To do this I created 16 players, all of them exactly the same in height, weight, and ratings. The only difference was their dunk package. I then took each player onto the practice court and did nothing but dunk from any angle i could think of, taking notes of what kind of dunks they took and how far they could dunk from.
Some things I noticed that departed from common assumption were; 1) any player with the package #12 or #16 can dunk from just inside the free throw line, no matter what his height, dunk or jump rating. 2) Bigger numbers do not mean bigger, better, or more dunks.
Now then, without further adu, here are your NBA Live dunk packages.
#1) Layups, nothing but layups.
#2) More layups.
If your player has jumping/dunk ratings of 79 or lower, these will be less fancy with less switching between hands.
Ratings of 80 or above seems to reverse packages #1 and #2.
#3) All the same layups as the first two, only you can't take off from any farther than 5 feet.
#4) All of the above layups, with some dunking.
With ratings of 79 or lower you can dunk only while facing the basket, without moving, from about two feet. This is a simple two-hand flush, and looks better suited for big men rather than guards that can barely reach the rim.
With ratings 80 or above you gain a two-hand flush while running.
Overall this seems to be the token-big-dumb-white-guy package.
#5) The Sir Charles signature collection. Two-hand power dunks, with a maximum range of about 5 or 6 feet. All of which look like Charles Barkley's Phoenix Suns era dunks.
This package also has a variety of layups under the basket not included in previous packages.
Under certain conditions, the player will execute a perfect skyhook. If any budding programmers out there can figure out how to replace the current baby-jump hook with this animation, thanks in advance.
#6) A hodge-podge of one and two-hand dunks, powerful and graceful. A shorter range than before, 4-5 feet. Also players will do wrap around dunks rather than layups when under the basket.
#7) Two-handed dunks inside of 4-5 feet, layups out to around 10 feet.
#7.5) Can't sleep, clowns will eat me.
#8) Some one and two-handed dunks, but mostly spining and reverse dunks. Range of about 5-6 feet, nothing out side of this.
#9) Same dunks as #8, but this adds layups out to 10 feet.
#10) The nastiest, rimhanging, two-hand power dunks in the game. If you want to liven up Shaq, are making a young chunky Larry Johnson, or an even younger thin Shawn Kemp, this is the package.
Outside of 6 feet the player will do a hard one-hand tamahawk, between 8 and 12 feet are layups.
#11) The 'Nique Wilkins signature pack. Rotating two-handers and windmills inside, tamahawks further out, and layups at extreme range.
#12) The Glide Drexler Signature. Mixture of smooth one and two-hand dunks, including the free throw dunk.
#13) Patrick Ewing Signature. Mostly reverse dunks inside, with layups between 6 and 10 feet. There is no free throw dunk in this package.
#14) same dunks as #13.
Not only can you not do the free throw dunk, there is nothing outside of 6 feet. I mean, no layups, nothing. So much for the higher number, better or more dunks theory.
#15) The Dream Olajawon Signature. One and two-hand big man dunks, maximum range of 7-8 feet.
#16) The Doctor J/Air Jordan Signature. All dunks are based on those that one or the other performed. Freethrow, scoop dunks, around the world, spins, statue of liberty, Nike logo, it's all here.
If the between the legs dunk exsists, it's in this package.
Comming soon to this forum: "Know Your Scoring Area"
And "You Want Realistic Stats From Your Ratings, Then Use Real Stats To Make Your Ratings. A Long Boring Journey In Mathamatics In Four Parts" AKA "The Stat=Ratings Posts".
great job!!
