On NBA video game player ratings, LeBron, D-Wade, etc.... and how they SUCK!

I've had just about enough! Damn! I am recently watching trailer videos of NBA 2K7 and NBA Live 07, and with the games' upcoming releases, I couldn't wait to view the new set of ratings for the respective basketball games.

Of course, when I want to know something nowadays, that guy Internet is always around. Renowned video games website IGN already has the complete ratings for all players in the two games. NBA 2K7 damaged its good game reputation with its suckage-laden rating and roster system, while Live, well, improved their ratings in a degree.

NBA 2K7 had a lot of screw-ups on player positions (like Pierce as SF, Stoudemire at C, etc.) and still have some "what the hell?" rating results. NBA Live 07, of course, has its own version of its screw-ups although to a more minimal degree. But still, both of them are damned.

Why? Because Kobe Bryant, the best player in the world today, is neither at the top of both ratings. "King" F'n Bron is. Damn him. Kobe follow him at no.2. Damn raters.

Yeah, you can say that it's just my opinion and that you would let whine for nothing... But I don't think so. Kobe Bryant has been the best player in the NBA from Shaq's last months in LA and up to now, continuingly. But none of these two NBA video games rated him as no.1 except EA in Live 2004 (when he was not yet, because KG was). Say whatever you want but a guy who scored 81 points in a game and scored 62 in only three quarters, averaged more than 35 points per game (being the highest SINCE JORDAN in about two decades), leading his team to the playoffs with a not-so-bad-yet-not-so-good line-up, etc. is someone that should be given a 99. That's easy.

So, how low would have Kobe stacked up if ever he didn't score as much as he did in that game? Theese rating screw-ups doen't make any sense. And LeBron... Give me a break.

When I looked at 2K7's rating and found out that Kobe, Bron, and D-Wade all got 98, I tried to compare them. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James had 7 of the 21 rating categories in a tie, with Kobe having a higher mark on 7 of them, and LeBron the rest 7. I did'nt bother with Wade much, since I know LeBron's always has the media stacking him up one step ahead of Wade. Always. Anyway, it looks like a tie, eh? Nope. I deeply "studied" it an found out that in terms of freakin' numbers (of which people use a lot to say that f'n Bron is better than Mr. 81), LeBron won. Damn.

Seeing the 2K series as a better option when you choose an NBa video game, I was dismayed. So I tried to look at Live's version of ratings. I looked at Kobe's, then at Wade's, at Garnett's, at T-Mac's, at A. I.'s, etc., and saw that Kobe supplanted them all at 96. I smiled, that was, until I found out that LeBron was rated at 97. Holy schnopp. Grrr...

So they're meaning to say that LeBron James is the best player in the world today. What skeptical lunatics! NBA Live 07 even tried to widen the scope of their rating system so that they could further cover every facet of the game. Kobe's clutch is rated at 91... and LeBron at 90! Yeah right. F*ck them. Where do they get these stuffs? 2K7 has Kobe's 3point shooting only at 83, near LeBron's 79. Damn. Everyone knows that Kobe can shoot 5 trifectas in a row out of nowhere, and he could shoot as far from the rim as he wants to, and his three-point shooting would be rated only above Bron's a little? Those raters must be outta their minds.

Yeah, Bron's gonna improve, but give Kobe and these 'ol guys A. I., Pierce, etc. at least the credit that they deserve. And you know what, the way I see it right now, this batch of future "stars" with Bron, Wade, and Melo, are plainly overhyped. I don't like everything that is overrated, and I don't like those guys who misrate others. The NBA and the media around it overhypes Bron's batch the way WWE overhype their young stars. I like both companies, but of course there's an obvious difference. Back in 1996, Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant just came out of what would become an amazing draft, you don't hear these kinds of things being said to praise the young kids, or at least not this much. Which is why I don't like what's happening today in terms of these. And with the expanded media means (video games) helping, they just certainly don't help. Give me a break.

I am excited to get those games because I am such an NBA lover and video games' lover, and I am anxious to edit the hell in those ratings.

To see the ratings, just follow the links below:

for NBA 2K7 - http://sports.ign.com/articles/731/731817p1.html
for NBA Live 07 - http://sports.ign.com/articles/733/733434p1.html

Here are a few sites that would help you think that LeBron James sucks, along with Dwyane Wade (I previously made a lenghty forum thread myself about how LeBron sucks, unfortunately, the forums in that site broke down already):

http://funkdiggityfresh.com/review9.html (this is funny. XD)
http://brentdiskin.com/throwdownarchive/sports-views002.html
http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-players/lebron-james-ar21029-pa75.html

For Dwyane Wade, just type "Dwyane Wade sucks" in th ever-reliable Google search engine (you can also type "LeBron James sucks" for more) to see how many people agree with me. Heck, at least I'm not the only one for sure.

