Is your team not performing as well as you thinking they should? Are you frustrated because your team is getting beat by teams with what you consider lesser talent? Don’t let the player’s overall rating fool you. It’s all about team chemistry.
You can accumulate all the best talent for your team, the best shooters, the highest rated players at their respected positions and still your team will lose to an “inferior” team. As proof I offer you the following examples:
I put together a “dream team” of National Ballers Association talent. Here was the roster and their NBK2K10 overall rating:
Chris Paul – 93
Michael Jordan – 99
Tracy McGrady – 94
Hakeem Olajuwon – 99
Wilt Chamberlain – 99
Rick Barry – 91
Bob McAdoo -89
Kareem Abdul-Jabaar - 96
Dwayne Wade – 92
Tim Duncan – 95
Yao Ming – 89
Gary Payton – 88
I played that team against the following players: Al Jefferson, Roy Hibbert, Jason Hart, Shaun Livingston, Bobby Brown, Shawne Williams, Hassan Adams, David Noel, Linton Johnson, Malik Hairston, Maurice Ager, Josh McRoberts, Tom Cardinal, DJ Mbenga and Patrick O’Bryant. Al Jefferson was rated 85 and the rest were rated 64 to 46. You would think this would be the 1992 Olympic Dream team vs. Angola right? Wrong! Yes, the Ballers “Dream Team” won, but only by 4 points. With the advantage in every position, the “Dream Team” could only eke out a marginal victory. So I then put them against the Ballers Association’s Philadelphia 76ers. The game went into overtime with the “Dream Team” winning by 5 points. How could this be? It got me thinking about how team chemistry works.
In the NBA2K10 game as well as in the real NBA games, players respond differently to different teammates and playbooks. The best player in the league, Michael Jordan, was no better than a 20 PPG scorer until the Lakers made a few strategic roster moves. Now Jordan really shines and puts on a show every game. Now conversely, Charles Barkley is rated a 94 on the game and is the best overall rated player on the Suns roster, but he averages only 11 PPG and 6.4 rebounds. Time and again I have seen where the best player on a team is not necessarily the highest rated player.
In association play, the Orlando Magic lost their first game. Their owner, Eric, then made some roster moves to shore up some deficiencies. As a result, they won their next 4 games by an average of 37 points per game and also averaged 130 PPG during that stretch.
Like a few of you, I saw the stats Rick Barry was putting up, 56 points and then a 41 point game. I really wanted him on my team. Who couldn’t use a scorer like that!? I played a few games with him on my team to see how my squad would play with him. The Results? I lost both games and those were against CPU teams. Rick Barry not only didn’t score over 30 points, he never got above 20. He shot poorly and the rest of my team didn’t do well. Barry it seems is a gunner. He took lots of shots and didn’t convert half of them. As a result, I didn’t try to make the trade and my team seems to be just fine without him.
Here’s my recommendation before you make a trade. Take a look at how your team does with the players you want. Also, try to adjust your playbook and perhaps the coach you have. If you are being offered a trade or want to make one, don’t rush into it. By doing so, you can max out the results of your team.
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