by nickjgar on Sun May 15, 2005 8:30 am
I"ve been playing this game since it was Lakers vs Celtics. I may be alone here, but ever since they added the dunk button, the game has been less enjoyable and more frustrating for me. I have a difficult time explaining this but once you push the dunk button they either dunk/lay it in, get pushed and throw up a stupid shot, get pushed and blocked or fouled. Its almost like it becomes too repititious or something. I especially hate when they shoot it behind the backboard. If you shoot a regular shot under the hoop, they kind of shoot it funny and its not likely to go in. I with they would add different variety of shots around the rim( a quick banker, little hook etc something different). Also, I hate shooting with the big guys. The shot looks rediculous. And why do the players who aren't the greatest shooters shoot it over the backboard. I mean, its ridiculous. Who came up with that. (Guys like Kenny Anderson do it ).And when you pass it to them they have to jump and catch it. It takes forever. It slows everything down.The game looks better and better every year, but I'm not so sure about the gameplay, and that's what is most important ot me. Some of these things that are problems now were never an issue years ago. I won't even get in to the fast breaks. Ayway, thats enough of my rambling.