The way the characters re-act in the game is an work of art as well. You really gotta make smart decisions and passes, your teammates aren't just gonna catch the thing. Unless you've got an FastBreak situation, there's no more chuckin' the basketball down the court for an easy 2 points with your star player. I was so frustrated the first day I got the day, I must of lost 5 times in a row. I'd have to turn them up to All-Star or Hall of Fame.
In past years I used to find playing on Rookie and Pro waaaay to easy. They've amped up the difficulty this year as well. It hasn't gotten repetitious yet (anyone who plays these sports games knows how annoying it is to continuously hear the same commentary over and over again). The presentation is the best I've ever seen them do, and I haven't wanted to go through the screen and kill the announcers yet. But just in general it's an beautiful game.
The Michael Jordan aspect of the game is probably the best feature so far. I've had it for about 3 days now and I gotta say 2kSports out did themselves. It may actually be worth an perfect 10, but I haven't experienced everything yet. Anybody else here playing this? This game is simply amazing.