I think the physicality point is way overstated. People always bring up the Pistons, but the Pistons were incredibly controversial. If you watch a normal game from the 80's or 90's, it's actually going to be much less active and physical. I do wish defenders weren't penalized for being on the receiving end of contact. To me, that's why defense can be less physical at times.

The play style point feels stale to me. That was a great take eight years ago, but the top teams are actually very different from each other. It's true that most average teams play space-and-pace, tre it in or lay it in, but average teams sucked to watch in the past too.