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I want the Magic cover, but it looks like you're not given a choice on Amazon. I guess I'll have to actually buy this in store.

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Whatever, I'm all over this game just to use those 90-91 Warriors and especially the 92-93 Hornets. Getting to bust out the "Dream Shake" with Hakeem will be fantastic too.

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Surprised that noone has posted any videos yet. Here's a few trailers with some of the greatest teams:

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Will all of these be complete rosters? Unlike last year which had only numbers for some of the players.

I've only played about 20 hours on 2K11, but I'm 110% game for this edition. Since the NBA is in lockout, the old school teams should keep me entertained until new rosters are ready.

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And yes, I want the Magic Johnson cover being an old school Lakers fan. Going to probably have to hit Best Buy. Even though Amazon has no tax, I don't want to risk them sending me a Larry Bird cover and I definitely don't need Jordan for a 2nd straight year.

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I like seeing the 90's Magic team in there.

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Yep, the classic teams are full rosters this year.

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List of all the classic teams on 2K12:

1992-93 Bulls: B.J. Armstrong, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Bill Cartwright, Scott Williams, John Paxson, Rodney McCray, Stacey King, Will Perdue, Ed Nealy

1992-93 Hornets: Muggsy Bogues, Kendall Gill, David Wingate, Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, Dell Curry, Johnny Newman, Kenny Gattison, Tony Bennett, Sidney Green, Kevin Lynch

1990-91 Lakers: Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, Vlade Divac, A.C. Green, Larry Drew, Mychal Thompson, Elden Campbell

1990-91 Trail Blazers: Terry Porter, Clyde Drexler, Jerome Kersey, Buck Williams, Kevin Duckworth, Cliff Robinson, Danny Ainge, Mark Bryant, Drazen Petrovic

1985-86 Celtics: Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Walton, Jerry Sichting, Scott Wedman, Sam Vincent

1985-86 Hawks: Doc Rivers, Randy Wittman, Dominique Wilkins, Kevin Willis, Tree Rollins, Cliff Levingston, Eddie Johnson, Jon Koncak, Spud Webb, Antoine Carr, Scott Hasting

1986-87 Lakers: Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, James Worthy, A.C. Green, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Cooper, Kurt Rambis, Billy Thompson, Mychal Thompson, Frank Brickowski

1985-86 Celtics: Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Bill Walton, Jerry Sichting, Scott Wedman, Sam Vincent

1984-85 76ers: Maurice Cheeks, Clint Richardson, Julius Erving, Bobby Jones, Moses Malone, Clemon Johnson, George Johnson

1984-85 Bucks: Craig Hodges, Sidney Moncrief, Paul Pressey, Terry Cummings, Alton Lister, Mike Dunleavy, Ricky Pierce, Paul Mokeski, Randy Breuer, Charles Davis

1964-65 Celtics: K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Tom Sanders, Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Larry Siegfried, John Thompson, Mel Counts

1964-65 Lakers: Jerry West, Dick Barnett, Elgin Baylor, Rudy Larusso, Leroy Ellis, Jim King, Darrall Imhoff, Walt Hazzard, Don Nelson

1970-71 Lakers: Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Keith Erickson, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim McMillian, Willie McCarter, Rick Roberson

1970-71 Hawks: Walt Hazzard, Pete Maravich, Lou Hudson, Bill Bridges, Walt Bellamy, Jim Davis, Jerry Chambers, Len Chappell

1988-89 Pistons: Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Mark Aguirre, Rick Mahorn, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, Vinnie Johnson, James Edwards, John Salley, Darryl Dawkins

1988-89 Bulls: John Paxson, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Bill Cartwright, Sam Vincent, Brad Sellers, Craig Hodges, Dave Corzine, Charles Davis, Will Perdue

1993-94 Rockets: Kenny Smith, Vernon Maxwell, Robert Horry, Otis Thorpe, Hakeem Olajuwon, Mario Elie, Sam Cassell, Scott Brooks, Matt Bullard

1993-94 Nuggets: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Bryant Stith, Reggie Williams, Rodney Rogers, Dikembe Mutombo, Robert Pack, Tom Hammonds, LaPhonso Ellis


