Fine Wine :: Lakers [10-1] :: Draft Interview

Kobe Bryant has done it all, led his team everywhere, and gone to places that no man can imagine. With the Lakers losing to OKC in the playoffs, he felt that he is old. Black Mamba has slowly lost his poison, and the whole Laker franchise was gutted. The fans were furious, as the once known Lakers, were a bust.

However, where there is will, there is a way. With Dwight Howard and Steve Nash landing into Los Angeles, the man felt new. It is like somebody hit a refresh button. Bryant said that he wants to do anything to get another title, and with these two new pieces, it just might be enough.

Get ready folks, cuz we are hopping on the Laker bandwagon, and looking into their season.

Haven`t been here for a while, but felt motivated to give it a new go. Reading some of these new storys really made me miss this. I hope you guys will enjoy it.

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Game Settings
Game: NBA 2K13
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Skill Level: Superstar
Roster: Updated default
Sliders: Regular
Quarter Length: 9 Min
Sim Quarter Length: 9 Min

Association Settings
Season Length: 58 Games
Playoff System: 7-7-7-7
Team Chemistry: On
Player Roles: On
Progressive Fatigue: On
Trade Deadline: On
Trade Override: Off
Allow CPU Trades: On
Preseason Games: Off
Injuries: On
Task Automation: Off
Draft Prospects: NBA 2K13 generated

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Roster

Starters



Steve Nash | Kobe Bryant | Earl Clark | Pau Gasol | Dwight Howard

Bench



Antawn Jamison | Jordan Hill | Chris Duhon | Steve Blake | Metta World Peace | Darius Morris | Robert Sacre

Inactive



Jodie Meeks| Devin Ebanks

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Game Weeks
Week 1: November 1.-3.
Week 2: November 4.-10.
Week 3: November 11.-17.
Week 4: November 18.-24.
Week 5: November 25.-30.
Trades/Signings

November 3. - Andrew Bynum signs a new contract with the 76ers to 4yrs/$69.33M deal
November 5 - Kevin Martin signs a new contract with the Thunder to 5yrs/$51.77M deal
November 5 - Maurice Evans signs a new contract with the Thunder to 1yr/$1.31M deal
November 9 - Darren Collison signs a new contract with the Mavericks to 5yrs/$39.89M deal
November 11 - Samardo Samuels signs a new contract with the Grizzlies to 1yr/$1.09M deal
November 11 - Gerald Henderson signs a new contract with the Bobcats to 3yr/$10.36M deal
November 13 - Eric Maynor signs a new contract with the Thunder to 4yrs/$9.73M deal
November 17 - Josh Smith signs a new contract with the Hawks to 4yr/$53.50M deal
November 17 - Devin Harris signs a new contract with the Hawks to 3yr/$17.20M deal


Injuries

November 8 - Josh Smith - Hawks - Torn ACL - Out for Season
November 12 - Samuel Dalambert - Bucks - Torn ACL - Out for Season

Month Recap
November Recap

News
40 Point Club
Draft Interview: Rabiu Udoh

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Week 1: November 1.-3.


Lakers get Man-handled



November 2, 2013: As the season finally rolled in, the Lakers had their first matchup against the Denver Nuggets, a team they beat in the playoffs with 7 games. With the game happening in the Staples Center, Laker fans were very optimistic. However, Nuggets came to play. They took an early lead and never gave it away. Laker bigs were getting dominated by Kenneth Faried, as he had an easy time on the boards. It took time for Los Angeles to get back into it, but with the help of Kobe Bryant, they had a chance.

In the forth, the game was back and forth, until the Lakers started missing open jumpers. Denver took advantage of that and cashed in on the other end, winning their first game of the season.

