[fresh crypt]

Ball Handle???

In the proving grounds wide open the whole game the PG talking bout

“Lemme be the PG”

If you was the PG 🤬 you wouldn’t miss all them reads 🤬🤬🤬

[fresh crypt]

I swear these 🤬 PGs so 🤬

@normal depot We need our own team this is ridiculous a PG who is this bad is crazy

[scarlet path]

ofc bruh 🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔

[hasty drift]

Any rec players trynna run?

[honest monolith]

Me I got my Center outside

Can we be honest footers aren’t good centers?

[whole oasis]

Yes

I hate centres who camp at the 3 pt line

[honest dirge]

for the mycareer endorsement vc method, is it worth doing the last stage for fiba or do i just restart at the 6th after finishing the passion project

[kindred kindle]

anyone know howmany attirvutes points to go from 85-99 90-99

[slim basalt]

Can anyone please let me join there level 30 crew, mines been inactive since we could do it and I've gotten to 12 almost 13 alone and it sucks cause I work to much to be able to do any of this stuff

[honest dirge]

@sinful violet do you know

[loud heart]

somebody have good center build (best if 6’10- 7’0) ?

[sinful violet]

definitely finish fiba

because all you have to do is foul out for the second season basically, but then you get a whole 52500 VC after completing FIBA

or something like that

[median gust]

no

[weak cosmos]

Is the trick to farming vc offline just to do endless builds and run thru 2 seasons?

I never really thought of this but with how easy the game is on rookie, kind of makes sense

[sinful violet]

Yeah the endorsement method is kinda broken. I've done it more than a few times by now and you get a lot of VC, I've got 5 builds at 97+ and my next is at 67, and I only started doing the endorsement method like, 4 and a half weeks ago.

All in all you get like, 150K VC for 2 seasons

So basically doing the endorsement method like 5 times is about 2 builds

[weak cosmos]

Lemme guess you still have not maxed out OVR though on your main? The points required is ridiculous lol

[sinful violet]

Nah I have. I got 99 overall on my first build before making any others

so that every one that I made afterwards would have a max of 99

[vital loom]

Looking For Active Player To Join My Crew, Don’t Have To Play With Crew Members, You Can Invite IRL’s To

Crew Level : 20
Crew Name : Pressure Mob
Crew Members : 20
Crew Privacy : Open
Crew Focus : Any
Crew Active Times : Any
Crew Vibe : Any
Crew Mic Requirement : Preferred
Crew Primary Language : English
Crew Region : US East
PS5 AND XBOX
Dm Me Anytime If Interested
Or Feel Free To Join With The Filter Listed

DM with an @ to get my attention

[weak cosmos]

I'd probably have hit 99 but my first build was really bad. They shouldn't even let you make a post-only center

[sinful violet]

lmao they want people to mess up and make bad builds so that they feel like they have to buy more VC to make another

[honest dirge]

like foul out on key games?

[weak cosmos]

Jokes on them bc I can just run the game in the background and farm vc that way. I did that on 2k25 😂 had like 800k before I ever touched myplayer

[sinful violet]

yeah I just foul out every key game after I complete Tier 6

Or honestly after I complete Tier 5

I'll foul out, go do the passion project if I have any to do, and then repeat

until I've gotten to FIBA

[midnight citrus]

ts makes me feel like i got crazy input delay

idk if its js me

[honest dirge]

my team keeps losing games in the playoffs

when i sim to the end of games

i guess the thunder suck

[sinful violet]

yeah

[honest dirge]

wait fr

so im not supposed to play through the playoffs

[sinful violet]

I want my team to get out of the playoffs as quickly as possible

you get like maybe 1K vc if you win the championship or something but it's nothing

if you don't make the playoffs, you save like, 20 minutes

or the Wizards

I was shocked that the Nets kept making the playoffs when I was there

some people may not know it, but this game is really bad

It's really bad every year

they keep making assloads of money and so they don't care to make a good video game

[honest dirge]

am i supposed to sim through the fiba games

[sinful violet]

I do

if you lose the game, just close app and reopen

and try again

the only team I pretty much ever lose against is France

[eternal hornet]

anyone got a good center build for 2s and 3s?

[hollow nest]

Anyone know why might me tournaments not be loading on the PlayStation tournaments section

[hollow nest]

It just says no tournaments to show

[honest dirge]

alr

ive also heard hanging on rim is a better foul out option than personal fouls

[sinful violet]

yeah what I do is I have a build that maxes out at 99 mid, 3pt, and free throw, so as a 60 overall, it starts with like, a mid 80s 3pt and midrange. So I'll usually just foul to the 4th quarter and then score a ton in the 4th to get through Out Of Bounds. And then once I get to the NBA, depending on what I need to do for the endorsements, I'll foul twice or 3 times to skip to the 2nd or 3rd quarter, and then complete whatever it is. And then after I've completed Tier 5, I go hang on the rim (The build starts with 25 standing dunk but caps to 64) by doing standing dunks to get out of games

I also change the commentary language to chinese to avoid having to go through the halftime show

[honest dirge]

can you send the build rq if you dont mind

[warm atlas]

if u need a pc crew hmu

[midnight vector]

Which badge do I elevate break starter/interceptor or unpluckable?

Just why dude

[brittle crater]

I do Spanish

[sinful violet]

remind me in like, 3-4 hours when I'm home and I can. But basically you just want a 6'5 with 99 midrange, 3pt, free throw, and then you'll have 84 close shot (because of the high midrange, and then you want standing dunk at 25 (so you can cap break it without investing in anything else, and then all the other stats need to be generally around the 60s range

[stiff pebble]

i love playing with a Ben Wallace face scan and saying B B B BEN WALLACE

when i do anything

[brittle crater]

Now make a Gerald Wallace build

[weak cosmos]

Thats pretty much what my PF build is

Except I don't have any steal

[brittle crater]

I have a 6’9 sf build with shades of rookie LeBron, Gerald Wallace and Shawn Marian

I have 79 steal

[tardy lava]

you really got make 2k cross platform pc lobbies are so dead. You got more cheaters on console then you do on pc so that isn't even a excuse. Ive played about 20 games on console ran into about 5 zenners already. Been playing on steam since day of the release not found 1 cheater.

[stiff pebble]

How much did steam pay you for this

[sinful violet]

nah he's 100% correct

[tardy lava]

Js the truth fella console is riddled with cheaters i aint found 1 on pc yet

[stiff pebble]

im not a lore accurate ben but i like having the face scan and the fro

[sinful violet]

I have 550 hours on PC and I've seen maybe 5 cheaters

It's not nearly as bad as it used to be

[stiff pebble]

i rarely play anyone cheating but i mostly play pro am and rec i think they’re less likely to be there just cuz the reward isn’t as much

[sinful violet]

I can't speak on the cheating problem on console but I hear a lot of people talking about it, which tells me it can't be good

[brittle crater]

I see cheaters daily man

I need to stop playing at 3am

[sinful violet]

yeah there's your problem LOL

all the cheaters show up after 1 AM

[brittle crater]

Yep

6’8 dexing and no dipping from half court with 0 takeover 7/7

[reef robin]

When comparing builds badges Wich one are you supposed to compare (same build btw)

[sinful violet]

wdym which one are you supposed to compare

the first one I think is the answer to your question, but I'm not really 100% sure

[reef robin]

One has higher level badges

[sinful violet]

Yeah the first image you sent is the badges that you'll have with those attributes

[gaunt zinc]

anyone trynna run need a good pg or big

[sinful violet]

The second image you sent is the badges that you could be able to get, at that height, weight, and wingspan values.

