NLSC Podcast – Episode #141

It’s Thursday, so it’s time for another episode of the NLSC Podcast! In Episode #141, Arcane and I discuss the future of NBA Live and NBA 2K, NBA Jam trivia, and the latest NBA news and results as we find ourselves at the midway point of the 2016 season.

On this week’s show…

• Has EA Sports done enough to create interest in NBA Live 17, or will the plug be pulled? Do they need to be doing more with NBA Live 16 to drum up interest for this year’s game?
• What’s holding EA back from releasing a game that can compete with 2K?
• We discuss some of the issues with animations in both NBA Live 16 and NBA 2K16.
• With the NBA All-Star festivities not too far away, we reminisce about All-Star Weekend in NBA Live. Do we want EA to bring it back? You can probably guess our answer to that one!
• Fox Sports Australia recently posted some NBA Jam trivia, which we quickly recap and reflect upon.
• Which mode do we prefer in NBA 2K: MyLEAGUE, or MyGM?
• Moving on to this week’s NBA discussion, we mention a couple of notes from the past week, and run through a few midseason surprises and disappointments.
• The second returns for this year’s All-Star balloting have been released. The likely starters are becoming clearer, so we talk about some candidates for the reserves.
• Which Chicago Bulls player is most likely to be traded: Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson, or Jimmy Butler?
• We revisit the question of which number the Los Angeles Lakers should retire for Kobe Bryant.
• Should Kevin Garnett receive a similar send-off to Kobe?
• In this week’s Bold Predictions for Next Week: Andrew still isn’t on the scoreboard. Will his latest prediction break the drought?
• We wrap up Episode #141 of the NLSC Podcast by naming the team we’d buy if we won this week’s big Powerball jackpot.

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