Yea I use the Blazers online and I'm 31 and 16. I actually play to their strengths with the pick and roll. I also play decent defense. So I can get enough stops to build a lead. I kid you not I recently went on a 5 game win streak where all wins were by double digits.
I also use the defensive assignment options and gap players who I want to shoot. For some reason every person I've played wants to smother Damien so I just blow by them for the pull up jumper.
This game is really fun. Defense is actually fun. The fast break is awesome this year. They actually improve the speed of the bounce pass on the fast break.