v1.09 released...

[Andrew]

Not at all Skip. If I didn't want suggestions, I wouldn't ask for them.

[Lil' G]

i think that leandrinho Barbosa from PHX is left-handed so it should be fixed.

Maciej Lampe 3pt shooting should be around 30-35 because he can shoot well from the perimeter - on the nbadraft.net site he's being compared to dirk nowitzki.

[SkipToMy_Lou]

lol- i didnt mean to offend u skip.. just some certain ppl are real rude when askign for things to be done...

No offence taken mate, I understand what you mean.

[FanOfAll]

I watched every minute of the Warriors game yesterday against the Rockets, the game where Zarko Cabarkapa scored 26 pts and grabbed 10 boards. I've been waiting/hoping for this game for a long time; Zarko finally looked like the same Zarko pre-injury (when Fortson cheap shot-ed him and took him out for 6ish weeks). Zarko showed renewed aggression in terms of taking the ball to the rim, excellent passing on his drives, a tremendous first step, and of course, a smooth jumper (hard not to have one when you go 5-7 from 3's ).
This year, he nails 3's at 43.8% and has a nice jumper, so I would place...
FG at 70
3 pt at 64
Quickness to high 60s
Ball handling and dribbling to 42
FT to 78 (his %)
Dunking down to 55
Jumping down to 50
Lower his strength rating to 53
Shooting range to 23'.

Some quotes from NBADraft.net profile that are reflected in his pro game:
"Has tremendous ball-handling skills combined with quickness, great reflexes and court sense. Creates his own shots using his point-guard-like ball-handling skills".
"Wonderful set shooter who when given enough time, can drain the three point shot with regularity".

I don't want to sound like I'm hyping the kid after he's only played well for a few games, but last year I was thoroughly impressed by him (and I wasn't the only one) for a short 4-5 game stretch before Fortson clobbered him.


Lower Rodney White's OAware to 54. He doesn't have a clue when he's out there on the floor and just stands there. However, up his speed and quick to 65. Lower his dribbling to 34.


Raise Drew Gooden's FG to 64 and FT to at least 74.


Robert Traylor has a nice jumper for a big man. I've seen him knock down all kinds of jump shots from 15' and out. The stats don't back me, but IMO, his FG should be upped to 64.


Brian Skinner is finally getting another chance in Sacto and he's proving his worth. FG to 55, up the blocking to 83, OReb to 68, DReb to 86, Inside Scoring to 65, Quick to 53. Hardiness down to 46. Move him ahead of O-Tag in the rotation.


Kenny Thomas is an explosive dunker as a big man. Dunking to 76, jumping to 70. Decent ball handler, so up that to 38 (dribbling down a number around this). Jumpers at a 42% and IMO his FG should be around 66. Decent defender, DAware up to 67.


Darius Songalia has a very nice jumper. He nails them at 49.5%. Steals up to 44. Quick up to 56. Strength down to 70. Fatigue down to 45.


A few quick notes:

Tony Delk- 3 pts - 77 , stl - 72.

Why is the 3 pt so high? He only hits them at 33% and isn't the same shooter or player he was earlier in his career. But his steals IMO should go down to 68. Lower quick and speed by about 5 (has lost some). Hardiness and fatigue down by 5 as well.

G.Wallce- fg - 60 , 3 pts - 30 , dunk - 90 , d.aware - 75 , stl - 80.

Also, up his block to around 50.

E.Curry- o.reb - 69 , d.reb - 82 , strgth - 90 , pass - 30 , block - 73 , d.aware - 75.

Curry is one of the worst rebounding bigs, at 3.5 DReb's a game. IMO, it's fine where it is.

A.Miller- fg - 65 , 3 pts - 55.

Miller is money from 18' and in and I think his 70 FG is fine.

But good suggestions in general dude.

[Andrew]

Cool, thanks for the feedback.

[ralpx]

i found something intresting . when i do pro hop with lebrom he just does a lay up he doesnt nvever dunk it off the pro hop. unlike wade and melo who make pro hoop and dunk it 95% of the time. can you make lebrom dunk after he makes a pro hop ? with out changing his dunk package ?

i would not realy care if he would not miss half of his layups of the pro hop in superstar level

[Andrew]

Nothing I can do about that, sorry.

[y2dan]

Small suggestion:

There is a bit of a problem with the Wizards and Spurs depth chart. The Wiz have Jamison starting at the PG (instead of PF/SF) and the Spurs have Sean Marks starting at C (he doesn't player that much, let alone start). Both of these little bugs are from the roster set without injuries. I just wanted to point this out. Besides that, great job as always.

