I think there should be an option to play with absolutely no effort/defense (what we see in allstar or charity games).
This option should be the number one choice for games against huge underdogs, like bots in cup games or newbies that recently joined the game.
This would allow the underdogs to score a decent amount of points, instead of getting slaughtered and losing with like -50 to -70 points.
For the favorite teams giving up a lot of points, those games could give a short boost in merchandise - everybody likes to watch those games where players are fooling around on the court and allow their opponents to score easy and spectacular points.
We need to find solutions to keep the newbies in small countries motivated!