So for example, the second one says you could get Legend Rise Up, if you had 99 Standing Dunk. But the first image says you don't get Rise Up, because you don't have 72 standing dunk

[reef robin]

Ok thanks

One more question why is one shaded gray and one is like not there

[sinful violet]

the ones that are shaded like that are the ones that you could potentially get, but that you don't get. The ones that are not there are ones that you can't possibly get at that height

So the one that looks like it's not there, that's mini marksman, which you can only get at 6'3 or shorter

[reef robin]

Ok thanks

[errant holly]

90

[sinful violet]

just do the endorsement method

takes a few hours once you get the hang of it and then you get around 150K each time you do it

[peak hemlock]

What y’all think 🤔??

[oak kayak]

ye but its soo much grinding i cba

they gotta buff the amount of vc we get cuz its so mind numbing to js grind for hours on end and end up with only like 50-80k vc

[sinful violet]

This year, with the endorsement method, is a LOT better than the VC from 24 or 25

but yeah the grind is tough

[tight herald]

I need some people in my crew I made based off of Jordan peele’s HIM anyone down to join?😁

[open hare]

Need a crew
I'm an inside big that wanna run 2s mainly but can play 3s
I don't vc
Europe

[normal depot]

Bouta be me soon

93% to s5

[tight herald]

Add my psn we are actively recruiting and active almost everyday so by the time you get your cap breakers for the 7 day period we should be almost max level

H-o-n-o-r_moises

[sinful violet]

fr I'm at around 90%

I'm hoping to get Starter V by the end of the weekend pretty easily

[noble mural]

Get to it bro i’ll help ya if need lmk apply them caps 🔥

[mint laurel]

Are you 45 years old or 30

[viral lichen]

Open crews?

[brittle crater]

you down for some starting 5 today?

[stone ibex]

Anyone wanna join our crew? We are looking for people it’s only level 7 trying to get higher.

[urban pecan]

U wanna merge

We lvl 13 we could use more members

[urban pecan]

I got u

[open hare]

I’m already in a crew at level 30 but it’s dead rn.
How many people are active in yours?

[stone ibex]

Sorry we just want people
In ours

[urban pecan]

Need a big for 3s lmk

[sinful violet]

I might be, not sure when I'll be free. Gotta take care of some holiday things with my partner, and I know my irls are gonna wanna play some Rec

[stone ibex]

Anyone wanna join our crew? We are looking for people it’s only level 7 trying to get higher.

Idk I’m just trying to get members

[noble mural]

https://tenor.com/view/whose-man-is-this-point-asking-why-desus-and-mero-gif-16082603

[noble mural]

I hear you guy but times rn is a reward grab hit me up ima fwu

[brittle crater]

ping or dm when you're free i'll let you know

[tight herald]

All three of us

I am actively recruiting though so by the time those 7 days end they’re should be enough to get all your goods and what not

[sinful violet]

bet

[tight herald]

Anyone looking for a crew? I’m in the middle of active recruiting and we need more people at level 4 right now

[frozen quarry]

Who got ps5?

[candid wyvern]

hm

[frozen quarry]

2k still on sale??

[lusty olive]

anyone wanna help me
with a 6'9 big man

[viral lichen]

Lm join

[tight herald]

Anyone looking for a crew dm me we level for but active recruiting

[junior lotus]

I think I made a 2way slashing playmaker typa of build from 2k20

[digital current]

looking for an active crew, I got a 88 pf that can play the 3,4,5 and a 76 c

[fresh crypt]

Need big 4 3s

[viral lichen]

Lf high level crew

[simple axle]

Anyone available runs on anything honestly

[solar heart]

Is there a way to get headbands in the park?

[fresh crypt]

Is there anyone that’s a good big????

Like actually

Me and my teammate struggling

🤬🤬🤬 can’t hit a open 🤬 3

Like wtf is this

[hazy sluice]

🚫 jaylinwilliams., you need to wait 8 hours to use that command again.

[fathom wren]

Yo

[fresh crypt]

Hym nah?

[small night]

this a 6’1 guard what should i put my last 2 cap breakers to 96 bh or sum else?

[hasty drift]

Anyone want run rec need 3 more

[quaint gazelle]

I have question: when beginning a new my player, is it better to start from the NBA or the city?

and whats the major difference?

[small night]

i dont think starting from nba does anything just go to city

[fresh crypt]

Dame???

[solar heart]

Is there a way to get headbands in the park?

[solar heart]

There is no difference I don’t think

[quaint gazelle]

okok bet thanks

[scenic arrow]

Anyone got a goodboy build for 2s?

[fresh crypt]

Makes sense

[open hare]

Lfg 2s Inside big Eu
I don't vc
Please be good, know how to fade, shoot behind screen etc
Also if you have a good active crew I can join I take it

[grave crystal]

Looking for people needing to join a crew, we are level 9 on every night. We grind rec and theatre looking to get our crew level higher to unlock higher level rewards. DM for info!

[scenic arrow]

Show build

[open hare]

Add me then look at it
GT IMStarPlexZ

[open hare]

I'm waiting

[sharp goblet]

Need 1

[hazy marsh]

How's this build? +5 middy to 99, +3 to dd for 93, +1 to vert for 81

[glacial valve]

Made this for fun, it isn’t that good
+5 three (90)
+5 pass (92)
+4 standing dunk (74)
+4 steal (73)
+1 handle (91, LaMelo animations)

HT: 6’7
WS: 6’8
WT: 190 lbs
PG/2-Way 3PT Sniper

[grave gale]

Does anybody have 2v2 or any 2k league

[dreamy atlas]

How do I time my tempo

how is the question

[glacial valve]

I hate having to accept the fact that my best role as a ref player is a cutter/c&s defensive roleplayer. I’m deadas Derrick jones jr in this game

[dreamy atlas]

How Do I time my tempo

[glacial valve]

I’m like Derrick Jones Jr with Jrue Holiday playmaking

Yeah but half the people in the rec are like Victor Wembanyama with Curry shooting and Iverson dribbling

My pistons rebuild was crazy, got some STEALS

It disables free agency contract negotiation btw

Oh did you start in the Dirk Mavs era?

Did a lob city rebuild the other day where I got young Andre Drummond for DeAndre Jordan and a first, plus traded for rookie Ben Simmons with draft capital and some decent role players. The dunking + playmaking was insane

Thinking of rebuilding the Magic/Bird era Hawks next

https://tenor.com/view/dominique-wilkins-windmill-dunk-basketball-2nd-attempt-50-gif-17083349

[scenic arrow]

Ps5?

[devout trout]

do yall put perimeter d on yalls bigs?

[dreamy atlas]

How do I time my tempo and always green

[scenic arrow]

Anyone rec?

