What it comes down to is that you need to know what is happening in the GE during a game before you start complaining over something.
The number of attempts should go down, but not the percentage. Percentages don't lie. Season's worth of data. Just look. The sim is a hoax. It doesn't matter what you choose. You can have the best player in the league on the inside, and your outside shooters percentage will go down with an inside focus. This game is joke. There is no skill involved--just a couple of button clicks. If you were playing a live action game you would pass it to your own player that is infinitely better than the opposition.
The number of attempts should go down, but not the percentage. Percentages don't lie.