Techs, Fouls, and Flagrants: How Old Skool Was So Kool

Now I know there are millions of these already out there, but I just cannot express enough how bad the calls on flagrants, and so called technicals have gotten. Over the past two decades, the calls that the NBA referees and the NBA executives have just gotten worse. They call tiny things as technicals or flagrants in order to keep the game under control and not get out of hand. Most of all saw how the Pacers-Pistons brawl was. Now that was deserving of a flagrant 2 and fines. The Shock-Sparks brawl was also deserving of flagrants and fines. These were actual fights with a handful of players throwing fists and foul language. Back in the 80's to the early 90's, hard fouls and "excessive force" was much more aggressive then it is today. You had Kevin Mchale giving Kurt Rambis a clothesline; he probably learned it from the Hulkster himself. McHale was eventually ejected from the game, but no suspension. In another game, Bill Laimbeer of the Pistons got it handed to him by Robert Parish ... (link)