[Andrew]

I just checked the Uninjured version, and that's not how I've set the lineups. I'm not sure why you're seeing that, because in the latest version of 0405Uninjured, the starting lineups for the Wizards and Spurs are as follows:

C: Haywood
F: Brown
F: Jamison
G: Hughes
G: Arenas

C: Nesterovic
F: Duncan
F: Bowen
G: Ginobili
G: Parker

So there's actually nothing for me to correct. I'm not sure how you're getting that error.

[FanOfAll]

Ryan Bowen should be moved down the rotation, Weatherspoon up. I would do it this way:
6 - James
7 - Barry
8 - Deke
9 - Padgett
10 - Weatherspoon
11 - Bowen
12 - Baker

Edit: Also, Scott Padgett has hit his jumpers at 59% this year (all he does is basically take jump shots) and 3's at 39%. Up FG to 78, 3 pt shooting to 74, and range to 25 (not sure if it's here already or if I changed it). Lower DReb by 5 pts and dunking by 10. Increase ball handling by 5 and FT to 77. DAware to 52.

[FanOfAll]

http://web.basketballboards.net/forum/s ... p?t=151912
This pretty much sums up Anderson Varajeo. The kid can definitely play. The Cavs are a plus 8.6 with him on the floor and with Silas gone, maybe Malone can put in some better substitution patterns and give the players who deserve to play some playing time.
FG to 63
3 pt down to 15
Steals to 48
Blocking to 68
DReb to 66
Ball handling (great ball handler) to 48
OAware to 53
DAware to 68 (good defender)
Speed and quick to low 60s
Dribbling to 48
Strength down to 67
Range to 20
Fatigue to 40

Drew Gooden:
FG to 63
DAware down to 58

The youth movement in PDX has finally begun.
Khryapa:
FG to 68 (46.7% on jumpers)
OAware to 53
DAware to 67 (very good defender for what he has shown)
Fatigue to 40
Secondary Position: PF

Bassy (His nick) Telfiar:
Dribbling to 80
Hardiness to 50

Richie Frahm:
Dribbling down to 60
Strength down to 48
Hardiness down to 40

Joel Pryzbilla:
OAware to 34 (getting better)
DAware to 66 (also improving)
Strength to 68

Darius Miles:
Lower OAware to 62
Up DAware to 72

[Andrew]

Noted.

[Chris_23]

Havent been here for a while (hi Andrew!), but hey, this update looks real nice.

Thanks

[jonnyboy261]

I got this patch and its really good but 1 thing i noticed is that for me MJ's head is all pink
is it just my own graphics problem and how to fix?
thanks

[Andrew]

Hi Chris, good to see you back again.

jonnyboy: That problem occurs when the faces aren't installed properly. Please consult Legends Faces.txt (included in the .zip file) for troubleshooting instructions.

[jonnyboy261]

thanks Andrew, i fixed it.
hey i noticed something. did u change yao's 3pt rating to 10?
b4 i thought it was 0
if u did, why?
hes good at shooting but he hasnt made any 3s!!

[FanOfAll]

KG has range out to 25 ft.

Eddie Griffin hits 1.1 3's a game at 33%. Not the best percentage, but he definitely stroke the 3 (which he loves to take). Raise his 3 pt shooting to 67. He also has 1.7 blocks in only 21 mpg, so raise his block to 83. Pretty good defender, DAware up to 66.

Trenton Hassell has developed a nice mid-range jump shot. FG to 69, but lower 3 pt to 12. OAware to 44 and range to 23.

Chris Webber is a porous defender. DAware down to 64, range to 23. Hardiness to 47. Dribbling up to 63.

[Andrew]

Thanks FanOfAll.

thanks Andrew, i fixed it.
hey i noticed something. did u change yao's 3pt rating to 10?
b4 i thought it was 0
if u did, why?
hes good at shooting but he hasnt made any 3s!!

I don't think I made any changes to his three point rating, I can't remember increasing it. But he has in fact made one three point shot in his career (out of four attempts).

[frank2730]

ANDREW~~~

nba live 2005 roster patchesunrealistic??

I AM WAIT FOR A LONG TIME

[Jona]

OMG, I could swear you are Homer...

[Andrew]

ANDREW~~~

nba live 2005 roster patchesunrealistic??

I AM WAIT FOR A LONG TIME

If you find the patch unrealistic:

a) Offer suggestions to improve it, something a little more helpful than "The patch is unrealistic"
b) Update the rosters yourself

As for the wait, it is no longer than usual. As I keep saying, I generally release the rosters two weeks apart and this is two weeks from the last release. However, I have not had time to work on the rosters this weekend as I've had a lot of family stuff the past few days. I suppose I'll have a new version out sometime this week.

