I used to think that way, but its tougher now. Sure there were hard fouls back in the day, but the paint was wide open, teams played at breaknecking...
“It’s about winning,” Stoudemire said. “You win, you’re going to get on national TV. Simple. In Phoenix, we won — Western Conference finals three, four years, playoffs every year. We won. If you don’t win, nobody really wants to see you.”