As we tip off 2023 in the basketball gaming community, we take a look back at what we and other hoops gamers were playing throughout 2022, and what brought us the most enjoyment on the virtual hardwood.

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Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to our listeners! In this festive episode, we're reflecting on why we're thankful for basketball gaming, and what it's meant to us throughout the years. We also open up the mailbag and join the community in sharing some holiday memories on the virtual hardwood.

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After revisiting College Hoops 2K7, we reflect on the key points of a strong game that's often overshadowed by its very popular sequel. We also discuss how well NBA 2K13 holds up, recall some exciting pickups in MyTEAM, and note how NBA 2K23 PC has changed for the worse following the most recent patch.

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How do we define simulation basketball in 2022? We discuss how changes in the real NBA have affected the virtual hardwood in terms of what gamers want and what they're emulating, and compare it to our more traditional notion of sim hoops. Meanwhile, this week's mailbag quizzes the community on ratings in NBA 2K17.

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NBA 2K23 has been out for three months and likely won't see any major changes from here on out, so we're going in-depth with our definitive review and ranking of the game! We break down all of the biggest pros and cons, and how it stacks up against the all-time best NBA 2K titles. In this week's mailbag, we quizzed the community on NBA Live 2003 dunk ratings.

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As promised last week, we revisited NBA Live 2005, and were reminded of what an amazing game it was (and still is)! Other older titles that we've played lately have likewise inspired our recent YouTube content. We also discuss whether NBA 2K23 is the best release since NBA 2K17, and quiz the community on ratings in the original NBA 2K in this week's mailbag.

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Is NBA 2K17 still the last great release in the series? The question prompts us to take another look back at one of our favourite games. We also revisited NCAA Basketball 10, and were left wondering how EA Sports managed to drop the ball after doing so well with it and NBA Live 10 alike. We've also got another quiz in the mailbag, this time about NBA Live 2005 ratings.

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Since we played the Japanese-exclusive NBA Starting Five 2005 this week, we take a look at the history of Konami's basketball video games. We also recap our session with a Draft Roster for NBA Live 96, and discuss being drawn towards older titles more than we are to NBA 2K23. This week's mailbag features another quiz, this time about Overall Ratings in NBA 2K10.

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We're going extremely old school this week, as we played Jordan vs Bird PC on floppy disk! We also revisited NBA Live 2000 to compare it to NBA Live 99, and had a session with NBA 2K8 for a change of pace. This week's mailbag about favourite cover players also allows us to go into some fun trivia.

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It's our 150th episode as a duo! We're marking the occasion with some fun trivia, a look into Kendrick Perkins' Overall Rating beef, and a recap of revisiting NBA Live 96 and NBA Live 99 PC with custom rosters. We also pay tribute to the commentary of the late great Don Poier, and open up the mailbag to some very kind words from our listeners.

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