Archived Updates
NBA2K10: Jordan vs Jordan Comparison
May 28th, 2010

Side by side comparison between the original Gatorade commercial and my re-creation. A couple things had to be changed from the original commercial, like old MJ's uniform, the court, and a couple wide angle shots that aren't possible to get in the practice arena's replay mode.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.


Have you heard? ESPN is reporting that 2K11 might have Jordan on the cover and in the game along with other classic players! If everything gets finalized we should see the reveal at E3 next month. I don't know if I can bring myself to do anymore videos with 2K10, knowing we might be getting the real deal in 2K11. And if what ESPN is reporting turns out to be true, THANK YOU 2K!
More Team Thumbnails
May 18th, 2010

I'm continuing to expand my rosters, and when I'm all done I'll upload it to 2K Share. Just added 91-93 & 96-98 thumbs for the Rockets and Spurs. As well as 91-93 Jazz.
Create Team Formulas - 1992 Dream Team & 91-93/96-98 Sonics
May 16th, 2010

Added thumbnails for the 1992 Dream Team and 91-93 Sonics to the 2K10 CAP page. You can create the teams yourself by following the formulas: Dream Team - 91-93 Sonics - 96-98 Sonics.
NBA2K11 Wishlist
May 13th, 2010

It's that time again where we start to look forward to the next installment of NBA 2K, and we all have ideas on what would make the game better for our own personal experience. Here's a couple of mine...

Continue...
Making Michael Jordan the NBA Logo
Last year there was a lot of discussion about replacing the NBA logo's silhouette of Jerry West with Michael Jordan, specifically the Jumpman logo. But such a drastic change would never work, the NBA logo is too iconic and recognizable. But what if you kept the same pose while changing the player? That's what I set out to do, morphing Jerry West into Michael Jordan...

See what it looks like...
NBA2K10: The Shot II
Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals saw Jordan once again drain the shot at the buzzer to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Playoffs. This time hitting the game winner over "The Jordan Stopper" Gerald Wilkins. I wanted to use the Bulls radio broadcast call of the play, but could never find it in full without music playing over it, unfortunately. Side note: I like how you can read Ehlo's lips as he agonizes "Come On!" haha

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.

I've done a couple more small tweaks to my Jordan CAPs and updated the formulas. If you've already created it, here's the only changes...

For both I've changed the Eyebrow from 4 to 2. I did this to counter the constant "huh?" look players always seem to have in 2K10.
91-93 Jordan: Head Width - Brow Height & Center - Eyes Spacing & Rotation
96-98 Jordan: Head Width - Brow Height & Center - Eyes Spacing & Rotation
CAP Updates, Full Roster Thumbnails
I've been refining and changing my Jordan CAPs with basically every video, but never got around to updating the formula on here until now. That means new photos and 3D for my 91-93 and 96-98 Jordans. I've also expanded the 2K10 CAP page with thumbnails for my entire roster. Some teams only have a starting 5, while others are fleshed out a bit more. You can check out my custom Seattle SuperSonics as well.
NBA2K: Become Legendary
Michael Jordan career retrospective using clips from my 2K8, 2K9, and 2K10 videos. Going in reverse from the 1998 NBA Finals to his rookie game in New York. I used the latest iterations for moments I've recreated a couple times, so if you see a 2K8 video that means I haven't remade it, same for 2K9 moments I haven't done in 2K10. Mixed in a couple "Where Amazing Happens" shots, but added live backgrounds so they fit in better.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: "Failure" Nike Commercial
The original commercial is just Jordan arriving at the arena, but to bring it into 2K10 I decided to recreate a couple heartbreaking moments for all MJ fans. The Steal in Orlando, Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals - and Game 4 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals against the Pacers, where Michael's potential game winner rolled out. We finish off, of course, with his Last Shot as a member of the Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA Finals.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Michael Jordan in New York
MJ always thrived when playing in Madison Square Garden. Featured here is Jordan's First Game at MSG in 1984, The Posterizing Dunk on Ewing in 1991, The 55 Point Comeback in 1995, and his Last Game at MSG as a member of the Chicago Bulls in 1998.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Jordan Posterizes Mutombo
In the opening minutes during Game 5 of the 1997 Conference Semifinals, Jordan finally got his dunk on Mount Mutombo and gave Dikembe his own signature finger wave. Chicago won the game and clinched the series, 4-1.

