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Date sent: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 10:27:47 -0500 (EST) From: Brian KennedySubject: [PSX NBA Live '97] Roster Updates 22 Feb 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NBA Live '97 Roster Changes (Accurate as of 22 Feb 97) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. How To Use This List 3. Roster Update 22 Feb 97 3a. Players To RELEASE 3b. Players To SIGN 3c. Players To CREATE 3d. Other Players On The Injured List 3e. Creating Jordan And Barkley 3f. Wrong Jersey Numbers 4. Rosters Quick List 5. Frequently Asked Questions 6. Disclaimer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the third guide I've written for revising NBA Live '97 rosters, all of which have been posted to rec.games.video.sony. I wrote the first when I got the game, updating rosters to 2 Dec 96. I wrote another as of 9 Feb 97, thinking that the trade deadline was 10 Feb 97 (d-ohh!). Since the deadline was the 20th, I wrote this final update as of 22 Feb 97. Note: (1) The list is intended to update rosters for the PlayStation version of NBA Live '97. I don't know whether or not it will work for other formats (I would suspect that it does). (2) This is not a FAQ for the game itself -- only for the rosters. If you have questions about codes, strategy, or whatnot, you should look elsewhere. If you have technical questions, you may wish to contact EA's Customer Support staff at (415) 572-2787 (number from EA's web page, located at http://www.easports.com/index.html). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. How to Use this List ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is designed to change the DEFAULT rosters (i.e., the ones you get when you start the game without a memory card in place) to make them the accurate as of 22 Feb 97. At the end, I put a "quick list" (last names only) of *all* of the rosters, so you can check yours against it when you are done. The teams are listed alphabetically by conference: Eastern, Central, Western, Pacific. To save space, I use a three letter abbreviation for each team (the first three letters of the city/state *except* NJN=Nets, NYK=Knicks, SAS=Spurs, UTH=Utah, GSW=Warriors, LAC=Clippers, LAL=Lakers). The list is structured so that you can RELEASE any traded or cut players, putting them on the Free Agent (F/A) list, then SIGN players from the F/A list to their new teams. Finally, you should CREATE the remaining players. There is limited space on the F/A list, so you can't release everyone that needs to be released at once. You need to do it in a couple of steps. When a player has moved from one team to another this information is in SINGLE parentheses next to his name. This helps if you want to use the TRADE option. Released players without parenthetical information are not on any new team. Signed players without parenthetical information were on the default F/A list. Players with an asterisk (*) following their name are currently on the injured list. I only included this information because it was available. Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to simulate the actual NBA injured list because it is just too much trouble to keep up. SPECIAL NOTE FOR THOSE WITH PARTIALLY UPDATED ROSTERS. I decided not to include a section for updating from 2 Dec 96 or 9 Feb 97 rosters since most people have made changes from there anyway. Instead, in order to help those gamers who have made some trades and/or have created some players already, I list in DOUBLE parentheses players that *may* be on a particular team (and need to be released) because you may have put them there at some point during the season. IGNORE THE DOUBLE PARENTHESES STUFF IF YOU'RE WORKING FROM THE DEFAULT ROSTERS. Of course, some of the other players listed to release will already be gone if you've done some previous updating. Just release whomever you can, then follow the regular procedures for signing and creating players and you'll be set. If you are supposed to sign a player but he isn't on the F/A list, he is probably already on your team (you made the update already) or he is on another team and needs to be released. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3a. Players to RELEASE Team: Last, First (to Team) ((possible player to release -- see above)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BOS: Burrough, Junior MIA: Danilovic, Sasha (DAL) ((Farmer, Tony)) Muursepp, Martin (DAL) ((Scott, James)) Thomas, Kurt (DAL) NJN: Askew, Vincent (DEN) Bradley, Shawn (DAL) Caldwell, Adrian (PHI) O'Bannon, Ed (DAL) Pack, Robert (DAL) Reeves, Khalid (DAL) NYK: ((Jent, Chris)) ((Leckner, Eric)) ORL: ((Demps, Dell)) Koncak, John (GSW) Royal, Donald (CHA) ((Rozier, Clifford)) (TOR) Spencer, Felton (GSW) PHI: none WAS: ((Fish, Matt)) Henderson, Ronnie ATL: ((Burton, Willie)) CHA: Burrell, Scott (GSW) Goldwire, Anthony (DEN) Hancock, Darrin (SAS) Lohaus, Brad CHI: Edwards, James ((Hamilton, Thomas)) Salley, John CLE: Bragg, Marques Rencher, Terrence DET: Augmon, Stacey (POR) Riley, Ron Smith, Kenny (DEN) IND: Allen, Jerome (DEN) ((Askew, Vincent)) (DEN) Haskin, Scott Johnson, Eddie (DEN) Williams, Reggie (NJN) MIL: Cummings, Terry (SEA) ((Hancock, Darrin)) (SAS) ((Norris, Moochie)) Respert, Shawn (TOR) TOR: Earl, Acie (MIL) ((Hughes, Mark)) Tyler, B.J. ((Whiteside, Donald)) DAL: ((Cassell, Sam)) (NJN) Davis, Terry Dumas, Tony (PHO) Gatling, Chris (NJN) Jackson, Jim (NJN) Kidd, Jason (PHO) King, Jimmy Mashburn, Jamal (MIA) McCloud, George (LAL) Meyer, Loren (PHO) ((Miller, Oliver)) (TOR) Montross, Eric (NJN) ((Roberts, Fred)) DEN: ((Ham, Darvin)) (IND) Jackson, Mark (IND) ((King, Rich)) McInnis, Jeff Pierce, Ricky (CHA) ((Thompson, LaSalle)) (IND) HOU: ((Bennett, Elmer)) MIN: none SAS: Demps, Dell ((Hancock, Darrin)) ((Kempton, Tim)) UTH: Thompson, Brooks (DEN) VAN: Breaux, Tim Manning, Rich GSW: ((Harris, Anthony)) ((Royal, Donald)) (CHA) Rozier, Clifford (TOR) Seikaly, Rony (ORL) LAC: Harvey, Antonio Williams, Brian LAL: Ceballos, Cedric (PHO) ((Kleine, Joe)) (NJN) Robinson, Rumeal ((Wilson, Trevor)) PHO: Bennett, Mario ((Boney, Dexter)) Brown, Chucky (MIL) Cassell, Sam (NJN) Conlon, Marty (BOS) Finley, Michael (DAL) Green, A.C. (DAL) Horry, Robert (LAL) Kleine, Joe (NJN) ((Robinson, Rumeal)) POR: Childress, Randolph (DET) ((Djordjevic, Aleksandar)) Jordan, Reggie (DET) McKie, Aaron (DET) ((Nembhard, Ruben)) ((Whatley, Ennis)) SAC: ((Daniels, Lloyd)) SEA: Ford, Sherell ((Harvey, Antonio)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3b. Players to SIGN Team: Last, First (from Team) Asterisk (*) = Injured List ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BOS: Conlon, Marty (PHO) MIA: Mashburn, Jamal (DAL) NJN: Cassell, Sam (PHO) Gatling, Chris (DAL) Haley, Jack Jackson, Jim (DAL) Kleine, Joe (PHO) Montross, Eric (DAL) Williams, Reggie* (IND) NYK: Brooks, Scott ORL: Schayes, Danny Seikaly, Rony (GSW) PHI: Caldwell, Adrian (NJN) Overton, Doug WAS: none ATL: James, Henry CHA: Pierce, Ricky (DEN) Royal, Donald (ORL) Smith, Tony