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Are we excited that the Heat are still winning? Is Andrew Bynum still injured? Is it okay to make inappropriate jokes at inappropriate times? What’s the meaning of life anyway? Some of those questions are answered in Episode #22 of the NLSC Podcast, featuring your favorite trio of Leftos, Ben and myself! Join us as we discuss this week’s topics:
- There was some controversy at the end of the overtime clash between the Bulls and Nuggets. We discuss the trend of blaming officials and the instant replay rules.
- The Heat narrowly escaped Cleveland with their winning streak intact at 24, already the second best in league history. We give our thoughts and as usual, ill-fated predictions.
- The injuries to former teammates Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum are discussed. Is Kobe rushing back? Is anyone going to give Bynum a max contract?
- We wrap up the NBA discussion with the latest chapter in the Royce White saga and LeBron James’ “Knighting” of Jason Terry.
- Leftos brings up an incident at PyCon, leading us to talk about inappropriate behaviour and the appropriate way to deal with it.
- As the discussion moves to basketball video games, we briefly touch upon what is “sim” and what constitutes “realism”.
- Are we PC users jealous of features that are console exclusive?
- We speculate a little more about next gen basketball games and reflect on whether NBA Live and NBA 2K met their CGI benchmarks from 2005.
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I wasn’t able to watch that game, but judging from the responses I’ve seen it must’ve been controversial. Oh, and I’m too lazy to listen to the full podcast. 🙂
Too lazy to listen to a podcast? All you have to do is have it on the background while you’re doing something else, just like listening to music on iTunes or an MP3 player (or indeed a radio, if you really want to go old school). 😉
In any case, hope you’ll be able to give some full episodes a listen sometime and hopefully enjoy them!
I have both PC and Console versions of 2k11 & 12 and the console versions sit on my shelf collecting dust. I didn’t have a pc that could handle 2k until the end of 2k11’s run so I don’t regret buying the console version of 11 but if I had to do it over again I would never have bought 2k12 for PS3. The console features versus PC mods is like Gary Coleman vs. Shaq 1 on 1.
Agreed. 🙂 Did you get the Legends Showcase DLC for NBA 2K12?
No, I never buy DLC’s but especially in this case because I was so into the PC version.
Fair enough. As I understand it, you didn’t miss out on much.
I’ll buy DLC if it’s worth it, such as the various expansions for Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. However, I don’t think 2K has done right by the fans with their approach to DLC for 2K12 and 2K13.
It’s disappointing to be on the PC and not get all the extras. but it is better than not having a game at all.
EA lost me as a customer by not producing the NBA Live series on the PC through the years and providing no information about when or what was coming out.
Even if the PC version of a game nets only $1 in total profit, the brand loyalty you create, usually to the most ardent fans, is worth it when moving forward with other games.
Absolutely agree. I hope that upon its return, NBA Live is available on the PC platform as that alone would likely win back some fans, seeing how our patching community has been able to fix, enhance and keep alive certain titles in the series in the past. Obviously they need to put out a quality game on all platforms, but making sure the PC is among them would be a good PR move.
Thing is, 2K’s treatment of the PC community has left something to be desired as well. It’s true, at least we’re getting a PC version and it’s got the core elements to be enjoyable, but that in itself is kind of a backhanded compliment of their efforts. They didn’t care about the PC platform until EA pulled out of it, they delay the release of the PC patch and offer very little support to people who are ultimately still paying customers. It’s better than no game at all, no question, but there’s disappointment there all the same.
Oh and this whole Royce White thing. I live in Houston now (its an awful place, I can’t wait to move back to Indianapolis or somewhere in Ohio soon!).
Royce White gets no coverage. I just got back from the Pacers and Rockets game today and the fans have already written him off.
Reading articles (one on Grantland) said that the guy only shoots baskets once a week. To me it is clear that the dude just doesn’t like basketball and whatever his intentions are with the mental health issue, his talent won’t overcome. I wish he would just quit basketball and be a mental health advocate. Its sad he is taking up a roster spot someone else with a passion for basketball could have.
Great show. Thanks for doing these.
I imagine at this point, the local press would be sick of covering it and don’t feel like giving him any attention. Attention is obviously what he wants to promote his cause and be an advocate, which just underlines how he’s going about the situation all wrong. As we’ve said in the podcast a couple of times now, it’s a shame that something that has the potential to be a really positive thing and a feel-good story has turned into such a debacle.
Thanks for checking out the show! It’s great to know that we have some regular listeners who are enjoying them. 🙂