2K10 unfortunately doesn't have those great Hawks uniforms, so I had to go with these ones. The give and go with Luc was extremely difficult to set up. 2 things would happen, either Jordan would stop to catch the ball, or it would lead him too far under the basket. I finally got the play with a contact dunk on Mutombo, but never could get Luc to throw a bounce pass.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10 in 3D - Michael Jordan Dunks on Shaq
Time for the now annual 3D video. For instructions on how to view the 3D, read the discription on the YouTube or Videos page.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Jordan's Game Winner
Sound familiar? This is not a re-creation of an actual moment, but rather a remake of my very first video from 2K8. I updated it a little bit, but the concept is the same. Kobe sure defends the shot a lot better this time haha.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Jordan vs Jordan
"23 vs 39" Gatorade Commercial Re-creation. A couple things had to be changed from the original commercial, like old MJ's uniform, the court, and a couple wide angle shots that aren't possible to get in the practice arena's replay mode. The real commercial thankfully had no music, so I put the "Where Will Amazing Happen This Year" song into it, which I think compliments it beautifully.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Jordan Posterizes Mourning
Michael Jordan jams over Alonzo Mourning. The exclamation on a 52 point game, that saw the Bulls defeat the Hornets 123-108 - March 12th, 1993.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Jordan Over Divac
Down by 2 with 10.9 seconds left in Game 3 of the 1991 NBA Finals, Michael Jordan drains the clutch jumpshot to tie the game and send it into overtime; Where the Bulls outscored the Lakers 12 to 4 and took a 2-1 series lead.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
IGN's Best of the Web
Thanks to IGN for selecting "NBA2K10: Where Amazing Happens" for their Best Of The Web section!

As for new videos, I've got my eye on a moment I haven't done before. Hopefully have it finished sometime next week.
Featured On ESPN2's SportsNation
The Shrug, Jordan Posterizes Ewing, and The Move shown on ESPN2's SportsNation - December 9th, 2009. This was part of their Fanish or Foolish segment. The question that goes along with it is pretty silly, but very cool to have my videos on ESPN2 nonetheless! Thanks SportsNation!

NBA2K10: The Shrug
Jordan sets a Finals record with 6 three-pointers in a half, during game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against Portland. Finishing with 39 points in a 122-89 blowout of the Blazers.

I decided to show all 6 threes this time, to help payoff the shrug a bit more. Then chose a block of time before the shrug to do in real time, including the fast break putback dunk. Which by the way, in Pippen's defense wasn't wide open haha, but there were more important factors to work in than getting that defended.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Where Will Amazing Happen This Year?
Jordan's Last Shot as a member of the Chicago Bulls, during game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals, in the style of the NBA's "Where Will Amazing Happen This Year?" Commercials.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K10: Jordan Posterizes Ewing
Game 3 in the 1st Round of the 1991 NBA Playoffs brought about one of Jordan's signature moments. With under a minute to go in the first half, Jordan escaped the smothering D of Starks & Oakley, then dunked right over Patrick Ewing for the basket and the foul. The Bulls went on to win the game and knock off the Knicks, on the way to their first Championship.

Marv's "Jordan trying to shake off Starks, Oh what a move by Jordan!" is a classic ingrained in the minds of all Jordan fans, but I also love the excitement from Johnny Red Kerr, so I had to use both versions...

YouTube: Marv Albert Commentary
GameTrailers: Johnny Red Kerr Commentary
GameTrailers User Movie Of The Week

Big thanks to GameTrailers.com for selecting "He Is Now Back" as the
User Movie of the Week! Thanks to Operations Sports as well, who have
been featuring my vids in their main section, I appreciate the support!

