ESPN NBA Basketball (NBA2K4)
Player Rating FAQ
Version 3.0
An FAQ by Rashidi
E-Mail: rashidi@aol.com or johnmarkisch@hotmail.com
Table of Contents
I.    Introduction
II.   Legal Information
III.  Version Updates
IV.   Progress Review
V.    How do the ratings work?
VI.   The ratings
A. Point Guards
B. Shooting Guards
C. Small Forwards
D. Power Forwards
E. Centers
VII.  Created Players (aka the CAPs section)
A. Current Players
B. Former Players
AA. Point Guards
BB. Shooting Guards
CC. Small Forwards
DD. Power Forwards
EE. Centers
C. Players adjusted to a specific year
D. 2004 Draft Class
VIII. Roster updates
IX.   Depth Charts
X.    03-04 Free Agent Class
XI.   NBA Draft
A. NBA Draft Results
XII.  Created Teams
XIII. Questions and Answers
XIV.  Credits
XV.   Links
A. Basketball related websites
B. NBA2K or ESPN Basketball related websites
C. Player websites
XVI.  Closing
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I. Introduction
Welcome to the Player Rating FAQ, written by Rashidi.  The purpose of
this FAQ is to update the ratings of the players in the game, to make
them as accurate as possible, as well as to represent what they have
accomplished during the 2003-2004 season, and to educate readers on NBA
history.
Any updates to player ratings or major changes to the FAQ will be
listed in the Updates section.  Check it whenever a new version comes
out.
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II. Legal Information
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III. Version Updates
Version 3.0 (9/28/04)
Edited Sam Cassell, Gary Payton, Nick Van Exel, and Damon Stoudamire.
Updated the rosters.
This is the last update for 2k4, I will now start working towards my
guide for 2k5.
Version 2.9 (8/7/04)
Added Rodney Buford.
Edited Trenton Hassell, Ruben Patterson, Jumaine Jones, Jared Jeffries,
and Glen Rice.
Created Clyde Drexler, Carlos Delfino, Devin Harris, Rafael Araujo,
Andre Iguodala, Luke Jackson, Trevor Ariza, and Nenad Krstic.  Edited
Ben Gordon, Shaun Livingston, and Sebastian Telfair.
Updated the rosters changes, depth charts, and free agent sections.
Version 2.8 (6/25/04)
Congratulations to the 03-04 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons.  Things are
going to get very busy now.  The Charlotte Expansion Draft is just days
away, the NBA Draft will shortly follow, and then it's the free agent
signing period.  What fun!
Added Rasual Butler, Ryan Bowen, Darvin Ham, George Lynch, Chris
Wilcox, Donnell Harvey, Marcus Haislip, Michael Bradley, Alton Ford,
Jahidi White, Scott Williams, Jason Collier, Primoz Brezec.
Edited Jason Kidd, Baron Davis, Dwyane Wade, Gordan Giricek, Mike
Dunleavy, Desmond Mason, Stephen Jackson, Tayshaun Prince, Jim Jackson,
Corliss Williamson, Tyson Chandler, Rick Fox, Lamond Murray, Marcus
Fizer, Lee Nailon, Luke Walton, Gerald Wallace, Kelvin Cato, Popeye
Jones, Shaquille O'Neal, Ben Wallace, Brendan Haywood, Chris Mihm, Marc
Jackson, DeSagana Diop, Ruben Boumtje Boumtje.
Created Josh Smith, Peter John Ramos.  Edited Brian Cardinal, Sebastian
Telfair, Ivan Chiriaev.
Added the 03-04 Free Agents section and NBA Draft section.
Version 2.7 (6/10/04)
Added Troy Murphy, Vladimir Radmanovic, Shawn Kemp, Austin Croshere,
Jerome Williams, Udonis Haslem, Pat Garrity, Melvin Ely, Zarko
Cabarkapa, Bo Outlaw, Alan Henderson, Gary Trent, Ryan Humphrey, Popeye
Jones, Charles Oakley, and Michael Ruffin.
Edited Lindsey Hunter, Kobe Bryant, Jamal Mashburn, Tim Duncan, Kevin
Garnett, Pau Gasol, Donyell Marshall, Zach Randolph, Carlos Boozer, Al
Harrington, Juwan Howard, Drew Gooden, Kenny Thomas, Kurt Thomas, Nene,
P.J. Brown, Joe Smith, Clifford Robinson, Keon Clark, Robert Horry,
Kwame Brown, Malik Rose, Danny Fortson, Etan Thomas, Clarence
Weatherspoon, David West, Robert Traylor, Othella Harrington, Kelvin
Cato, Horace Grant, Walter McCarty, Maciej Lampe, Samaki Walker, Brian
Cook, Mark Madsen, Tom Gugliotta, John Wallace, Jerome Moiso, and Jeff
Foster.
Created Darrick Martin, Maurice Carter, Brandon Hunter, Emeka Okafor,
Jameer Nelson, and Martynas Andriuskevicius.  Edited Ronald Murray,
Darius Songaila, Brian Scalabrine, and Dwight Howard.
Version 2.6 (5/23/04)
You guys are gonna hate me.
Added Eddie Robinson, Scott Padgett, Eduardo Najera, Calbert Cheaney,
Jeff Foster, Ervin Johnson, Jarron Collins, and Mikki Moore.
Edited T.J. Ford, Mike James, Tierre Brown, Rick Brunson, Jarvis Hayes,
Mickeal Pietrus, Courtney Alexander, Lucious Harris, Dahntay Jones,
Steve Smith, Anthony Peeler, Fred Jones, DerMarr Johnson, Fred Hoiberg,
Tracy McGrady, Paul Pierce, Shawn Marion, Andrei Kirilenko, Ron Artest,
Lamar Odom, Carmelo Anthony, Richard Jefferson, Jerry Stackhouse,
Antawn Jamison, Glenn Robinson, Corey Maggette, Jalen Rose, Keith Van
Horn, Tim Thomas, Hedo Turkoglu, Toni Kukoc, Caron Butler, Scottie
Pippen, Josh Howard, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Jason Kapono, Chris Webber,
Kenyon Martin, Antoine Walker, Karl Malone, Amare Stoudemire, Rasheed
Wallace, Antonio McDyess, Kurt Thomas, Rodney Rogers, Michael Sweetney,
Ben Wallace, Yao Ming, Brad Miller, Marcus Camby, Erick Dampier, Jamaal
Magloire, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Vlade Divac, Radoslav Nesterovic, Mehmet
Okur, Mark Blount, Michael Olowokandi, Derrick Coleman, Eddy Curry,
Dikembe Mutombo, Nazr Mohammed, Chris Kaman, Adonal Foyle, Samuel
Dalembert, Peja Drobnjak, Greg Ostertag, Aaron Williams, Jason Collins,
Shawn Bradley, Jake Voskuhl, Michael Doleac, Curtis Borchardt, and
Cezery Trybanski.