[devout trout]

flick up slowwer or faster, depends on jumper speed

[glacial valve]

62 or 72 if it’s a 6’11 or under

[scenic arrow]

Easiest tip is to not flick it up but go around the world with it

Like anticlockwise

[glacial valve]

Might make a Shawn Marion build

[scenic arrow]

Matcha

Hey bud how are you

[glacial valve]

LoneWolf10

[dreamy atlas]

dms

[scenic arrow]

Im searching for a goodboy build for 2’s

[timid wharf]

does anyone have a 6’3 build i can see?

[glacial valve]

Might wanna ask somebody else unfortunately, I only do builds for 5s

[scenic arrow]

Okayt

[devout trout]

what postion(s) do you run?

[glacial valve]

I’m on steam, sorry

[timid wharf]

kings

[glacial valve]

Jordan era suns (use a custom roster so Barkley is there)

Would be fun

[timid wharf]

nah hornets

[glacial valve]

Kobe and Magic/Bird are my favorite eras because it’s the most stacked drafts, always nice to get draft capital to get Stockton + Hakeem or Wade + Carmelo

“Can I go 82-0 WITH NO TRADES!?” Ahh challenge

And we back

[timid wharf]

should i even make a 6’3 pg?

[glacial valve]

Actually I’m pretty sure KOT4Q does have a no trade video

[devout trout]

80 3 ball with 4 cap breakers ( i have 15 )

[glacial valve]

Lmao maybe 20 wins

[timid wharf]

no O boards 4 u my friend

[devout trout]

cap, 80 plus 88 vert

the threshold to get rebound animations is 78, 80 is just for crasher

my 7'4 has 99 o board and 75 d board ( day 1 build ) and i never have a problem for d boards

[glacial valve]

Cactus which team do I rebuild in the Kobe era:
bucks (Ray Allen)
bulls (poverty team with a couple promising young players like J cross and Tyson Chandler with a stacked draft coming up)
Grizzlies (flashy team with young core)
Pacers (another fun team with young core + great defense)
Warriors (flashiest team by far with the youngest players, plus likely high draft pick)

Kk thanks

Why does Marcus Fizer have an A potential

Could trade Fizer + a second rounder for a top 3 protected Atlanta hawks pick

[reef leaf]

hey dudes where do ya get the nba team role

🙂

can someone pretty please tell me

[reef leaf]

thank you so much

[glacial valve]

Of course

Eddy Curry for Zeljko Rebraca and the Grizzlies first rounder from Detroit (the second overall they got Darko Milicic with)

Call me Sam Prestie the way I just traded a bunch of old heads for draft capital

[dreamy atlas]

my three point is 87 now and im 70 ovr what should I start upgrading

[glacial valve]

Preferably a new build

[devout trout]

the next build

[dusky frigate]

So you really can’t challenge calls in my career? #come on 2k

[glacial valve]

That’s insane

Cavs gotta sell the team atp

[devout trout]

i think you can?

[dusky frigate]

Really

[dusky frigate]

If you know how that would be nice

[dreamy atlas]

Ok what should the stats be

[glacial valve]

Jalen Brunson’s dad, a 2004 first round pick, and 3 seconds for the Cavs first rounder and Milt Palacio. Scammed their bum ah

I gotta get Jalen Rose off my team hold on

[dreamy atlas]

my three point is 87 now and im 70 ovr what should I start upgrading

[glacial valve]

Flipped Milt Palacio, 2 future firsts (I plan on being amazing so I don’t need them), Jalen Rose, and one second for White Chocolate and Lorenzen Wright

LOL

Steal

Would this be a generational steal

Hedo and Mike are 23 and 24, none of my guys over 1 star value are under 29

And the first will land outside of the top 5 of a top heavy draft

Might attempt to get Ron Artest

Reserve

Yeah unless someone is injured

I believe reserve means that when the next guy up is injured their minutes are temporarily replaced with the injured guy

[devout trout]

hold timeout button for 5 seconds when one is called, but i think you need on court badge and most challenges done ( i know it was in past 2ks)

[glacial valve]

Made 100 trades just to get blown out by 30 in our first game

It’s okay we have 3 lottery picks in the LeBron draft

This is decent right? I’m forced to trade Artest and zhedo because they’re refusing to resign

Wait maybe I can remove Williams + Cliff and still do it

I can

Ez

[normal depot]

KD and Russ have unique ah names now😂

[glacial valve]

@sly ivy hell yeah this is what I tanked for

Welcome to the team, LeBron and Wade

[fathom wren]

@normal depot which one u mess with one can achieve 94 reb but has 89 dunk or one can get 90 dunk but only 92 board

[dapper berry]

,.

[glacial valve]

And just for fun, Kyle Korver

[dusk matrix]

@deep perch

[fresh crypt]

41 by the end of the month btw

41…

Not 30 not 20 not 26 not 35… 40…

[glacial valve]

Progression so far, in the second season

Or I guess right after the second season

[dusk matrix]

His longevity isn't weighed high enough in the goat debate

[fresh crypt]

You are absolutely right

[dusk matrix]

Excuse me

[fresh crypt]

@dusk matrix Myb

I thought was discrediting LeBron longevity

Myb

I hate these LeBron haters

[dusk matrix]

Goat

[stiff pebble]

russ need a new face scan

[dark kernel]

This game is so ah

[flat kraken]

They look like low budget Netflix actors 😂

[fresh crypt]

Bro Is it me or yall missing wide open shots????

Like there’s no way I’m missing these shots

[novel elk]

No buy in money league dm for server inv

[violet cliff]

I swear rng is in this game

[fresh crypt]

I don’t get it bro

There’s no way

[fathom wren]

What u think @fresh crypt
The first one has higher dunk 90 and Reb only can go to a 92 but it’s one speed faster and 4 agility and the second is 89 dunk but can get 94 board but is one speed slower and 4 agility slower

[fresh crypt]

I kid you notttt it issss

[fresh crypt]

This is valid

@violet cliff I’ve missed today 6-7 game winners wide open off the dribble or catch and shoot (no 67 pun intended)

[fathom wren]

So which one u mess with

[fresh crypt]

The 2nd one

[fathom wren]

So 94 board

[fresh crypt]

Yessir

[scarlet onyx]

Jeez. Probably my favorite big I made so far

[silver bone]

Best height for lockdown?

[fresh crypt]

6’6 or 6’7

[silver bone]

Ok

[fresh crypt]

You want to be traditional or untraditional? @silver bone

[silver bone]

I’m just tryna make my own build

Like from scratch that plays the way I wanna play

[fresh crypt]

I just made a 95 speed lockdown

[fresh crypt]

Well how do you want to play

[silver bone]

Pass first lockdown

[fresh crypt]

You want to be someone who runs pure lock or you wanna be someone who’s an Iso lock?

[fresh crypt]

So you a corner sitter?

[silver bone]

Kinda with a bit of offense

[fresh crypt]

So untraditional?

[silver bone]

Yeah I guess

[fresh crypt]

Hmmm

Go high speed when you make your lock?

[silver bone]

Ok

[oblique owl]

bro wtf

I never shot this well in my life

Ignore my rebounds I'm a pf not a center

[fiery hamlet]

starters the dude guarding you is a bot and most likely everyone else u played wit acts like bots😭🙏

[neon pagoda]

2 AI 1 inside center and a dream

[median gust]

Ngl I had 13 points in the 4th but they kept purposely fouling me to give me free throws

little did they know I got 99 free throw 💀

[mighty iron]

iss there any way i can play 2k online on ps without ps plus?