CHI: none CLE: none DET: Childress, Randolph* (POR) Jordan, Reggie* (POR) McKie, Aaron (POR) IND: Jackson, Mark (DEN) Thompson, LaSalle MIL: Brown, Chucky (PHO) Earl, Acie (TOR) Wood, David TOR: Lewis, Martin* Miller, Oliver Respert, Shawn (MIL) Rozier, Clifford (GSW) Slater, Reggie DAL: Bradley, Shawn (NJN) Danilovic, Sasha (MIA) Finley, Michael (PHO) Green, A.C. (PHO) Muursepp, Martin (MIA) O'Bannon, Ed (NJN) Pack, Robert (NJN) Reeves, Khalid (NJN) Roberts, Fred Thomas, Kurt* (MIA) DEN: Allen, Jerome (IND) Askew, Vincent (NJN) Goldwire, Anthony* (CHA) Johnson, Eddie (IND) Smith, Kenny* (DET) Thompson, Brooks (UTH) Zidek, George (CHA) HOU: Bullard, Matt MIN: none SAS: Hancock, Darrin (CHA) UTH: none VAN: Leckner, Eric GSW: Burrell, Scott (CHA) Koncak, John* (ORL) Peplowski, Mike* Roe, Lou Spencer, Felton (ORL) LAC: Duckworth, Kevin* LAL: Horry, Robert* (PHO) McCloud, George (DAL) Scott, Byron PHO: Ceballos, Cedric (LAL) Chapman, Rex* Dumas, Tony* (DAL) Kidd, Jason (DAL) Meyer, Loren (DAL) POR: Augmon, Stacey (DET) SAC: none SEA: Cummings, Terry (MIL) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3c. Players to CREATE Team: No. Last, First Posn. Ht. Wt. Exp. College Asterisk (*) = Injured List ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BOS: 5 Hawkins, Michael SG 6-0 180 0 Xavier (Ohio) 42 Hamer, Steve C 7-0 240 0 Tennessee 43 Szabo, Brett C 6-11 230 0 Augustana (S.D.) MIA: 8 Austin, Isaac F/C 6-10 260 4 Arizona St. 11 Crotty, John PG 6-1 185 5 Virginia 30 Strickland, Mark F/C 6-10 210 2 Temple 35 Anderson, Willie G/F 6-8 200 9 Georgia NJN: 34 McDaniel, Xavier F 6-7 205 11 Wichita St. NYK: none ORL: none PHI: 50 Bradtke, Mark* PF 6-10 265 0 Australia WAS: 9 Nickerson, Gaylon SG 6-3 190 0 NW Oklahoma St. 30 Wallace, Ben* PF 6-9 240 0 Virginia Union 32 Jackson, Jaren SG 6-6 200 7 Georgetown ATL: 28 Newbill, Ivano PF 6-10 245 2 Ga. Tech. CHA: 31 Rose, Malik SF 6-7 250 0 Drexel 42 Chambers, Tom F/C 6-10 230 15 Utah 43 Strong, Carlos* SF 6-8 235 0 Georgia CHI: none CLE: 23 Thomas, Carl* G 6-4 185 2 E. Michigan 44 Scott, Shawnelle C 6-10 250 0 St. John's (N.Y.) DET: 9 Green, Litterial SG 6-1 190 3 Georgia IND: 55 Scott, Brent* PF 6-10 250 0 Rice 35 Ham, Darvin* SF 6-7 220 0 Texas Tech. MIL: 40 Martin, Cuonzo SG 6-4 215 1 Purdue TOR: 25 Long, John* SG 6-5 195 14 Detroit 35 Cureton, Earl* F/C 6-9 215 12 Detroit DAL: 20 Strickland, Erick* SG 6-3 210 0 Nebraska 50 Dreiling, Greg C 7-1 265 10 Kansas DEN: 1 Jennings, Keith* PG 5-7 160 3 E. Tennessee St. HOU: 3 Livingston, Randy PG 6-4 209 0 Houston 12 Maloney, Matt SG 6-3 192 0 Pennsylvania 15 Davis, Emanual* PG 6-3 194 0 Delaware St. 32 Harrington, Othella PF 6-9 235 0 Georgetown MIN: 10 Heal, Shane PG 6-0 180 0 Australia 11 Vrankovic, Stojan C 7-2 260 3 Croatia 22 Garrett, Dean C 6-10 225 0 Indiana 55 Praskevicius, Virginius PF 6-8 230 0 Lithuania SAS: 15 Feick, Jamie PF 6-9 255 0 Michigan St. 21 Wilkins, Dominique SF 6-8 215 14 Georgia UTH: 40 Anderson, Shandon SG 6-6 205 0 Georgia 43 Howard, Stephen PF 6-9 230 3 DePaul VAN: 5 Robinson, Chris* SG 6-5 205 0 W. Kentucky 15 Williams, Aaron F/C 6-9 218 3 Xavier (Ohio) GSW: 34 Mann, Marcus* SF 6-8 245 0 Miss. Valley St. 35 Owes, Ray PF 6-9 224 0 Arizona LAC: none LAL: none PHO: 7 Llamas, Horacio C 6-11 285 0 Grand Canyon 43 Davis, Ben PF 6-9 240 0 Arizona POR: 4 Brown, Marcus SG 6-3 185 0 Murray St. SAC: 20 Grayer, Jeff G/F 6-5 215 8 Iowa St. 32 Salvadori, Kevin* C 7-0 231 0 N. Carolina SEA: 23 Stewart, Larry F 6-8 230 5 Coppin St. