Bruh, I like your review, overall, and I don't know if you read my blog about IGN's lackluster review but yea, u get the idea that the dude is NOT a true sports gamer, just like many of these game reviewers around the net. I spoke to that, already.
Now, I haven't played the retail version yet but I know what u meant about lack of control on D based on the demo...but I learned that's not really what's happening there. It's about learning the angles, the player you're using to guard with, the player your up against, and your help. Once I realized that in the demo, I got wood (no homo). Yea, I was a 2Ker, for the majority of the last 10yrs but I rocked on a few Lives since then. The lock down D on 2K spoils a person, and, I think so did Live's before. I rocked hard on Live 08 but only played the Live 09 demo. It seemed the same for those two years. Live 10's D is different as it makes you actually play D, at least in the demo. I don't expect that to go away in the retail version so I know I will still love it.

The post game is something I did notice that has changed. I liked 08's more than 09 because they modified it a bit but I can't go too hard on speaking on 09's since I only played the demo last year. Live 10's post game is actually lacking compared to both of those from what I noticed in the demo. It's been simplified; possibly to implement some of the other offensive controls and such.

The online stuff, I don't care about. I don't really play online, much, in any game but maybe, just maybe, since there seems to be no cheese factor, and the cheese is apart of why I don't online game, I may have to get into the online, this year.
I have "officially retired" from NBA2K although I have yet to play the demo but, I have to be honest about my own Favre factor, since I too am a Libra. Indecision is one of the things we, unfortunately, do best, but I am NOT getting 2K on Tues. That's for sure. I will see how I feel down the line after playing the demo on Thurs.