Sunday, September 18th, 2011 at 11:59 am  |  121 responses

LeBron James Ranked 98, Kobe a 94 in NBA 2K12


One of the things basketball gamers look for when they rip open the packaging and throw in a new game is the rankings of the different players, because, in a sense, that number determines how good the guys can be within the gameplay. Well in NBA 2k12, according to Pasta Padre, LeBron is ranked 98, while Kobe tops out at 94: “In NBA 2K11 both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James entered as 97 overall prompting discussion with each having their own factions of supporters but it was mostly harmless since they were tied atop the ratings. With NBA 2K12 though one has gone up while the other has dropped leading to some more contention between those who feel one should be above or at least at the same level as the other. LeBron James will begin NBA 2K12 as a 98 – the highest rated player in the game – while Kobe Bryant has settled in at 94. Miami also features the 96 rated Dwayne Wade and the 80 rated Chris Bosh (who drops from the 87 he started 2K11 with). Bryant and the Heat, who have no players outside the “big three” above 68, are the only ratings revealed so far.”

(H/T: EOB)

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  • tj

    im a long time heat fan and dwade fan but dirk owned everybody bottomline broy, durant, kobe, and the big 3 at the same time as of now dirk the best period….

  • Brah

    LeBron is rated just fine, shut it up people.

  • Rainman

    anyone who thinks Kobe who is slowly losing a step, is overall on the same level or better than LeBron who is in his prime now, needs to get out of i wish it was 2007″ mode.

    98? i’d say 97.

  • Rainman

    “Why do clutch plays against Boston and Chicago get thrown out the window while the lack of clutch play against Dallas defines his play for the season?”

    because it was the FINALS.

    LeBron has this thing of completely imploding at SOME point in the playoffs, and it ends up costing his team the series. 3 straight years now that has happeend. first against Boston. The next year agaisnt Boston, where a lot more ppl are familiar with, played his last game in a cavs jersey completley wide eyed and unresponsive to anything, and this past ear he actually was able to get past the east but oops, he did it agaiin, went back to being completley off his game and to the ponit where he was standing and watching(again.) no1 has been able to explain why this is, this guy is so talented, yet EVENTUALLY this always happens.

  • Pelican

    Why do clutch plays against Boston and Chicago get thrown out the window while the lack of clutch play against Dallas defines his play for the season? “because it was the FINALS”.

    That’s nonsense. If it were not for his play in those series there would not have been a FINALS for the Heat. If Lebron had not played the way he did against Chicago, the Heat would have lost, and the story would be about how Wade disappeared in the ECF’s. Lebron played poorly against Dallas in part because he ran out of gas. Asking a player to run the offense, lead your team on the defensive glass and be the primary perimeter defensive stopper for 44+ minutes per game is asking a hell of a lot.

  • hgjhgj

    lebron should be 99 d wade should be 96 wade kobe is a 92 dwight and chris paul are 93′s melo is a 94 and durant is a 95

  • idrees

    lebron has only ever hit one big shot in his career. kobe has hit many. kobe has won 5 chamionships. lebron has won zero. kobe has won the dunking contes. leron hasn’t even participated. stats may be a factor, but at the end of the day, its all success.

  • Uchiha_Madara

    LeBron 98? C’mon! His “clutch” attributes should drag his rating down.

  • Josh

    Has anyone noticed that there’s only 3 years left on LeBron’s contract meaning this is probably an association simulated game. That’s just my opinion.

  • http://Slam.com Illwill

    Anyone know the best way to play defense using only the shooting guard while playing on hall of fame ?

  • Terry_Ratchet

    Kobe’s 2004 finals performance was amongst the worst of all time

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  • XxMonGoosexX

    2k’s Biggest Question Y DO THEY MAKE KOBE’S 3 SO LOW.???? YALL KNO HE B WETTIN DEM

  • showtime

    wade county is 2k12

  • KOBBBBBBBBBE

    KoBBBBEEEEEE (97)

  • Chris beerz

    Lebron JAMES ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS THE BEST
    IN NBA 2K GAME

  • Masterless Swordsman

    This is funny. If anything, Kobe’s rating in 2k12 should be higher, because last year he played with all sorts of injuries, and I’m betting that due to the R&R, this year he’d actually be even better than last year in real life. Did y’all see his Drew League video? that knee (and that ankle, and those fingers, etc…) looks to be pretty much fine.

  • Brian ‘The Beedler”

    That is some weak stuff!! Lebron aint no 98! he is at best a 95. besides the fact that kobe is getting old, he is still the best player of this era! so whoever made these ratings needs to get kicked in the balls

  • ballsackerhoopattacker

    You all are lame who think kobe is better than lebron james. Does he make 30 points a game??? No Does he block and get rebounds like a beast(No) can he steal like Lebron(Yes). Sad Face the facts Kobe is getting old.

  • ballsackerhoopattacker

    You all are lame who think kobe is better than lebron james. Does he make 30 points a game??? No Does he block and get rebounds like a beast(No) can he steal like Lebron(Yes). Sad Face the facts Kobe is getting old. He and wade should both be 99

    Before lebron and bosh wade was the only reason the Heat were winning

  • http://twitter.com/TheManTheMyth99 Supreme Being

    Lebron – 99
    Durant – 93
    Kobe – 91
    Wade – 89
    Fixed!

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