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3d. Other Players on the Injured List (last names only, other than those marked with an asterisk above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BOS: Barros; Brickowski; Ellison; Radja MIA: Grant; Majerle NJN: Benoit; Dare NYK: Jones ORL: McCaskill PHI: Hendrickson WAS: Legler; Wallace ATL: Corbin CHA: Geiger CHI: Brown CLE: Ilgauskas DET: none IND: McKey; Workman MIL: Lang TOR: Tabak DAL: none DEN: Marciulionis HOU: Drexler; Jones MIN: Curley; Williams SAS: Person; Robinson; Smith UTH: Keefe VAN: (Doug) Edwards; Lynch GSW: Armstrong LAC: Roberts LAL: O'Neal PHO: none POR: none SAC: Grant; Salvadori SEA: Graham; Scheffler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3e. Creating Jordan and Barkley ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I would suggest creating players for Jordan and Barkley, based upon the "Roster Player"s in the game. Here is the data for them: CHI: 23 Jordan, Michael SG 6-6 216 12 N. Carolina HOU: 4 Barkley, Charles F 6-6 252 13 Auburn Here are the ratings for the Roster Players: [Jordan] [Barkley] Overall: 91 83 Field Goals: 94 88 3PT Field Goals: 91 74 Free Throws: 89 75 Dunking: 92 90 Stealing: 95 70 Blocking: 80 71 Def. Awareness: 99 76 Agility: 96 86 Off. Rebounds: 79 91 Def. Rebounds: 84 93 Jumping: 97 89 Strength: 83 94 Ball Control: 94 80 Off. Awareness: 99 88 Speed: 93 83 Dribbling: 91 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3f. Wrong Jersey Numbers (only teams with changes are listed) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you *really* want to be exact, you can fix the incorrect jersey numbers given to some of the players. The only way to do this is to delete the player and then recreate him with the proper jersey number. I do not recommend doing this, as it takes up space from your create player slots and (AFAIK) the announcer will no longer say the player's name. However, if it really bothers you, here are some corrections I've noted: NJN: Benoit should be #22, not #2 NYK: Brooks should be #4, not #1 PHI: Overton should be #9, not #11 Caldwell should be #45, not #50 ATL: James should be #42, not #21 CHA: Smith should be #34, not #14 CHI: Brown should be #1, not #0 Simpkins' first name is "Dickey," not "Dickie" MIL: Perry should be #5, not #2 Wood should be #7, not #10 Gilliam should be #10, not #30 TOR: Rozier should be #7, not #44 Slater should be #24, not #50 Lewis should be #32, not #44 HOU: Mack should be #5, not #44 Moore should be #9, not #21 Willis should be #42, not #41 UTH: Morris should be #34, not #43 GSW: Roe should be #21, not #3 Peplowski should be #51, not #54 LAC: Schintzius should be #33, not #5 LAL: Fisher should be #2, not #4 Horry should be #5, not #25 PHO: Ceballos should be #1, not #23 Bryant should be #2, not #1 Chapman should be #3, not #7 Dumas should be #27, not #7 Kidd should be #32, not #5 POR: Wingfield should be #18, not #10 SEA: Cummings should be #34, not #32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Rosters Quick List (last names only) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BOS: Barros, Brickowski, Brown, Conlon, Day, Ellison, Fox, Hamer, Hawkins, Lister, Minor, Radja, Szabo, Walker, Wesley, Williams MIA: Anderson, Askins, Austin, Brown, Crotty, Grant, Hardaway, Lenard, Majerle, Mashburn, Mourning, Pickney, Strickland NJN: Benoit, Cassell, Dare, Edwards, Gatling, Gill, Haley, Jackson, Kittles, Kleine, Massenburg, McDaniel, Montross, J.Williams, R.Williams NYK: Brooks, Childs, Ewing, Houston, Johnson, Jones, McCarty, Oakley, Starks, Wallace, Ward, B.Williams, H.Williams