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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Stone Cold is Bout It, Bout It on June 22, 2006, 03:38:25 PM
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What a joke.....Kobe should of been on the cover. He had one of the best seasons in NBA History ( 81 pts against Raptors, 62 pts in 33 minutes / 3 quarters against the Mavs , ect ect). T.Wac miss almost half the season b/c he couldn't handle his family members dying and didn't he leave a game in a strecher? ;D
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Electronic Arts announced that Tracy McGrady has been selected the new face of NBA LIVE 07, scheduled for release this fall under the EA SPORTS brand, according to BUSINESS WIRE.
The Houston Rockets forward joins an exclusive list of NBA players to be selected to the cover of the best-selling EA SPORTS basketball franchise. McGrady will serve as spokesperson and will be the center-piece of NBA LIVE 07 advertising, marketing and packaging in North America and several other countries around the world.
McGrady joins an exclusive list of superstar athletes previously featured on the cover of the best-selling NBA LIVE franchise, including Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat (2006), Carmelo Anthony (2005), Vince Carter (2004), and Jason Kidd (2003).
(http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image/article/713/713808/tracy-mcgrady-to-front-nba-live-07-20060621022816926.jpg)
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Should have gone to someone else IMO.....Wade had 06', I think Vince had 05'.....Should have went to Kobe most likely but he prolly has a hard time getting endorcments now since the Colorado cocksucker fucked him over....Id still rather see Kobe, LeBron or someone like Bosh on the cover instead of injury prone TMac...
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It has nothing to do with how good you are, it's about marketing, promotional appearances, etc.
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wow t-mac played like 11 games this season.
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Stop all the Mcgrady hating dude had a rough time last year just let it go we all know how talented he is, neways you all know I would love to see JO on the cover but I also think Kobe, Bosh, or KG would have been fine, but I dont really care Live has always sucked I have played NBA 2K series since 03 and it gets better ever year, 10 times as good as live
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yea its wierd that Tmac would get the cover since he missed most of the season, wonder who will be on the cover of nba 2k7?
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i was predicting nash or nowitzki
oh well, t mac seems like someone that should NOT have had it though
here i'm bored , here's a covermentary:
(http://www.gpstore.co.nz/images/products/1471630.jpg)
(http://www.spun.com/amgcover/game/large/g1/98/g19878l4os9.jpg)
(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeGames/53/646753.jpg)
(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeGames/87/624987.jpg)
(http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeGames/74/613574.jpg)
(http://www.spun.com/amgcover/game/large/g0/78/g07827lahm1.jpg)
(http://www.spun.com/amgcover/game/large/g0/19/g01905vi3bv.jpg)
(http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/games/coverg/65/600665.jpg)
(http://www.smartkidssoftware.com/cdeat41.gif)
(http://img.shopper.howstuffworks.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/34/c1/c3/20234691.JPG)
(http://www.gamelender.com/images/ps1/1165.jpg)
(http://www.ambogiochi.it/images/md_NBALive95_usa_b.jpg)
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LMAO. I think I had '97 and '98 for Playstation...
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wow t-mac played like 11 games this season.
Did he only play 11 games?
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nba live 95 for snes,now thats straight classic,i could play that all day when i was younger
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shit i never knew antoine walker and tim hardaway made the cover...whos on the covers of 96 and 97
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shit i never knew antoine walker and tim hardaway made the cover...whos on the covers of 96 and 97
Shaq in 96 and Mitch Richmond in 97
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nba live 95 for snes,now thats straight classic,i could play that all day when i was younger
It's still the best one tho. ;D ;)
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wow t-mac played like 11 games this season.
Did he only play 11 games?
lol no im joking. he missed half of the season though
why the fuck hasn't kobe been on the cover of ANY nba lives?
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It has nothing to do with how good you are, it's about marketing, promotional appearances, etc.
Kobe, Lebron, and Wade have all had WAY better seasons then T-Mac and are a LOT more marketable.
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My only guess is that Kobe might still be under contract for the courtside series with nintendo,kinda like how Micheal Jordan signed a long ass deal with spacejam basketball to only be in that videogame ,which is why MJ was never on the cover or in any live game until 2000 i think (duncan was on the cover but MJ was in the game if i remember correctly)?
(http://i5.tinypic.com/15f3hvn.jpg)
(http://i5.tinypic.com/15f3ink.jpg)
(http://i3.tinypic.com/15f3j1t.jpg)
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
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It has nothing to do with how good you are, it's about marketing, promotional appearances, etc.
Kobe, Lebron, and Wade have all had WAY better seasons then T-Mac and are a LOT more marketable.
Yea, they are, but who said they wanted to do it?...Maybe they didn't wanna...They have to sign the contracts, do promotions, etc...EA Sports has to come to some sort of an agreement with the player, and this year they came into an agreement with T-Mac.
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My only guess is that Kobe might still be under contract for the courtside series with nintendo,kinda like how Micheal Jordan signed a long ass deal with spacejam basketball to only be in that videogame ,which is why MJ was never on the cover or in any live game until 2000 i think (duncan was on the cover but MJ was in the game if i remember correctly)?
Yeah, yer right.
Goooooo player 99, lol, was it 99?
lmao@ the covers, holy crap. I remember those, think I still have the covers for '98 up. It'll be cool if they the roster downloads so you can update each year instead of buying a new game.
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
He isn't marketable? WTF? LMAO...Kobe's jersey was in the top 5 in sales this year. People already realize that whole rape case was bullshit, it's only the media that has (and creates) problems with him. Kobe is an EXTREMELY marketable athlete at the moment, anything with his name on it WILL sell...PeACe
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any of u guys know why they lost the jordan deal again, hes was in street 1 and 2 and in nba live for a few years and then last year hes gone again...
