Well said. I don't understand why their animations tend to look robotic and unnatural. Some animations look better than others but there is still stiffness and floatiness that makes the movement look off. It surprises me that after all these years they havent yet solved that issue. I feel like out of all the EA sports titles it is most evident in Live, perhaps because it is the most animation heavy of all the sports.
With that said there are definitely improvements here. Graphics look really good, though I would need to see legitimate gameplay footage to accurately judge the visuals. While the animations still look a bit awkward I do like the variety from the short clips that were shown.
For me the big things will be how does the game control and feel and does it play a good, accurate game of basketball. I can look past the animations if the controls are good and the game of basketball is well represented.