I was doing some digging on this thread because those edits were outdated. I just wanted to post the the updated one from
his old site Sportsgamer with the most recent speed edits. It took me forever to find them but I found them using way back machine from archive.org . I know there’s a few of us that still play the game. Lol
9 Player Ratings Thread
UPDATED VALUE OF GLOBAL EDITS ON 10/21/08
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Here's the deal this year we all know that the game has the new DNA feature. Some of us are most likely going to waite until the season starts to down load EA's updated rosters using the latest DNA information.
That's why I'm not going to release a file because it's very simple and easy to do when your ready to start your season and lock into the DNA update that you wish to start your dynasty off with for the season.
You can refer back to this thread and make the edits to the players once you've downloaded the latest DNA update your content to start your Dynasty off with in the game.
I can't go through each and every player but I'll post the changes I made to individual players who I felt needed a tendency rating adjusted. I'm not about to touch the shooting ratings of any player. I don't agree with many of them especially outside shooting ratings. But I think Sliders can tone it down.
The edits were designed to try and help these area's of game play:
1). Off Ball Awarness......Make players read the defense and react smarter
2). Balance out player in Player Speed ratings to matchup with Default Game Speed Slider making thinsg look more natuarl and fluid as they get up and down the floor or perform moves.
3). Improve the CPU's AI logic in rotating on helpside defense and taking away passing lanes.
4). Seperate the Go To Guys even more from their ordinary teammates
5). Force teams like Golden St and Denver to play more uptempo and push the ball.
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The Following Ratings will all be Global Edits to every team and player
ATHELETIC SKILL EDITS-Put back at Default until I decide which direction I want to go on Game Speed Slider
SPEED-
AGILITY-
QUICKNESS-
ACCELERATION-
LATERAL QUICKNESS-
DRIBBLE SPEED-
Vertical is OPTIONAL now it not only makes dunks and layups look more realistic in motion but it also slows down that lazer type take off you've seen out of each player at the default game play.
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INSIDE SCORING SKILL EDITS
AGGRESIVENESS-(+10)
PENETRATION-(+10)
OFF SINK OR SWIM-(+10)
POST SAVY-(+10)
OFF POST FOOTWORK-(+10)
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OUTSIDE WILL BE LISTED UNDER INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
It mainly consist of making ceratin players more assertative when they have the ball. This means increasing their Shooting Mentality if I think that player doesn't take enough shots and also increasing a players Triple Threat rating which is a thing of beauty when you see guys like Kobe and LBJ jab stepping while they are thinking of how to attack you on the perimeter.
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DEFENSIVE SKILL EDITS
DEF SINK OR SWIM-(+10)
DOUBLE TEAM EFFECT-(+20)
TENACITY-(+10)
PASS LANE-(+10)
HELPSIDE-(+10)
DEF POST FOOTWORK-(+20)
DEF POST STRENGTH-(+10)
Exaplanation: Tenacity will get more guy's taking a swipe at the ball on the perimeter and not standing there looking like zombies, in other words they'll try to disrupt you a little more.
Pass Lane brings out some very good animations in the game when the player is overplaying and misses the ball going for the steal or when he does get his hand on the ball for a deflection.
Helpside Defense is always one of the ratings I like to increase because it acts like a densive awareness rating. I like to see guys rotate and close down lanes much better. It also forces me to swing the ball and look for better shots.
Defensive Post Footwork is a rating that I found lacking for defensive big's like Camby, Duncan, Garnett and several others who would just fall for simple moves in the post. This helps them to adjust better without turning them all into Bill Russell.
