NBA 2K11 1982-1983 NBA SEASON (360 ONLY)

[mkharsh33]

ROSTER IS COMPLETE!!!

GO TO PAGE 2 - #9 to get the ZIP FOLDER with the .ROS file inside -- ALL DETAILS IN THAT COMMENT!

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

I am currently working on creating and developing the 1982-1983 NBA Season. This roster set is for NBA 2K11 - and for the 360 only.

There were 23 teams in the NBA that season (only 12 made the playoffs). The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Lakers for the NBA Title. Moses Malone was league MVP.

You can go here for the complete season details:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../NBA_1983.html

I am using PortlandBlazer's 1984-1985 season as my original template. All credit goes to him for some of the greatest classic rosters ever created. I've learned most of what I know from him, and others here at OS who love these type of Hardwood Classic files.

STATUS REPORT:

- I have created a Word document in which I have went over every team from that season, updating all the POST-TRADE DEADLINE rosters. Fortunately, the league didn't have tons of transactions like today's NBA so it's a bit easier to do this.

- Of the 23 teams, I have ALL 23 TEAMS fully named (meaning: all their players created - no ratings edits YET, but players are created - I had to create over 70 to get the full rosters accurate. LOT of work!).

- Now that all the players are created and put on the appropriate teams, I will start the process of updating everything for each team - jersey numbers, ages, years pro, attributes, and depth charts/minutes. It's a tedious process, that takes a pretty good deal of time. So creating the players is only half the battle...

- Once finished, you'll need to use FOUR CREATED TEAMS for this file: Cavaliers, Pacers, Nets & Supersonics (and I think you'll be very pleased with the color schemes that I used for them). I will also note which classic rosters to use.

I'll post more details here as I make more progress, and again, my timetable to get this done is (NOW) mid-summer. I can peck away at this a bit each day. It's a lot of work, but it's a fun hobby. The drawback is that finding good information on players from that era is tough. So I'm using the books and magazines I have (I have NBA registers for numerous years that I purchased sometime back on Ebay). I'm scouring pictures on the internet so I can get the player models as solid as possible, and seeing what kind of accessories guys used (mostly high socks, some elbow or knee pads, and wrist bands).

Thanks for the interest in these classic rosters - keeping 2K 11 alive is well worth the effort! Mike

[TheJokerRulez]

OOOOOOHHHHH YYYYEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!! Nice season, nice game and nice roster creator together? It's a masterpiece!!!!

[mkharsh33]

Occasionally check post 1. I'll be updating the players that need to be created in there.

I'll write up something new in later posts when more progress has been made beyond just creating the needed players. Must admit, this is tedious, but very FUN! I'm learning about guys from that era that I knew little about. During the 1982-83 season I was 11 years old. So I was into basketball, but a number of these guys I forgot.

I had a LOT of fun working on the Milwaukee Bucks last night. Dave Cowens came out of retirement to play for them. Bob Lanier was still around. Brian Winters looked like a caveman. I remember watching Phil Ford play for N Carolina. So looking at these players and seeing some of their career stories makes this worth it for me.

[mkharsh33]

Significant progress being made. 22 (of 23) teams have all player CAPs made - no ratings edits yet, but the CAPs are getting done. I have ONLY 1 team left to do (Rockets), with 6 players needing created. I should have that part done within the week. If so, this roster set might be ready to go by mid-May - MUCH sooner than I had previously thought. Must admit, I'm already itching to play with this roster...gonna be the best one I've done as I've learned so much about editing over the years. I'll keep you posted!

[mkharsh33]

NOTE post 1 - ALL CAPS are created. Now starting the next phase of this roster - editing, attributes, ratings, depth charts / minutes, etc. SOLID PROGRESS!!

[mkharsh33]

FYI - I still have not touched this roster since the last update. I was working on MLB 2k13 roster edits, but finding that game to be really irritating right now as all that work I've done might be for waste as the game keeps freezing on me. So I'll let you guys know when I kick this back up again. Just burnt out on some of this stuff. Thanks for the patience and understanding... But I PROMISE I'll have this roster done within the next few months.

[mkharsh33]

Wow!! I'ts been nearly 6 years since this thread has been touched. Well, some GREAT news!! I am back at it and working on this roster file. I have 15 teams left to finish all ratings, depth charts/minutes, and other visual stuff.

I'm guessing somewhere around Easter. My deepest apologies for letting this lay dormant so long - I have worked on many other roster projects in other games, but I want to get this one done. Will be a VERY FUN year of basketball. I was 11 years old when the Sixers won the title this season, and the Moses/Dr. J/Toney/Cheeks/Jones team will be a LOT of fun to use. I'll keep you posted on progress here occasionally.

[MavsManiac4Life]

The legend has returned! Lol, still playing 2k11 with your sliders and rosters from you and others from time to time. You guys really did something special and I'll definitely fire up my 360 when these drop.