Created Penny Hardaway 95-96, Jason Hart, Ben Gordon, Josh Childress,
Ha Seung-Jin, and Ivan Chiriaev.  Edited Raul Lopez, Ronald Dupree,
Kyle Korver, and Sebastian Telfair.
Version 2.5 (5/8/04)
Added Corie Blount.
Edited Stephon Marbury, Mike Bibby, Andre Miller, Dwyane Wade, Bobby
Jackson, Nick Van Exel, Damon Stoudamire, Tony Parker, Kirk Hinrich,
Eric Snow, Jeff McInnis, Speedy Claxton, Marko Jaric, Alvin Williams,
Earl Boykins, Anthony Johnson, Derek Fisher, Tyronn Lue, Damon Jones,
Travis Best, Frank Williams, Earl Watson, Steve Blake, Luke Ridnour,
Erick Strickland, Moochie Norris, Troy Bell, John Salmons, Shammond
Williams, Reece Gaines, Lindsey Hunter, Mark Jackson, Dan Dickau,
Anthony Carter, Keyon Dooling, Jacque Vaughn, J.R. Bremer, Milt
Palacio, Jannero Pargo, Bimbo Coles, Lebron James, Michael Finley,
Allan Houston, Eddie Jones, Cuttino Mobley, Ricky Davis, Bonzi Wells,
Joe Johnson, Jamal Crawford, Emanuel Ginobili, Doug Christie, Kerry
Kittles, Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller, Reggie Miller, Bob Sura,
Gordan Giricek, Dajuan Wagner, Keith Bogans, Zoran Planinic, Tamar
Slay, and Mark Blount.
Created Jamison Brewer, Shaun Livingston, Luol Deng, and Pavel
Podzolkine.  Edited Omar Cook, Marquis Daniels, and Sebastian Telfair.
Version 2.4 (4/25/04)
Added Emanual Davis, Mateen Cleaves, Corliss Williamson, Jonathon
Bender, Jared Jeffries, Marcus Fizer, Chris Jefferies, Walt Williams,
Michael Curry, Malik Allen, and Robert Archibald.
Edited Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Gilbert Arenas, Brent Barry, Carlos
Arroyo, Rafer Alston, Chucky Atkins, Marcus Banks, Derek Fisher, Kenny
Anderson, Leandro Barbosa, Chris Whitney, Dana Barros, Kobe Bryant, Jon
Barry, Brandon Armstrong, Carmelo Anthony, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Scottie
Pippen, James Posey, Hedo Turkoglu, Stephen Jackson, Jim Jackson, Shane
Battier, Tayshaun Prince, Morris Peterson, Bruce Bowen, Darius Miles,
Josh Howard, Tyson Chandler, Lamond Murray, Lee Nailon, Bryon Russell,
Aleksandar Pavlovic, Luke Walton, Stacey Augmon, Vin Baker, Chris
Andersen, and Tony Battie.
Created Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Larry Bird, Bernard King, and
Charles Barkley.
Updated the rosters.  It's been awhile since my last update, I've been
having PS2 problems (Disc Read Error) and have been slightly addicted
to MVP Baseball 2004.  I haven't given up on this, but I definitely
have spent less time on this guide in March and April compared to every
other month of this season.  I had the content necessary to submit an
update, but was too lazy to do so for awhile.
Version 2.3 (3/14/04)
Edited Peja Stojakovic, Shawn Marion, Jamal Mashburn, Andrei Kirilenko,
Carmelo Anthony, Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Jerry Stackhouse, Rashard
Lewis, Richard Jefferson, Jalen Rose, Keith Van Horn, Matt Harpring,
Corey Maggette, Mike Dunleavy, Tim Thomas, Caron Butler, Desmond Mason,
Shane Battier, and Kurt Thomas.  Added Christian Laettner (96-97) to
the players adjusted to specific year section.  Also edited Lebron
James and Tom Gugliotta from this section.  Created a CAP section for
the 2004 Draft class.  It will get more in-depth as more information is
released on the upcoming draft class, especially around draft time.
Added Dwight Howard and Sebastian Telfair to this section.  Believe it
or not, I haven't updated in 4 days, I've been too busy playing MVP
Baseball 2004.
Version 2.2 (3/7/04)
I accidentally decided to edit pretty much every shooting guard.  Added
Bob Sura, Juan Dixon, Keith Bogans, Roger Mason, Eddie House, Casey
Jacobsen, Fred Jones, Boris Diaw, Travis Hansen, and Jeff Trepagnier.
Edited Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Michael
Finley, Michael Redd, Richard Hamilton, Eddie Jones, Allan Houston,
Latrell Sprewell, Cuttino Mobley, Bonzi Wells, Jason Richardson, Ricky
Davis, Joe Johnson, Larry Hughes, Kerry Kittles, Jamal Crawford, Doug
Christie, Emanuel Ginobili, Quentin Richardson, Mike Miller, Reggie
Miller, Aaron McKie, Dajuan Wagner, Jiri Welsch, Gordan Giricek, Jarvis
Hayes, Courtney Alexander, Jon Barry, Tony Delk, Deshawn Stevenson,
Steve Smith, Anthony Peeler, Shandon Anderson, Dermarr Johnson, Casey
Jacobsen, Trenton Hassell, Kareem Rush, Zoran Planinic, Fred Hoiberg,
Tamar Slay, and Kedrick Brown.  Oops.  In all fairness, that's probably
the final update on a lot of these guys.  At least for this year.
Version 2.1 (3/3/04)
Edited Baron Davis, Jason Kidd, Stephon Marbury, Sam Cassell, Gary
Payton, Steve Nash, Mike Bibby, Andre Miller, Chauncey Billups, Gilbert
Arenas, Jason Terry, Brent Barry, Jason Williams, Dwyane Wade, Kirk
Hinrich, Damon Stoudamire, TJ Ford, Antonio Daniels, Darrell Armstrong,
Troy Hudson, Jeff McInnis, Craig Claxton, Lebron James, Jamal Crawford,
and Derek Anderson.  Rashidi did all that work for you on his birthday.
How sweet of him.
Version 2.0 (3/2/04)
They finally put up the February roster download.  The changes made in
it will be reflected in my next update.  Man, they really screwed a
bunch of stuff up.  VC really needs to hire me or something, because
this is getting really bad.  The ratings almost remind me of NBA Live,
they make little sense.  But anyway, here were my changes.
