I'm going to abandon the project for the time being. Nobody is putting in (published) work outside of myself and Nike. I hope one day Neo releases the game. And somebody makes modern graphic textures. Until then, I'll continue to mod NHL Hitz games, instead.
Here is my potential last modern texture pack. Mixed in with some of Neo's 2KHS textures:
https://files.fm/u/khvnbx38
If you wanna make modern textures, I've a few templates. Email me if you want them or you can make your own, that works, too. LAK's ice is up to Neo's standards (as a test). The rest are not.