The AI has received a massive update to how the players analyze and react to these situations. Unless you control a player with strong defensive attributes, you'll probably need some teammates to rotate in and help. It's much easier to blow past a defender, but on the flipside, that also means it's difficult to defend the ball. Previously, you'd need to anticipate the timing and acceleration of when the dribble move would complete, so you'd need to learn each player's animation, but now, you can tell when it feels right. After passing to the shooting guard, I put the ball on the court for a couple of dribbles before I scored an easy layup in the lane. I dribbled near half-court and flicked the analog stick to adjust quickly. In 2K18, the player has more control over the ball. During a dribble, the ball no longer feels like it follows the player in previous titles, you could be halfway into a move and decide to shoot, which made the ball snap to the intended hand.
