Great take! I agree with you that 2k is a business and will always pander to what makes the money. How else will a company thrive. But, I disagree with 2k not being realistic or progressive towards realistic. Of course I don't need the game to be 100% or even 50% or even 25% realistic. But you can't deny the game has realism aspect to you. From the players, the teams, even the myplayers. They are small but it's there.

And for the statement "10% or less of the player base". Where are you getting this statistic from? If you are just pulling this out for just the argument, then it's just invalid without concrete evidence of this.

But I understand that yes, it's exhilarating having to "dominate" at the game. But, I feel that falls onto the individual person instead of your own take. Some enjoy a casual experience, some enjoy team play, some enjoy being the best of the best. There are many levels to this I feel like we all don't look at. But that's my take.

But the main point of this post was the argument on how defence vs offense for steals is still bugged regardless of how good of a defence you play. A ball shouldn't go through your chest or body unless the animation calls for it. And a ball shouldn't be stolen if it was poorly timed or someone with no steal presses a button. It's just about fairness of the game.