I feel like you must be receiving pay to make some of the claims you're making here.
or maybe i know what i'm talking about. didnt i just say I BOUGHT the game yesterday? the game came out a while ago. i wasnt on here going nuts about it then. so if i was an employee i would've been all over the internet and on here yelling to the rooftops about this games greatness on release day.
all i know is, every single person that has reviewed this game(MOSTLY NERDS and non hoopers) admitted to not being ballers going in and have a terrible handle. after playing the game for a few hours they can tell their handles are noticeably better. now lets say you add in 1 hour a day on this game 5 days a week.
dont always assume because someone gives you a thorough review of something. they must be getting paid to do so. just maybe someone is trying to give you a heads up on something you may miss out on.