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TEAM WORK SKILL EDITS
HUSTLE-(+25)
GO TO GUY-(+5 FOR 1 PLAYER PER TEAM)
VISION-(+10)
PASSING-(+10)
DIFFICULT PASS-(+10)
OFF BALL AWARENESS-(+10)
FAST BREAK WILL ONLY APPLY TO THE TEAMS I POST LATER GIVING UPTEMPO TEAMS A +10 INCREASE OVER ALL OTHERS
Explanation:
Go To Guy gets a slight increase to seperate from the rest of his teammates and it also helps the CPU to determine who is there main guy much better. Also, slight modifications to the playbook will also make the Go To Guy stand out even more. I will be posting those changes aswell
Vision thi sis one the most underated ratings in Live. I can't stress how satisfying it is to see the CPU move the ball and burn you a few times with nice back door pass to a guy that got open. This also helps them in the open floor.
Passing still way too many players were retarded in this rating. It also helps them to put some zip on the ball. By the way Jason Kidd was rated a high 80 in this area so that you should tell you something about the terrible low ratings which also hinders the fast break too many passes are behind the players and don't lead them enough.
Difficult Passing also ties into passing but it is being increased more so to help the CPU than me in transistion.
Off Ball Awareness is the "GODFATHER" rating in this game......it lets you see better execution in the halfcourt sets and it's tied into the Fast Break ratings.
It increases the players ability to think in transistion when they don't have the ball. I had to stop myself from going higher than 10 on this rating.
Jack this baby up and it'll make you go WOW, I've never seen that before in Live 09
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INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS WILL BE UPDATED AS I GO THROUGH EACH TEAM ON DAILEY BASIS
ATLANTA INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
JOSH SMITH
91-Aggresiveness
98-Dunk
81-Dunk vs Layup Freq
JOE JOHNSON
85-Shooting Mentality
85-Go To Guy
82-Using Screens
81-Triple Threat
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BOSTON INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
KEVIN GARNETT
86-Offensive Sink or Swim
91-Offensive Post Footwork
74-Triple Threat
81-Go To Guy
RAY ALLEN
93-Using Screens
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CHARLOTTE INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
GERALD WALLACE
87-Aggresiveness
77-Dunk vs Layup Freq
JASON RICHARDSON
84-Triple Threat
87-Shooters Mentality
87-Go To Guy
84-Use Screens
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CHICAGO INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
DEREK ROSE
75-Shooter's Mentality
84-Triple Threat
72-Go To Guy
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CLEVELAND INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
LEBRON JAMES
96-Layup vs Dunk Frequency
58-Offensive Sink or Swim
60-Offensive Post Footwork
93-Shooter's Mentality
90-Triple Threat
93-Go To Guy
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DALLAS INDIVUDUAL PLAYER EDITS
DIRK NOWITZKI
50-Dunk vs Layup Frequency
92-Shooters Mentality
72-Triple Threat
91-Go To Guy
78-Use Screens
BRANDON BASS
74-Dunk
74-Dunk vs Layup Frequency
71-Shooter's Mentality
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DENVER INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
CARMELO ANTHONY
88-Shooter's Mentality
94-Triple Threat
ALLEN IVERSON
92-Shooter's Mentality
99-Triple Threat
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DETROIT INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
RIP HAMILTON
82-Go To Guy
93-Use Screens
RASHEED WALLACE
82-Shooter's Mentality
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GOLDEN ST-INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
COREY MAGGETTE
87-Shooter's Mentality
82-Go To Guy
STEPHEN JACKSON
82-Shooter's Mentality
77-Go To Guy
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HOUSTON-INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
T-MAC
88-Triple Threat
91-Use Screens
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INDIANA-INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EDITS
DANNY GRANGER
83-Shooter's Mentality
78-Go To Guy
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MEMPHIS
RUDY GAY
86-Shooter's Mentality
76-Go To Guy
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MIAMI
DWAYNE WADE
93-Shooter's Mentality
95-Triple Threat
95-Go To Guy
MICHAEL BEASLEY
80-Shooter's Mentality