ORL: Anderson, Armstrong, Evans, Grant, Hardaway, McCaskill, Schayes, Scott, Seikaly, Shaw, Strong, Wilkins, Vaughn PHI: Bradtke, Cage, Caldwell, Coleman, Davis, Harris, Hendrickson, Iverson, MacLean, Overton, Stackhouse, Walters, Weatherspoon, Williams WAS: Amaya, Cheaney, Grant, Howard, Jackson, Legler, Muresan, Murray, Nickerson, Strickland, Wallace, Webber, Whitney, Williams ATL: Barry, Blaylock, Boyce, Corbin, Henderson, James, Laettner, Lauderdale, Mutombo, Newbill, Norman, Recasner, Smith CHA: Addison, Bogues, Chambers, Curry, Delk, Divac, Geiger, Mason, Pierce, Rice, Royal, Rose, Smith, Strong CHI: Brown, Buechler, Caffey, Harper, Jordan, Kerr, Kukoc, Longley, Parish, Pippen, Rodman, Simpkins, Wennington CLE: Brandon, Ferry, Geary, Hill, Ilgauskas, Lang, Marshall, Mills, Phills, Potapenko, Scott, Sura, Thomas, West DET: Childress, Curry, Dumars, Green, Hill, Hunter, Jordan, Long, Mahorn, McKie, Mills, Ratliff, Reid, Thorpe, Williams IND: Best, Dampier, Davis, Ferrell, Ham, Hoiberg, Jackson, McKey, Miller, Rose, Smits, Scott, Thompson, Workman MIL: Allen, Baker, Brown, Douglas, Earl, Gilliam, Lang, Martin, Newman, Perry, Robinson, Wolf, Wood TOR: Camby, Christie, Cureton, Davis, Jones, Lewis, Long, Miller, Respert, Rogers, Rozier, Slater, Stoudamire, Tabak, Williams, Wright DAL: Bradley, Danilovic, Dreiling, Finley, Green, Harper, Muursepp, O'Bannon, Pack, Reeves, Strickland, Thomas, Walker DEN: Allen, Askew, D.Ellis, L.Ellis, Goldwire, Hammonds, Jennings, Ed.Johnson, Er.Johnson, Marciulionis, McDyess, Smith, Stith, Thompson, Zidek HOU: Barkley, Bullard, Davis, Drexler, Elie, Harrington, Jones, Livingston, Mack, Maloney, Moore, Olajuwon, Price, Willis MIN: Carr, Curley, Garnett, Garrett, Gugliotta, Heal, Parks, Porter, Praskevicius, Marbury, Mitchell, Robinson, Vrankovic, West, Williams SAS: Alexander, Anderson, Del Negro, Elliott, Feick, Herrera, Johnson, Maxwell, Perdue, Person, Robinson, Smith, Wilkins, Williams UTH: Anderson, Carr, Eisley, Foster, Hornacek, Howard, Keefe, Malone, Morris, Ostertag, Russell, Stockton, Watson VAN: Abdur-Rahim, Anthony, Chilcutt, B.Edwards, D.Edwards, Leckner, Lynch, Mayberry, Mobley, Moten, Peeler, Reeves, Robinson, Rogers, Williams GSW: Armstrong, Burrell, Coles, DeClercq, Fuller, Koncak, Mann, Marshall, Mullin, Owes, Price, Peplowski, Roe, Smith, Spencer, Sprewell LAC: Barry, Dehere, Duckworth, Martin, Murray, Outlaw, Piatkowski, Richardson, Roberts, Rogers, Schintzius, Sealy, Vaught, Wright LAL: Blount, Bryant, Campbell, Fisher, Horry, Jones, Kersey, Knight, McCloud, O'Neal, Rooks, Scott, Van Exel PHO: Bryant, Ceballos, Chapman, Davis, Dumas, Johnson, Kidd, Llamas, Manning, Meyer, Nash, Person, Tisdale, Williams POR: Anderson, Augmon, Brown, Butler, Dudley, O'Neal, Rider, Robinson, Sabonis, Trent, Wallace, Wingfield SAC: Abdul-Rauf, Causwell, Edney, Gamble, Grant, Grayer, Hurley, Owens, Polynice, Richmond, Salvadori, Simmons, Smith, Williamson SEA: Cummings, Ehlo, Graham, Hawkins, Kemp, McIlvaine, McMillan, Payton, Perkins, Scheffler, Schrempf, Snow, Stewart, Wingate ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Frequently Asked Questions ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please read these before writing me -- your answer may already be here. * Will you send me updates? * Where can I get updates? * When is the trading deadline? * Can I put this on my web site? * Do you have a roster update for [other game]? * Can you give me any tips or codes? * What