Although EA hasn't made this game very realistic, u can still have a challenging game~~ i tried this last nite when i wanted to play live but for a short time... i set each quarter to 3 mins, that way and played like i would when i'm trying for a realistic game (slow pace, pass around for an open shot or clear lane to the basket) and it went to triple over time. Unlike playing long quarters, now when u or the com starts a run it will be shorter and less chance of having blowouts.
if you like to play passing around for open shots (like me) set camera angles to baseline high(? its the one where u look at the back of the player and look at each half court.) and set zoom 2 clicks from the left. now u should be able to see the whole half court even if your player is on either corner.
Also if you play shorter quarters, you won't get as bored as quickly
