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Educating #Bronstans & Gen Z who aren’t familiar with rule & enforcement changes over time. This video is ONLY ONE GAME in 1998 finals, game 3. There were 17! offensive fouls & travels called in just that ONE game with up to 14 of them likely not called today And People wonder why late 90's game were low scoring & didn't look as talented as today. That's because the rules/enforcement HEAVILY favored the defense. 1.There was effectively one less step allowed in traveling AND shuffling your feet was far more frequently called travel than today. 2. They were not allowed to palm the ball anywhere near the amount they do today. 3. Very little movement in screens was allowed while today they allow a considerable amount of moving while setting screens which help players get open 4. Offensive players couldn't push defenders with off arm or lowered shoulder that you see in just about every possession today. The most they allowed in the 90's was when offensive player had his back to the basket and the offensive player could push with his back -- which is what Shaq did as well as many other bigs. That's a reason the 90's was dominated by centers & power forwards. The few instances that they allowed offensive players to initiate contact was in the post but didn't allow it on the perimeter.