15 is a great looking number! Melo and VC used to wear it, and alot of bigs wear it now (Bennett, Cousins, Favors, Horford, Marcus Morris etc). You could've ended up with something way worse.
I got Closer after Swagger. I'm not sure but I think both are related to your amount of national fans.
Pressing the shot button when a teammate has the ball calls for them to shoot, right? That's what I always do when I get one of my teammates open with the ball, seems to work.
Early, pre-patch MyCareers have lots of problems. I'm sorry to tell you you probably don't have a choice but to start over. You will not be able to wear branded shoes in your current career.