The controls in these new sports games are terrible. Too animation and momentum based. I never feel like I'm in control of the player.
I've never played 2k, but I know the EA games do some really nasty things with animations in order to keep you from winning the game. That crucial moment you try to make a move, you suddenly slow down and lose all agility. I had to stop playing NHL and Fifa because of it. I won't even download them for free off EA Play. It is like in a horror movie when people suddenly forget how to run when the killer gets close. It is so frustrating it makes me want to throw a controller.