Manny Pacquiao's Road to... Screw-up?

Manny Pacquiao, also known as Pacman, the internationally-renowned filipino boxer, a prizefighter still in his prime, personally said that he may retire as early as 2007.

He justified that by saying that he does not want to retire from professional boxing with physical problems, and that he wants to leave it while he is able and happy.

Oh, boy. That's quite justified, but, but, but... Oh, man (now), I can't counter that, because he's reasonable enough. Besides, Manny has earned himself enough money to last his whole life through, and he could even multiply this as he plans to take care of his business(es) to earn.

But... I don't want to. Yeah, I don't have any right to tell Manny what he should do, and this is a mere opinion of a boxing fan. Caring about Manny Pacquiao's health would really lead us to agreeing with his possible decision, but do we, as fans, really want to? As for me, again, I don't.

Pacquiao is still very much at his prime and is considered by some experts as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world today. Does he know what that means? That means he's perhaps the best. And if he leaves the sport as a performer, then he would become a big loss, much more if he does it early. Then, no other would have more loss than us his filipino fans.

When I heard the news, at first, I didn't want to believe, but further sources confirmed me the fact. "Why?" I asked. Of course I was answered by a simple and reasonable answer. At that point I stopped for a while and realized that it's only self-interest that I am considering when I said that I don't want him to retire. Self-interest, maybe, but at least I'm honest. I'm such a sport aficionado that such news would shake me, and I'm sure others too, whilst also considering self-interest mainly, does not like what Manny said.

Pacquiao is considering that when he defeat Erik Morales in their much-awaited rematch, then it's the end. That made me initially want Morales to win over Pacquiao to prevent him from retiring, but on second thought, oh, then Pacquiao could never avenge himself because that would be their last match.

Well, I you'd ask me, I would say that Manny should have another world title on his waist and defeat Marco Antonio Barerra again before he leaves. And doing the latter, he could do the former, depending on the result of Barerra's title match this September (vs. Rocky Juarez, who gave him a run for his money the first time they met).

If Manny does this, and then no other contender is capable to defeat him anymore, then I would really be cool with his retirement. Happy for Philippine sports, I will set off waiting for the Philippines' next top boxer.

But this is not over. Manny Pacquiao is seemingly poised to dirty his name with the declarations of his decisions lately. Manny reportedly had a transfer of address from General Santos to Manila, further stimulating the speculations that he would run as Manila City's Vice Mayor (to tag along with Atienza). Holy what!? Are you kidding me? Rumor has it that Manny actually agreed on this, and after his retirement in 2007, he would run for the 2007 elections.

I hope it ain't true.

But well, what can I do? As a fan, I'm just concerned about his reputation and since we don't have any world-class athletes lately, I can't afford to have a world-class athlete dirty his own name.

At the end of the day, I know of course that only Manny Pacquiao has the right to make a decision about his career and himself. I respect that...

But please. Don't screw up.

NBA Photos (and Kobe Bryant)

Recently I've been voting for the NBA.com's photo of the year. I was really, really fascinated by the photo of Vince Carter. It was such a picture! Oh, boy!

Thanks to the magic of the camera, and the magical hands of Nathaniel S. Butler, Fernando Medina, and Andrew Bernstein, among others, the art of basketball is more appreciated.

Let's admit it, basketball is the most "catchy" sport in the world. You can argue, but whatever you say, I don't think so. As to soccer, it is reasonable to say that more people do better with their hands than with their feet. As to american football, basketball is a lot less-contact sport, which means to say that there is more grace and poise in basketball. As to hockey, not all people is good with sticks. As to boxing, wrestling, and combat sports, there's little beauty when you see violence in a "game". And so on and so forth.

In the game of basketball you have the most moves that you can do than in any other sport. And the moves that you can make are really good to look at compared to other sports. This is where the beauty of basketball stands.

NBA players do many of the best moves in the world of basketball, and when the moves are translated to photos, it becomes a masterpiece.

The NBA Photo of the year award started nine years ago, and seven of the awards were won by photos of only two guys: Vince Carter (3, but I think he will win this year) and Kobe Bryant (4). All of the pictures of those guys that won awards were airborne as taken.

Notwithstanding Vince Carter, I think my b-ball idol, Kobe Bryant, ultimately exemplifies the aesthetics of basketball today. I am seeing many pictures taken of him and I can't get tired looking at it.

Whoa!