1970-71 Bucks: Oscar Robertson, Jon McGlocklin, Bob Dandridge, Greg Smith, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor), Bob Boozer, Lucius Allen, Dick Cunningham

1970-71 Lakers: Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Keith Erickson, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim McMillian, Willie McCarter, Rick Roberson

1997-98 Jazz: John Stockton, Jeff Hornacek, Adam Keefe, Karl Malone, Greg Foster, Byron Russell, Greg Ostertag, Howard Eisley, Shandon Anderson, Antoine Carr

1997-98 Spurs: Avery Johnson, Vinny Del Negro, Sean Elliott, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Jaren Jackson, Chuck Person, Will Perdue, Monty Williams


1995-96 Bulls: Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Luc Longley, Toni Kukoc, Steve Kerr, Bill Wennington, Dickey Simpkins, Jud Buechler, John Salley, James Edwards

1995-96 Sonics: Gary Payton, Hersey Hawkins, Detlef Schrempf, Shawn Kemp, Ervin Johnson, Sam Perkins, Vincent Askew, Nate McMillan, Frank Brickowski, David Wingate

1994-95 Knicks: Derek Harper, John Starks, Charles Oakley, Patrick Ewing, Anthony Mason, Hubert Davis, Anthony Bonner, Greg Anthony, Monty Williams, Herb Williams, Doug Christie

1994-95 Magic: Penny Hardaway, Nick Anderson, Donald Royal, Horace Grant, Shaquille O’Neal, Dennis Scott, Brian Shaw, Anthony Bowie, Jeff Turner, Tree Rollins

1971-72 Lakers: Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Jim McMillian, Leroy Ellis, Wilt Chamberlain, Flynn Robinson, Keith Erickson, Elgin Baylor

1971-72 Knicks: Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, Jerry Lucas, Phil Jackson, Earl Monroe, Willis Reed, Luther Rackley

1997-98 Jazz: John Stockton, Jeff Hornacek, Adam Keefe, Karl Malone, Greg Foster, Byron Russell, Greg Ostertag, Howard Eisley, Shandon Anderson, Antoine Carr

1997-98 Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones, Robert Horry, Shaquille O’Neal, Elden Campbell, Corie Blount, Jon Barry

Bonus Teams that need to be Unlocked:

*1990-91 Warriors: Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin, Tom Tolbert, Alton Lister, Rod Higgins, Sarunas Marciulionis, Mario Elie, Paul Mokeski, Vincent Askew



*2001-02 Kings: Mike Bibby, Doug Christie, Peja Stojakovic, Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, Bobby Jackson, Hedo Turkoglu, Scot Pollard, Gerald Wallace, Lawrence Funderburke



1976-77 76ers: Henry Bibby, Doug Collins, Julius Erving, George McGinnis, Darryl Dawkins, World B. Free, Steve Mix, Harvey Catchings, Mike Dunleavy, Joe Bryant



1989-90 Cavs: Mark Price, Craig Ehlo, Larry Nance, John Williams, Brad Daugherty, Steve Kerr, Reggie Williams, Tree Rollins, Paul Mokeski



1985-86 Bulls: Kyle Macy, Michael Jordan, Orlando Woolridge, Sidney Green, Charles Oakley, George Gervin, Dave Corzine, John Paxson, Rod Higgins



1990-91 Bulls: John Paxson, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Bill Cartwright, B.J. Armstrong, Stacey King, Will Perdue, Cliff Levingston, Craig Hodges, Scott Williams



1997-98 Bulls: Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Luc Longley, Toni Kukoc, Steve Kerr, Bill Wennington, Jud Buechler, Dickey Simpkins

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That's pretty sweet. I actually haven't had 2K11 for that long but it really got me back into this series. Been having disc reading problems with 11 though so that and the classic lineups for 12 will pretty much make this a day one buy for me.

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So I will assume it will still be like before, in that you can't make custom teams with the players from the classic teams?

However, a vintage Blazers team with Duckworth sits very well with me.

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I hope they've changed that. Would be cool to create an all-time team. Other than Reggie Miller i think all my favorites are in this years game.

