Chapter 1052 Green: It’s Just a Breakthrough From the Right! (3/5!)

Chapter 1052 Green: It’s just a breakthrough from the right! (35!)

NBA2K is a basketball game released in 1999 and is also the most popular PC basketball game in the world.

Therefore, the ability value in it is also regarded by many fans as an intuitive reflection of the player's ability.

After all, even if the actual NBA has a strength ranking (MVP ranking), it is impossible to quantify it with specific numbers.

So from a certain perspective, 2K ability value is a reflection of a player's ability.

This is why McGee and Whiteside care so much about 2K ability values, and why almost all players in the league pay attention to the update of 2K ability values.

Because this is a change of popularity.

In the 17-year history of 2K, the only person who could reach 100 ability points before was "Shark" O'Neal.

And that was in 2K2, very early days.

After that, 2K had an unwritten rule that the upper limit of any player's ability value could only be 99.

Even if you use modifiers to change all attributes to the highest, your overall rating will only be 99.

Because 100 ability value represents perfection, but even O'Neal has a weakness of free throws, and theoretically cannot reach 100.

This is also the reason why Jordan, Kobe, James, Garnett, Duncan and others only had 99 ratings during their peak years.

But this time, 2K made an exception for Tang Tian!

From 71 when he first entered the league, to 77 later, and then to 81.

When he arrived with the Pelicans, his ability value reached 87 in his first season, and then he never dropped below 90+.

In the season when he won the championship, his ability value reached 96 for the first time. Then last season and this season, his ability value was 99.

In theory, this has completed all the processes of a player's growth.

So this update to 100 is really beyond everyone’s expectations.

Because there is an unwritten rule, but it is broken, it indirectly means that Tang Tian is a stronger existence than Jordan, Kobe, and James at their peak!

This has caused many fans to question the fairness of 2K ratings.

Although this kind of doubt has been raised in the past, this time it is the biggest.

After 2K’s official Twitter was bombarded by fans, 2K League president Brendan Donoghue issued a statement to explain.

"The reason we gave this rating is because on paper, Don is already a player without any weaknesses."

This explanation was simple, but it silenced all the doubters instantly.

Because after strengthening the ball control, Tang Tian, ​​as a swingman, no longer has any weaknesses.

After all, 2K had that unwritten rule, and it was theoretically impossible to have perfect position players.

Just like Jordan, his three-pointers are not good, like Kobe, his shot selection is a problem, and like James, his three-pointers are also a weakness.

But Tang Tian is the best in sudden shooting, passing, and defense. Based on this fact, it is inappropriate not to give him 100.

This update of 2K is a normal update, but the popularity of this wave is the highest in recent years.

It can be said that this time they have done a big wave of publicity.

And in addition to the Pelicans and Tang Tian, ​​there is another very interesting phenomenon in this update.

Among the teams that have played against the Pelicans, the ability values ​​of most players have dropped, but only the Mavericks have seen many players improve.

Like Holiday, he rose directly from 85 to 89, reaching the peak of his 2K career.

It seems that 2K officials also believe that the Mavericks are the best team in the game against the Pelicans so far.

After the 2K wave of ability value updates, a topic that has been discussed before has become a hot topic again.

Which team can end the Pelicans' winning streak.

Generally speaking, no matter how strong a team is, there will be uncontrollable factors such as running-in and injuries.

But the Pelicans don't need to adjust. They have too many super players, so they are not afraid even if they encounter injuries. These uncontrollable factors cannot affect them.

So it's really unrealistic to defeat them in this situation.

But this topic is brought up again and again, and it is getting more and more popular.

As reflected in the fan attention, the Pelicans really sucked up almost all the fans' attention.

But every night full of expectations ended in disappointment.

The Rockets, Mavericks, and Spurs all lost for the second time, and the Knicks and Raptors in the East were also vulnerable.

The Pelicans have won consecutive games, and they are getting easier as they play.

By the time they entered late December and before Christmas, they had already won 32 games in a row.

This is truly an invincible opponent in the world.

And if we continue with this momentum, it has become an absolutely high probability event to tie or break the 33-game winning streak set by the Lakers.

At this time, fans' expectations shifted from the Mavericks to the Warriors.

Christmas Day will be the first meeting of the new season between the Pelicans and Warriors.

The Warriors started the season in good shape, but then encountered conflicts within the team between Green and Durant, and their performance fluctuated.

But in December, as the conflicts were resolved internally, the Warriors began to show excellent competitive form.

They won all 12 games in December. Counting November, their winning streak has reached 15 games.

ESPN's evaluation of the Warriors is accurate to a certain extent.

With the increase in tacit understanding and the addition of Dooku's pick-and-roll by Cole, the Warriors' run-in is basically complete.

Especially in the past week, their average points difference per game has reached 20+, and they are in amazing form.

And after 2K updated the ability value, the Warriors have also become the team with the second highest ability value after the Pelicans.

Durant 97, Curry 95, Thompson 91, Green 88, plus Iguodala's 83 and Livingston's 79.

This also made fans have higher expectations for them than the original Mavericks.

Winning the Christmas Day game fixed the Pelicans' winning streak at 32 games. There is no more perfect script than this.

This Christmas war has also attracted unprecedented attention.

According to predictions given by ESPN, the ratings of this game will definitely hit a record high again.

There are still three days left before the Christmas game, and the two teams are also making final preparations for the Christmas game.

The Warriors conduct all open workouts.

The two teams have played against each other for several consecutive seasons, even with four-star lineups.

It can be said that they know each other absolutely.

There are no changes in tactics anymore. What matters is strategy and status, which cannot be seen in training.

Because the game was played in Oakland this time, the Warriors' training also attracted the attention of many local reporters.

"We all know that the team made targeted defensive arrangements against Tang last season, but Tang's ball-handling and breakthrough skills have improved a lot this season. Does the team have any new ways to deal with it?"

The reporter asked Cole the same question, but Cole chose to avoid talking. The reporter then asked Green the same question.

Green's big mouth, like Whiteside, is well known to reporters.

"What improvement? Isn't it just a breakthrough from the right?"

As expected, Green's answer was quite unexpected.