Added Dion Glover, Bostjan Nachbar, Samaki Walker, and Nazr Mohammed.
Edited Bobby Jackson, Nick Van Exel, Lebron James, TJ Ford, Dwayne
Wade, Eric Snow, Earl Boykins, Leandro Barbosa, Charlie Ward, Steve
Blake, Rafer Alston, Tyronn Lue, Earl Watson, Howard Eisley, Damon
Jones, Joe Johnson, David Wesley, Aaron McKie, Penny Hardaway, Peja
Stojakovic, Lamar Odom, Carmelo Anthony, Richard Jefferson, Ricky
Davis, Caron Butler, Keith Van Horn, Scottie Pippen, Tayshaun Prince,
Jim Jackson, Devean George, Robert Horry, Michael Sweetney, Othella
Harrington, Vlade Divac, and Mehmet Okur.  Added Steve Kerr, Michael
Jordan (Wizards), John Markisch, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Arvydas Sabonis
to the CAPs section, and edited the Raul Lopez, Ronald Murray, Willie
Green, Ronald Dupree, Kyle Korver, and Daniel Santiago CAPs.  Updated
the rosters and depth charts.
Version 1.9 (2/16/04)
Added Dahntay Jones, Jumaine Jones, Chris Mills, Keon Clark, David
West, Robert Traylor, Lorenzen Wright, Dale Davis, Chris Mihm, Mark
Blount, Kendrick Perkins, and Jake Voskuhl.  Edited Gary Payton, Baron
Davis, Steve Francis, Mike Bibby, Andre Miller, Lebron James, Jeff
McInnis, Marko Jaric, Paul Pierce, Michael Redd, Bonzi Wells, Doug
Christie, Reggie Miller, Joe Johnson, Keith Van Horn, Toni Kukoc,
Scottie Pippen, Rick Fox, Jermaine O'Neal, Elton Brand, Zach Randolph,
Donyell Marshall, Vin Baker, Walter McCarty, Radoslav Nesterovic, Brian
Grant, Theo Ratliff, Derrick Coleman, Adonal Foyle, Elden Campbell,
Michael Doleac, and DeSagana Diop.  Added Willie Green to the CAPs
section, and edited Marquis Daniels.  Updated the rosters.
Version 1.8 (2/8/04)
Added DerMarr Johnson, Clifford Robinson, Al Harrington, Joe Smith,
Jerome Moiso, and Jake Tsakalidis.  Edited Stephon Marbury, Frank
Williams, Moochie Norris, Allan Houston, Michael Redd, Penny Hardaway,
Shandon Anderson, Amare Stoudemire, Antonio McDyess, Shaquille O'Neal,
Yao Ming, Brad Miller, Erick Dampier, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Marcus Camby,
Kurt Thomas, Jamaal Magloire, Dikembe Mutombo, and Samuel Dalembert.  I
completed my 300th player.  Only 146 or so to go (depending on how many
are added in the next roster update).  Last year's trade deadline
roster update was the most in-depth of 2k3's roster updates, so
hopefully it will hold true this year (especially since there was no
January roster download).  My next update will probably be after their
next update.  But don't hold me to that.  Oh, and I won a Sharkport on
Ebay, so pretty soon I'll have my own downloadable roster.  Stay tuned.
Version 1.7 (2/1/04)
Added Courtney Alexander, Wesley Person, Jon Barry, Anthony Peeler,
Kareem Rush, Trenton Hassell, Hubert Davis, Morris Peterson, Lamond
Murray, Eric Williams, Ira Newble, Stacey Augmon, Nene, Maurice Taylor,
Malik Rose, Eddie Griffin, Christian Laettner, Kelvin Cato, Mark
Madsen, Stromile Swift, Peja Drobnjak, Brendan Haywood, and Bruno
Sundov.  Edited Lebron James (for the zillionth time), Kirk Hinrich,
Earl Watson, Clarence Weatherspoon, Stanislav Medvedenko, Samuel
Dalembert, and Cezery Trybanski.  Added CAPs for Erick Barkley, Omar
Cook, Harold Miner, Marquis Daniels, Ronald Dupree, Brian Cardinal,
Darius Songalia, Gheorghe Muresan, and Zaza Pachulia.  Edited Michael
Jordan, and Oliver Miller.  Updated the rosters and depth charts.
Version 1.6 (1/18/04)
Added Tierre Brown, Larry Hughes, Quentin Richardson, David Wesley,
Dajuan Wagner, Voshon Lenard, Darius Miles, Steve Smith, Rodney White,
Brandon Armstrong, Jim Jackson, Ruben Patterson, James Posey, Glen
Rice, Monty Williams, Gerald Wallace, Juwan Howard, Drew Gooden,
Antonio Davis, P.J. Brown, Etan Thomas, Tom Gugliotta, John Wallace,
Chris Andersen, Erick Dampier, Jamaal Magloire, Adonal Foyle, Theo
Ratliff, Raef LaFrentz, Danny Fortson, Eddy Curry, Mehmet Okur, Tony
Battie, Marc Jackson, Shawn Bradley, Calvin Booth, Brian Skinner,
Samuel Dalembert, Cezery Trybanski, Steven Hunter, DaSagana Diop, and
Ruben Boumtje Boumtje.  Edited Sam Cassell, Mark Jackson, Matt
Harpring, Scottie Pippen, Kenny Thomas, Elden Campbell, and Michael
Doleac.
So I added 42 players, edited 7, and threw in a bunch of CAPs, in about
11 days.  I'm making amazing progress.
Yinka Dare passed away (normally I would insert a "4 career assists in
4 pro seasons" passing joke here, but let's be respectful).  In honor
of Yinka's memory, I have decided to recreate him in all his splendor.
Check the CAPs section.  Also new to the CAPs section is Mark Price,
Spud Webb, Patrick Ewing, Rik Smits, Luc Longley, and Bill Wennington.
Also edited was Kyle Korver and Slavko Vranes.  I started adding more
info to the CAPs like jersey numbers, height/weight, college, and stuff
like that.  Looking them up isn't really high on my priority list, so
if someone else wants to look up the missing info for the CAPS it is
missing for (please read the CAP section and see which I did it for or
not) I left missing for and e-mail it to me.  I'll give proper credit
of course.
Version 1.5 (1/7/04)
ESPN released their December roster update, and they will be reflected
in my FAQ.  The notable changes in the roster download were changing
Zach Randolph to an 83 overall, and a few position changes.
I made a VERY big change.  From now on, I will be marking the players I
edit or add with (NEW-Edit) or (NEW-Add).  It should be obvious what
each should stand for.  That way you can use Ctrl+F and find what I
have updated faster and easier.  And you'll need this, because I edited
quite a few players in the past week.  This is probably the biggest
edit batch I'll ever do.