[velvet knoll]

Can anyone claim anything by the tree?

[tranquil thunder]

Why u saying it like that

I used to go to the street king side but go to ante up I got 50k vc today W’s

[velvet knoll]

Okay but that was not the question

Can u claim gifts by the tree?

[silver gull]

31 at half against non ai just to lose to people cheezin ai

[sonic mantle]

Ya the ai need to be fix lol

I load into the game and my teammate quit

And ik I lost alr

[silver gull]

Straight no dips of doom

[median gust]

No

[fresh crypt]

My son @normal depot

[kindred lava]

any vc glltch?

[fresh crypt]

Bro

How can you use them words

[kindred lava]

wdym

[fresh crypt]

Ohhh you double L

[chrome matrix]

can u rate my new build in dms

[kindred lava]

ye

[fresh crypt]

No there’s nun

[kindred lava]

tssss

[kind minnow]

Hello I just got 2k26 and I don’t know the crews thing

Can I join a crew that is already high level to get immediately the cap breakers?

[fresh crypt]

6 game winners I’ve missed today

[tardy oar]

Anyone that needs a crew van you let me know

[fresh crypt]

3 in theater
2 in provings
1 in pro am

[humble rapids]

Yes, but it will take a week of being in the crew before some of the rewards kick in

So not immediately

[humble rapids]

And a partridge in a pear tree

[stray swallow]

Is this one Viable ?

[brittle crater]

meh

[south summit]

What speed with ball is best for an iso savant ?

[tranquil thunder]

Is there any way to turn that hop thing off when I sometimes go to drive into the paint

[fresh crypt]

Bro I’ve never played this stretch of bad games ever

[cerulean coral]

Anyone else getting a error when trying to load up

[tranquil thunder]

Anybody got a fire PG build? Pass first & defensive demon but can also shoot

[hot siren]

Bros I need the best beginner build

like kobe jordan

[verbal vale]

No

Make your own

Love your own

Enjoy YOUR OWN

[hot siren]

I got it

Thanks

[sterile pelican]

Anyone down to run squads in Rec ?

[tranquil thunder]

U can always go on community builds / pro tuned builds or NBA builds but ur better off making ur own to ur strengths. Always take into consideration future cap breakers

[glass fossil]

who wanna play 1v1 in nba2k24 ante up?

[glacial valve]

Goat 🥺

[scenic arrow]

I just did something @glacial valve

[scenic arrow]

Shooot it bennnn

[glacial valve]

Damn

[glacial valve]

https://tenor.com/view/ben-10-ben10-bensimmons-simmons-gif-27128012

[glacial valve]

I would atleast go 3/4 speed

[wraith heart]

Max that release speed shon

[glacial valve]

Going to the Kobe era warriors to see if I can make a dynasty better than the 2016 warriors

First trade if all goes well (I’m gonna tank so I’ll get my pick back. Basically just trying to get some elite defense on the team)

[jagged sedge]

i used to love playing mygm

[glacial valve]

Playing MyNBA eras because you can’t do eras in MyGM

[rare cargo]

Yo

[jagged sedge]

true i been doing eras the last few years

just used to calling it mygm

[rare cargo]

Im a Inside Center somebody whanst to Play ?

[jagged sedge]

i usually do a full run starting in the magic and bird era to start off

[rare cargo]

Tha is a Guard?

[jagged sedge]

i’m not a big 2s guy

[glacial valve]

Usually I do too, but wanted to have the Kobe warriors because I love the young squad

[jagged sedge]

do they have baron davis and al harrington on that squad?

or was he still on the hornets then

[glacial valve]

Antawn Jamison, Gilbert Atenas, Jason Richardson, Andrew Kirilenko as my young team (traded for Kirilenko)

[glacial valve]

Nah

[glacial valve]

Autocorrect sold

[jagged sedge]

oh dang gilbert is absolutely cracked if you get him young too

crazy potential

but yeah that’s a super fun squad

[glacial valve]

It’s rookie lol. He’s 20

[jagged sedge]

i usually do a fantasy draft

i always try to get ron artest in that era too

[glacial valve]

Me too, did that yesterday

[jagged sedge]

even though he gets mad half the time and drops his overall lol

[glacial valve]

Literally

[jagged sedge]

lmaooo exactly

[glacial valve]

I ended up removing white chocolate and Cliff Robinson and they accepted

[jagged sedge]

him and jermaine oneal

stocking up on them lebron lottery tickets

[maiden sapphire]

anyone got a C build for rec im gonna make a new build need ideas

[glacial valve]

Should I trade Antawn Jamison?? He’s an 84 overall 26 year old, kinda mid I won’t lie

[jagged sedge]

one time i managed to get 22 firsts in 2003 😂 😂

yea he’s cool to play with but he’s pretty bad in sims

[glacial valve]

Knicks will give me 2003 unprotected first round pick + McDyess (76 overall 28 year old) for Antawn and a 2006 second rounder

[jagged sedge]

whenever i check playoff box scores i see him like 6-16 with 15 points

that’s an easy accept

especially if it frees up money

assuming you’ll get rid of mcdyness sooner than later

[glacial valve]

Gonna try to flip McDyess for some draft capital or a young player, he sucks in the sim

[jagged sedge]

yea

[jagged sedge]

have you tried basketballgm.com ?

[candid wyvern]

This the 6'6 i told you about

[glacial valve]

No, is it fun?

[jagged sedge]

im liking what i see from 6'6"s lately. been messing around in the builder with em

[jagged sedge]

its all sim but its way more in depth and realistic

[maiden sapphire]

anyone^

[jagged sedge]

i like it a lot

[candid wyvern]

I got 6'5 PG getting 99 3ball n 99 middy

[jagged sedge]

i dont have a build yet with any shooting over 90 i need to try it

[candid wyvern]

I don't miss any shots

[jagged sedge]

im a defense skewed guy lol

i see that lmao 100% so far

[maiden sapphire]

6'5 kinda bad tho

since no patty

[candid wyvern]

I don't need Patty

[glacial valve]

McDyess, Fortson and salary filler + a second round pick for Tim Thomas and Jamal Sampson is CASH

[jagged sedge]

tim thomas is always a fun bench shooter to have

hes good in sims

dude wants his money though

[glacial valve]

Gonna have all my starters play 30 mins then force 70 overalls to play 40 mins so I can tank for picks

[jagged sedge]

gotta let other teams tank for you

one thing ill try to do is completely drain specific teams

[glacial valve]

19 year old Jamal Sampson playing 40 minutes, what could go wrong?

[jagged sedge]

gets to a point where theyre trading you picks 4 years down the line and theyre guaranteed lottery

for role players

[eager mango]

whats the quickest way to level up season pass? need those +2 and +1

[jagged sedge]

do you have multiple builds?

[glacial valve]

Why is my team so mad at me? We’re only 3-11

[jagged sedge]

and/or myteam

[glacial valve]

https://tenor.com/view/evil-smile-gif-1974600105454603239

[eager mango]

yeah?

