I won't talk about the vc because I know how to upgrade my player by simply playing well and not spending cash. I will however complain about the horrid gameplay. The sliding is really aggy, if you chose the wrong direction when following the guy you're gaurding they'll make you slide a whole 5 feet away from him, leaving him wide open.
I'm normally pretty good at stealing the ball (even without the badges), but if you hit the steal button it would either have a delay and then make you automatically foul the guy, make you not even fully go for the steal or make you go for the steal at the complete opposite direction which leaves you looking like an idiot while your opponent scored.
The passing is horrible too. You can either use the icons at all times or you're supposed to only have to point the joy stick in the direction you wish to pass. Even if you see the white circle under the teammate that you're trying to pass to the ball would get passed to a different direction normally causing a turnover.
Lastly they'll have the All-stars on your team playing like scrubs on both offense and defense. And don't get me started on your own teammates setting you up for failure, you try to go around a screen and your teammates step in your way to stop you from staying on your man. You'll be running in place like youre on a treadmill when trying to get around your own teammates. Also you'll pass it to a wide open teammate (weither a 3 or easy layup or dunk) and they won't shoot it .