I edited *inhale* Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Sam Cassell, Jason Terry,
Gilbert Arenas, Andre Miller, Bobby Jackson, Chauncey Billups, Jason
Williams, Brent Barry, Lebron James, TJ Ford, Dwyane Wade, Carlos
Arroyo, Damon Stoudamire, Eric Snow, Jeff McInnis, Mike James, Marko
Jaric, Luke Ridnour, Jamaal Tinsley, Kenny Anderson, Erick Strickland,
Frank Williams, Brevin Knight, Tyronn Lue, Reece Gaines, Steve Blake,
Milt Palacio, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Michael Finley, Latrell
Sprewell, Michael Redd, Jason Richardson, Doug Christie, Emanual
Ginobili, Kerry Kittles, Reggie Miller, Joe Johnson, DeShawn Stevenson,
Shandon Anderson, Kedrick Brown, Rashard Lewis, Jalen Rose, Andrei
Kirilenko, Richard Jefferson, Matt Harpring, Grant Hill, Keith Van
Horn, Scottie Pippen, Aleksander Pavlovic, Bryon Russell, Raja Bell,
Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Karl Malone, Zach Randolph, Kenyon Martin,
Antonio McDyess, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Robert Horry, Othella
Harrington, Maciej Lampe, Stanislav Medvedenko, Yao Ming, Brad Miller,
Michael Olowokandi, Marcus Camby, Elden Campbell, and Radoslav
Nesterovic. *exhale*  Added John Salmons, Shammond Williams, Lindsey
Hunter, Damon Jones, Bryce Drew, Jiri Welsch, Lamar Odom, Tayshaun
Prince, Tyson Chandler, Gordan Giricek, Eric Piatkowski, Tariq Abdul-
Wahad, Ndudi Ebi, Travis Outlaw, Antoine Walker, Pau Gasol, Kenny
Thomas, Rodney Rogers, Jason Collins, Aaron Williams, and Mark Pope.
So I edited 72 players and added 21.  Not too shabby.  And even though
I only added 21 players, Walker, Gasol, and Odom were pretty much the
best players I had yet to include in the FAQ.  You may also notice that
I now have finished every PG on an NBA roster in the game (read as:
except for the crappy free agents).
As for the CAPS section, I created Maurice Williams, Matt Carroll,
Tremaine Fowlkes, Ruben Wolkowyski, Oliver Miller, and also edited Raul
Lopez, Ronald Murray, and Kyle Korver.  Also re-created the 96-97
version of Tom Gugliotta, which should please Lionheart.
Oh yeah, I also updated the rosters, there were plenty of trades.
Robert Archibald was dealt ten times in a week, and Marbury was traded
to the Knicks.
I will also be taking steps to deal with the plagaristic websites that
love my work so much that they feel the need to post it without my
permission.  All you need to do is ask.  Be professional.
Version 1.4 (12/20/03)
Added 19 new players.  Edited Jason Terry, Lebron James, Carlos Arroyo,
Mike James, Vince Carter, Fred Hoiberg, Carmelo Anthony, Scottie
Pippen, Devean George, Rick Fox, Zach Randolph, Kenyon Martin, Zydrunas
Ilgauskas, Elden Campbell, Dikembe Mutombo, and Radoslav Nesterovic.
Created Robert Pack, Isiah Rider, Sean Elliott, two Larry Johnson CAPs
(a Charlotte version and a New York version), Brian Scalabrine, and a
speculational Lebron James in his prime CAP.  Edited the Raul Lopez,
Ronald Murray, John Starks, and Lonny Baxter CAPs.  Updated the rosters
and edited the depth charts some more.
Version 1.3 (12/7/03)
My biggest update ever.  Added a whopping 67 new players to the FAQ,
and also edited the rosters.  Edited Baron Davis, Stephon Marbury,
Steve Francis, Gilbert Arenas, Chauncey Billups, Lebron James, Carlos
Arroyo, Mike James, Kevin Ollie, Allan Houston, Bonzi Wells, Shawn
Marion, Richard Jefferson, Keith Van Horn, Zach Randolph, Vin Baker,
Shaquille O'Neal, and Michael Doleac.  Created Muggsy Bogues, Milos
Vujanic, Raul Lopez, Ronald Murray, Dennis Rodman, Lonny Baxter, and
Daniel Santiago.  Updated the rosters, and added more players.  If you
check the Progress Review, you'll notice that I finally completed my
first team, the Knicks.  Although I'm sure a few players will receive a
few revisions along the way (like McDyess when he comes back) it's a
good sign that I completed a team 100%.  Heck, you can even find Slavko
Vranes in the CAP section to complete their roster.  With my luck
though, they'll probably make a trade.
Version 1.2 (11/17/03)
Sega finally did something in their roster update.  They added
Alexsander Pavlovic, and also changed a few player positions, which
I'll be adding to the FAQ.  Added more players. Edited Lebron James,
Marcus Banks, Alvin Williams, Jamaal Tinsley, Marko Jaric, Carlos
Arroyo, Milt Palacio, Penny Hardaway, and Slavko Vranes.  Created
Michael Jordan, Kevin Johnson, and Dennis Scott.
Version 1.1 (11/4/03)
Added quite a few players, mostly at the PG, PF, and C positions.  Also
edited Jason Kidd and Lebron James.  Created Kyle Korver, Slavko
Vranes, and John Starks.  Added a few teams to the Created Teams
section.
Version 1.0 (10/29/03)
Put out the layout of the FAQ to get it up there.
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IV. Progress Review
Here are the stats for what I have completed so far.  This information
will be useful, to see the rate at which I am progressing.
Position       Complete
Point Guard    83/87
Shooting Guard 67/76
Small Forward  69/88
Power Forward 85/103
Center         64/93
Total        370/446
Team       Complete
76'ers    10/11
Blazers   10/12
Bucks     11/12
Bulls     11/11
Cavaliers 13/13
Celtics   12/14
Clippers   7/7
Grizzlies 14/14
Hawks     11/15
Heat      10/12
Hornets   13/13
Jazz      13/13
Kings      9/11
Knicks    15/15
Lakers    14/14
Magic     10/12
Mavericks 13/13
Nets      11/11
Nuggets   12/13
Pacers    11/12
Pistons   12/12
Raptors   15/15
Rockets   12/13
Sonics     7/10
Spurs     10/12
Suns      13/13
T'Wolves  12/12
Warriors  11/14
Wizards   10/10
FreeAgent 13/57
Retired   15/26
Bobcats   11/12
Teams     15/30
Completed Teams
Bulls, Cavaliers, Clippers, Grizzlies, Hornets, Jazz, Knicks, Lakers,
Mavericks, Nets, Pistons, Raptors, Suns, T'Wolves, Wizards
Best players not yet rated
PG - John Crotty, Smush Parker
SG - Bryant Stith, Dell Curry, Trajan Langdon
SF - Sean Lampley, Ron Mercer, Laphonso Ellis
PF - Pat Burke, Tyrone Hill
C - Zeljko Rebraca, Scot Pollard
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V. How do the ratings work?