Box Scores:

Lakers

K.Bryant 24 PTS| 1 REB| 1 AST| 1 STL| 1 BLK| 3 TO| 11-18 FG
D.Howard 16 PTS| 7 REB| 1 STL| 3 TO| 8-11 FG
S.Nash 11 PTS| 3 REB| 8 AST| 2 STL| 2 TO| 5-11 FG

Nuggets

K.Faried 26 PTS| 8 REB| 2 TO| 12-12 FG
J.McGee 14 PTS| 7 REB| 1 AST |2 STL| 1 TO| 6-8 FG
T.Lawson 10 PTS| 4 REB| 14 AST |2 STL| 4 TO| 5-10 FG

No Jazz; more sad blues



November 3, 2013: With the Lakers losing at home, it was time to go on the road, to meet their first road opponent, Utah Jazz. But it wasn´t really a intense showdown, more like a intense beatdown. Lakers won the first quarter 25-15, and never let go, as their whole team was on fire, led by Kobe Bryant, who managed to get a double-double. The Jazz missed open shots and had no positive things to take from the game, other then Mo Williams who played "fairly well".

The help of this mind-numbing beatdown, the Lakers took their first win of the season, and ended the start of the week with a positive note.

Box Scores:

Lakers

K.Bryant 28 PTS| 5 REB| 10 AST| 4 STL| 1 TO| 13-16 FG
D.Howard 14 PTS| 7 REB| 1 STL|1 AST| 3 BLK| 6-7 FG
S.Nash 11 PTS| 3 REB| 10 AST| 7 STL| 2 TO| 5-8 FG
J.Hill 14 PTS| 1 REB| 1 AST| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 6-6 FG

Jazz

M.Williams 15 PTS| 2 REB| 1 STL| 2 TO| 7-12 FG
G.Hayward 13 PTS| 6 REB| 1 STL | 1 BLK| 2 TO| 6-8 FG
D.Favors 13 PTS| 6 REB| 1 STL | 1 BLK| 2 TO| 6-12 FG

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Around the League

Andrew Bynum signs a new contract with the 76ers to 4yrs/$69.33M deal

Of course I'm gonna follow a Lakers story.

Give that man a 6th and 7th ring He usually doesn't retire until he's 40 so you have time to make him Finals MVP a couple more times so he can retire as best ever.

Of course I'm gonna follow a Lakers story.

Give that man a 6th and 7th ring He usually doesn't retire until he's 40 so you have time to make him Finals MVP a couple more times so he can retire as best ever.

Hey, thanks. Your Mavs designs and stuff really made me want to do my own story.

That is my main objective for this season, to get Kobe that ring. With Dwight and Steve, I can pull this off, but I still need to strengthen my team a bit.

Some of my objectives this season:

Get Kobe a ring
Kobe and Dwight as All-Star starters
Backup PF for Pau(Hill has been playing really well, but somebody with a proper mid-range shot and some post game, Patterson or somebody, we will see)
Maby tweak my SF spot a bit.

But after this season, really need to land a proper Point Guard, when Steve leaves, I need somebody to really take over that spot. But, that is the future I guess.

Thanks bro

Maybe Carl Landry, Brandon Bass, Morris twins, Jason Smith, Luis Scola? And for PG Calderon, West, Lowry, D-Fish(please bring him back )...

Thanks bro

Maybe Carl Landry, Brandon Bass, Morris twins, Jason Smith, Luis Scola? And for PG Calderon, West, Lowry, D-Fish(please bring him back )...

We`ll see, you brought out some interesting names. I got time for my PG-s, so, I ain´t really focusing on that just yet.

Week 2: November 4.-10.


Lakers fly high over the Hawks



November 7, 2013: With the Hawks losing their first 2, it didn`t seem that it would get easier. Lakers however got back to their home court, to show their fans that they mean business. Game started out really tight, as neither team was caving in. Josh Smith was carrying his team around, while Kobe and Dwight both showed up to play. Nobody wanted to give in, as every point was matched, and by the end of the third quarter, it was a tie game. Both teams really looked motivated to take it in the forth.

However, a complete meltdown by the Hawks cost them the game. The Lakers outscored the Hawks 38-18 in the last Q, which left them no chance for a comeback. Los Angeles fans were happy, as they saw their team win their first game at home.

