by Andrew on Sat Feb 11, 2012 9:20 am
It's a decent idea in theory and it's one of those things that's been suggested to me through the years of doing NBA Live roster updates, since it's possible to edit that flag in Live's databases. The problem with doing it in official and unofficial roster updates alike is user control over the situation, which can be done in Live through the use of a batch file or with 2K through REDitor, but it's still a bit more work than necessary (and in 2K's case would be impossible if not for the development of unofficial software). Additionally, if the official roster updates were coming through daily and they were on top of the injury situation, it wouldn't be so bad.
As it stands, the injuries are more trouble than they're worth. Placing players on the inactive roster while updating the rotations is sufficient and easily modified by the user as desired. Until such time as users have more control over the situation without the need of unofficial utilities, not using the injured status in the roster updates is the way to go.