[eager mango]

domination

is that it

[jagged sedge]

so what i do is play out mycareer games to the last possession, and then save and quit. then i pop an xp coin and finish all of them

[glacial valve]

Jamal Sampson is enthusiastic. I wouldn’t be if I was being played 40 minutes a night

[eager mango]

oh damnnnn

thats smart

[jagged sedge]

double xp mycareer game gets you about 40% of a level

[eager mango]

do you know if HOF gives you more xp?

[jagged sedge]

its negligible

[glacial valve]

Cook, son.

[jagged sedge]

i play some on rookie some on superstar and teammate grade seems to make a bigger difference in your xp gain

[eager mango]

i may do it anyways bc need badges still and 99

maybe i do superstar

grind the goat list too

[jagged sedge]

yea thats what i try to do

[eager mango]

bet thanks

[jagged sedge]

rookie for my bum builds meant just for grind

np bro

[eager mango]

rookie is actually so boring tho

ibr i kinda like my career but sometimes its just too easy

back in 2k20 i was on hof doing 100 points but now i can barely get 40 on it thus yr lmao

[jagged sedge]

thats why i kinda just do it in idle time like when im working but not busy lol

[eager mango]

ive gotten worse

[jagged sedge]

you just gotta be good at cheesing 3s to do that these days

which im not haha

[eager mango]

need 2 caps then i can cheese 3s easier on this build

shotting spec takes time tho

so tedious

[jagged sedge]

yea i got mine done finally about a week ago

played way too many 12 minute quarter games on pro

[eager mango]

i did a 12 min rookie game other day and got 90 3s done

lmao

[jagged sedge]

working on defense now, wish i just did that one from the jump

hell yea thats how you do it lol

[eager mango]

defense just feels bum this year

i do wish i went slgithly higher on interior for my build tho

[jagged sedge]

theres some decently fun skill gap in it outside of screen vortexes and fake ankle breakers

what build?

[eager mango]

i only play random rec so trying to run zones or even switches is hard

[jagged sedge]

yea in random rec you either gotta just lockdown your man or be an agent of chaos

not much cohesive team defense

[eager mango]

When I get more caps/VC imma remake it with slightly lower layup, standing dunk but higher post control and INT

3 gonna go to a 91 when i get shotting spec

it’s so much fun

[jagged sedge]

yea looking at that, id for sure probably just go 75 layup for giannis animations

[eager mango]

2 40 balls in random rec

loving it

[jagged sedge]

most bigs cant guard the perimeter like that

[eager mango]

90 layup sometimes tho is unstoppable esp with a 6'8 Sf on me or something

[eager mango]

cant guard full stop

88 block/vert is fun af too

[jagged sedge]

thats true but you could probably still get some of those layups off, just utilize middy pulls more

[eager mango]

im a middy fade fiend

[jagged sedge]

i dont go lower than 83 vert on my builds anymore

[eager mango]

the animations you get are crazy

even with 80 d board i SNAG

honesltt this is my fav build since my 2k20 one

[jagged sedge]

yup. i have a 6'8" with only 57 d board and 39 o board but still gets a few nasty boards a game

83 vert

[eager mango]

idk what to do abt standing dunk if i remade this

bc honestly its amazing

gets so many free buckets

[jagged sedge]

id just drop layup enough to get 90

the extra animations and boosted rise up is a nice double dip

[eager mango]

i want 74 int and least 70 post control if not 79

[eager mango]

yh true

i do like this 2k's builder

[jagged sedge]

79 could go crazy for the post fades

[eager mango]

+2 too ...

[jagged sedge]

me too ive spent so much time in it lol

[eager mango]

tier 2 badge

[jagged sedge]

yea post fade phenom legend is almost dumb

[eager mango]

imma be able to get legend shifty and set shot on this

and i think deadeye

gold quick first step

so excited

[jagged sedge]

youre only getting contested if they have a 6'9+ with +2 on challenger

[eager mango]

only got my crew caps and badges yesterday

[glacial valve]

Lmao won 20 games, greatest team OAT

[eager mango]

yh the height is so useful

it was someone here who said make a 6 11

shout out them

[glacial valve]

Kobe averaged 50 in the finals.

[jagged sedge]

i’m not as much of a shooter do i was thinking about doing this one

can still cap break to 80

[eager mango]

do you not want 75 BH?

[jagged sedge]

but 99 block with legend paint patroller without any boosts could be fun for me

on a 6’11”?

[eager mango]

bro if youre doing 99 block PLSSS do 88 vert

[jagged sedge]

i thought i’d be fine with kd and giannis moves

[eager mango]

it will be crazy

[glacial valve]

Kk we got the first, 7th, and 19th pick

[jagged sedge]

i like the suggestion

[eager mango]

tbf idrk i just like the badges at 75

[jagged sedge]

i’ll see what i can drop for it

badges would be nice but then i’d have to drop wingspan

[eager mango]

is that a centre or pf btw

may want higher perim

if pf

least 62 for immovable

[jagged sedge]

i had to go pf for the weight but i’d hope to get center more

i was gonna do 3 caps there for 71

fr challenger

[eager mango]

isnt 72 the ideal one?

[jagged sedge]

71 gets challenger and 6’11” can’t get any other perim badges

unless i’m misremembering

[eager mango]

72 is silver immvoable

if you have 82 strength

[jagged sedge]

i probably should grab that too

[eager mango]

im also cooking up a redesigned 6 11 now out of boredom

[eager mango]

helps stops drives

[stiff pebble]

go 6’10 trust

[jagged sedge]

it’s cheap af to add 1 more in the builder to still get 72 with caps

good call bro i totally overlooked that

[eager mango]

yh do that for sure

[stiff pebble]

Zeus 6’10

[jagged sedge]

wouldn’t zeus have 99 str

[jagged sedge]

i guess that’s the thing though, i can only go like 72 strength if im doing this weight and wingspan

[eager mango]

btw @jagged sedge 73 ball handl gets you strong handle

with 73 strenmgth

[jagged sedge]

would be nice but i dont think i can squeeze that in

[glacial valve]

Lmao I got Ilgauskas

[jagged sedge]

the giants are always op in sims

[glacial valve]

7th and 19th pick in a draft that is top 5 heavy

Kk so I’m obviously drafting LeBron

I can trade Greg Ostertag (fun fact he has the most blocks against Shaq of anyone ever$ for the 14th pick so I can draft a good roleplayer like Korver or something

[stiff pebble]

naw strength is fake

[glacial valve]

The real question:
Kyle Korver
Zaza Pachulia
Or Darko MiliGOAT

[stiff pebble]

https://tenor.com/view/kyle-korver-gif-12975151

[eager mango]

miligoat

[glacial valve]

https://tenor.com/view/milicic-darko-milicic-sudije-gif-23680824

[eager mango]

whatever happened to Al Jefferson

[glacial valve]

I drafted Darko Milicic who my glorious pistons took over Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh

Then still proceeded to win the chip

[eager mango]

all bc of him

[glacial valve]

Very true, won his first ring years before LeBron

[eager mango]

LeBum clearly

bro 40 and postering a footer

is crazy

[jagged sedge]

faded into oblivion with minny/bobcats

[eager mango]

i mean he barely got the dunk but still

[jagged sedge]

like anyone who played for those teams

[eager mango]

raymond felton tyvm

[glacial valve]

Aww man, Gil left.