Box Scores:

Lakers

K.Bryant 31 PTS| 4 REB| 5 AST| 1 STL| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 15-16 FG
D.Howard 26 PTS| 3 REB| 1 STL| 2 BLK| 2 TO | 13-15 FG
S.Nash 10 PTS| 5 REB| 10 AST| 5 STL| 1 TO| 5-7 FG

Hawks

J.Smith 23 PTS| 7 REB| 1 AST | 1 STL | 1 TO| 11-19 FG
A.Horford 11 PTS| 8 REB| 3 AST | 2 STL| 1 BLK| 5-8 FG
T.Lawson 8 PTS| 1 REB| 11 AST | 4 TO| 3-12 FG

Lakers sting like a bee



November 9, 2013: Hornets really felt motivated, coming out of their first game with a win. But a fired up Kobe and a Lakers team was waiting for them. But the Hornets seemed to have their number. As both teams were fighting for every shot, neither side made it look easy. The Hornets however grabbed the lead in the third, outscoring the Lakers by 10 points. After that, something happened. Bryant happened.

He took over the game in the forth, scoring 14 of his 34 in the last stretch of the game. Hornets felt at a complete loss, especially seeing how well their own Shooting Guard, Eric Gordon played. They didn`t have enough fight in them, and with that, the Lakers went out from New Orleans with another W.

Box Scores:

Lakers

K.Bryant 34 PTS| 3 REB| 8 AST| 3 STL| 2 TO| 14-19 FG
D.Howard 17 PTS| 4 REB| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 8-12 FG
P.Gasol 12 PTS| 4 REB| 2 BLK| 1 TO| 6-7 FG
E.Clark 11 PTS| 1 STL| 6-6 FG

Hornets

E.Gordon 27 PTS| 1 REB| 3 STL| 11-19 FG
A.Davis 14 PTS| 4 REB| 7-9 FG
R.Lopez 12 PTS| 7 REB| 3 AST | 1 STL| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 5-6 FG

Z-Bo out, Kobe and Dwight slash the Grizzlies



November 10, 2013: Grizzlies had their first proper matchup coming, without their main man, Zack Randolph, who injured his ankle in practise and will only miss this game. Fans were hoping that players like Conley, Gasol and Prince could ride their team to a hard-fought W, but they had no chance from the start. The Laker wrecking-crew was running wild right from the start, with Kobe and Dwight leading the team, and taking advantage of every chance they got. Together they had 49 points and with the help of the whole team, Los Angeles took their forth straight victory, making their record 4-1.

Lakers

K.Bryant 27 PTS| 3 REB| 2 AST|1 TO| 11-17 FG
D.Howard 22 PTS| 11 REB| 1AST| 1 STL| 3 TO| 11-15 FG
P.Gasol 12 PTS| 4 REB| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 6-10 FG
M.World Peace 10 PTS| 6 REB| 4-6 FG

Grizzlies

M.Conley 25 PTS| 1 REB| 7 AST| 2 STL| 1 TO| 12-19 FG
T.Allen 12 PTS| 4 REB|2 AST| 1 STL| 6-9 FG
M.Gasol 10 PTS| 3 REB| 2 AST | 2 STL| 2 TO| 4-9 FG



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Around the League

November 5 - Kevin Martin signs a new contract with the Thunder to 5yrs/$51.77M deal

November 5 - Maurice Evans signs a new contract with the Thunder to 1yr/$1.31M deal

November 9 - Darren Collison signs a new contract with the Mavericks to 5yrs/$39.89M deal

November 8 - BREAKING!!!! Josh Smith has torn his ACL and will be out for the rest of the season. The Hawks Power Forward was averaging 13.5 PPG and 6.5 RPG. Things don`t look good for the Hawks, with their main man out, they still haven´t won a game, and are 0-4, sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

Nice wins. Conley is abusing Nash. Nice to see Kobe doing work. Hope he stays healthy.

Also bad news for Hawks.

Nice wins. Conley is abusing Nash. Nice to see Kobe doing work. Hope he stays healthy.

Also bad news for Hawks.

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Conley is amazing in 2K. I`m kinda scared to face Point Guard heavy teams, due to the whoever offence on Nash. Thank god Z-Bo was out, made the match so much easier.