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MILWAUKEE
MICHAEL REDD
90-Shooter's Mentality
88-Triple Threat
90-Go To Guy
RICHARD JEFFERSON
72-Shooter's Mentality
MINNESOTA
AL JEFFERSON
84-Inside Shooting Likelihood
76-Shooter's Mentality
78-Go To Guy
RANDY FOYLE
88-Triple Threat
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NEW JERSEY
VINCE CARTER
90-Shooter's Mentality
86-Triple Threat
87-Go To Guy
DEVIN HARRIS
90-Aggressiveness
88-Triple Threat
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NEW ORLEANS
DAVID WEST
74-Shooter's Mentality
77-Go To Guy
CHRIS PAUL
91-Triple Threat
99-Penetration
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NEW YORK
ZACH RANDOLPH
81-Shooter's Mentality
85-Go To Guy
JAMAL CRAWFORD
79-Shooter's Mentality
88-Use Screens
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ORLANDO
DWIGHT HOWARD
86-Inside Shooting Likelihood
92-Dunk
74-Shooter's Mentality
90-Go To Guy
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PHILADELPHIA
ELTON BRAND
82-Shooter's Mentality
ANDRE IGUODALA
77-Shooter's Mentality
83-Triple Threat
81-Go To Guy
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NEW LOCK DOWN DEFENDER SECTION
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TEAM PLAYBOOK AND PREVIEW SECTION
ATLANTA-4 PLAYS ADDED
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Atlanta Hawks
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Atlanta Hawks - NBA
POST..................(TRAIL OUT GUARD 1/JOE JOHNSON/NEW PLAY)
POST.................(1-4 HIGH GUARD 1/ JOSH SMITH/NEW PLAY)
PERIMETER.........(SIDE TRI BIG 1/MARVIN WILLIAMS/NEW PLAY)
POST.................(HORNS SET GUARD 1/JOE JOHNSON/NEW PLAY)
The Play for Joe Johnson also gets him in post up position taking advantage of his post up tendency which is at 17%
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BOSTON-2 PLAYS ADDED
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Boston Celtics
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Boston Celtics - NBA
POST.............(4 OUT GUARD 1/PAUL PIERCE/DEFAULT PLAY)
PERIMETER.....(4 OUT BIG 1/KEVIN GARNETT/DEFAULT PLAY)
POST.............(BOX POP GUARD 1/RAY ALLEN/NEW PLAY)
POST.............(QUICK GUARD 1/RAJON RONDO/NEW PLAY)
Box Pop 1 gets Allen on the move more and coming off picks and screens.
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CHARLOTTE-1 NEW PLAY ADDED
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Charlotte Bobcats
POST...............(25 LOW GUARD 1/JASON RICHARDSON/DEFAULT PLAY)
POST...............(OPEN GUARD 1/GERALD WALLACE/NEW PLAY)
PERIMETER.......(25 LOW BIG 1/EMEKA OKAFOR/DEFAULT PLAY)
POST................(25 LOW GUARD 1/RAYMOND FELTON/DEFAULT PLAY)
Add the following play for Gerald Wallace. This takes advantage of his ISO tendency which is at 24%
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CHICAGO-NO PLAYBOOK CHANGES
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Chicago Bulls
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Atlanta Hawks - NBA
POST......................(1-4 HIGH GUARD 1/BEN GORDON/DEFAULT PLAY)
POST.......................(1-4 HIGH GUARD 1/LUOL DENG/DEFAULT PLAY)
PERIMETER...............(1-4 HIGH BIG 1/DREW GOODEN/DEFAULT PLAY)
POST.......................(1-4 HIGH GUARD 1/LARRY HUGHES/DEFAULT PLAY)
Rose may start will come back to playbook later
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CLEVELAND-3 NEW PLAYS ADDED
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Cleveland Cavaliers - NBA
POST.................(1-4 HIGH GUARD 1/LBJ/DEFAULT)
POST.................(1-4 HIGH BIG 1/ILGAUSKUS/DEFAULT)
POST.................(NEW 0 GUARD 1/MO WILLIAMS/NEW PLAY)
POST.................(BOX SET GUARD 1/LBJ/NEW PLAY)
Playbook was geared to put the ball in James hands more often which default playbook failed to accomplish
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DALLAS-2 NEW PLAYS ADDED
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Dallas Mavericks
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Dallas Mavericks - NBA
PERIMETER.........(FLEX BASE BIG 1/Dirk Nowitzki)
POST..................(QUICK GUARD 1/Jason Terry)
POST..................(TRIANGLE ISO/Josh Howard)
POST..................(FLEX BASE GUARD 1/Jason Kidd)
Triangle Iso best fits Howard skills as he thrives more often in ISO situations plus his tendency is at 21%. Quick Guard gets JET in more Pick & Pop/Pick & Roll situations with Dirk it also takes advantage of his spot up shooting tendency.
