I already expressed my opinion.
virtually all the players in the game are weak defenders. when a decent post man shoots over a poor post defender, he scores (think howard dunking on boykins for added comic effect). when a decent perimeter guy shoots over a poor perimeter defender, there's still a good chance of error. this may explain discrepancies in fg% between big men and guards. moreover, perimeter defenders have it even easier, since many (if not all) the jumpshooters in the game couldn't drive the lane to save their life. even if you suck at D, if you're free to concentrate on a single aspect of your opponent's offense (since the other one does no harm) you'll still manage to hinder him quite a bit, hence the gap.
I agree with the level assessment someone did a few posts ago — the current level on BB is that of low-tier college ball, or top-level highschool ball. the best players in the game are still 19yo, after all, so they have at least five-six full seasons of productive training before reaching "maturity". hell, they'd be barely eligible for early entry in the draft.
now, having said that, Forrest and Charles continuously do extensive testing of the game engine, running custom-tailored games (or even re-running controversial games). I can't exclude that actually one day they find out that yeah, percentages are slightly off (even if I don't think so). should that happen, we will of course announce the relevant changes well in advance, as we always do.
Edited by BB-Domenico (18/01/2008 3.16.34 CET)
Okay...that's a legit answer. However, it that case, its not strictly relative.
We will see how the game develops -- I've been impressed so far. I'm sure the BB's will make necessary adjustments when necessary.
Steve