NBA2K10: Jordan Posterizes Ewing is coming up next! Look for it to be up
Monday in TWO versions, YouTube will have Marv Albert's commentary and
GameTrailers will have Johnny Red Kerr's!
Bulls CAPs Now up on 2K Share (Xbox 360)
I'm not sure if the PS3 has it's own group or if these are universal, but I just uploaded all 24 players from my 91-93 and 96-98 Bulls rosters.

To access go to Features - 2K Share - Download. Then LB over to Player DNA, Press Y and search by Gamertag: MessenjahMatt. You'll see either 91-93 or 96-98 in the description to differentiate.
91-93 Michael Jordan Formula
The first three-peat MJ is up, with some really cool 3D's. I love doing those.

One thing I might change is to just get rid of the facial hair all together on this one. That moustache is a little too thin for my liking, and the larger one I use on my 96-98 looks horrible in Black. You decide what to do there.

UPDATE: Decided to put the Facial Hair Color back to Dark Brown like my 96-98 Jordan. And changed the Eyebrow back to 4 as well.
96-98 Michael Jordan Formula
Jordan CAP is up, with a photo gallery and a couple 3D images! I did the LS/RS in images, you'll have to have a good eye to replicate it perfectly. As I've said before, I'm no stats guru, so feel free the make changes as you see fit.

Not sure how many of the CAPs I'll put up like this, it takes quite awhile to do these formulas. I'll get this up on 2K Share (360) once the patch is released.

(Note: You won't be able to use #23 until the patch is out)
91-93 & 96-98 Bulls Rosters Preview
Thumbnails for both rosters are up. I plan on uploading them to 2K Share (360) once the patch is released.
NBA2K10: He Is Now Back
In his fourth game back from retirement in 1995, and the Bulls down by 1 with 5.9 seconds to go, MJ took the ball fullcourt and hit the jumper over Steve Smith at the buzzer to defeat the Hawks 99-98.

Check it out at YouTube and Gametrailers.
2K has released details for the upcoming patch, good news...

"Users are now able to assign any jersey number to a player, on any team, when playing outside of The Association game mode."

Thanks 2K!
NBA2K10 Wallpapers
Where Amazing Happens Wallpapers added.
NBA2K10 Where Amazing Happens
The restriction of retired numbers in 2K10 has put a halt to my re-creation videos, but my annual "Where Amazing Happens" one can still go on through the magic of Photoshop. Notably on the shorter shorts, doesn't that look good in video game form 2K? There's a lot more motion in this one than the previous 2, and it's very smooth as well.

Check it out in HD at YouTube and Gametrailers.
NBA2K10 Jordan CAP preview
Click Here for a look at my Jordan CAP in 2K10. If you were able to view the cross-eyed 3D video from 2K9, you can do the same with this image to make it 3D.

Not sure how I'm going to share my CAPs yet. The new stick morphing makes it impossible to type directions. I guess I can take screenshots of every section, but that's not very accurate, if you're off by a little on a bunch of them it could turn out totally different.
Just got NBA 2K10 and am extremely disappointed. For some reason 2K has decided to remove our ability to use retired numbers from teams. Which means no #23 Jordan or #33 Pippen.

In order to use those numbers on the "Bulls" you have to take them into Association/Season mode and export the team. Problem with that is that when you export a team with Created Players, they turn into the default low-resolution models you see on the bench with generic faces. So that's certainly no solution.

It doesn't look like I'll be doing any 2K10 videos, unless they patch in the option to use retired numbers. Here's hoping...
NBA2K9 in 3D
NBA 2K9 like you've never seen before! Michael Jordan drives crosscourt and converts an acrobatic layup around the defense of the Jazz.

Don't worry, I'm not gonna start doing all my videos in 3D. I just wanted to try this out, and I really like how it looks. It's not perfect, but shots like the ball bouncing around the rim really pop out. Try watching it a couple times and focusing on different things.