[eager mango]

okc goat too

[jagged sedge]

true he ended up carving out a respectable career

[eager mango]

him, thabo, enes knater, andre robertson and nick collision

my goats

[jagged sedge]

collison the goat

[glacial valve]

Enes Kanter is a Zaza Pachulia lookalike

[eager mango]

hes the MJ of undonis Haslems

[glacial valve]

Mb I forgot to mention Nick Collison was available at the 19th pick, should’ve gotten him over Milicic

[eager mango]

..

[jagged sedge]

need a nick collison template on 2k26

[glacial valve]

I can make you one

[eager mango]

not enougn attribute points bruh

[glacial valve]

I’ll trade for him

[jagged sedge]

i think it’d just be 75 everything

[glacial valve]

I got Adonis Foyle and a protection backup, should be enough

[jagged sedge]

except 85 rebounding

[eager mango]

face creation would be a default one too probs

id love to make a pistons blake griffin build

[jagged sedge]

for sure, easy work

[eager mango]

loved that man

[glacial valve]

I’ll make 2012 Collison

[glacial valve]

High layup, 83 three ball, like 89-93 dunk if you wanna replicate pre-injury a little bit, etc

[jagged sedge]

an easy way to go about recreating players is find a sapphire ruby or amethyst card of them in myteam

[eager mango]

ball handling like 86 tbh

pass acc 87

was still good on the boards too

[glacial valve]

Nah I got Collison off memory

[eager mango]

i think it would be fair to go 89 dd

built like a tank too

[glacial valve]

I’m gonna give him a 75 three ball because it’s necessary for 2k

[eager mango]

lore accurate

[glacial valve]

I didn’t make it for cap breakers, but Nick Collison if he was also LeBron James

Middy-Creating Cleaner

[eager mango]

honestly a solid build

[glacial valve]

Good rec roleplayer

Would be a lot better with caps

[eager mango]

imma run a nick collison face creation on an 88 vert build

[glacial valve]

It gets layup caps to 90 lmfao

Also pass caps to 87

[jagged sedge]

yea that looks pretty decent

[glacial valve]

Gonna try to make it more suitable with caps

[jagged sedge]

me changing the face on my 6'7" with only 75 middy to paul pierce

[eager mango]

The Trtuh is a bit redundant in this case...

everyone laugh pls

[jagged sedge]

[glacial valve]

Ew I got shades of Karl Malone

[eager mango]

..

[glacial valve]

It’s just because I got rid of the three ball and made it way more athletic (ik Nick Collison wasn’t but it’s nice to have in 2k)

[eager mango]

yh i love being atheltic in 2k to make up for irl

[glacial valve]

Makes me feel like a supercharged version of the player

[jagged sedge]

i always say that with any video game, smoothness of movement is one of the most important things to me and can really make or break if i have fun

so ofc in 2k im always juicing my physicals

[eager mango]

what do we recoking is more expensive on a 6 11 pf:

standing dunk, pass acc, block or vert

[glacial valve]

Standing dunk

[eager mango]

yh makes the game feel fluid

[jagged sedge]

i can check, i have 2klabs premium this month

[eager mango]

that wld be much appreciated

[glacial valve]

Ok sick. +3 perim for 83, +3 vert for 83, +5 three for 83

Goated cap breakers

6’10, 7’1 wingspan, 214 lbs

Still a middy creating cleaner

Seems like a fun roleplayer for rec and pro am

[jagged sedge]

standing dunk is a tiny bit cheaper than block until 95-99 where block becomes slightly cheaper. pass accuracy is quite a bit cheaper until 95-98 and then it explodes at 99. vertical is the cheapest overall, only pass acc is cheaper from 85-89

[eager mango]

okay bet ty

[solar heart]

I might make a Kyle Anderson build, need to show these young guys how to play ball

[glacial valve]

Almost made one of those when the game came out

Because they added the decel euros

[solar heart]

People don’t understand how much IQ Slow Mo has

[eager mango]

thats so useful ty

[jagged sedge]

np my guy

[solar heart]

Slow Mo is the reason the wolves are good

Or sorry

Were good

[jagged sedge]

kyle anderson is probably nasty at video games

[solar heart]

He’s not on the team anymore

[jagged sedge]

all iq, skill and hands

[solar heart]

Neither is KAT

So

[solar heart]

I loved watching him, Ant, and KAT

[jagged sedge]

yea he was nice in that one playoff run especially

[glacial valve]

I made an amazing Russell Westbrook build a while back, let me find it

[jagged sedge]

where they took out denver

[solar heart]

He called every play because the other ppl had no idea what was happening

[glacial valve]

Russ build I made a while back. +5 dunk for 96, +5 steal for 91, +5 layup for 85

[solar heart]

I remember him telling Ant to run back court on a inbound to get Naz Reid a mismatch bucket in paint

[jagged sedge]

what do yall think of this perimeter lock?

[glacial valve]

What’s the cap plan

[solar heart]

Idk I got harassed by some loser the other day for not having rebound on my lock

[jagged sedge]

perimeter D, BH SWB

1 in DD for contacts

then probably 83 3

[eager mango]

Those aren’t bad…

[solar heart]

If I see Evan Mobley in my shades I’m deleting the build

That’s just me tho

[jagged sedge]

what position?

[solar heart]

SG 6’6

[jagged sedge]

feel like a perimeter lock should rarely ever be in rebounding position

unless youre playing 2s

but i like 5s

[glacial valve]

It’s nice for defensive boards but not offensive, you should always be playing transition defense, not crashing o boards

[eager mango]

i may have cooked ice;

[jagged sedge]

high vert can still make up for it though

[eager mango]

SD to 90, Middy to 93, 3 to 91, block to 88

[glacial valve]

Vert is rebound range, rebound is rebound competitiveness. Can’t have vert without rebound and vice versa

[jagged sedge]

i also think ive just played 2k so much that i can tell a lot of times which way the ball is gonna bounce

[jagged sedge]

true

[glacial valve]

https://tenor.com/view/dennis-rodman-the-last-dance-hand-gestures-speaking-gif-17023845

[eager mango]

the last dance doc was o good to watch for the first time

[eager mango]

crash and some bums

[jagged sedge]

i watched it with my pops during covid. we loved it

[eager mango]

it was how i got my dad back into basketball

was sm fun

[jagged sedge]

yup hes a big lakers fan and kind of a lebron hater

but that doc reignited him a little bit lol

[eager mango]

mine now supports okc bf of me, he never watched any growing up

he played at university but never watched any

weirdly

[eager mango]

old head

[jagged sedge]

rare breed

[eager mango]

tbf we are from uk so its kinda hard to follow

[jagged sedge]

ah yea that makes way more sense

esp in the 80s its not like they were broadcasting games over there

[eager mango]

yh its still rare i'll actually get to watch a game

i always watch the all star games tho

[jagged sedge]

the timing probably sucks

4 am games

[eager mango]

oh it does man

i watched the finals this yr

and sometimes if i miss game i wont look at any social media till i watch the replay of it

[jagged sedge]

the best was when i was on vacation in cambodia. id just wake up and turn on a game

[eager mango]

damnnnn

[normal depot]

How am I getting .2 from starting 5 games

For V1 bar

[eager mango]

94 middy doesnt give anything compared to 93 does it?