Sorry if I'm coming off a little bit abrasive, but like I've said before, my life does not revolve around the roster patch. I hardly think it's unreasonable for other aspects of my life to come first or that I release an update once every two weeks. This time it's going to be a bit longer because I've been occupied with other things.

[FanOfAll]

Thanks FanOfAll.

Any time!

Portland's bench is hard to figure out when everyone is healthy, but I would place Khryapa on the active roster instead of Frahm.

Also, IMO Mashburn should be on the IR even for the Uninjured Rosters. Most believe he will never play again.

Charlotte:
Start Brevin Knight instead of Jason Hart at the point. I feel if everyone was healthy, Bogans would be the starter at the 2. He's a more complete player than Rush (although this one could go either way).
Speaking of Rush, up his FT to 76.

Bogans is a good jump shooter. FG to 70, 3p to 68 (35% both years). He's a nice ball handler, ball handling to 54. Decent defender, DAware to 64.

Jason Hart nails his jumpers at a 48% clip. He hits about 1 3 pointer per 48 minutes at nearly 43%. FG and 3 pt to 72, range to 25'.

Brevin Knight is a solid defender. DAware to 74. Bad jump shot, but has range out to about 23'.

Melvin Ely has excellent hops and physical ability. Jumping to 65, quick to the high 50's. Actually nice post defender. DAware to 60. Good shotblocker. Blocking to 70.

Malik Allen is a jump shooting PF and not much else. But a good jump shooter for that matter (jump shots are 84% of his shots and he hits them at 39%). FG to 62. Range to 20.

Amare has added a nice jump shot to his repetoire. Range to 18. Just so that he's not knocking down 17 footers everytime he shoots them in a game, FG down to 85 and inside scoring to 96.

Eddy Curry is just as much about scoring down low as Amare. Inside scoring to 94, DAware down to 64.

Aaron McKie is an aging player whose play continues to drop. Steals down to 66, inside scoring down to 39, DAware to 65. Speed to 67. However, ball handling up to 55.

[Andrew]

Portland's bench is hard to figure out when everyone is healthy, but I would place Khryapa on the active roster instead of Frahm.

I'm guessing you mean the Uninjured version. Good idea.

Also, IMO Mashburn should be on the IR even for the Uninjured Rosters. Most believe he will never play again.

But wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having an Uninjured version? It might be appropriate though, so I'll think about it. A release-day decision.

Thanks for the rest, all noted, all much appreciated.

[mvv]

i found something intresting . when i do pro hop with lebrom he just does a lay up he doesnt nvever dunk it off the pro hop. unlike wade and melo who make pro hoop and dunk it 95% of the time. can you make lebrom dunk after he makes a pro hop ? with out changing his dunk package ?

i would not realy care if he would not miss half of his layups of the pro hop in superstar level

I think all players with same dunk package as lebron's does that.. tmac and kobe does it too. it's really stupid coz you want them to dunk it and they dont. its not only after a layup, it happens whenever he stands under the basket.. he will never dunk it. ive tried it in practice mode.

[FanOfAll]

But wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having an Uninjured version? It might be appropriate though, so I'll think about it. A release-day decision.

I fully understand why you would want to keep him on the roster. After all, TJ Ford, whose chances of returning are rather unknown, is also active. Plus, you're right about living up to the name .

Kenny Thomas is an excellent jump shooter. FG to 66, range to 20.

Songaila is also a good jump shooter, even better than KT (50% of jump shots). FG to 70, range also to 20. Lower OReb to 66.

Maurice Evans: OReb to 53 (almost the same OReb/game as Songaila in 2 less mpg), DReb to 49, very strong so Strength to 58, decent defender DAware to 56.

Brian Skinner averages 2.1 bpg. Up his block to 73. Good defender as well, DAware to 70.

Jerome James range to 16.

Nick Collison: Dunking down to 56. OReb up to 68 (better than both Songaila and Brad Miller who is at 60), DReb up to 72. DAware to 60. Strength down to 72. Hardiness to 65. Range to 18. Power forward and only power forward.

Baron Davis starting in front of Derek Fisher for the W's.

Kenny Thomas at the 4 instead of Songaila for the Kings.

Edit --
Yao Ming: Jumping to 10, Fatigue to 35, Hardiness to 75.

Dirk Nowitzki: Inside Scoring down to 66.

Hope these aren't too late .