pastapadre.com - 11/29/2008
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For a while now it has been evident to me that the most interesting aspect of NBA Live 09’s 365 feature is using it as NBA knowledge for analyzing teams and players. This apparently is not lost upon the actual NBA teams as it is reported about half of them are using the game as [...]
dimemag.com - 11/30/2008
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How does Digital Durant fit on your team?
All you've got to do is play video games....
No, seriously. Rockets' GM Daryl Morey, who is widely considered one of the most progressive NBA GM's, uses NBA Live '09 as another tool to evaluate how players ...
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Rockets GM Uses NBA Live 09 For Scouting
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... Morey wasn't using it at the beginning of this season, otherwise he would've been extremely confused by all of the glitches in the Live 365 service. It's worth noting that things appeared to have improved and the DNA appears to be taking shape in a way that makes sense.
There was no word in the story on whether Morey turns off injuries when he plays to avoid those nightmare games when Artest, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady all go down with various ailments.
(H/T to Pasta Padre)
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