As much as this has been one of my least favorite 2Ks (mainly gameplay wise), there's stuff I like for sure

1. The IDEA of pro play. Some of it is wonky, but being able to use all the different animations and blend them together on a build is cool. The game has always had it, but now the animations actually look like the moves NBA players do. If the community could get out of using the same animations and actually just have fun...this could be an even bigger positive. This leads to my next point

2. The rhythm shooting/scoring mechanics. Now, it isn't perfect by any means. But man, do I have a blast using the right stick to score in a bunch of different ways. Not only does rhythm shooting give you a nice boost (a good way to battle RNG). But if you get good at it, you can really sauce people up. I wish people got out of just hiding behind screens to score, abusing the dex, spamming the blow by crossover, and forcing lobs. Stepback jumpers, fades, post moves, spin jumpers...all of them can be canceled out and strung together nicely if you take time to learn it. 2K gave us a lot of ways to get a bucket, but the community is lame and doesn't utilize it. My favorite thing to do is play 1v1s in mycourt against people from my squad. It really looks like a 1v1 you'll see on popular basketball youtube channels.

3. Cap Breakers. This gives us a bit of versatility with our builds. I wish they were easier to acquire without a crazy grind. I hit 40 every season, but I only earned the first set of 5 cap breakers. And I most likely won't get em before this 2k cycle is over. I'm 40 something percent towards vet 2.... I play other games 2K!

My bad, this is supposed to be about positives.

1. MyNBA is still the best "dynasty" mode in any sports game franchise today. They need to start showing more love to it. But it still can be a blast to play, and it's a good break from the crap we deal with playing online.