Hubie Brown has spent over 40 years watching the game of basketball change from a very good seat. He’s coached over 1,000 games and announced probably just as many since the early 70s, which is why it’s worth listening to him when he talks about the rift between former players and the current generation. On “Mike & Mike” Friday morning, Brown broke down why the older guys — like Oscar Robertson and Charles Barkley — think the current NBA is, for lack of better word, easier.
Brown argued that older players are both jealous of how much money players make today without having to endure hand-checks, flagrant fouls and, as a result, shot blockers.