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by **Swoosh** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 2:29 am

My guess is vince too, the headshape and ears, but we will wait and c

by **ThisizaJackMove** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 3:34 am

I think its Kobe...He seems to be either bald of really close shaved head and he seems to have an armband...But with the allegations I'm not sure Kobe would be a smart move.

Probably Vince (WHY?!?)

Maybe it is Francis. He sported a baldie and he wears armbands

Most likely though its Vince as I said and as many people said.

by **Hotshot** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 4:31 am

its gotta be vince (Y)

by **LeBron James** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 5:52 am

it looks like vince.it is vince i know that

by **TRUball** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 7:23 am

the odds

3:1 Vince
5:1 Marbury
8:1 Payton
15:1 Kobe

no i don't know the odds, i just playing around. But i really think it is vince, but i not sure, it might be marbury...i guess we just have to wait and see. :cry:

by **BMG** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:01 am

it looks like Marbury to me

by **#12** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:06 am

How about Pierce?

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:51 am

I think its Kobe...He seems to be either bald of really close shaved head and he seems to have an armband...But with the allegations I'm not sure Kobe would be a smart move.

It can't be Kobe, as he's under contract with another game developer (whoever makes the Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside series).

by **TRUball** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:55 am

i believe nintendo and left field makes courtside games. i have nba courtside 2 fetureing kobe bryant for N64, and i remember the left field thing and nintendo poping up in the beginning

by **cocobee** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:58 am

Kobe Bryant will be a cover boy!!!!!!!
I heard on fox news that he has a new deal in video game industry. So...my guess is EA.

this from the OS forum, ya heard me! :lol:

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:06 pm

That's it, Left Field. They'd have exclusive rights to Kobe's image for use on the cover of their games.

by **nickia** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:20 pm

live 2004 looks damn good :lol:

by **thetruth** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:33 pm

I think its between vince and starbury............... a long shots could be gp or jefferson . However it cant be garnett, jamison, kobe, richardson and bibby can't be on the cover because.................

1... the person is clearly someone with point guard handles as shown by
the pic. (thereby eliminating garnett, jamison and richardson and
jefferson)

2.... the head shape (long triangular shaped head top ), thereby
eliminating kobe and bibby.

3.... leaving it realistically to vince starbury and gp. Starbury had tthe
best year out of the group........ so my guess is starbury.

Thats the logic behind my choice.

What's your's ????????

by **cocobee** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:38 pm

That's it, Left Field. They'd have exclusive rights to Kobe's image for use on the cover of their games.

Andrew, how do you know that his contract didn't run out?

by **TRUball** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:53 pm

cause they just made a courtside game for gamecube last year

by **cocobee** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:57 pm

cause they just made a courtside game for gamecube last year

so, Kobe was also wearing adidas last year and nike this year? Why stay with a second rate game when he could be the cover of the number 1 selling basketball game in the world?

Just a thought, but if he is the coverboy--I will be handing out some I told ya so's!

Marbury, what has he done? RJ, I can see that but he's not a full pledge all star yet..

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:04 pm

Andrew, how do you know that his contract didn't run out?

I don't know for sure, but as kobes_4real said, another Courtside game has been released within the last year. The possibility remains that Kobe has signed with EA, but that blacked out preview doesn't really look like Kobe.

Just a thought, but if he is the coverboy--I will be handing out some I told ya so's!

Must every discussion involving Kobe go that way? :wink:

Marbury, what has he done? RJ, I can see that but he's not a full pledge all star yet..

What had Steve Francis done (apart from being co-rookie of the year) when he was on the cover of NBA Live 2002? KG's never been out of the second round and he was on the cover of NBA Live 2001. Antoine Walker was on the cover of NBA Live 99 before the Celtics made it back to the playoffs. EA is mainly looking at name recognition and popularity, not personal accomplishments.

by **Old School Fool** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 6:24 pm

Its lebron but it might be kobe cause remember KOBE IS BALD NOW :wink:

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 6:54 pm

Old School Fool wrote:Its lebron but it might be kobe cause remember KOBE IS BALD NOW

Chances are it isn't Kobe, because it's most likely he's still under contract with Left Field, hence he cannot appear on the cover of anyone else's game.

by **Metsis** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:22 pm

I wonder why you guys haven't thrown this guy around...

It is quite obvious to me. It ain't Vince, Jefferson, Marbury or Kobe, no way...

Take a look at jason kidds tag with the Kenyon Martin pic and compare it to the cover! The armband fits like a glove and he was New Jerseys right hand man to Jason last season. He is propably not signed to any cpu game yet and even the head shape fits.

Just compare the cover pic with the jason kidd's tag pic of Kenyon and say what you want, but I say it's Grand Kenyon.

It's a logical choice too... He's improved his game over the years and he's a budding all-star in the works and can do some serious damage next season with Alonzo taking some pressure off in the low blocks.

Kenyon Martin, Metsis has spoken...

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Thu Jul 31, 2003 10:09 pm

Food for thought. Vince Carter is more marketable though. Anyone who can miss all but 9 games in the first half of the season and still be voted to the All-Star team by fans has to be pretty popular. :wink:

by **emadhn15** on Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:18 am

yea, vince is great, even though he had a rough time these couple of seasons, his fans still love him

p.s. I voted for vince for the allstar game once a day, just because he is a fun guy to watch him playing

by **nickia** on Fri Aug 01, 2003 4:38 am

joemimic wrote:Personally I think its Duncan again.

duncan won't dribble the ball like that

by **sixerfan03** on Sun Aug 03, 2003 8:17 am

It looks like Starbury to me.

Anyway, I loved the vids

by **ReyJ** on Sun Aug 03, 2003 10:36 pm

Personally, I think it's Vince Carter.

All this cover talk has gotten me in the mood for flicking back through history. Let's have a look at who's been on the cover of NBA live, from 95 to 2003.

Live 95 - 93-94 NBA Finals (Robert Horry trying to swat John Starks)
Live 96 - Shaquille O'Neal (dunking the ball)
Live 97 - Mitch Richmond
Live 98 - Tim Hardaway (going for the lay-up)
Live 99 - Antoine Walker
Live 2000 - Tim Duncan
Live 2001 - Kevin Garnett
Live 2002 - Steve Francis
Live 2003 - Jason Kidd
Live 2004 - ????

And if you're asking how I know all this, NO, I did NOT search the net (I have better things to do). I just did this through memory.

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