huge improvement so far. The gameplay is so smooth and the newer physics are just great. I am still not sold on the post game. I may need some more time with it but I am not crazy about the control setup this year. I still can't get over the signature styles and the animation smoothness. Simply the best in the business. Gameplay just oozes basketball love. I would say that this is better than 11 and better than 12. Only a few games into the myplayer, so I dont know about the lineup logic yet, so I wont really comment on that yet. I do love that your salary is important and is used as currency for equipment with boost and also training camps taught by legends like jordan, stockton, The Dream, and others. You have to pay a certain amount to take the camp and you are taught several different skills that you will be able to use in the game. Just a solid game so far and the smoothness of the gameplay is just that damn good.