First game... oh the shame of it
Fri Oct 01, 2004 7:47 am
So I played my Knicks agains the lowly Bobcats, the only team rated lower than the Nets (stupid Rattner ruined my 2nd team... but that's another thread...). Tied after one quarter at Starter difficulty. OK, that's reasonable, getting to know the game, still. Leading by one at the half (improvement!). I think I was leading by maybe five after three quarters, but dogged it in the fourth -- before I knew it I was losing to the Bobcats. <shudder>
Some late 4th quarter heroics from Stephon and a three by Crawford pulled me even with 7 seconds left. Charlotte couldn't do anything, so off to OT, where I finally took command and won easily.
The best news to report from this embarrassing near loss? The shot chart! OMG the mid-range jumper is BACK. The spacing is much better, though guys set too many automatic picks which messes things up from time to time. I can't comment on the graphics much, because I don't have a great TV, but I can predict that the game will look sweet on a good PC.
A few more random comments... Contrary to popular reports, the pro-hop is still useable, but it is very easy to get a charge if you over-do it. The announcing, IMO, has taken a slight turn for the worse. I loved the commentary for 2004, but it appears to be a little choppier this year. Speaking of choppy, the framerate is pretty abysmal if you're used to good PC hardware (the Xbox is only what? 700MHz?). It takes away from the really awesome animations, which I think constitute one of the biggest improvements this year. Oh, and I suck at the dunk contest.
Arrgh, got things to do. No more Live until later.
Some late 4th quarter heroics from Stephon and a three by Crawford pulled me even with 7 seconds left. Charlotte couldn't do anything, so off to OT, where I finally took command and won easily.
The best news to report from this embarrassing near loss? The shot chart! OMG the mid-range jumper is BACK. The spacing is much better, though guys set too many automatic picks which messes things up from time to time. I can't comment on the graphics much, because I don't have a great TV, but I can predict that the game will look sweet on a good PC.
A few more random comments... Contrary to popular reports, the pro-hop is still useable, but it is very easy to get a charge if you over-do it. The announcing, IMO, has taken a slight turn for the worse. I loved the commentary for 2004, but it appears to be a little choppier this year. Speaking of choppy, the framerate is pretty abysmal if you're used to good PC hardware (the Xbox is only what? 700MHz?). It takes away from the really awesome animations, which I think constitute one of the biggest improvements this year. Oh, and I suck at the dunk contest.
Arrgh, got things to do. No more Live until later.
Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:03 am
lol i can't hit a midrange jumpshot if my life depended on it
Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:08 am
I can't hit any jump shots either. I'm still new to Live05 though.
Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:09 am
im pretty good at posting up by the blocks and hitting the turnaround j.. but i cant hit shit when i run off screens.. i was the t-wolves, and my leading scorer was hoiberg.. HOIBERG
Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:16 am
Wow, that's weird. Steph got 10 pts in the 2nd Q IIRC (5 minute Q's 
), most of it on pick and pop plays. I've been waiting sooo long for that play to be realistically possible in Live. And that's not just because I like to play that way in RL. 
), most of it on pick and pop plays. I've been waiting sooo long for that play to be realistically possible in Live. And that's not just because I like to play that way in RL.
Fri Oct 01, 2004 9:37 am
yeah i was pick and poppin w/ cassell and ervin johnson.. johnson being the popper
Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:32 am
tombz [j.23] wrote:yeah i was pick and poppin w/ cassell and ervin johnson.. johnson being the popper
?!? That would explain why you can't hit the shot.
Sat Oct 02, 2004 1:25 am
j.23 wrote:yeah i was pick and poppin w/ cassell and ervin johnson.. johnson being the popper
Maybe Johnson's supposed to throw it back to a streaking Cassell for a layup?