[jagged sedge]

you gotta make that sleep sacrifice if your teams in it lol

[eager mango]

gahdamn how many games you got

[eager mango]

oh for sure and i was done with school and stuff

hopeflly gotta do that this yr

[normal depot]

Ab 900 park and 100 rec

[eager mango]

damn

[normal depot]

My bar has to be glitched or smth

[eager mango]

last time i played like that was in 20

[normal depot]

No way V1 bar is .2 from starting 5 wins

[eager mango]

in 20 i used to wake up at 8am, load up the game and just play nearly non-stop till 2am

no school

no nothing

covid

[normal depot]

Fax

[glacial valve]

Would you rather:
be tortured for 5 years straight
dinner with Chet Holmgren

[jagged sedge]

i was busy playing league of legends at that time

[normal depot]

I work full time now ion got time for that😂

[eager mango]

fr, i worked full time last year + bit of school and now im at uni im actually finding i have sm free time

its weird feeling

[eager mango]

not the same?

can we get perk as a torture method too

perkins

not percs

[jagged sedge]

cant like, i find that okc team very unlikeable lol

esp chet, j-dub, j-will and dort

[eager mango]

chet is the only one i dont like

[normal depot]

Half the ppl on the team r cornballs

[eager mango]

but they do their job tbf

[jagged sedge]

theyve all absorbed shai's corniness without any of the coolness

[jagged sedge]

yea theyre a great team

i also like ihart, wiggins and isaiah joe

[normal depot]

If they stay healthy they’re ganna be a 70 win team

[eager mango]

its the depth thats crazy

[jagged sedge]

but i actually cant stand the williams

[normal depot]

Crazy to think that them and the spurs prob have the best packages for Giannis too

[jagged sedge]

obscene amounts of dorky zoomer energy

[eager mango]

was really excited to see Topic this season but sadly not

[jagged sedge]

but also smug

disgusting combination

[eager mango]

hawks could maybe do something too lowkey

but probs have to get rid of JJ

for that

[glacial valve]

https://tenor.com/view/jaylin-williams-lightskin-duke-dennis-duke-dennis-aura-farming-aura-gif-13285183168223004814

[jagged sedge]

i see the warriors pulling the trigger if anyone does

[normal depot]

I’d assume Trey and Zach would be in that

[eager mango]

curry last dance

[jagged sedge]

D1 glazer

[normal depot]

I doubt they trade JJ

[eager mango]

yh for sure

those 2 or JJ and others

as the centrepieces

[jagged sedge]

hawks would be so dumb to make that trade

theyve got so many good young pieces and a potential top 3 pick

let it ride

[eager mango]

no need to blow it up

[normal depot]

If Giannis and Wemby team up the leagues over

[eager mango]

if spurs were to trade for ginnais surely fox would have to go

[jagged sedge]

if i were to bet on whod actually trade for giannis

1. warriors
2. heat
3. wolves

[eager mango]

fox and who else do you think

[eager mango]

who would warriors give

[normal depot]

Castle and either Vassell/Harper

[jagged sedge]

kuminga and every pick to their name

[eager mango]

id be sad to castle or harper leave

[jagged sedge]

plus like post and another young player or something

[glacial valve]

Pistons Give:
Jaden Ivey
Caris LeVert
Bobi Klintman
Future Picks

Pelicans Give:
Trey Murphy

[jagged sedge]

not just sad but completely stupid. wemby might have a 10-15 year wingow. why cash in on a 3 year window when harper looks like a potenntial superstar and castle is already a great player?

[normal depot]

That’d push them to contention fs

I don’t see Pistons as contenders rn

[glacial valve]

Pelicans are dysfunctional enough to do it

[normal depot]

Trey Murphy is mad underrated

Str8 bucket

[eager mango]

yeah definitely stupid

[jagged sedge]

that would be a great pickup for the pistons

[glacial valve]

They’re 100% contenders to get out of the east, but the championship only has one contender and it’s all but guaranteed

[eager mango]

if wemby stays healthy a chip is in their future if not multiple

[normal depot]

I don’t see them getting past NY

Could be biased lmao

[glacial valve]

Are you a NY fan?

[jagged sedge]

celtics making it out of the east

dont sleep

[glacial valve]

Ah

[glacial valve]

Hope they make the ECF but highly doubt they make it to the finals

[jagged sedge]

they could defnitely beat any of NY/DET/MIL/anyone else who might possibly be there

[glacial valve]

Milwaukee might miss the playoffs

Forget the ECF

[jagged sedge]

which funny enough is probably bostons worst matchup

they have nothing for giannis as it stands

[normal depot]

If they couldn’t beat NY last year w Tatum I doubt they will this year

[tranquil thunder]

Anybody got a template I can use for a PG build I have 11 cap breakers

[jagged sedge]

celtics are cursed. they suck and disappoint in odd number years. they ball out and exceed expectations in even number years

look at the history books

its weird

[normal depot]

Park or 5s

[tranquil thunder]

Park

[glacial valve]

Didn’t they have nearly 70 wins and the MVP in 1973? Don’t think they made the finals tho

[normal depot]

That’s what I have

[tranquil thunder]

W

[jagged sedge]

i consider it after those years cus they were just winning constantly at that time lol

[tranquil thunder]

Was about to say I like high defence

[jagged sedge]

dave cowens MVP

was an interesting one

[tranquil thunder]

That a SG tho

[glacial valve]

Second worst MVP of all time but still an MVP

[normal depot]

I made it sg cuz I run 5s w it

[jagged sedge]

whos the worst?

embiid? lmao

[normal depot]

Don’t wanna be at pg w 71 pass

[glacial valve]

Rookie Unseld

[eager mango]

does anyone know a good value to cap break post control on for a 6 11?

lookign to cheese it

[jagged sedge]

this guy studies NBA history

[sinful violet]

every time I see those stupid ads

What a Pro Wants

[glacial valve]

Hell yeah

[sinful violet]

The other stupid ad for AT&T last year with the matching outfits

[jagged sedge]

legit made my skin crawl every time it came on during the playoffs last year

[sinful violet]

like jesus christ go home

[jagged sedge]

hated it so much

[normal depot]

@tranquil thunder I forgot I optimized it more, ignore the other ss’s

[tranquil thunder]

Looks fire

[jagged sedge]

but yeah i dont condone gambling but i put $5 on a lakers celtics finals this year

[eager mango]

80 FT is enough for rec riight?

[normal depot]

2 caps to pass for 71, 1 cap to dd for 90, handle eventually goes 92

[jagged sedge]

for kicks

[sinful violet]

They shot historically bad in the first 2 games and then were on their way back before Tatum got injured

[glacial valve]

Rookie Wes Unseld won the MVP averaging 14 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, .476 shooting as a big man, somehow beating Willis Reed who shot .521 on 21 pts, 14.5 rebounds, and 2 assists. Not to mention Billy Cunningham AND Bill Russell both having better seasons, even Elgin Baylor arguably did better

[jagged sedge]

tatum was having an all time game before the injury

[normal depot]