First, what are the rating categories?
Rate (Overall Rating)
Close (Shot Close)
Med (Shot Medium)
3pt (Shot 3pt)
FT (Free Throw)
Layup (Layup)
Dunk (Dunk)
DnkRng (Dunk Range) - hidden rating
DnkSt (Dunk Standing) - hidden rating
Handle (Ball Handling)
Pass (Pass)
OffCl (Offense Clutch) - hidden rating
Sh/Ps (Shoot or Pass) - hidden rating
PostOff (Low Post Offense)
PostDef (Low Post Defense)
Def (Defense) - hidden rating
Block (Block)
Steal (Steal)
DefCl (Defense Clutch) - hidden rating
RebOff (Offensive Rebounding)
RebDef (Defensive Rebounding)
Speed (Speed)
Stam (Stamina)
Dur (Durability)
DefAwr (Defensive Awareness)
OffAwr (Offensive Awareness)
Now, what do the ratings do?
Overall Rating - The numerical average of the player's total collection
of abilities. Not all ratings are equal.  Some affect overall more than
others, and some don't affect it at all.  Some ratings are also more
important to certain player positions than others, and thus have more
of an impact on overall.
Close Shot - Two-point shooting accuracy (inside the paint).
Medium Shot - Two-point shooting accuracy (outside the paint).
3pt Shot - Three-point shooting accuracy.
Free Throw - Free Throw shooting accuracy.
Layup - Layup accuracy, frequency, and creativity.
Dunk - Dunk accuracy, frequency, and creativity.
Dunk Range - The distance from which a player can dunk.
Dunk Standing -
Ball Handling - Determines how effective a player will be at using
Isomotion crossovers.  A higher rating also makes it harder to steal
the ball from the player.
Pass - Determines the accuracy and speed of passes made by the player.
A higher rating also makes it harder to steal passes from the player.
Offense Clutch - Determines how much better a player will perform
offensively in clutch situations (The 4th Quarter and OT).
Shoot or Pass - This rating determines how frequently a player will
look to shoot when they have the ball.  A high rating means they will
look for their shot, while a low rating means they will usually pass
off.
Post Offense - Effectiveness of offensive post moves.
Post Defense - Effectiveness of defending a player in the post.
Defense -
Block - Ability to block the opponent's shot.
Steal - Ability to steal the ball from the opponent, or pick off a
pass.
Defense Clutch  - Determines how much better a player will perform
defensively in clutch situations (The 4th Quarter and OT).
RebOff - Ability to grab offensive rebounds.
RebDef - Ability to grab defensive rebounds.
Speed - How fast the player runs down the court.
Stamina - The rate of which players grow tired.
Durability - Resistance to injury.  Players with low Durability will
suffer injuries more frequently, and the injuries will me more serious.
Defensive Awareness - Determines how effective a player will execute in
defensive plays.
Offensive Awareness - Determines how effective a player will execute in
offensive plays.
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VI. The ratings
Ratings will be done in descending order, from highest overall, to
lowest overall.  This should work best, because the top players are the
ones most of you will want to edit first.  Doing it by team is bad,
because players change teams a lot, especially in the offseason.
If you want to find the ratings for specific players, Ctrl + F is your
best friend.  Seriously.  If you ever complain about not being able to
find something in an FAQ, it means you are computer illiterate, because
Ctrl + F is very easy.  Press the Ctrl key.  Hold it.  Then press F.
Then enter the name of something you are searching for.  Make sure you
can spell it correctly.
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A. Point Guards
Jason Kidd
Overall 94
Close 89 (down from 97)
Med 75
3pt 78 (down from 80)
FT 83
Layup 90
Dunk 50
Handle 90
Pass 95
PostOff 70 (up from 65)
PostDef 65
Block 55
Steal 90
RebOff 70 (up from 59)
RebDef 80 (down from 88)
Speed 95
Stam 96 (down from 99)
Dur 80
DefAwr 90
OffAwr 95
Notes: Nicknamed "Ason Kidd" (No J).  The only other players in NBA
history to put up assist and rebound numbers like him?  Magic and the
Big O.  That's actually the main reason why people are making a big
deal about this Lebron character.  Jason Kidd was actually the original
Lebron James, he was packing the house in high school the same way, but
no TV deal.  Supposedly he had NBA court vision by the 8th grade.
Wouldn't surprise me.  If Kidd retired today, he'd make the Hall of
Fame.  Not bad for "a PG that can't shoot".  Was named to the All-NBA
First team for the fifth time in six years this year (the one year he
missed being 02-03, when 2 SGs were on the first team).
Years Pro: 10
Rookie of the Year: 94-95
All-Star selections: 7 (4 starts)
All-NBA First Team: 5
All-NBA Second Team: 1
All-NBA Third Team: 1
All-Defense First Team: 3
All-Defense Second Team: 3
Assist Titles: 5
Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 2x, First Round 4x (73
games)
Former Teams: Mavericks, Suns
Current Team: Nets
Baron Davis (EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER UPDATE)
Overall 94 (down from 96)
Close 97
Med 78
3pt 80
FT 66
Layup 95
Dunk 75 (down from 80)
Handle 95
Pass 85 (down from 90)
PostOff 70 (down from 75)
PostDef 65 (down from 70)
Block 60
Steal 90 (down from 95)
RebOff 60
RebDef 70 (down from 75)
Speed 90
Stam 99
Dur 90
DefAwr 90
OffAwr 90
Notes: People say he is injury prone, but when they say that they
ignore the fact that prior to this year he had played in every single
game in his career.  How does one year and 40 games make you injury
prone?  If he's injury prone, then what is Marcus Camby?  Baron
recently won the 2004 All-Star Skills Challenge.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 5
All-Star selections: 2
All-NBA Third Team: 1 (03-04)
Playoff Experience: Second Round 2x, First Round 2x (28 games)
Current Team: Hornets
Stephon Marbury
Overall 90 (up from 89)
Close 97
Med 86
3pt 76
FT 82 (up from 78)
Layup 90
Dunk 60
Handle 95 (up from 90)
Pass 90
PostOff 65
PostDef 65
Block 50
Steal 80 (up from 75)
RebOff 55 (down from 60)
RebDef 60 (down from 65)
Speed 90
Stam 99
Dur 90
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 95
Notes: Was the second best PG in the league last year, and that should
continue.  Unfairly criticized when Jason Kidd took the Nets to the
Finals.  Marbury never got to play with Van Horn, Kittles, and Martin
healthy, and he never had Jefferson, Collins, or MacCulloch on his team
either.  Of course, the fact that it took the addition of Amare to get
the Suns back to the playoffs should also say something... Well, Marbury
is now playing for the Knicks, the team he has always dreamed up
playing for.  This returns him to Keith Van Horn, a player he once put
in the talent pool of Jim McIlvaine and Gheorghe Muresan.  But don't
expect them to hate each other this time.  Marbury is joining a lineup
where the other 4 starters all have NBA Finals experience.  Come to
think of it, most of the Knick team does have Finals experience.  The
departed Eisley and Ward had it, while newcomer Penny also has it.
