OS Developer Diary on 2K9 Association

[benji]

Hat-tip Pdub: http://www.operationsports.com/feature.php?id=674

Measuring player ability by raw stats is, simply put, not the best way to assess your talent. We have introduced stats like Efficiency, True Shooting %, Effective Field Goal %, Pure Point Rating, Assist Ratio, Turnover Ratio, and more to ensure that you have the best information possible on every player on your team.

ALL OVER MY FACE. (Even if it's far from the best information, and half those stats are meaningless or not the best ones to use.)

There's tons more there. Tons more. "Keep scrolling" as they say.

[Sam The Man]

Very cool, looks like Association will be better than ever.
I listened to the developers in an interview saying that they fixed the trading system.
So no longer will you be able to make easy trades and make a killer team in only a few days. They even challenged the players to try and break the trade system when the game ships.

Since NBA 2k8 was the first NBA2k game I played, im really excited to get my hands on this, only a little while until its out.