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-other-

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That's awesome. I'm glad they busted ass to get more guys to commit their names to this. Having just a starting five for some teams in 2K11 was a bummer.

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Or worse than that, a starting three with two guys from the bench filling things out.

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Out of all the Laker teams they could have chosen in the Shaq-Kobe era, the 1997-98 team makes no sense. That was the pre-Phil Jackson era and that was the 2nd straight year they got eliminated in the playoffs by the Jazz.

It would have made more sense to get the 1999-00 team which was the 1st year at Staples Center and Jackson's 1st year and their 1st championship of the new decade.

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And did they really need 6 different Bulls teams?

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Yes!!

Go Bulls!!

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As a Magic fan, I love that team!

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I'm sad they don't even have Nick Van Exel included on the team too. I think that was the year the Lakers had 4 all-star's. Playing as a 2nd year Kobe Bryant seems like it would be fun though.

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Great list of teams. I'm sure Pistons fans will be upset that there's no recent Pistons team on there despite them winning the championship and competing at the top of the East for so long, while there are teams like Webber's Kings who didn't even get to the Finals, but oh well. I guess they couldn't get Barkley, huh?

I love NBA 2K11, which was good enough to have me sit out a year of basketball games, but I don't think I can resist this. They have done such a great job over the years. I mean, part of it is my love of basketball, but I like football too and Madden doesn't get me this amped up for the next iteration.

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NBA 2K12 Will Not Include Rookies

Unlike the NFL Lockout, where EA Sports had rights to rookies for Madden NFL 12 regardless of whether there would be a season or not, the NBA lockout will cost its league licensed video game from introducing the incoming rookies. NBA 2K12 will not include any of the rookies drafted in June – as confirmed through a blog posting at Operation Sports from a long-time member who attended a PR event for the game yesterday.

The plan would be to add the rookies through a roster update – but that could only be done once the lockout is lifted and at this point that seems unlikely to happen anytime soon. In the meantime players like #1 pick Kyrie Irving, #2 pick Derrick Williams, Kemba Walker, Jimmer Fredette and all those chosen in the 2011 NBA Draft will be absent from NBA 2K12.

It’s an unfortunate situation and presents yet another reason why the company decided to put so much of their resources into the “legends” and historic teams. Those will transcend the current NBA – which now will not just be using rosters based on the end of last year but won’t even have the rookies to look forward to.

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^^^ Not surprised that was expected. The NBAPA doesn't allow the likeness of anyone to appear on games until a contract is signed. Not 100% sure, but I think the rosters would be updated as of July or early August, so it was obvious no rookies would be on the game.

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The rookies was no surprise either but based on the fact we are getting a ton of FULL ROSTER classic teams, I am not sweating too much. To be honest, I don't even follow much current basketball anyway so playing with classic teams is way more interesting to me.

I finished up all of the achievements on NBA 2k11 I wanted to with unlocking all forty air jordans yesterday. 29 of 40. The only ones missing are the ones that have to do with online or myplayer related. Just out of curiousity, is anybody interested in boosting (if there is a way too)the online portion of NBA 2k11? It is not a super big deal to me but if somebody else out there is missing a few in the online arena, I am willing to work it out.

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Historic Teams Will Not Be Playable Online in NBA 2K12.

Another huge blow to the appeal of NBA 2K12 was confirmed today as Kotaku reports that historic teams will not be available for use in online play. There was disappointment last year when the teams were not allowed to be taken online even in unranked games but providing the opportunity this year was much more critical under the circumstances. Last year at least there was roster movement through free agency and in-season updates that added intrigue and variety at release and beyond.

Interest in 2K12 has taken a serious hit as of late due to the realization that the NBA lockout is going to extend well into the regular season. That means rosters will basically be the same as last year – while even lacking the infusion of rookies – and modes such as NBA Today become irrelevant. Nixing the use of the historic teams online really misses out on a potential avenue for something unique that could have overshadowed the other deficiencies and it may be a fatal blow for those who were already on the fence about purchasing 2K12.

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So people only buy new sports games for the updated rosters?

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Obviously it's a big part of it.