For those of you complaining on high CPU's FG and 3PT %

[pan]

I had the same problems with CPU shooting 70-80% 3-pointers against me, and 60-70% FG (I use Jared Hartung's tweaked rosters)
I just realized one thing: when you JUMP trying to contest CPU's shot, it seems to not reflect in the FG% (he will most likely make it with your hand in his face). Sure, you can block his shot, but I also got a lot of fouls trying to do so.
However, if you use the 'raise hands' action (I'm not sure how is it done in freestyle, but I play on keyboard and it is 'take charge' button when I press it without releasing near the CPU player who is shooting), CPU shooting percentage will be MUCH lower. I had a 16-12 season record on 4 minutes, superstar. But in the playoffs, after I started using 'raise hands', I won every single game - against Lakers, Kings and the rest by 10+ points.
Here how I play defense (I played for the Jazz): I set 'zone defense', and control SF (Kirilenko) on defense. I'm trying to position him near the ballhandler and press 'charge' button. 50% of the time I'm able to take good position and he will raise his hands when the CPU is shooting - and a lot of times CPU will miss.
This works especially great against 3-pointers. When it's the 4th quarter and CPU is behind, he starts shooting 3-pointers like crazy. It's quite easy to predict who will he shoot 3-pointer with, so I just raise hands while he's shooting, and his 3-pointer % is just about 10-15%, no matter how good his 3PT rating is.
The same things works great when defending against centers like Shaq - if he tries backing down, just take charge, and he will most likely be called for offensive foul. Even if he's shooting a very close shot, raising hands still can make him miss.
And this also never gives you a foul, which is very likely if you jump trying to block the shot.

[EarthD]

Can you tell me exactly how I can put my hands up to defend a shot? When I press "take charge" when someone is shooting, the defender just crosses his hands down there. Another thing, is it unfair to do this against the computer? I've never seen the computer do it against me and if it really lowers fg%, then the differnce between my fg% and the computer's will be even bigger than it already is.

[pan]

Are you using keyboard? On keyboard, when you press take charge near shooting CPU's player without releasing it, he will raise his hands up for a short time - which is enough to lower FG % Sometimes it doesn't happen, but when the timing it right, it works (you must not press button BEFORE the shot - if you press take charge about the same moment CPU starts jumping, then he'll raise hands. If you press it earlier, he won't)

I think it is fair. I think it is unfair that CPU is shooting ultra-high 3pt % even if he is not open, and defender is jumping trying to contest the shot. I was always mad at CPU, when he starts shooting 3pointer after 3pointer, even with bad shooters, and my 3pointers do not go in.
As for FG difference - it is really difficult to use this thing on non-3pointers, that's why FG won't drop significantly. However, CPU shoots a lot of 3-pointers, so when he starts missing a lot of them, his FG will also drop.
I had CPU shooting about 60% before I contested his shots, and around 40-50% after I started contesting his shots (for the most of the game he has 50%, but in the end he starts shooting 3pointers and drops to 40% usually)