I've played this game in the stores. It was great fun the first time I sat down and played this, but before I bought it I went out and rented the latest
NBA Live and
EPSN Basket. While I think Inside Drive has improved from last year and that this years version does have it's merits I just can't see myself buying Inside Drive after playing
Sega and
Visual Concepts EPSN NBA basketball. The level of play is just so much better in that game. Blocked shots happen a little to often for my taste in EPSN but I could change all that with a slide of the "slider." I play ESPN online and it has the annoying 14 yrs olds on there too
As for bad commentary in NBA games, well I think it's like a standard. You can't have an NBA game unless you have decent to bad commentary. I've yet to see a game that has great commentary so far.
If you really in enjoy sim basketball you owe it to yourself to at least try ESPN once. The camera might take some getting used to but once you do you'll be fine.