any1 else notice a big difference in the amount of teamwork and defense bein played (specificly first half)?, looks like the modern all-star game starts off a less serious and was played to entertain, they were having fun that first half puttin on a dunk exhibition. It does pick up though in the 2nd half, but then I also noticed a big difference in the amount of open floor spacing - the modern game is wide open, where as it look very crowded in 72 and 73 by comparison w/o the well established 3 point threat structured into the offense. Seems like theres no room allowed for full-head-of-steam layups and dunks in those 70's games with those defensive minded bigs roaming a crowded lane - both eras definitely look like great basketball, its just interesting how different the game looks through just subtle changes of rules play style - the game has definitely evolved to showcase more open court style athleticism