2k won't be losing it's crown anytime soon, believe that. 2k has many fans of their basketball games. 2k added my player mode, d-league and summer league. 2k is great and the combine is a dope idea. Not to mention they are making games for the PSP and the wii. Also the PC is going to be online too. 2k9 wasn't perfect and all they have to do is make some tweaks here and there. From all the info 2k has brought, it sounds like they are taking it to another level. And there is more info to come.
There are a lot of sports gamers in this world and most of them don't post on internet fourms like OS. There are many ppl who love the game and don't have a next gen system, but will go to a friends house everyday to play this game. So all of the ppl that complain about 2k9 are the minority. Most ppl enjoy 2k9 and online is still crack to a lot of ppl. Servers were and still are flooded and it's been 10mos. Although I won't delve into that madness. 2k will be just fine. They know what they are doing.