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
He isn't marketable? WTF? LMAO...Kobe's jersey was in the top 5 in sales this year. People already realize that whole rape case was bullshit, it's only the media that has (and creates) problems with him. Kobe is an EXTREMELY marketable athlete at the moment, anything with his name on it WILL sell...PeACe
you my friend, are ignorant.
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
He isn't marketable? WTF? LMAO...Kobe's jersey was in the top 5 in sales this year. People already realize that whole rape case was bullshit, it's only the media that has (and creates) problems with him. Kobe is an EXTREMELY marketable athlete at the moment, anything with his name on it WILL sell...PeACe
you my friend, are ignorant.
I'm ignorant? LMFAO. Your dumb ass just said Kobe Bryant isn't marketable...LOL!
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
He isn't marketable? WTF? LMAO...Kobe's jersey was in the top 5 in sales this year. People already realize that whole rape case was bullshit, it's only the media that has (and creates) problems with him. Kobe is an EXTREMELY marketable athlete at the moment, anything with his name on it WILL sell...PeACe
you my friend, are ignorant.
I'm ignorant? LMFAO. Your dumb ass just said Kobe Bryant isn't marketable...LOL!
he's not bitch.
before the rape case we saw him on commercials about once a day. he had mcdonalds, sprite, shoe, video games, etc commercials
now he has...a nike commercial
companies aren't ready to take a chance on him
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Lebron, Kobe, Marion, Anyone from the Piston's Lineup, hell i wouldn't mind seeing Gilbert Arena's on the cover
Anyone beside T-Mac considering the season he just had. Well maybe he might get cover jinxed...sometimes its a good thing that your fav players dont make the cover
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
He isn't marketable? WTF? LMAO...Kobe's jersey was in the top 5 in sales this year. People already realize that whole rape case was bullshit, it's only the media that has (and creates) problems with him. Kobe is an EXTREMELY marketable athlete at the moment, anything with his name on it WILL sell...PeACe
you my friend, are ignorant.
I'm ignorant? LMFAO. Your dumb ass just said Kobe Bryant isn't marketable...LOL!
he's not bitch.
before the rape case we saw him on commercials about once a day. he had mcdonalds, sprite, shoe, video games, etc commercials
now he has...a nike commercial
companies aren't ready to take a chance on him
Sorry, but you're retarded if you think Kobe is not marketable, and especially if you think he's less marketable than T-Mac...LMAO. Adidas just released his old shoes because of how popular he got this year, especially after 62 in 3 quarters and 81 points...Kobe might be hated and he might not get as many endorsements (though they're coming) as he used to, but to say an athlete of his stature is not marketable is flat out dumb... :-X
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
He isn't marketable? WTF? LMAO...Kobe's jersey was in the top 5 in sales this year. People already realize that whole rape case was bullshit, it's only the media that has (and creates) problems with him. Kobe is an EXTREMELY marketable athlete at the moment, anything with his name on it WILL sell...PeACe
you my friend, are ignorant.
I'm ignorant? LMFAO. Your dumb ass just said Kobe Bryant isn't marketable...LOL!
he's not bitch.
before the rape case we saw him on commercials about once a day. he had mcdonalds, sprite, shoe, video games, etc commercials
now he has...a nike commercial
companies aren't ready to take a chance on him
Sorry, but you're retarded if you think Kobe is not marketable, and especially if you think he's less marketable than T-Mac...LMAO. Adidas just released his old shoes because of how popular he got this year, especially after 62 in 3 quarters and 81 points...Kobe might be hated and he might not get as many endorsements (though they're coming) as he used to, but to say an athlete of his stature is not marketable is flat out dumb... :-X
t-mac is more marketable now because he doesn't have a rape case on his file. get of kobe's dick man. im a fan too but you need to recognize the truth. the truth is as of now, companies don't want to take a chance on kobe because of the negative attention it would bring to them.
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^nah kobe isn't exactly marketable right now. keep in mind that whole rape case shiet just happened 2 years ago. its still risky to put him on the cover.
but i dont see how t-mac got it over lebron or nowitzki
He isn't marketable? WTF? LMAO...Kobe's jersey was in the top 5 in sales this year. People already realize that whole rape case was bullshit, it's only the media that has (and creates) problems with him. Kobe is an EXTREMELY marketable athlete at the moment, anything with his name on it WILL sell...PeACe
you my friend, are ignorant.
I'm ignorant? LMFAO. Your dumb ass just said Kobe Bryant isn't marketable...LOL!
he's not bitch.
before the rape case we saw him on commercials about once a day. he had mcdonalds, sprite, shoe, video games, etc commercials
now he has...a nike commercial
companies aren't ready to take a chance on him
Sorry, but you're retarded if you think Kobe is not marketable, and especially if you think he's less marketable than T-Mac...LMAO. Adidas just released his old shoes because of how popular he got this year, especially after 62 in 3 quarters and 81 points...Kobe might be hated and he might not get as many endorsements (though they're coming) as he used to, but to say an athlete of his stature is not marketable is flat out dumb... :-X
t-mac is more marketable now
LMAO!!! You're an idiot.That's all I needed to hear. Do you see more people wearing T-Mac jerseys or Kobe jerseys? Even in music videos and movies...Even in songs, who's mentioned more? LOL, what a moron...Further more, this isn't even debatable, because Kobe jerseys KILLED T-Mac jerseys in sales this year...Use your head, don't say dumb shit...PeACe
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who cares what's on the cover? the important thing is for the game to be good
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who cares what's on the cover? the important thing is for the game to be good
The game wont be good it hasnt in years you must get the 2k series 30 times better than Live