Very significant since Marbury will probably be leading the Knicks to
the playoffs this season.  An older cousin of Sebastian Telfair.
Years Pro: 8
All-Star selections: 2
All-NBA Third Team: 1
Playoff Experience: First Round 4x (18 games)
Former Teams: T'Wolves, Nets, Suns
Current Team: Knicks
Sam Cassell (NEW-Edit, EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER UPDATE)
Overall 90
Close 92
Med 89 (up from 86)
3pt 85
FT 88
Layup 85 (down from 90)
Dunk 50
Handle 90
Pass 90
PostOff 65 (up from 60)
PostDef 65
Block 50
Steal 75 (down from 80)
RebOff 50
RebDef 60
Speed 90
Stam 94
Dur 70
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 90
Notes: Put himself on the map by burying the Knicks in Game 3 of the 94
NBA Finals during his rookie year.  Won two championships in his first
two years.  May end up in a Nick Van Exel type of role off the bench in
Minnesota.  He can play both guard positions, and the Wolves won't need
another scorer in the lineup with KG, Spree, and Wally (hey, that
rhymes).  Took New Jersey to the playoffs more times than Stephon
Marbury (1-0).
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 11
All-Star selections: 1
All-NBA Second Team: 1
Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 2x, Second Round
1x, First Round 4x (2 rings, 103 games)
Former Teams: Rockets, Suns, Nets, Bucks
Current Team: T'Wolves
Steve Francis (EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER UPDATE)
Overall 88 (up from 87)
Close 97 (up from 94)
Med 81 (up from 79)
3pt 75
FT 76
Layup 90
Dunk 85 (down from 90)
Handle 95
Pass 85
PostOff 65
PostDef 65
Block 60 (up from 55)
Steal 80
RebOff 70
RebDef 80
Speed 90
Stam 99
Dur 80
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 85
Notes: Puts up an amazing 21/6/6.  He does have a flaw though.  He's
not a PG.  He puts up way too many turnovers considering his assist
total is only 6.  So why doesn't he make the switch?  His best friend
Cuttino Mobley plays SG.  If Francis switches, Mobley gets traded.
While putting friends first is an admirable quality, it's not going to
get him any rings.  Should be very interesting to watch this year.
Jeff Van Gundy will probably want to utilize Yao a lot more, which
could result in Francis' scoring go down, but for the better.  JVG is
also a Pat Riley defense freak, so I wonder what he'll think about the
Rockets, who were one of the worst defensive teams in basketball.
Could result in Mobley being dealt, and Francis moving over.  Stay
tuned.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 5
All-Star selections: 3 (3 starts)
Playoff Experience: First Round 1x (5 games)
Former Teams: Rockets
Current Team: Magic
Steve Nash
Overall 88
Close 94
Med 89
3pt 90
FT 91 (up from 84)
Layup 85
Dunk 50
Handle 85
Pass 90
PostOff 55 (down from 60)
PostDef 55
Block 50
Steal 60
RebOff 50 (down from 55)
RebDef 55
Speed 90 (up from 85)
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 90
Notes: There are only a few African born players in the NBA.  Steve
Nash is one of them (he was born in South Africa).  Everybody's
favorite non-wrestler/hockey player (like there's a difference)
Canadian was just named MVP of the Olympic qualifying tournament, after
leading the tournament in assists.  Was a third string PG behind Jason
Kidd and Kevin Johnson while with the Suns.  When he arrived in Dallas,
he broke out at the same time as Nowitzki, transforming Dallas from
pitiful to great.  He just signed with the Suns, the team that
originally drafted him.  This is a great move for the Suns, in fact I
think it was a better move for them than going after Kobe.  Nash is one
of the best floor generals in the game, he's going to be throwing a lot
of lobs to Amare, Marion, and Joe Johnson.  He should certainly bring
them to greater success than Stephon Marbury ever did, and definitely
will bring Phoenix back to the playoffs as long as their players
continue to develop and barring injury.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 8
All-Star selections: 2
All-NBA Third Team: 2
Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 2x, First Round
2x (46 games)
Former Teams: Suns, Mavericks
Current Team: Suns
Mike Bibby
Overall 86 (up from 84)
Close 94
Med 86 (up from 83)
3pt 88 (up from 83)
FT 80
Layup 85
Dunk 50
Handle 90 (up from 85)
Pass 85 (down from 87)
PostOff 55
PostDef 60
Block 50
Steal 75 (up from 70)
RebOff 50
RebDef 55 (up from 50)
Speed 90
Stam 96
Dur 80
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 85
Notes: Don't be fooled by Bibby's low assist total.  He shares the
court with Webber, Divac, and Christie (who all rank very high in
assists at their positions), and he has the sixth man of the year
backing him up.  Back with the Grizzlies, Bibby was averaging 8+
assists per game.  He was traded for Jason Williams.  What did J-Will
do with the Kings?  He only averaged 5 apg.  What is J-Will doing now
that he's not with the Kings, who rob his assist total?  He's averaging
8+, just like Bibby was.  Derek Fisher notoriously put him on the map.
