Recently, Garnett discussed Edwards’ previous remarks about players not having skills back in the day on his podcast, KG Certified.
"To be honest, bro, these words are directed at everyone in the league today, Tatum, Edwards. 20 years ago, you couldn’t take those step-back three-point shots, but if you did, it had to go in. A fadeaway was a fadeaway. Back then, you had aggressive defenders like Paul Pierce (bad Paul) in your face because Pierce would lock you up with his hands, and Ray Allen would quickly get to you. At that time, hand-checking was allowed, I could use my hands too, creating a barrier so you wouldn’t get anywhere."
"Scoring was so difficult, but we were efficient back then. The physicality was so strong that the league had to implement rules to change this, allowing scores to rise, which is why it has evolved into the fast-paced intense games of today."