I'm playing 8 mins a quarter, super star level with maximal criteria of fouls. And it's damn hard! 31-35 I'm third in the Mid-West, 7th in the western conference and I'm a bit concerned will I get to the playoffs at all.
I might add that the scoreboard in 95% of games I played seldom showed
bellow 120-130. And that sucks. What a simulation reality!
Anyway, I also tried franchise with tweaked rosters, and they showed quite fine during the gameplay. But after you finish the first season, stats of many players in the league begins to "fade" really quick.