Years Pro: 6
Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x (28 games)
Former Teams: Grizzlies
Current Team: Kings
Gary Payton (NEW-Edit, EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER UPDATE)
Overall 86 (down from 87)
Close 94
Med 79
3pt 74 (down from 79)
FT 69
Layup 85 (up from 80)
Dunk 50
Handle 85
Pass 90
PostOff 65
PostDef 65
Block 55 (down from 60)
Steal 75
RebOff 60
RebDef 65 (down from 75)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 90
DefAwr 85 (down from 90)
OffAwr 90
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 14
All-Star selections: 9 (2 starts)
All-NBA First Team: 2
All-NBA Second Team: 5
All-NBA Third Team: 1
Defensive Player of the Year: 1
All-Defense First Team: 9
Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Conference Finals 1x, Second Round
2x, First Round 6x (122 games)
Former Teams: Sonics, Bucks, Lakers
Current Team: Celtics
Andre Miller
Overall 83 (up from 82)
Close 94 (down from 97)
Med 79
3pt 62 (down from 69)
FT 82 (up from 79)
Layup 80
Dunk 50
Handle 90 (up from 85)
Pass 85
PostOff 65
PostDef 65
Block 55 (up from 50)
Steal 80 (up from 75)
RebOff 60 (up from 50)
RebDef 60 (down from 65)
Speed 90
Stam 96
Dur 90
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 85
Notes: Who's the real Andre?  The one who led the league in assists
with a whopping 10.9, or the Clipper abomination that shot poorly with
6.7 apg?  I'm leaning towards the one with the high assist total,
especially on a team like the Nuggets.  Carmelo will love him.  If he's
averaging a high assist total early, I'm changing his pass back to what
it was last year (95).
Years Pro: 5
Assist Titles: 1
Playoff Experience: None
Former Teams: Cavaliers, Clippers
Current Team: Nuggets
Chauncey Billups (EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER UPDATE)
Overall 83
Close 92 (down from 94)
Med 79
3pt 88 (up from 85)
FT 89
Layup 85 (down from 90)
Dunk 60
Handle 90
Pass 80
PostOff 65
PostDef 65
Block 55
Steal 70
RebOff 50 (down from 60)
RebDef 60 (down from 65)
Speed 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 75 (up from 70)
OffAwr 80
Notes: Pretty well traveled... 5 teams in 6 years.  Hit it big in
Minnesota when Terrell Brandon went down, similar to how Troy Hudson
hit it big when Billups left.  Would probably average more than 3.9
assists if he had more guys to pass to than Rip Hamilton.  The last
player that won NBA Finals MVP before making an all-star team?
Detroit's Joe Dumars.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 7
Finals MVP: 1 (03-04)
Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Conference Finals 1x, First Round 2x
(1 ring, 43 games)
Former Teams: Celtics, Raptors, Nuggets, T'Wolves
Current Team: Pistons
Gilbert Arenas
Overall 83 (up from 82)
Close 89 (up from 84)
Med 79
3pt 80
FT 78
Layup 85
Dunk 70 (down from 75)
Handle 85
Pass 80 (down from 85)
PostOff 65 (up from 60)
PostDef 60
Block 55 (up from 50)
Steal 85 (up from 80)
RebOff 60 (up from 50)
RebDef 70 (up from 50)
Speed 85
Stam 94
Dur 90
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 85
Notes: Second in NBA in Turnovers per minute.  Could develop into a
20/6/7 man (that's very much on par with Steve Francis btw).
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 2
Most Improved Player: 02-03
Playoff Experience: None
Former Teams: Warriors
Current Team: Wizards
Jason Terry
Overall 82
Close 89
Med 76
3pt 85
FT 85 (up from 81)
Layup 80
Dunk 60
Handle 90
Pass 80
PostOff 60
PostDef 55
Block 50
Steal 80
RebOff 50 (down from 55)
RebDef 60 (up from 55)
Speed 90
Stam 94
Dur 90
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 80
Notes: Warriors traded him on draft night for Mookie Blaylock.  It's
moves like this that make the Warriors always suck.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 5
Playoff Experience: None
Former Teams: Hawks
Current Team: Mavericks
Dwyane Wade (EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER UPDATE)
Overall 81
Close 89
Med 76 (down from 79)
3pt 73
FT 75 (up from 72)
Layup 85
Dunk 85
Handle 85
Pass 70 (down from 75)
PostOff 65
PostDef 70
Block 70
Steal 80 (up from 75)
RebOff 65
RebDef 70
Speed 85
Stam 96
Dur 80
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 80 (up from 75)
Notes: Wade has played great, even drawing rookie of the year
consideration from those who don't have their heads stuck up Lebron and
Melo's collective asses.  The Heat are back in the playoffs, and Wade
is a big reason why.  The scariest part of all is he's a SG playing out
of position at PG.  In one season he's probably played more playoff
games than Lebron will in the next 3 years.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 1
Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x (13 games)
Current Team: Heat
Jason Williams
Overall 81 (up from 78)
Close 82 (down from 87)
Med 70
3pt 73
FT 79 (up from 75)
Layup 80
Dunk 50
Handle 95 (up from 90)
Pass 95 (up from 87)
PostOff 55
PostDef 55
Block 50
Steal 80
RebOff 50
RebDef 50
Speed 90
Stam 96
Dur 90
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 80 (up from 75)
Notes: J-Will, not to be confused with Jay-Will.  One of the most
exciting players in the league.  Has much improved since his Sacramento
showboating days.  Still showboats, but no longer commits turnovers.
Had the second highest assist to turnover ratio in the league, only
behind Kevin Ollie (which means he had the highest ratio among starting
PGs).  Was second in the NBA in assists per minute, only behind John
Stockton.  Second in assists per game, only behind Jason Kidd.  You've
gotta believe he'd be first if he got a couple more minutes per night
(only 31.7 mpg).  Has three-point range, but that's it.  If he can
develop a better offensive game, he's surpassed Mike Bibby in my book.
Years Pro: 6
Playoff Experience: Second Round 1x, First Round 3x (22 games)
Former Teams: Kings
Current Team: Grizzlies
Brent Barry
Overall 80 (down from 81)
Close 89 (down from 92)
Med 81
3pt 90 (up from 87)
FT 81
Layup 80
Dunk 70
Handle 80
Pass 75
PostOff 70
PostDef 70
Block 60
Steal 80
RebOff 60
RebDef 70 (down from 76)
Speed 75
Stam 94
Dur 80
DefAwr 75 (down from 80)
OffAwr 75
Notes: Acquired instant fame by winning the Slam Dunk contest in his
rookie year, imitating Dr J's dunk from the foul line.  White man can
jump.  Could be a decent scorer if he wanted to.  Averaged 5 apg even
when Gary Payton was still in Seattle.  Coincidently, the last time the
Clippers made the playoffs, he was on the team.  For some strange
reason, Pat Riley traded the still effective Issac Austin for Barry.
