But besides all the other great points – something I'll get to shortly - the game conveyed the great fluidity that defines basketball. The commentary team of Clark Kellogg and Kevin Harlan inject plenty of enthusiasm, even while the sideline reporter, Cheryl Miller, drones on. Straight off, NBA 2K9 has that infectious quality of a real-life basketball broadcast. I haven't played basketball since primary school so this was a test of appeal. ![]() I started NBA 2K9 in demo mode while I did some work to see how good of a distraction it could be. And developers have had plenty of time to get it right. But you can replicate it in a video game. Ignoring the fact that it's one of the highest quality competitions for any sport around the world, it's also intoxicating: the fever pitch that the crowd gets into, the energy of the commentators and the strength and speed of the play just don't exist in Australia. So if you like your b-ball, then you watch the NBA. Turnouts have been down thanks to aggressive marketing campaigns from the football codes, and funds are running dry with the Sydney Kings dying last year (and being renamed into the Sydney Spirit, which sounds like a netball team). ![]() ![]() It hasn't been a good time for Australian basketball.
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