NBA 2K9 Reverse Fantasy League

by pastapadre
Posted September 24th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

More details are now known on what is being referred to as the Reverse Fantasy League for NBA 2K9. Registration for this doesn’t begin until release day October 7th. Kevin Garnett, Steve Nash, Greg Oden, Chauncey Billups, Carlos Boozer, Andre Iguodala, Monta Ellis, and Derek Rose will select their own fantasy team of NBA 2K9 gamers to compete on their behalf. You can check out the official website here.

Users receive a score based on the stats of each game (required to be five minute quarters against random opponents). It states that each user must play one full game a month to participate. Points, rebounds, and assists will net you one point while a steal and a block will net you two. On the other end committing a foul will subtract a point and each turnover will deduct two. The total is then divided by the minutes played for an average.

At this point I’m wondering if there will be an incentive to playing more and more games. If not then someone could have a great first game then decide to sit out the rest of the month which to me would defeat the purpose. It looks like people who are selected to one of the player’s teams must play 300 minutes worth in order to qualify for participating in the playoffs but that doesn’t necessarily explain whether there is incentive to play a lot as a free agent trying to get selected for a team.

One thing I do like is that it appears this isn’t based on winning the games but rather putting up the stats. Why this could be good is that it does give a reason to not disconnect or quit and to play games through even if on the losing end. Disconnecting after halftime will apparently result in loss of stats which will hurt a user’s average. Even if someone is losing they could produce better stats in the remainder of the game which would benefit them.

What are your thoughts on this? I find the idea of it to be pretty intriguing however my concern is that things of this nature have limitations and don’t include everyone. While that makes it more exciting for people who are really good it can be discouraging for those who are just playing for fun to know that they’ll probably never have that same opportunity to enjoy this aspect of the game. At the very least though this should be something interesting to follow.

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nba2k

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nba2k

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nba2k

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nba2k

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nba2k

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slamfan4life

this is pretty sick, i hope im on D.Roses Team
slamfan4life

this is pretty sick, i hope im on D.Roses Team
slamfan4life

this is pretty sick, i hope im on D.Roses Team
slamfan4life

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nba2k

[quote comment="38176"]@ 2K where else can I see dis @ cuz dey sayin I gotta Nstall

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nba2k

[quote comment="38176"]@ 2K where else can I see dis @ cuz dey sayin I gotta Nstall

adobe flash but 2 dat I gotta close Fire Fox[/quote]

I dunno bruh give me sec to do some research to see if i can find something.
nba2k

[quote comment="38176"]@ 2K where else can I see dis @ cuz dey sayin I gotta Nstall

adobe flash but 2 dat I gotta close Fire Fox[/quote]

I dunno bruh give me sec to do some research to see if i can find something.
nba2k

[quote comment="38176"]@ 2K where else can I see dis @ cuz dey sayin I gotta Nstall

adobe flash but 2 dat I gotta close Fire Fox[/quote]

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nba2k

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nba2k

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David

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David

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David

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David

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meh

This just means I only get 2k9 this year. Sound like fun.
meh

This just means I only get 2k9 this year. Sound like fun.
meh

This just means I only get 2k9 this year. Sound like fun.
meh

This just means I only get 2k9 this year. Sound like fun.
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drebo87

im sorry but this feature is not grabbing me…..lives OTP clubs have me hooked especially after playin in a club in nhl09……2k loses this battle just for the negative reasons you stated…….now if every individual player in the league had 3-4 people to be on the fantasy team for them now that would be pretty cool or even if every team had 5-7 people to represent them…..wow Ea needs to contact me or even 2k
drebo87

im sorry but this feature is not grabbing me…..lives OTP clubs have me hooked especially after playin in a club in nhl09……2k loses this battle just for the negative reasons you stated…….now if every individual player in the league had 3-4 people to be on the fantasy team for them now that would be pretty cool or even if every team had 5-7 people to represent them…..wow Ea needs to contact me or even 2k
drebo87

im sorry but this feature is not grabbing me…..lives OTP clubs have me hooked especially after playin in a club in nhl09……2k loses this battle just for the negative reasons you stated…….now if every individual player in the league had 3-4 people to be on the fantasy team for them now that would be pretty cool or even if every team had 5-7 people to represent them…..wow Ea needs to contact me or even 2k
drebo87

im sorry but this feature is not grabbing me…..lives OTP clubs have me hooked especially after playin in a club in nhl09……2k loses this battle just for the negative reasons you stated…….now if every individual player in the league had 3-4 people to be on the fantasy team for them now that would be pretty cool or even if every team had 5-7 people to represent them…..wow Ea needs to contact me or even 2k
Jonathon

this is innovation?
Jonathon

this is innovation?
Jonathon

this is innovation?
Jonathon

this is innovation?
tnr

it does come out for PC. there’s a pre-order link to the left side of the website under the navgation menu. it directs you to gamestop. and you can pre-order the game for pc until it comes out on 20th Oct.