Barry wasn't even added to the playoff roster, and Miami, missing it's
depth at center, lost in the playoffs as usual.  Easily the best of
Rick Barry's 3 sons.  Was the first SG to start in Chicago after Jordan
left.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 9
3pt% Titles: 1
Slam Dunk Champ: 1996
Playoff Experience: First Round 3x (13 games)
Former Teams: Clippers, Heat, Bulls, Sonics
Current Team: Spurs
Bobby Jackson
Overall 80 (down from 81)
Close 89
Med 81
3pt 78
FT 77
Layup 85
Dunk 50
Handle 90
Pass 70 (down from 80)
PostOff 55 (up from 50)
PostDef 60
Block 50
Steal 75
RebOff 55 (up from 50)
RebDef 60 (up from 50)
Speed 90
Stam 94
Dur 80
DefAwr 80
OffAwr 80
Notes: The best bench player in basketball.  Has ranked highly in the
sixth man voting for the last couple years, finally winning the award
last season.  Was probably the Kings first half MVP this year.  He
averaged 20.2 ppg as a starter in 26 games.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 7
Sixth Man of Year: 02-03
Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round
2x (43 games)
Former Teams: Nuggets, T'Wolves
Current Team: Kings
Nick Van Exel (NEW-Edit)
Overall 79 (down from 81)
Close 87 (down from 94)
Med 79 (down from 81)
3pt 82
FT 76 (dowm from 82)
Layup 80 (down from 85)
Dunk 50
Handle 90
Pass 80 (down from 87)
PostOff 60
PostDef 60
Block 50
Steal 55 (up from 50)
RebOff 50
RebDef 60
Speed 90
Stam 87 (down from 90)
Dur 70 (down from 80)
DefAwr 70
OffAwr 80
Notes: The Lakers' all-time leader in threes made and attempted.
Became Dallas' leader in the playoffs.  As much as the Mavs needed a
SF, he'll be missed.  Sure, he came off the bench for two years.  But
he's still as good as Gilbert Arenas.  He's certainly a much better
passer.  The only question is his durability.  Back when he was with
LA, he was talking about retiring early because of his bad knees.
Being on the bench in Dallas helped prolong his career.  He shouldn't
get that many minutes this year, even though he'll be starting again.
Probably around 30 minutes.  Speedy Claxton shouldn't complain.  NVE
hates playing on bad teams as much as Latrell Sprewell, so the ride
won't be without bumps, and Golden State would probably be wise to move
him to a contender ASAP to take advantage of his high value.  Then
again, if the Warriors played in the east, they'd be in the playoffs.
They have 2 decent centers, one of the better rebounding PFs in the
league, a star PG, a rising SG, another young SG off the bench, and the
third pick from last year that should love Jamison's PT and NVE's run
and gun style.  But unless the Blazers decide to dismantle (probably
not this year), they don't have a shot in the west.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 11
All-Star selections: 1
Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 2x, Second Round 3x, First Round
1x (64 games)
Former Teams: Lakers, Nuggets, Mavericks, Warriors
Current Team: Blazers
Damon Stoudamire (NEW-Edit)
Overall 78 (up from 76)
Close 84
Med 75 (up from 71)
3pt 80
FT 89
Layup 80
Dunk 50
Handle 85
Pass 85 (up from 75)
PostOff 55
PostDef 55
Block 50
Steal 65
RebOff 50
RebDef 50
Speed 90
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 80
Notes: Got caught smoking doobies with his uncle.  If you're a rich NBA
player, why do you risk it all by continually getting caught with
illegal substances?  Why would you want to submit yourself to the media
scrutiny?  Didn't those poor lost souls pay attention in school?  Don't
do the deed of smoking weed.  Marijauana?  I don't wanna!  Don't smoke
the reefer, be a security briefer!  Bleh. The public service
announcement ends, mercifully.
Years Pro: 9
Playoff Experience: Conference Finals 1x, Second Round 1x, First Round
4x (46 games)
Former Teams: Raptors
Current Team: Blazers
Tony Parker
Overall 78
Close 89
Med 76
3pt 73
FT 72 (down from 76)
Layup 85
Dunk 50
Handle 90
Pass 80
PostOff 55
PostDef 55
Block 50
Steal 70
RebOff 50
RebDef 50
Speed 90 (up from 85)
Stam 96
Dur 80
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 80
Notes: French.  That gives him some points in my book, but he needs
more assists.  Decent scoring PG, average distributor.  Still, most PGs
struggle in their first year or two in the league, and Parker thus far
has not struggled as much in comparison (Gary Payton did not score in
double figures until his third season).  He's going to need to improve,
because he gets abused by bigger PGs like Stephon Marbury.  Got upset
that the Spurs wanted Kidd, which would have meant a bench role for
Parker.  Poor baby.
Years Pro: 3
Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 1x, Second Round 2x (1 ring, 44 games)
Current Team: Spurs
Kirk Hinrich (EDITED FROM SEGA'S ROSTER UPDATE)
Overall 78 (up from 77)
Close 79
Med 78
3pt 84 (up from 75)
FT 80 (up from 78)
Layup 80
Dunk 50
Handle 85
Pass 80
PostOff 55
PostDef 55
Block 55 (down from 60)
Steal 70
RebOff 55
RebDef 60
Speed 85
Stam 96
Dur 80
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 75
Notes: Backup PG to start the season.  Once Jalen Rose is traded,
Crawford can slide to SG (which is more suited to his abilities) and
allow Hinrich to start.
Other Positions: SG
Years Pro: 1
Playoff Experience: None
Current Team: Bulls
Lebron James
(position changed in roster download)
(SEE SHOOTING GUARD SECTION)
Eric Snow
Overall 76
Close 84 (down from 89)
Med 73 (up from 70)
3pt 58 (down from 66)
FT 81
Layup 80
Dunk 50
Handle 85
Pass 80
PostOff 55
PostDef 65
Block 50
Steal 75
RebOff 50
RebDef 60
Speed 80
Stam 94
Dur 80 (up from 70)
DefAwr 85 (up from 80)
OffAwr 80
Notes: Does the little things.  Iverson loves him.  Will probably be a
Sixer as long as AI is around.  And what do you know, they both signed
contract extensions this year.  Gets to the playoffs a lot.
Years Pro: 9
All-Defense Second Team: 1
Playoff Experience: NBA Finals 2x, Second Round 5x, First Round 1x (71
games)
Former Teams: Sonics, 76'ers
Current Team: Cavaliers
TJ Ford
Overall 76 (up from 75)
Close 79
Med 68 (down from 70)
3pt 62 (down from 69)
FT 82 (up from 80)
Layup 80
Dunk 60
Handle 90
Pass 80 (up from 75)
PostOff 50
PostDef 50
Block 50
Steal 75 (up from 70)
RebOff 55
RebDef 60
Speed 95 (up from 90)
Stam 90 (down from 96)
Dur 80
DefAwr 70