I did raise the FT difficulty in my sliders. You might want to try reducing it until you're used to the speed, then increase the FT difficulty slider so that it's more of a challenge.
the first year of my dynasty i set mine to zero...and the suceeding years i added a 10. now in my third year i'm into 20...and i still miss a handful of em free throws
I play all-star and set the slider at about 55-60. I make a good percentage for my players. Except Steven Hunter, he shoots something like 36% in my game. M'eh. Everything else is right. I guess I could edit his rating...