"Live Cons:
The glitches (free throw miss, shoot into backboard, dunk to layup ratio, shooting ability for some people, double dribble)"
So basically you're saying the cons in NBA Live are everything that makes a real game of basketball?
This is where I believe 2k8 has the upper hand. Gameplay is more realistic to a real game. So if you're after a real game of basketball and not interested in fancy graphics (yet 2k8 isn't lacking as such in this aspect) then 2k8 is the game of choice.
And I like how you said Live has simple controls ricey... they play pretty much the same way.
And it's amazing, search around and you'll see it's not only here that people would prefer 2k over Live.