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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2011 20:10:02 GMT -4
When do the new seasons come out? Just wondering, because I was thinking about ordering the full game (still only have the 95/96 season and the 09/10 Lakers) when the new season came out if I had the money.
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Post by tyguy on Apr 26, 2011 20:13:44 GMT -4
It probably runs like baseball, so the 2010-11 season would come out just before the 2011-12 season starts.
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Post by wildfire on Apr 27, 2011 0:36:55 GMT -4
I couldn't find anything on the site, but it is totally amazing that the box, board, etc is EXACTLY the same as the 1980 version I used to play as a kid.
I'd guess the beginning of next season too, though.
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Post by maddog1981 on Apr 27, 2011 18:35:12 GMT -4
Right before the new season. Most of the games come with a coupon if you buy an older set. So you could, in theory, buy the 2007-2008 season around the time the 2010-2011 season comes out and then mail in the coupon and score that season for like $8 or $10.
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Post by jasonjaconetti on Apr 28, 2011 10:02:03 GMT -4
Right before the new season. Most of the games come with a coupon if you buy an older set. So you could, in theory, buy the 2007-2008 season around the time the 2010-2011 season comes out and then mail in the coupon and score that season for like $8 or $10. They have been trying to cut down the amount of flyers they send out, so I'm not sure if this will be continued. They definately included them with versions sold in stores, but not sure on when you order directly from them any longer.
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Post by maddog1981 on Apr 28, 2011 10:32:37 GMT -4
I'll know when hockey arrives.
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Post by jasonjaconetti on Apr 28, 2011 11:22:13 GMT -4
I'll know when hockey arrives. Exactly. Hockey is a lot like the basketball. My dad and I played a couple of times, but he just was not as into it, even though hockey is is absolute favorite sport to watch and play (he was a goalie for Iona back in the 70's)
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Post by tyguy on Apr 28, 2011 12:02:57 GMT -4
I have the cards for the 1993 season I think it is. Never really played as it seemed like too much work. Maybe now I'd understand it better.
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Post by maddog1981 on Apr 28, 2011 18:04:39 GMT -4
No coupon from them. Oh well. I forgot to order stat sheets for both games. Crap...
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Post by tyguy on May 11, 2011 21:29:48 GMT -4
Saw this on the website. Looks great, except that Derrick Rose is in the set. That's just wrong.
Top 120 Pro Basketball Players, All in One Set By Glenn Guzzo Pro basketball’s greatest players, from the 1950s through today, will be featured in a new 120-man computer roster available for pre-order from Strat-O-Matic this summer. The set will be called The Top 120, and will feature basketball legends from George Mikan and Bob Cousy to Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose. The players were chosen by a panel of experts at Sports Illustrated based on each star’s best season. The set is expected to be available to gamers when Strat-O-Matic’s other new pro basketball products are released.
Here’s your chance to find out how LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Julius Erving compare. Here’s your chance to match Oscar Robertson at his triple-double best against the peak of Magic Johnson’s spectacular career. Can Wilt Chamberlain (the one from 1961-62 who averaged 50 points and 25 rebounds) dominate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard? Which point guard can shine brighter – Chris Paul or John Stockton? Was Jerry West really a better scoring guard than George Gervin or Dwyane Wade?
Soon you can give these and endless other possibilities a test drive to the hoop. Strat-O-Matic Director of Development Bob Winberry informs gamers that this set “is its own universe” – designed for these players to compete only against each other, not other Strat-O basketball sets. This is due in significant part to re-creating players from so many eras of pro basketball, which has evolved through different styles of play and different demographics, too. “Their statistics have been normalized against all-time totals and further normalized to account for the average NBA height and the integration of basketball over time,” Winberry explained.
Remember, too, that while the teams you assemble might include a full lineup of 30-point scorers, there is still only one ball. Expect more realistic scores, not teams that average 160 points.
Similarly, Sports Illustrated has grouped the 120 players into 10 teams and distributed playing time for each position to account for a 12-man roster. So a team with Hakeem Olajuwon and Bob Lanier, for instance, is not going to have two 36-minute centers. Superstars in their day, some of these guys are going to be role players and even garbage-minute men on these teams. Their fatigue levels and the stats displayed with their ratings will reflect this adjusted playing time, Winberry said. The players include five NBA stars whose best seasons were drawn from the defunct American Basketball Association: Erving’s 1975-76 season with the New York Nets, Spencer Haywood’s 1969-70 season with Denver, Connie Hawkins’ 1967-68 season with Pittsburgh, and two Kentucky Colonels from 1971-72 – Artis Gilmore and Dan Issel. Three will be rated on their 2010-11 stats – Griffin, Rose and Kevin Love. The 120-player set will include nearly 30 other active players, based on earlier seasons. The set’s grandpa will be Mikan, from the 1952-53 Minnesota Lakers. Others from the ‘50s are Cousy and Bill Sharman from the Boston Celtics and Dolph Schayes of the Syracuse Nationals. All of the superstars from the 1960s Golden Era are included – Chamberlain, Bill Russell, West, Robertson, Bob Pettit, Elgin Baylor, Rick Barry, Willis Reed and more. In addition to stars identified above, the 1970s will be well represented by Walt Frazier, John Havlicek, Elvin Hayes, Dave Cowens, Bill Walton, Bob McAdoo and David Thompson, among others. The 1980s contribute such greats as Larry Bird, Moses Malone, Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, Kevin McHale and Sidney Moncrief. The 1990s have Dream Teamers and more to offer – David Robinson, Clyde Drexler, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley, for instance. And the 21st Century will give us the likes of Jason Kidd, Deron Williams, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Steve Nash and Tim Duncan. You could even build a team around an entire starting lineup from the New York Knicks’ champs of the early 1970s – Walt Frazier (‘69-70 Knicks), Earl Monroe (‘67-68 Bullets), Willis Reed (’68-69 Knicks), Dave DeBusschere (’67-68 Pistons) and Jerry Lucas (71-72 Knicks). Sorry, no Bill Bradley or Dick Barnett here.
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Post by jasonjaconetti on May 12, 2011 8:52:24 GMT -4
That looks like a pretty awesome set
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Post by tyguy on May 12, 2011 11:53:50 GMT -4
Only for the computer though. I don't play basketball but I'd at least think about buying this if it was in cards too.
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Post by jasonjaconetti on May 12, 2011 13:00:12 GMT -4
Yeah, for cards it would be worth getting. I have b-ball (have not played in years), but this would be awesome to use
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Post by jasonjaconetti on May 12, 2011 13:01:52 GMT -4
I have an OLD HOF baseball set that has the players "best year" on one side and their "career" on the other. No idea when the set came out, but loved the idea. That is what this sounds like, having the guys in their best years playing together.
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Post by lwffantrav on May 12, 2011 14:13:09 GMT -4
I have an OLD HOF baseball set that has the players "best year" on one side and their "career" on the other. No idea when the set came out, but loved the idea. That is what this sounds like, having the guys in their best years playing together. That really is a great idea
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