I have to agree here. 2k definitely has something going on when you first start your player where they want to involve you more into the game to the point of where your teammates are just terrible. But I think they're terrible on purpose because they eventually do become better, and it happens when YOU are better. When you have a better OVR and your team chemistry goes up.
But you have to go through the pain of the 1st year dealing with it.
This mode forces you to be that player that puts up alot of points no matter which position you play. Doesn't matter. You can be the best teammate and role player in the world but if you aren't putting up Lebron or KD type stats each game then you take a hit from your coach and performance.
It's the entire reason why for some mysterious reason the game puts you as the Starter in your ROOKIE year over amazing players.
What coach/GM in their right mind would make an undrafted rookie a starter over an actual NBA star on their team??? No wonder the team chemistry is low! I'd be pissed if some undrafted rookie took my spot. I'd demand a trade.
I think this mode is severly flawed in a lot of ways although I understand why 2k did it this way. They wanted to try to make the mode fun by rushing you into the limelight right in the beginning.
Sadly, not all of us wanted that.
They speak about 2k being the "ultimate sim". LOL. Sorry but coming into the league as an undrafted rookie with a 71 OVR and taking the starting job over some elite players in the league and getting more minutes than any other player on my team isn't sim. It's laughable.