attributes should I give [player]? What hand is [player]? What appearance should I give [player]? * Should I bother changing players' numbers? Should I bother with the injured list? * Why won't the computer let me add [player]? * Why did the computer put [player] on the injured list? * Can you contact EA Sports for me? * You missed something. Should I email you? * Will you send me updates? Probably not. I'll post any updates. If I haven't posted anything new, then I haven't updated the rosters myself. * Where can I get updates? In the meantime, there are a couple of good places for NBA roster information. The best is ESPNET's "Roster Roundup." It can be accessed from the "Features" portion of ESPNET's NBA web page, http://ESPNET.SportsZone.com/nba/. Also good is the "Player Index" on NBA's official site, http://www.nba.com/ (click on "Players"). * When is the trading deadline? The trading deadline passed on February 20th. * Can I put this on my web site? Yes. Edit it for length if you like, but please leave my signature line at the bottom. * Do you have a roster update for [other game]? No. This is the only roster update I've done. * Can you give me any tips or codes? No. I honestly don't have any other than those already posted on r.g.v.sony. * What attributes should I give [player]? What hand is [player]? What appearance should I give [player]? I don't have the answer for these. Unfortunately, I don't include which "hand" a created player is or what he should look like because I don't know the answer for everyone (this is something I *wanted* to include this time around). As for the player ratings, I suggest you look at the default players' ratings and get an idea of what range of numbers applies to what skill level. Then use your best judgment. * Should I bother changing players' numbers? Should I bother with the injured list? I would say no on both counts, especially to the injured list. With regard to the number changes, I wouldn't suggest doing it unless it's for your own team and you can't stand to have anything wrong on your team. The loss of the announcer saying the players' names outweighs the benefit of having the right jersey number, IMO. Hopefully, future NBA Live games will have a jersey number editor to overcome this problem. * Why won't the computer let me add [player]? The team's roster may be full. Try releasing the players you need to release first. If it still doesn't work, you may want to release any players on the injured list or perennial bench-warmers. * Why did the computer put [player] on the injured list? The computer will automatically put the last two player slots on the injured list (denoted "ir" -- injured reserve, I guess). I have never had this problem, but I *believe* you can fix it by switching the order of your roster, swapping an regular player for one with "ir" next to his name. * Can you contact EA Sports for me? No. You are better off trying to reach them yourself. * You missed something. Should I email you? Yes. I would prefer that you post a followup message to this post on r.g.v.sony and to check any other followups. Someone else may have already pointed it out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Disclaimer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There are bound to be typos/omissions/etc. in this list. I seriously doubt I fixed them all, but you can only edit for so long! Have fun playing this truly outstanding game! ;) -------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Kennedy [email protected]