Use the drop-down menu below the video to select your viewing method. I actually like Cross-Eyed best, it doesn't require any 3D Glasses and it keeps the true color. All you have to do for that is cross your eyes until both images merge in the middle and your vision locks onto it.

The YouTube 3D player is a bit of a resource hog, so it might not play smoothly. The video is originally in slow motion anyways so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Unclicking the HD button might make it play smoother, while degrading the quality.

Check it out on YouTube. And if you just want to see the smooth Cross-Eyed effect check that out on GameTrailers.
NBA2K9: Here Comes Mike
Got my 360 back from RROD repair woohoo, So here's the full version of the play in my "Where Will Amazing Happen This Year?" video. I really liked how it looks at full speed so I had to expand on it and make one of my regular style videos from it.

My final video for NBA 2K9 (I would think).

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA2K9: Where Will Amazing Happen This Year?
First new video in 9 months! Michael Jordan flies down the lane to jam home Pippen's missed free throw, in this takeoff on the NBA's "Where Will Amazing Happen This Year?" commercials.

This is not a true re-creation moment, as the play really happened against the Blazers during the 92-93 regular season. I wasn't sure if I would even be able to put this together so I saved some time by using my already created Lakers instead.

I plan on making one of my regular style videos out of this play next, with before/after shots, because it looks fantastic at full speed. It'll have to wait though because I suffered my very first red ring of death today, hopefully I'll get it back before 2K10 hits, ha.

Check it out on YouTube or GameTrailers.
NBA 2K10 Custom Covers
Click here for an assortment of Jordan covers, as well as a blank PSD template you can use to put your favorite player on the cover!
Improving CAP for NBA 2K10
Check out the blog I wrote over at Operation Sports, showcasing ways to help improve the Create A Player feature in 2K10. It's a wishlist of sorts, and if you're registered over there you can chime in with your ideas as well.
NBA2K9 Wallpapers
Added 6 Wallpapers to the 2K9 Downloads section. Featuring the "Where Amazing Happens" shots.
NBA2K9: Flu Game
My first NEW re-created moment for 2K9, the 1997 NBA Finals Flu Game. I did a few edits to my Jordan CAP to give him a tired look, mainly by raising his Brow Center, lowering the Mouth Corners, and closing the Eye Openess a tad. The final shot is of course from my Where Amazing Happens video, since I couldn't capture anything like it in game. It does have a bit more motion in it though, and the crowd moves as well.

As always, check it out on YouTube and GameTrailers. It was in fact just picked up by GameTrailers and added to the Featured User Movies section! :)

NBA2K9 CAPs: Final 96-98 Bulls Players
The last 3 CAPs for the 96-98 Bulls team are up, Jud Buechler, Jason Caffey, and John Salley.
NBA2K9: The Move
As I said earlier, I wanted to give this one another try as well, with the new Shotstick Advanced, so here it is! Check it out at YouTube and GameTrailers.

Trying to do this one really showed how improved the Defensive AI is. In 2K8 i just ran down the lane and got the shot, in 2K9 I had to take control of the Lakers with another controller and try to clear the lane as much as possible so someone didn't come jumping in and ruining my shot ha.
NBA2K9: Jordan's Last Shot
Here's my first re-creation video, but it's not new necessarily. You can check it out at YouTube and GameTrailers.

It's the 1998 NBA Finals video, which of course I recreated in 2K8, but wasn't thrilled with the outcome so I thought I would give it another try in 2K9. I'm not going to be re-doing all my 2K8 ones, but aside from this one I think the 1991 Finals layup would be a good one to redo. Since we have the advanced shot-stick to actually do it properly. We'll see. Still trying to find a fresh new moment to do.
NBA2K9 CAPs
Added Toni Kukoc, Bill Wennington, and Randy Brown to the 96-98 Bulls team
NBA2K9 Where Amazing Happens Finished!
All done, check it out at YouTube. Created a page for it Here with all the photos and gifs of the animation. Enjoy!
OS Interview: The Messenjah Cometh
Check out the interview I recently had with Jeremy Hartman of Operation Sports. Big thanks to OS for the support!