In addition, flopping while already under the flopping penalty would result in a suspension for the number of games remaining on your penalty. This would not reset for the playoffs.

That should stop the practice pretty quickly.

I support the rule change, but I could easily see this turning into a system that penalizes role players disproportionately.

A second potential problem is allegations of bias towards certain teams. Could you imagine the uproar if in a Lakers/Heat game, LeBron and Kobe both flop, but one is more obvious than the other, and only 1 gets fined by the league later?
Bloggers/commentators would be talking for days about “David Stern showing favoritism to the Lakers (if LeBron is fined) or the Heat (if Kobe is fined).”

This is a good goal, but it could turn out very badly.

It’s pretty obvious that this concern is due to the distrust of who will be determining whether or not a charge taken is a flop.

The NBA players union is considering filing suit for that reason – in theory, there’s nothing wrong with fining floppers. IN PRACTICE, the system could be unfair – for example, what if Kobe/LeBron/Durant clearly flops in a nationally televised game, and meanwhile, a role player also flops that game.

Would it surprise you, given how the NBA works, if the superstar didn’t get fined but the role player (who is earning a smaller salary) does get fined?
If that happens, then this new system only penalizes non-superstars, so it’s unfair and biased.

Manchester has a point, the refs are the ones letting themselves get hoodwinked into believing there is an infraction. If their wallets were on the line, then perhaps…

“I think the guys who are going to be in trouble are the guys who lead the league in [taking legit] charges,” That makes no sense. By definition a “legit” charge is a foul called on the offensive player, not the guy taking the charge. Does Gooden know the difference between a charge and a block? If not, he’d be in good company since many refs appear to not be able to tell the difference either.

Maybe I’m missing something here, but I thought flopping was either A) Flailing backwards as though you’d been run into by the offensive player when you hadn’t or, B) Stumbling clumsily while dribble driving as though you’d been fouled by the defender when you hadn’t or, perhaps C) attempting to draw an over-the-back foul on a rebound attempt when, really, you were just out of position. Any others?

Why are certain players against curtailing this theater of bad acting? And would this really be an issue if referees ignored the first (and maybe second) attempt by any particular player trying this and then after that called a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct? Wouldn’t the league be better served by simply telling players that refs were going to handle flopping differently (on the court) rather than opening this can of worms? Maybe that’s just too logical to get any traction with this league.

The NBA is going to go after the most blatantly obvious ones first. Ones were guys go flailing without being touched or barely touched and act like they just got suck punched.

like these. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3JlI60M8A