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Pistol Pete, Chocolate Thunder and Sid the Squid Crack NBA 2K12’s Legendary Lineup

07:51 AM - August 19, 2011 by Goffs

The boys at Kotaku have compiled a list of the 10 'hidden gems' in NBA Legends Mode. There are some good players which will be in the Legends mode but aren't technically (at least according to 2K) legends. Think about these names for a second: 'Pistol' Pete Maravich, Darryl Dawkins, Chris Mullin, Penny Hardaway, and Dell Curry (among many others). Missing on Kotaku's list are the guys who were in last year's game -- so don't forget about guys like Shawn Kemp, Dominique Wilkins, and John Starks either.

Simply put, the NBA Legends mode is a bit more stacked than the 15 legends which are billed as the main attraction.

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	"Thanks to last year's "Jordan Challenge", NBA 2K11 was able to sneak in George "The Iceman" Gervin, one of the ABA's all-time greatest gunslingers and, at the end of his career, a teammate of Jordan's on the 1986 Chicago Bulls. The same spirit pervades the selection of this year's supporting cast, offering a chance to play as some of the game's most electrifying performers, renowned specialists, and fan favorites. So I've added another list of 10 hidden gems who should make the game worth picking up, especially for diehard fans."

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# 21 mrclutch @ 08/19/11 03:43 PM

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	Excellent article. They could have easily just re-hashed everything we learned from ESPN yesterday. But they didn't. I never considered Darryl Dawkins for the '89 Pistons. I wonder if he's surely included or just suspected of being included. Either way, this mode is going to be terribly, terribly deep in terms of the breadth of players it provides.

I never considered him either because he never played. I'm still scratching my head to remember if he was on the playoff roster. I remember the 9 rotation player and rookies Micheal Wiliams and Fennis Dembo but totally drawing a blank on Dawkins.

# 22 DJ @ 08/19/11 04:22 PM

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	Aw, man--I just realized the late 80s/early 90s Cavs haven't been mentioned in any article so far that I've read (at least I haven't seen them mentioned by 2K). After making them in 2K11 (by switching 1994 Ron Harper to the Cavs and editing his weight and ratings), I was looking forward to playing with and against them in 2K12. They were another team (along with Barkley's Suns and Miller's Pacers) that I enjoyed watching MJ and the Bulls play against back in the day. Edit: Found the Facebook post that has some of the other teams you can unlock in 2K12 and the 89-90 Cavs ARE in the game! Nice! Now all I have to do is put one of the extra Bulls Ron Harpers on the team and I'm good. http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k...50266960872267 Scroll to the bottom for the other unlockable teams.

Drazen Petrovic is on the Portland roster! Love me some Petro. I don't know if 2K was able to get the retro Nets unis in the game, but this would really help in terms of putting together the 1991-92 or 92-93 Nets teams.

# 23 DJ @ 08/19/11 04:27 PM

Jelly Bean Bryant and World B. Free are in there, as are the entire 1976 76ers team! Talk about having a "peak" Dr. J, that's IT right there. He had one of the nastiest dunks ever in that Finals series against Portland.

# 24 portlandblazer @ 08/19/11 04:28 PM

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	Drazen Petrovic is on the Portland roster! Love me some Petro. I don't know if 2K was able to get the retro Nets unis in the game, but this would really help in terms of putting together the 1991-92 or 92-93 Nets teams.

drazen didnt even play againts the lakers for portland that year, dont know if it was injuries or dnp coach decision but he was traded halfway through the season so if the challenge is supposed to be during the playoffs they got that wrong. should be walter davis instead.

# 25 DJ @ 08/19/11 04:30 PM

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	drazen didnt even play againts the lakers for portland that year, dont know if it was injuries or dnp coach decision but he was traded halfway through the season so if the challenge is supposed to be during the playoffs they got that wrong. should be walter davis instead.

Adelman didn't understand what he had with Petro, and just sat him on the bench. Petro got fed up, asked for a trade and got it. Dude had some swagger; he wasn't afraid to go after anyone, including MJ. One of my all-time favorites that we lost way too soon.

# 26 slliMMills @ 08/19/11 04:39 PM

THis is going to be awesome...You have Kobe's dad, Mike Bibby's, and Mike Dunleavy's dad. This game is going to be pretty cool. Plus Don Nelson on the sideline and Don Nelson playing...they continue to bring the unexpected.

# 27 DJ @ 08/19/11 04:41 PM

Here's the Dr. J dunk I was referring to. Just plain NASTY

# 28 neptuneniq @ 08/19/11 05:45 PM

we get to play as a young Gerald Wallace! his dunks were vicious back in the day

# 29 cdub71323 @ 08/19/11 07:22 PM

I really hope they focus on Pistol a good bit. I mean he did things in the 70s that NBA players today still are trying to do. Pistol needs his own sigs, plain and simple

# 30 Control-X @ 08/19/11 11:29 PM

All I ever want is to play MJ vs CHUCK in a basketball video game!!!

Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley = PRIDE, SELFISH EGO.

%#$@%# Reggie and $@%# you Charles Barkley!!!

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# 31 LeBronistheKing @ 08/19/11 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cdub71323


	I really hope they focus on Pistol a good bit. I mean he did things in the 70s that NBA players today still are trying to do. Pistol needs his own sigs, plain and simple

I second this....A Pistol pete signature package should be incredible. I hope 2K gives it the same attention to detail and care that they gave Jordan last year, and that goes for all the legends.

# 32 Faizon @ 08/20/11 12:17 AM

Hey wouldn't it be real easy to add a pair of white and black Chuck Taylors to the game? These screenshots of 60s/70s teams don't look right with them wearing modern basketball shoes.

# 33 qpc123 @ 08/20/11 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Faizon


	Hey wouldn't it be real easy to add a pair of white and black Chuck Taylors to the game? These screenshots of 60s/70s teams don't look right with them wearing modern basketball shoes.

People were complaining about the LeBron screenshot that had him in the wrong shoes, and the response from 2k was, be patient, I'm taking the same approach and hoping that they have a "big" sneaker reveal in an upcoming insight.

What really seems illogical to me this having Dr. J in old school converse and not having Bird or Magic in them I mean...

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