And that’s not just because every single player to lead the league in scoring even once (with the exception of Max Zaslofsky, who did so in 1947-48) who’s eligible is already in. We’ll say it again: Tracy McGrady will be in the Basketball Hall of Fame. The Tracy McGrady retrospectives continue.Indie music meets the Heat/ Celtics in an unusual music video."The Professor" - streetball legend - breaks off unsuspecting opponents while wearing a Spiderman suit.Maybe that’s why I so often find myself defending Cousins, and hear phrases coming out of my mouth like “That Sacramento franchise has been toxic, it would stunt anyone’s development,” or “He’s still really young, give him time.” Maybe it’s why I nod my head enthusiastically when I hear anyone from Shaquille O’Neal to an anonymous forum poster say that Cousins could be the best big man in basketball. I think that I see in Cousins some of the same qualities that led me to idolize Barkley the basketball player as a child. His game an amalgam of oddly-fitting talents with a penchant for snarling at referees and snatching down offensive rebounds. I’m the biggest Charles Barkley fan on planet Earth (self-appointed), and though I believe Chuck resents the comparisons (and let’s face it, Cousins is no Charles Barkley in game or in wit), there’s something intriguing and familiar about a volatile big man ascending from my neck of the woods and into the heights of basketball. You could say I like the idea of Boogie Cousins. Of course, it’s not just that Cousins is from my hometown that piques my interest.
But hindsight is 20/20, and knowing what I know about Cousins now, my affinity remains as strong. The next Michael Jordan could’ve played for my own high school team and I probably wouldn’t have known it.
Like I said, Alabama - and particularly the high school I grew up at - is the land of college, high-school, and professional football. To be honest, I never heard of him until he played for Kentucky.
I attended high school down the street from the guy, at the same time he did. I’d love to tell some illuminating story about our relationship before we made it big, but I never once met him. He represents the most prominent active representative of my state in the world of professional basketball (sorry, Eric Bledsoe). As a native of Mobile, Alabama, where the basketball ain't football and the hoops are hard to come by, I’ve got a soft spot for the Sacramento big man. So, we acknowledge the competition in the marketplace, but our focus is 100 percent on us and continuing to build a bigger and better and more evolved game experience year after year.Full disclosure: I’m predisposed to liking DeMarcus Cousins. "That some objective, which has guided us over all of our years, will continue with 2K 14.
"Regardless of what happens in the competitive landscape, our focus and our philosophy has just always been head down, create the best possible experience for fans year after year after year," Argent said. get ready."Īrgent also fielded a question regarding the competition 2K faces in the marketplace from EA Sports' NBA Live series, which will return this year after years of absence.
Gamers who preorder NBA 2K14 for Xbox 360 and PS3 will receive the King James Bonus Pack, which includes 10,000 worth of virtual currency, a Lebron James signature skill, access to James in the game's blacktop mode, and extra content for the Path to Greatness mode.Ĭommenting on NBA 2K14, James said, "It's going to be the best sports video game this world has ever seen.
He is appearing on a video game cover for the first time with NBA 2K14. The game will ship on October 1 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will be available day-and-date when those platforms launch later this year.Īrgent described NBA 2K14 as 2K Sports' "biggest endeavor yet" and said the game will offer "something for everyone." He also revealed that Miami Heat star Lebron James will be the game's cover athlete. "The decision was made internally that resources would be best put toward building a really, really amazing current-generation and next-generation game and we didn't want to take resources away from creating amazing experiences on…all those platforms."Īrgent's comments came during a roundtable with media to officially announce NBA 2K14 and give first details about the project. "We are not doing a Wii U version this year," Argent said. Senior vice president of sports operations Jason Argent revealed the news today on a conference call. NBA 2K14 will be the latest title to skip the Wii U, 2K Sports confirmed today.