Pretty sure that Hawks season is done. 0-4 start and Smith out. However, getting a pretty good draft pick could help them out.

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Switching the team up a bit, moving Clark to the starting spot. I feel that when he would get more minutes, he could be more effective than MWP. I guess we will see, next week games against Orlando and Houston. Gave Ebanks a few minutes aswell before, now gonna let Sacre play aswell. Going to rotate between Meeks-Sacre-Ebanks

Week 4: November 18.-24.


Lakers take a huge win over the best team of the East


why is there no crowd?

November 21, 2013: Lakers have been on a roll, tearing through everybody. However, their toughest game of November was coming up, as the Chicago Bulls came to visit them, along with their star Point Guard, Derrick Rose. What looked to be an intense matchup, was nothing like it. Rose was being guarded by Bryant, who never gave him any free room. He had to hit very difficult jumpers, which he even suprisingly hit. However, on the other end, there was nobody to stop the Mamba. He took wild shots that went in, and the team was moving the ball around, creating chances for everybody. Another player who dominated was Dwight Howard, who gave Noah no breathing room, showing him every part of his game. Carlos Boozer was playing well, hitting shots and trying to keep the Bulls in it.

However, in the end, it was not enough, as Lakers took a huge win.

Box Scores:

Lakers

K.Bryant 34 PTS| 1 REB| 4 AST| 8 STL| 1 BLK| 2 TO| 16-23 FG
D.Howard 26 PTS| 12 REB| 1 AST| 2 STL| 2 TO| 12-14 FG
S.Nash 13 PTS| 1 REB| 8 AST| 1 STL| 2 TO| 6-10 FG

Bulls

C.Boozer 22 PTS| 8 REB| 4 AST| 1 STL| 10-12 FG
D.Rose 22 PTS|1 REB| 2 AST | 3 STL| 7 TO| 10-20 FG
J.Noah 8 PTS| 8 REB| 1 AST |1 STL| 1 BLK| 2 TO| 4-8 FG

Complete domination as Lakers make the Deer run home



November 23, 2013: The home crowd enjoyed some Showtime 2.0 action, and it wasn`t going to get worse. The Bucks rolled into town, and with their main Center, Samuel Dalembert out with a injury, the Laker bigs couldn`t have it any easier. The Milwaukee back-court of Jennings and Ellis showed a lot of speed and action, giving the Laker fans a real show. But it never really was a match. Lakers took a lead from the start, winning the first quarter 35-20. The starting five was showing some magic, as they rolled over the Bucks.

In the end, three players ended with 20+ points and Nash had a double-double, which showed everybody, how dominant the Lakers can be.

Box Scores:

Lakers

K.Bryant 27 PTS| 1 REB| 6 AST| 2 STL| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 13-19 FG
P.Gasol 23 PTS| 7 REB| 1 AST | 2 STL| 1 BLK| 9-10 FG
D.Howard 28 PTS| 9 REB| 1 BLK| 1 TO| 13-14 FG
S.Nash 10 PTS| 6 REB| 7 AST| 3 STL| 3 TO| 4-13 FG

Bucks

M.Ellis 20 PTS| 3 REB| 5 AST| 1 STL| 8-29 FG
T.Douglas 17 PTS| 6 AST | 1 STL| 3 TO| 7-17 FG
L.Sanders 15 PTS| 11 REB| 2 AST | 1 STL| 7-10 FG

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Around the League

Nothing to report

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Why so many torn ACL's, MCL's... In my Bobcats association Dwight tore his ACL in season opener.. Also, you don't grab much rebounds.

p.s. Form 1, base Kobe Bryant is best shot for Kobe Bean

Why so many torn ACL's, MCL's... In my Bobcats association Dwight tore his ACL in season opener.. Also, you don't grab much rebounds.

p.s. Form 1, base Kobe Bryant is best shot for Kobe Bean

Agreed, really need to work on my rebounding. It is improving though.

The torn ACL`s really surprise me aswell, that is two players. No other player has been drastically injured even, a few sprained ankles but that is about it.

