My father played in the late teens and early 1920s
He was disgusted by the changes of the sport.
He called it, “stuff ball, and foul ball!” as the players walked from foul line to foul line to miss free throws. The game was changed to allow the stars to take three or four steps before shooting. “Traveling,” is never called, it is ridiculous to watch.
And now it’s all about throwing up 30 foot shots for 3-pointers.
Anybody can be a good three-point shooter with enough practice, it’s much harder to thread a pass inside for an easy layup or dunk.
And neither is carrying the ball.
That started with Julius Erving. The fans loved the razzle dazzle so the refs stopped calling traveling.
Traveling, and palming of the ball. They even allow a player to stop, and step back before shooting. No zone defenses, and bad sportsmanship.
When I played, you would get a technical for showboating, standing over a player, yelling at a player, coach or referee.