head to head
vs
NBA 2K16vsNFL Street 2
NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NFL Street 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
NBA 2K16NFL Street 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
NFL Street 2 leans harder on execution: stick tricks, timing-based moves need real skill
Reads5 vs 4
NBA 2K16 leans harder on reads: Online opponents adjust defensive schemes against your tendencies
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.