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tnr

it does come out for PC. there’s a pre-order link to the left side of the website under the navgation menu. it directs you to gamestop. and you can pre-order the game for pc until it comes out on 20th Oct.

hell yeaaaah !
tnr

it does come out for PC. there’s a pre-order link to the left side of the website under the navgation menu. it directs you to gamestop. and you can pre-order the game for pc until it comes out on 20th Oct.

hell yeaaaah !
tnr

it does come out for PC. there’s a pre-order link to the left side of the website under the navgation menu. it directs you to gamestop. and you can pre-order the game for pc until it comes out on 20th Oct.

hell yeaaaah !
James

the thing is the hardcore online gamers will deff enjoy this… and yes it may not appeal to all of the 2k gamers but if it doesnt the other 2k gamers can enjoy the all new revamped association 2.0 which seems 100x’s better than what lives offering, on top of that the gameplay for 2k is still far beyond lives (hell 2k8s gameplay is still better than lives)… so 2k is heading in the right direction (even though this feature is not appealing to me, theres so much that could be done with this) and its a deff purchase for me

yes lives “DNA” features seems great but who cares if Kobe favors the right side of the court on on certain day????… what if Melo takes 10 3′s in a game does that mean that day i have to deal with him pulling up a truckload of 3′s… i could care less, and honestly i could care less about this feature its all about gameplay and franchises for me, and 5v5 is just an added bonus which has me completely hyped for 2k9….. ps3 right here for me whos up for some 5v5, i already have a friend that wants in so i need 3 more!!!
James

the thing is the hardcore online gamers will deff enjoy this… and yes it may not appeal to all of the 2k gamers but if it doesnt the other 2k gamers can enjoy the all new revamped association 2.0 which seems 100x’s better than what lives offering, on top of that the gameplay for 2k is still far beyond lives (hell 2k8s gameplay is still better than lives)… so 2k is heading in the right direction (even though this feature is not appealing to me, theres so much that could be done with this) and its a deff purchase for me

yes lives “DNA” features seems great but who cares if Kobe favors the right side of the court on on certain day????… what if Melo takes 10 3′s in a game does that mean that day i have to deal with him pulling up a truckload of 3′s… i could care less, and honestly i could care less about this feature its all about gameplay and franchises for me, and 5v5 is just an added bonus which has me completely hyped for 2k9….. ps3 right here for me whos up for some 5v5, i already have a friend that wants in so i need 3 more!!!
James

the thing is the hardcore online gamers will deff enjoy this… and yes it may not appeal to all of the 2k gamers but if it doesnt the other 2k gamers can enjoy the all new revamped association 2.0 which seems 100x’s better than what lives offering, on top of that the gameplay for 2k is still far beyond lives (hell 2k8s gameplay is still better than lives)… so 2k is heading in the right direction (even though this feature is not appealing to me, theres so much that could be done with this) and its a deff purchase for me

yes lives “DNA” features seems great but who cares if Kobe favors the right side of the court on on certain day????… what if Melo takes 10 3′s in a game does that mean that day i have to deal with him pulling up a truckload of 3′s… i could care less, and honestly i could care less about this feature its all about gameplay and franchises for me, and 5v5 is just an added bonus which has me completely hyped for 2k9….. ps3 right here for me whos up for some 5v5, i already have a friend that wants in so i need 3 more!!!
47

I think this is pretty cool and im glad its not gonna incorporate everyone. Its time we start rewarding gamers for being good at their individual game. Not every feature is designed for every individual. I cant stand all this casual, pick up and play crap.
47

I think this is pretty cool and im glad its not gonna incorporate everyone. Its time we start rewarding gamers for being good at their individual game. Not every feature is designed for every individual. I cant stand all this casual, pick up and play crap.
http://www.nba-live.com/ PDub

I think it would be cool if you did not have to register, and you could be drafted just by playing online games, whether those were 1-on-1 or you just stand out as a solid 5-on-5 teammate.

Oh, and the top 20 get a free copy of MLB 2K9. The “MVP” gets that plus two tickets to an NBA game.