Ain´t going to change Kobes shot, let it be. :=)

short recap cuz I deleted the original

Week 3: November 11.-17.



Dwight and Kobe show some Magic



Box Scores:

Lakers

K.Bryant 29 PTS| 7 REB| 1 AST|2 TO| 13-22 FG
D.Howard 23 PTS| 9 REB| 4 AST| 11-13 FG
S.Nash 13 PTS| 2 REB| 7 AST| 1 STL| 1 BLK| 3 TO| 5-8 FG

Magic

J.Nelson 17 PTS| 1 REB| 7 AST| 1 STL| 3 TO| 6-15 FG
A.Harrington 14 PTS|6 REB| 1 AST | 2 STL| 5-18 FG
G.Davis 12 PTS| 11REB| 1 AST |2 STL| 4-11 FG

Kobe wins the game for the Lakers



Lakers

K.Bryant 31 PTS| 2 REB| 4 AST| 3 STL| 2 TO| 14-19 FG
D.Howard 13 PTS| 5 REB| 1 AST| 6-7 FG
P.Gasol 22 PTS| 3 REB| 1 AST| 1 STL| 1 TO| 9-9 FG

Rockets

J.Lin 18 PTS| 2 REB| 6 AST| 1 STL| 4 TO| 9-13 FG
T.Douglas 15 PTS| 1 REB| 2 AST | 1 STL| 2 TO| 4-11 FG
P.Patterson 14 PTS| 6 REB| 2 AST | 8 STL| 7-13 FG

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Kobe winning the game

Around the League

November 11 - Samardo Samuels signs a new contract with the Grizzlies to 1yr/$1.09M deal
November 11 - Gerald Henderson signs a new contract with the Bobcats to 3yr/$10.36M deal
November 13 - Eric Maynor signs a new contract with the Thunder to 4yrs/$9.73M deal
November 17 - Josh Smith signs a new contract with the Hawks to 4yr/$53.50M deal
November 17 - Devin Harris signs a new contract with the Hawks to 3yr/$17.20M deal

November 12 - Samuel Dalambert - Bucks - Torn ACL - Out for Season

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Don't use Edit, use Quote.

right, sorted, now, good.

Worst double team on Kobe ever lol

Looking great this one mate!

Week 5: November 25.-30.


The Best beat the Worst


Kings Boxscores|Lakers Boxscores

November 26, 2013: If you thought it couldn´t get any worse for the Kings, think again. Sacramento is in the bottom of the West, and their last game is against a team that is on a complete roll. Making things even worse, their main man, DeMarcus Cousins would miss the game due to lower back strain. But in all honesty, he didn`t miss too much. While they were really close behind the Lakers in the first half, the second have didn`t do them any better. The man himself, Kobe Bryant had a pretty easy time against the Kings defense. On the other end, Thomas Robinson was showing some great play, as he was trying to lead his team in this lost game.

But the best will stay as the best, and the Lakers certainly did that, prevailing in a pretty easy match.


Lakers sweep the Deers; winstreak of 10


Bucks boxscores|Lakers boxscores

November 30, 2013: So, the last game was pretty ugly. However, Los Angeles has only lost at home, so their away play has been even better. The game showed that right from the start, as Los Angeles felt pretty confident. Bucks however did show teeth. But the one man wrecking crew just went off, as The Black Mamba showed everybody, what was up. He was hitting amazing shots, going on a huge scoring spree. He broke the season high for points, and that was pretty much the game. Lakers won their tenth in a row, and finished November on a high note, being first in West.

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Around the League

Nothing to report

November is over, lets catch up to the action around the league!