I wonder why they shot historically bad

[jagged sedge]

i was so freaking sad when he went down

never been so deflated watching sports

[sinful violet]

No yeah exactly. He was about to go off for 52

[normal depot]

Knicks have 2 of the best perimeter defenders in the league

I’d argue OG is the best

[jagged sedge]

og was definitely giving tatum fits those first couple games

celtics got walshy and hugo now though

and brunson was in hell against them

[glacial valve]

Would love to see Pistons vs Celtics. Ausar guarding Tatum, White guarding Cade, Duren having free eats on Queta while Stew defends paint

[jagged sedge]

im such a massive fan of hugo. cant wait to see how he develops

[sinful violet]

Same reason teams were shooting historically bad against the Bulls at the beginning of the season, it happens. Don't get me wrong, OG and Mikal were playing good defense, and that was part of it, but we were also missing easy wide open shots too

[jagged sedge]

he reminds me of a high IQ 2k lock player

does it all on the floor

and plays like hes got an unlimited stamina bar

[normal depot]

Knicks biggest problem last year was bench scoring

[eager mango]

Any improvements for this build?

[sinful violet]

As soon as I saw they drafted him, I was disappointed to see they didn't take Kalkbrenner (which clearly would've been a good pick), but I think Hugo has more long term upside and I've really liked what I've seen from him. Infinite motor, all in on team success, doesn't need to score to be impactful, etc

[jagged sedge]

clarkson helps but idk if its enough. ket really needs to level up if the knicks wanna make true noise

[normal depot]

They’ve got Clarkson and McBride(having a career yr) to fill that now

[jagged sedge]

team first player to the highest degree

i adore those types of player

real championship DNA

i wanna call him the defense version of manu

[glacial valve]

I’d also just like to see Cade have another chance in a playoff setting, I feel like the pressure last year really got to his head, having to guard a semi-veteran all NBA pg who has played nearly 70 playoff games in his first year on a team that was even competing for a play-in spot

[jagged sedge]

he's gonna be fine. score first guards always have some extremely rough playoff series before figuring it out

but his skillset works in the playoffs. its just a matter of him finding his flow

[glacial valve]

I feel like Cade probably generates just as many points from assists as actual scoring, but yeah score first is probably true

The three point shot was off in the playoffs and hasn’t come back ever since.

[jagged sedge]

for sure, but its more from his scoring gravity than supreme playmaking

[sinful violet]

I'm down to see a Pistons/Celtics ECF. I really liked seeing that NBA Cup game they had a few weeks ago, it was a good matchup

[glacial valve]

Most of his assists actually come from P&R plays with Duren

[jagged sedge]

absolutely

i think it still applies on pnr

[eager mango]

2hr double rep lfg

[jagged sedge]

he can score in a lot of ways out of it, makes life easy for duren

[glacial valve]

They were the ones to cause our losing streak to break the record in 2024, and they were the ones to stop our winning streak from being the best in franchise history. Funny how that works. Hope it becomes a good rivalry

Both were close games btw

[jagged sedge]

celtics and pistons are just two good honest historical franchises

[glacial valve]

That foul bs at the end made me mad though, they shouldn’t allow that

[jagged sedge]

NBA is better when theyre successful

[sinful violet]

Exactly. I feel like we're losing the rivalry with the Heat and the 76ers so we need someone else to have a rivalry with

[jagged sedge]

76ers so weak

[sinful violet]

Knicks we're always gonna be rivals with, but a second rival

[glacial valve]

We’ve lost the Bulls rivalry, we need someone too lmao

[sinful violet]

Embiid's downfall

I love Maxey and McCain, and Edgecombe seems good too

[jagged sedge]

i legit wouldve managed that team better these past 10 years

[sinful violet]

But man

[glacial valve]

I think they can make the first round, nothing more though

[sinful violet]

between Embiid and Paul George

[normal depot]

Trust the process

[sinful violet]

like 100M for 2 guys who never play/are washed

[jagged sedge]

nah their team is looking up, i just mean as a franchise in general

they strike feat into nobody

[sinful violet]

Me when I draft Markelle Fultz

[jagged sedge]

just a clown show in that front office for as long as i can remember

[glacial valve]

Cavs, Pistons, Knicks, Celtics are the only teams cemented in the playoffs in the east. 76ers, Raptors, Magic are next up, I think the 76ers have a chance

[glacial valve]

I guess I might take the heat over the 76ers (I’d take the heat over the 76ers)

[jagged sedge]

id love to see the pacers sneak into the play-in

[sinful violet]

Pacers when Hali is back too

[normal depot]

Feel like Magic r being underrated

[sinful violet]

Celtics Fans 🤝 Pacers Fans

[normal depot]

That’s a team I don’t want the Knicks seeing

[glacial valve]

He’s not gonna be back in time to have any impact on their final record

I love the pacers tho

[jagged sedge]

everyones down on paolo

[sinful violet]

I think it's because, before the start of the season, they were overrated a bit, and then they came out to a weak start

but they've really picked it up

although yeah the amount of Paolo hate I see is insane

[normal depot]

They’ve got a really good team

[glacial valve]

People were calling them better than the pistons before the season, i do not like their fans for the most part. Some are chill tho

[normal depot]

Feel like they’re one piece off legit contention

[sinful violet]

Could lowkey use a better starting Center but they're really solid otherwise

[jagged sedge]

too bad they traded everything for bane

[sinful violet]

Like imagine if they had, idk, any center that got rebounds and could space the floor

[normal depot]

Fr

[glacial valve]

I was high on the hawks but people were, like… HIGH on the magic

[sinful violet]

they still have some "potential young assets" they could trade. Not sure about their value but

Like Jett Howard was a lottery pick

[jagged sedge]

they dont have enough real playmaking for me to believe in them yet

[sinful violet]

That's the other thing

[jagged sedge]

franz could get there but they gotta play through him more

[sinful violet]

Tyus Jones was supposed to solve that problem

[jagged sedge]

hes aight

but meh

[sinful violet]

but he's been hot ASSSSSSSSS this season

[glacial valve]

He’s been awful

They should execute Jonathan Isaac

[sinful violet]

He was really good the last few years

[sinful violet]

I think they like his defense too much to do that

[jagged sedge]

they should find a way to clone prime tmac

[sinful violet]

and it's not like anyone will trade for him due to his injury history

[sinful violet]

god I wish

[glacial valve]

And Shaq

[normal depot]

https://tenor.com/view/chefs-kiss-french-chef-perfect-dish-excellent-food-perfection-gif-20341505

Pre injuries Isaac

[jagged sedge]

too far

[sinful violet]

TMac was one of my favorite players growing up

[jagged sedge]

too op

[jagged sedge]

he was my favorite

[glacial valve]

Any Jonathan Isaac is bad

[jagged sedge]

had every pair of his shoes and so many jerseys

dude just looked so cool out there in the blue magic unis with the leg sleeve

[normal depot]

He had so much potential before all the injuries

[jagged sedge]

dunking on fools, cashing 3s

[glacial valve]

Potential to be my least favorite player

[glacial valve]

I love T Mac, definitely more of a Vince Carter gal though

https://tenor.com/view/vince-carter-its-over-done-gif-12731584