Melo Fronts Homecourt
Well, this certainly wasn't a surprise given that teaser trailer.
Published: November 6, 2006
When you put out [ps3media=129]a teaser[/ps3media] for a game that centers around NBA star Carmelo Anthony, it's probably a safe bet that he's going to be making some kind of appearance in the game. When that same trailer chronicles Melo's rise from street ball protégé to NCAA MVP and National Freshman of the Year at Syracuse in 2003 to Denver Nuggets Forward... well, let's just say the news of him appearing on the cover of NBA Street Homecourt isn't exactly a shocker.
It probably wasn't that big a stretch for the folks at EA either; Anthony has graced the covers of NCAA March Madness 2004 and NBA Live 2005, making him the first athlete to appear on the covers of all three of EA's basketball series. Not bad for a dude that's also managed to average 22.8 points and 5.6 rebounds a game, plus bag a playoff spot in all three of the full years he's been with Denver. And yet through it all, he's staying true to the message that EA is going for with Homecourt: it's all about where you came from.
"I credit a lot of who I am today as a player to my days playing on the streets in Baltimore," he admitted. "My homecourt in Baltimore will always be a part of who I am, because that's where I gained the skill and desire that has made me successful in basketball. NBA Street Homecourt represents real street basketball and the place where it all started for me."
If it's anything like the previous games (and we certainly hope it is), "real street basketball" involves guys soaring 20 feet into the air and an endless string of ankle-breaking moves without anyone ever getting tired. Of course, now that the game is going to the PS3, there's a good chance that it will indeed be a little more grounded; the new trick system is supposed to allow on-the-fly creation of new moves, so we'll see. Updates as we get 'em.
It probably wasn't that big a stretch for the folks at EA either; Anthony has graced the covers of NCAA March Madness 2004 and NBA Live 2005, making him the first athlete to appear on the covers of all three of EA's basketball series. Not bad for a dude that's also managed to average 22.8 points and 5.6 rebounds a game, plus bag a playoff spot in all three of the full years he's been with Denver. And yet through it all, he's staying true to the message that EA is going for with Homecourt: it's all about where you came from.
"I credit a lot of who I am today as a player to my days playing on the streets in Baltimore," he admitted. "My homecourt in Baltimore will always be a part of who I am, because that's where I gained the skill and desire that has made me successful in basketball. NBA Street Homecourt represents real street basketball and the place where it all started for me."
If it's anything like the previous games (and we certainly hope it is), "real street basketball" involves guys soaring 20 feet into the air and an endless string of ankle-breaking moves without anyone ever getting tired. Of course, now that the game is going to the PS3, there's a good chance that it will indeed be a little more grounded; the new trick system is supposed to allow on-the-fly creation of new moves, so we'll see. Updates as we get 'em.
