Do They Jao, Do They?

[fjccommish]

They didn't in NBA 2K14.

They might in NBA 2K15.

Do superstars play like superstars?

CPU vs CPU
SUperstar/Simulation
Current Lakers vs 95/96 Bulls

Bulls win 105-88

Jordan: 49 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Kobe Bryant : 37 Points, 4 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 1 Steal
Scottie Pippen: 27 Points, 4 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 2 Steals
Dennis Rodman: 18 Rebounds

The game started with Kobe scoring 9 out of the first 11 for the Lakers and Pippen scoring the first 7 for the Bulls. I wish I could see quarter by quarter scoring (at least scoring summary). Jordan had 2 points going into the 2nd quarter. He had 20 at the half (18 point 2nd quarter). But I don't know when he scored the remainder, because the game played, while I mowed the lawn.

[Murat]

Wow! These are nice stats for superstars

[JaoSming]

Dude, my first impression of gameplay was "Maybe this game will shut commish up"

Got housed by Harden over and over again, with Dwight scoring pretty much all of the second chance shots or post feeds. Try some current vs current stuff.

[fjccommish]

The issue has never been getting schooled by a CPU player. The issue has been what CPU superstars do when not guarded by the human player.

Bad player D can give the false impression that a superstar is playing like a superstar. A gamer naturally wants to defend the toughest guy on the other team. Then that guy keeps getting around the defender, or the gamer goes to double team someone else and Kobe scores.

But I play locked. In 2K14 playing locked to Rose against the Heat, for example, was disappointing, because LeBron did almost nothing. But this year not only is it tougher to defend people, so superstars I guard can go off at any moment, but the teams go to star players more often, and those guys take more shots and hit more shots, and seem to go on runs, when they take shot after shot.

In 2K14 Sim, Superstar I rarely saw anyone score 30+ points in a game. In 2K15, so far, I've seen three games with superstars (Jordan, Kobe, Pippen, Rose) score 30+. The high was 49 for Jordan.

95/96 Bulls vs Current Bulls game 1, Rose scored 22 with 6 assists, while Jordan scored 37 with 4 assists and 6 rebounds. Pippen scored 27. 7:43 remaining in the 2nd quarter of the current game, Bulls v Classic Bulls, Rose has 16 with 2 assists, Pippen has 8, Jordan has 6, Gasol has 9. So things are looking better with this game.