I think traveling calls went bye-bye when Michael Jordan rose to fame. Just like the in NFL, management (and television) likes offense.
That’s true. What about palming the ball? Jordan got away with murder. He’s the most over-rated NBA player ever.
Can you imagine the records Jerry West or Oscar Robertson or any of the guys from the old days would have if they could have played under the “rules” Jordan played under?
“I think traveling calls went bye-bye when Michael Jordan rose to fame.”
I remember once taping a game with Jordan and kept very close count for one half. He touched the ball 41 times and committed 43 violations — 34 traveling, 5 palming, 4 offensive fouls. I think he did more to debase a major sport than any other single person. When I compare what he accomplished to Bird and Magic, they transformed the sport into something magnificent. Jordan made pro basketball something I have not watched seriously in twenty years, and not at all for maybe six or seven.