Trades/Signings

November 3. - Andrew Bynum signs a new contract with the 76ers to 4yrs/$69.33M deal
November 5 - Kevin Martin signs a new contract with the Thunder to 5yrs/$51.77M deal
November 5 - Maurice Evans signs a new contract with the Thunder to 1yr/$1.31M deal
November 9 - Darren Collison signs a new contract with the Mavericks to 5yrs/$39.89M deal
November 11 - Samardo Samuels signs a new contract with the Grizzlies to 1yr/$1.09M deal
November 11 - Gerald Henderson signs a new contract with the Bobcats to 3yr/$10.36M deal
November 13 - Eric Maynor signs a new contract with the Thunder to 4yrs/$9.73M deal
November 17 - Josh Smith signs a new contract with the Hawks to 4yr/$53.50M deal
November 17 - Devin Harris signs a new contract with the Hawks to 3yr/$17.20M deal

Injuries

November 8 - Josh Smith - Hawks - Torn ACL - Out for Season
November 12 - Samuel Dalambert - Bucks - Torn ACL - Out for Season

League Standings




League Leaders

Kobe scores 40; challenges the whole league



Detsember 1, 2013: After his recent game against the Bucks, where the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant, dropped 40 points, he called out the youngest scoring champion, Kevin Durant to quote-on-quote "get on his level". Right now, Kobe is leading the league in Points Per Game, being the only one averaging 30+ points (30.5). However, he feels that the rest of the league is too "layed back", and he wants to see some fire, so he could have a harder time. He was certainly pretty vocal about it in the after-game press conference in Milwaukee.

"Where are all these superstars, dropping 40 to 50 points?! I don`t see them. I have no problem scoring against anybody, and I am one of the older guys around. It be a shame to see the Mamba destroy a certain spider (Durantula).

When asked, if he is too harsh on KD, he responded pretty radically. "Harsh? He has been the youngest scoring champ in the league, and I am too harsh? He doesn`t even average 20 points! Scoring champ."

Durant himself however felt that with the lack of scoring, he doesn`t feel the lack of production, as he is setting up his teammates more this season. "Russell (Westbrook) and Kevin (Martin) have been playing great, and have taken over the scoring load. I`ll do my thing if I need to, but right now, I am aiming for winning every night."

However, the whole league reacted to it, as some players even feel that they can handle Kobe and his challenge. Nets Point Guard Deron Williams said that he would be able to do it on a good night.

"40 isn`t that much. If I have a hot hand, I can probably pull it off."

Knicks Small Forward Carmelo Anthony scored 30+ three games in a row, but he was more questioning on who Kobe dropped 40 on, rather then how easy it is to do. "Well, in all honesty, Ellis is a good player, but not a good defender. I`d rather see how he drops 40 on somebody else, I wouldn`t let him do that."

One thing is for sure, Bryant did pull it off, but the question is, who will be the next one to do it? Here are the 30+ games, that were recorded this month:

Stephen Curry vs Bobcats - 31 PTS 3 REB 4 AST 2 STL
Dwyane Wade vs Bucks - 35 PTS 2 REB 2 AST 2 STL 1 BLK
Kyrie Irving vs Suns - 31 PTS 4 REB 6 AST 2 STL 1 BLK
Blake Griffin vs Bulls - 36 PTS 7 REB 2 AST
Deron Williams vs Clippers - 30 PTS 3 REB 1 AST 3 STL
Aaron Brooks vs Hornets - 31 PTS 1 REB 4 AST
Carmelo Anthony vs Pacers - 32 PTS 6 REB
Carmelo Anthony vs Spurs - 36 PTS 7 REB
Carmelo Anthony vs Hornets - 34 PTS 4 REB 2 AST 1 BLK
Kevin Durant vs Nets - 31 PTS 5 REB 2 AST 2 BLK
Deron Williams vs Wizards - 32 PTS 3 REB 1 AST 3 STL
Danny Granger vs Bulls - 32 PTS 3 REB 1 AST 3 STL 1 BLK
Brook Lopez vs Suns - 30 PTS 4 REB 1 STL 3 BLK

So, who do you think can get into the 40 Point Club? I honestly see Melo being the first one, but Wade and Williams could do it aswell.

Melo or one of the Bucks' backcourt players. Kobe is just too easy to play with.

You should check your sliders or something, Kobe, Pau and Dwight alls shooting over 65%? Kobe can't maintain that over 10+ games.

Definitely overpowered right there. Up the level maybe? KD gonna kick ass.