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DENVER-1 NEW PLAY ADDED
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Denver Nuggets
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Denver Nuggets - NBA
POST................(BOX POP GUARD 1/ALLEN IVERSON/DEFAULT PLAY)
POST................(BOX POP GUARD 1/CARMELLO ANTHONY/DEFAULT PLAY)
POST................(BOX POP BIG 1/NENE/DEFAULT PLAY)
PERIMETER.......(SIDE TRI BIG 1/KENYON MARTIN/NEW PLAY)
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DETROIT-1 NEW PLAY ADDED
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Detroit Pistons - NBA
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Detroit Pistons
POST.........................(HORNS SET GUARD 1/RIP/DEFAULT)
POST.........................(HORNS SET GUARD 1/PRINCE/DEFAULT)
PERIMETER................(FLEX BASE BASE BIG 1/SHEED/NEW PLAY)
POST.........................(4 ACCROSS GUARD 1/BILLUPS/NEW PLAY)
Add the folloWing play for Rasheed Wallace it gets him out on the perimeter from the baseline corner and the high elbow taking advantage of his 33% spot up tendency shooting
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GOLDEN ST
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Golden State Warriors
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Golden State Warriors - NBA
HOUSTON
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Houston Rockets
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Houston Rockets - NBA
INDIANA
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Indiana Pacers
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Indiana Pacers - NBA
L A CLIPPERS
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Los Angeles Clippers
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: L.A. Clippers - NBA
L A LAKERS
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Los Angeles Lakers
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: L.A. Lakers - NBA
MEMPHIS
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Los Angeles Lakers
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Memphis Grizzlies - NBA
MIAMI
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Miami Heat
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Miami Heat - NBA
MILWUAKEE
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Milwaukee Bucks
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Milwaukee Bucks - NBA
MINNESOTA
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Minnesota Timberwolves - NBA
NEW JERSEY
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: New Jersey Nets
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: New Jersey Nets - NBA
NEW ORLEANS
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: New Orleans Hornets
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: New Orleans Hornets - NBA
NEW YORK
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: New York Knicks
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: New York Knicks - NBA
OKLAHOMA CITY
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Oklahoma City Thunder - NBA
ORLANDO
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Orlando Magic
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Orlando Magic - NBA
PHILADELPHIA
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Philadelphia 76ers
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Philadelphia Sixers - NBA
PHOENIX
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Phoenix Suns
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Phoenix Suns - NBA
PORTLAND
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Portland Trail Blazers
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Portland Trail Blazers - NBA
SACRAMENTO
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Sacramento Kings
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Sacramento Kings - NBA
SAN ANTONIO
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: San Antonio Spurs
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailyd...onioPreview080 TORONTO
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Toronto Raptors
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Toronto Raptors - NBA
UTAH
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Utah Jazz
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Utah Jazz - NBA
WASHINGTON
NBA.com - 2008-09 Season Preview: Washington Wizards
ESPN - Daily Dime 2008-09 Preview Edition: Washington Wizards - NBA