And then you look at what he did say. No problems breaking ankles left and right. Shooting easy. Can't match 2K in signature style. 5-on-5 is really wiggle stick around and shoot open jumper (which, you'll remember, is super easy). A couple maybes and a dash of potential.
Some of it is just diction, but really the preview painted the game in the worst light possible based off of what OS staff & invitees have written along with devs. I expect today's blog and whatever is popping up next week to be more informative.