Not surprising Shaq prefers his era.
I am with Shaq 100%.
Demographics my man!!
I prefer his era. It was harder to make a basket, for whatever reason. They used to play defense back in the day.
Modern professional basketball game is designed in a way to maximize scoring (to please spectators), to minimize defending (to facilitate scoring) and to maximize profits from attendance fees and advertising (by having a million teams playing every day). It is not a sport, but a gigantic money-making show. No wonder it is losing its appeal.