Some tiny tidbits get some of my interest, but I still remain a pessimist.
-blocks are gone. in the games I had there weren't any PGs with like 6 blocks. Or anything out of the ordinary. in the game i had with rac i had a total of 3 blocks. and most were by Duncan.
-fast breaks are in the game work. I noticed this right away, players will cut to the basket for alley opps. If you are a running a two on 1 and pass it, the player will catch it on the run and continue running to the basket.
-you can rebound now after missing a shot. Last year players would go into some weird animation after missing a shot. Same goes with getting bumped in the post and losing the ball. They fixed that issue as well.
-pro hop to the left or right now. The past 2 years when you pro-hopped you could only do it straight. If someone was infront of you, you'd bump into him and lost the ball. Now if you see someone trying to take a charge just hop to the left or right of him. I did this with Paker and he hopped to the right, but what was cool about it was the animation it did was just like he did in real life. Then he floated a tear drop layup and scored.
-teams play like they do in real life. Teams like the Suns and Mavs run and gun. Teams like the Spurs and Pistons play move of a half court offense.
I don't think it'll be half as bad as I expected it to be, some of the minor things that annoyed me a bit look like they are gone.