NBA LIVE Yearly Coverboy Prediction -NBA LIVE 09-

by **momitch** on Fri May 16, 2008 5:23 pm

I'm not a fan of Chris Paul but I vote for him

by **rdelizo35** on Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:00 pm

I hope LeBron...

by **thegrowth** on Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:06 am

Paul Pierce

by **xKrNMBoYx** on Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:12 pm

Paul Pierce!!!

by **Cornerthree** on Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:48 pm

http://www.easports.com/nbalive09/cover.jsp

Looking at the silhouette I think it might just be Kobe...

by **witness 23** on Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:50 pm

Pursuer wrote:http://www.easports.com/nbalive09/cover.jsp

Looking at the silhouette I think it might just be Kobe...

yup i think so to. i also think it's great but hoping that lebron will be on the cover in the near future

by **Kbryant8** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:33 am

Kobe.

by **Fcuk Orlando** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:51 am

Yeah its going to be Kobe, the game cover has his shape and figure and the NBA Live 09 trailer showed Kobe alot

by **Arthas86** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:52 am

Garnett

by **buzzy** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:54 am

Arthas86 wrote:Garnett

He'll be on NBA 2k9.

by **617KiD** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:58 am

Brandon Roy is my guess

by **kassian** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:42 am

Why is there still people saying Garnett.

Garnett is on the 2K9 Cover. *facepalm*

by **Tyler** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:46 am

It looks kinda like Kobe, but it could be anyone with that shape.

by **ADitiOn** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:49 am

Dwight Howard!

by **Arthas86** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:15 am

buzzy wrote:
Arthas86 wrote:Garnett

He'll be on NBA 2k9.

Then Pierce :wink:

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:55 am

ADitiOn wrote:Dwight Howard!

Not likely, he doesn't match the silhouette posted on the official site. Also, welcome to the Forum.

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:58 am

If the shape and background is any indication, I say Ray Allen.

by **ADitiOn** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:02 am

Andrew wrote:
ADitiOn wrote:Dwight Howard!

Not likely, he doesn't match the silhouette posted on the official site. Also, welcome to the Forum.

Its not logical to put another Celtic on a basketball cover this year...cause it would cause some confusion among casual b-ball gamers...Ray Allen didnt deserve it to be on the cover, if you ask me...I'd rather wanna see the finals MVP - Paul Pierce...

The reason i said its gonna be Dwight is this...

Last year he was doing the mo-cap for NBA 2k8...and when asked which b-ball game will be better, he said: buy both games...both games will be great...! (Maggette, Livingston and Iguodala said: NBA 2k is better...just Dwight couldnt make a clear decision)...i had the feeling that he was "saving" him self for the EA cover in the future...I mean he had a great season too + he played good in the play-offs...also, he fits good in the EA Sports type of player for the cover...young and fresh (remember D-Wade & Carmelo)...IDK...i still think its gonna be Dwight... :wink:

the silhouette looks like MJ...LOL...

Thanks for the nice reception...nice to be here... :wink:

by **[Q]** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:21 am

the silhouette is way too small to be dwight.

by **Cornerthree** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:51 am

ADitiOn wrote:
Andrew wrote:
ADitiOn wrote:Dwight Howard!

Not likely, he doesn't match the silhouette posted on the official site. Also, welcome to the Forum.

Its not logical to put another Celtic on a basketball cover this year...cause it would cause some confusion among casual b-ball gamers...Ray Allen didnt deserve it to be on the cover, if you ask me...I'd rather wanna see the finals MVP - Paul Pierce...

The reason i said its gonna be Dwight is this...

Last year he was doing the mo-cap for NBA 2k8...and when asked which b-ball game will be better, he said: buy both games...both games will be great...! (Maggette, Livingston and Iguodala said: NBA 2k is better...just Dwight couldnt make a clear decision)...i had the feeling that he was "saving" him self for the EA cover in the future...I mean he had a great season too + he played good in the play-offs...also, he fits good in the EA Sports type of player for the cover...young and fresh (remember D-Wade & Carmelo)...IDK...i still think its gonna be Dwight...

the silhouette looks like MJ...LOL...

Thanks for the nice reception...nice to be here...

I don't see this being Paul Pierce, EA make the cover decision a lot earlier before the regular season ends, I remember Gilbet saying he was called in February for that thing. Could be Dwight, but if you consider the silhouette which is NOT on the cover(in that same page), it can't be him, cause he hasn't dribble the ball like that at any moment in his career, I never saw him with the ball near the three-point line...

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:18 am

ADitiOn wrote:Its not logical to put another Celtic on a basketball cover this year...cause it would cause some confusion among casual b-ball gamers...Ray Allen didnt deserve it to be on the cover, if you ask me...I'd rather wanna see the finals MVP - Paul Pierce...

I don't think it would be all that confusing. It didn't seem to cause much confusion when both companies went with Miami Heat players for 06/2K6. As far as Dwight Howard is concerned, I see where you're coming from but the bottom line is he doesn't match the silhouette, which is significant because every time EA has teased the cover player like this the silhouette has been an exact match of the cover design.

And even if they were using someone else's silhouette to throw us off, Dwight Howard appeared on the cover of the latest NBA Ballers game, which generally means he's not able to appear on anyone else's cover just yet.

Pursuer wrote:I don't see this being Paul Pierce, EA make the cover decision a lot earlier before the regular season ends, I remember Gilbet saying he was called in February for that thing.

The Celtics were the top team from pretty much the beginning of the season and were surrounded by a lot of hype since August last year, so I wouldn't rule out Pierce or Allen on the basis that the decision was made long before the NBA Finals.

by **Cornerthree** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:36 am

Pursuer wrote:I don't see this being Paul Pierce, EA make the cover decision a lot earlier before the regular season ends, I remember Gilbet saying he was called in February for that thing.

The Celtics were the top team from pretty much the beginning of the season and were surrounded by a lot of hype since August last year, so I wouldn't rule out Pierce or Allen on the basis that the decision was made long before the NBA Finals.[/quote]

Then I don't get why McGrady was on the cover of '07?

Sometimes it simply looks like they're picking random superstars, or trying to predict who's going to shine that season(like D-Wade shining in '06).

by **BP8** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:42 am

well i read somwhere that it is Allen thought the source probably wasn't reliable, it might be him or maybe Billups, maybe CP3 thought i would wish the most it would be Kobe but i don't think it will be him..

YouTube · by **ThaLiveKing** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:13 am

Hmm. . .MAybe it is Kobe

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:29 pm

Pursuer wrote:Then I don't get why McGrady was on the cover of '07?

They don't always pick the player who was on the top team during the previous season, that's not what I was suggesting. I'm just saying you can't count out someone like Pierce or Allen just because the cover player is picked before the end of the season. They're perennial All-Stars who were on the top team in the league through the course of last season (a team surrounded by a lot of hype) and they're well-known to NBA fans, which are qualities that are characteristic of past cover players.

The cover players really aren't that random. Since Shaq appeared solo on the NBA Live 96 cover they've all been stars or stars on the rise, well-known to basketball fans and marketable thanks to their popularity, fame and status in the league. I'm sure other factors such as players returning from injury or coming off a championship/MVP season are other marketing angles that are considered when picking the cover player.

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