Bulls rosters in NBA 2K11

[Kush77]

There's a thread for NBA 2K11 in the video game forum
http://www.chicitysports.com/forum/gaming-forum/7775-official-nba-2k11-thread.html#post137060

But I wanted to post it here because not everyone goes to the VG forum.
I got NBA 2K11 today for PS3 and I just looked at the classic rosters - which you can play with right from the start. At first I though you might have to unlock the teams by beating the Jordan Challenge, but that's not the case.

They got all the main guys for the Bulls teams. Pretty much only missing the 10th, 11th or 12th man. The biggest Bulls name not on the roster that's missing, in my opinion, is Scott Williams (who was on the first 3 title teams) out side of that, the Bulls rosters are very good.

The other classic teams, they got all the starting lineups. And some of the teams have 1, maybe 2 bench players. Some have none. The 1986 Celtics have the starting lineup, but no bench players like Bill Walton or Sam Vincent.

They basically have a few bench players from other teams, and ones who have played for the Bulls - Steve Kerr is on the 90 Cavs, Cliff Levingston is on the 1990 Hawks etc.

Here's the 8 Bulls teams and the players that are missing. You can't edit existing players - which is kind of a pain. You can create a new player and place them on the team. But I don't think I'm gonna go through the trouble. The problem is all the filler players have the same names - Richard Johnson, William Jones etc..

1986 Bulls
They got all the starters here and a few bench guys. They have George Gervin on the Bulls. I guess the biggest missing name is Gene Banks. But I'm not to broken up over that.

1990 Bulls
Got the first 10 guys. Only missing Jeff Sanders and Charles Davis. Again, not heartbreaking.

1991 Bulls
Just missing Scott Williams and Dennis Hopson.

1992 Bulls
Got the first 10 players. Missing Scott Williams and Bobby Hansen

1995 Bulls
Got the first 10 guys. Missing Larry Krystkowiak, Corie Blount, Dickey Simpkins, Pete Myers. Some combination for the 11th and 12th man. But no biggie.

1996 Bulls
They got the first 10 guys. Biggest names missing from this team are Randy Brown and Jason Caffey. They could have used James Edwards here. Edwards is on the 1990 Pistons rosters and they could have plugged him in on this Bulls team. But oh well. No John Salley or Jack Haley either. Jack Haley and his 1 game played in 1995-96 lol.

1997 Bulls
Got the first 10 guys. Missing Brian Williams, Jason Caffey and Randy Brown

1998 Bulls
Got the first 10. No Scott Burrell or Randy Brown.

Overall, 2K did a great job getting the players they did. I just wish they gave you the option of editing the filler players. I don't know if I want to go through the trouble of creating all the other guys. Maybe Scott Williams and Randy Brown.

 

[Chi-Town Brahma]

Hell Yeah! Thanks for this. I was curious what it was going to look like. Kept forgetting to look this stuff up. lol

 

[JustinTCB]

Are the missing names a Player Union issue, like when Barry Bonds was some randomly named white guy?

 

[Scoot26]

Are the missing names a Player Union issue, like when Barry Bonds was some randomly named white guy?

I'm sure its some legal formality as to why certain guys arent in the game.

 

[TheStig]

Can't wait to pick it up. I hope the ps2 version has all the same things in it.

 

[Kush77]

Here's my fist vid. I lost to the Heat 11-10 with the 1996 Bulls. Just played a 4 min quarter.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsFJECl64sw]YouTube - 'NBA 2K11' 1995-96 Bulls vs. Miami Heat (PlayStation 3)[/ame]

 

[Kush77]

Are the missing names a Player Union issue, like when Barry Bonds was some randomly named white guy?

It's not a union things since the players are retired.

2K had to get permission from every single person. So maybe Randy Brown, and the others, just didn't want his name in the game. I guess? Not sure.

 

[JCM]

Here's my fist vid. I lost to the Heat 11-10 with the 1996 Bulls. Just played a 4 min quarter.

YouTube - 'NBA 2K11' 1995-96 Bulls vs. Miami Heat (PlayStation 3)

wow mj almost made the last shot.

 

[Chi-Town Brahma]

Can't wait to pick it up. I hope the ps2 version has all the same things in it.

same here

 

[mlewinth]

Kush, the biggest question remains...how is it!?!!?

 

[pinkizdead]

Here's my fist vid. I lost to the Heat 11-10 with the 1996 Bulls. Just played a 4 min quarter.

YouTube - 'NBA 2K11' 1995-96 Bulls vs. Miami Heat (PlayStation 3)

you're right. it does look like 2k10. it's weird. the demo felt like 2k 06. i think it's the rebounding. the game slows down while you rebound.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

interesting..

Still like the relative closeness of the rosters though.

 

[TheStig]

It's not a union things since the players are retired.

2K had to get permission from every single person. So maybe Randy Brown, and the others, just didn't want his name in the game. I guess? Not sure.

Seriously, Brown really needs the money, I doubt he would turn it down.

 

[Diddy1122]

What the hell!? No Larry K, Bobby Handsome, or Haley? That's reverse racism. Now who is supposed to be my basketball equivalent on these teams? And no Dickey Simpkins? That's just a punch in the gut. I ran into him at Pequod's a few weeks ago, believe me, he would not be saying no to his name in this game. I guess I'll survive. Atleast Livingston is on there. I can't wait to attempt to match his buzzer beating, half court heave against the Hawks in the 1991 season.

 

[houheffna]

The game looks very realistic. Gamefly should be sending me the game sometime next week. It looks great and I can't wait to check it out and play online...

 

[Bullsman24]

what features is the ps2 version missing kush? is the jordan challenge still there?

 

[pinkizdead]

ps2 and ps3 version of games aren't identical? that must suck. suck it up and get a ps3. i swear it's worth it.

except online gameplay. the ps3 is still lacking in online gameplay.

 

[pinkizdead]

Kush i have question. Which would you recommend buying? the ps3 or the xbox version of the games? I've been a diehard ps3 fan, but my gf has an xbox. This yeear is a unique situation, since i have the option of getting either the ps3 or xbox version of the games. Also is there a difference between the psn and xboxlive? i'm rather certain more people have xbox live, so i might go with xbox.

 

[Kush77]

Kush i have question. Which would you recommend buying? the ps3 or the xbox version of the games? I've been a diehard ps3 fan, but my gf has an xbox. This yeear is a unique situation, since i have the option of getting either the ps3 or xbox version of the games. Also is there a difference between the psn and xboxlive? i'm rather certain more people have xbox live, so i might go with xbox.

Xbox Live is better than PSN. It's not like you're slummin' it with PSN, but Live is a better overall service. I know more people with Live, so I have more friends on there.

The Ps3 version looks good to me. I haven't played the 360 version yet. they sent me an advance copy and it was PS3. I'll be getting 360 probably next week with everyone else.

As for the guys asking about PS2 - I have no idea. I didn't know they were making it for PS2 anymore.

 

[Kush77]

Here's the link to some more NBA 2K11 vids I posted on Youtube. I didn't want to make a new thread, so you can just click on the link to see them in the video game forum. 95 Knicks, 91 Bulls, 97 Jazz, 96 Sonics etc.

http://www.chicitysports.com/forum/gaming-forum/7799-nba-2k11-classic-team-videos.html#post137794