Had this conversation over on reddit and thought I'd bring it here as well to get the opinions of the really well versed players over here...
I don't play anything but a straight up season, all injuries and transactions turned off, offline. On the court and nothing more than on the court, is 2K23 really better than 2K14 for example or do people only say that because they prefer 23 for myteam, online play, and other modes? As a representation of basketball, is 2K14 worse than 23 by a considerable margin?
(Follow up question if you're interested... same thing about 2K11. If it's neither of these games for you, which one is it that plays the best hoops ONLY on the court and nothing else? Not interested in animations having gotten better with time. I'm more interested in mechanics and physics not in smoothness and realistic rendering of graphics. No question NHL22 for example looks better than Legacy or 2K8, but are far more solid mechanically than 22. FIFA 14 and 23 same thing.)