Tony Jones: ‘Altercation nostalgia week’ prompts mostly laughs from NBA’s old guard

NBA old heads often complain about the current “softness” of basketball.There are no hard fouls, no playoff fouls. Nobody fights anymore, and everyone wants to be friends. The league made its transition to pace ’n’ space over the last 10 years. It means more 3-pointers, more skill, more transition but has also made the league less physical.There are people who long for the 1990s, when the New York Knicks and Miami Heat were square-dancing to 85-83 outcomes but fighting on