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Yeah, the fact that Shaq, who can only do a layup, became a high scoring star was really another nail in the coffin of basketball. It just became an arms race for being tall/big

The same with tackling rule changes in American football and increased protection from pads. In every other sport with minimal protection, rugby, soccer, etc, if you tackle, you are about just as likely to hurt yourself attempting an aggressive tackle as you are to succeed in that tackle. In American football it is illegal to charge head first into your opponent because the helmet provides great protection for the wearer but decimating to the opponent receiving the head charge, its a very effective tactic with a helmet. Without the helmet the guy head butting an opponent would knock himself out.