“The game has always changed from one time to the next. In the 1970s it started to become competitive I think and more physical,” he said. “Now — and I call (today’s players) Generation X — none of us who played when I played know. Nobody knows what’s going on in the NBA. I look at myself and wonder if this Dikembe Mutombo could’ve ever played in the NBA if it was like these guys play now. All the shots today just come from too far away. I don’t want to think about having to run to protect the rim and then to cover my man who might be all the way out past the 3-point line.”