Comments on: NBA uses stars to demonstrate flops that will be fined

By: kavika6

kavika6 — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:08:21 +0000

In comparison to Obama playing dirty?

By: darbley73

darbley73 — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:50:47 +0000

think the NBA made a step in the right direction by trying to curtail flopping, however, it is such a objective call. I think if they got rid of the charge call altogether it would force players to play through contact.

By: wsuperman4445

wsuperman4445 — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:03:07 +0000

Are they going to also Fine Mitt Rommey for Flopping also? I am just saying..

By: miamatt

miamatt — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 02:13:56 +0000

With no consequences for flopping why wouldn’t they? And find me a single team in the NBA that doesn’t flop, let alone a single recent champion. Seriously, find one team.

And I’m in favor of getting flopping out of the game, BTW.

By: pop562

pop562 — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:15:16 +0000

deflop wade and leflop James were pros with flopping during the finals…too many videos on YouTube to say they don’t.

By: darbley73

darbley73 — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:40:08 +0000

I think the NBA made a step in the right direction by trying to curtail flopping, however, it is such a objective call. I think if they or rid o the charge call altogether it would force players to play through contact.

By: omniusprime

omniusprime — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:36:34 +0000

About time the NBA cleans up flopping, the refs have been ignorant of this for far too long. I was glad to see the NBA clean up all that crybaby whining and now it’s great to see the game get some integrity by finally stopping dirty players from cheating by creating fake fouls. I think that fining these overpaid prima donnas isn’t good enough, players should get tossed from games if their flopping foul count gets too high, just like technical fouls. Too bad it took so long to come up with such an obvious rule, but better late than never.

By: superseahawk

superseahawk — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:39:38 +0000

Flopgette, now that’s funny.

By: p1nch3dloaf

p1nch3dloaf — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:58:03 +0000

No finer example than Corey Flopgette and Vlade Diflop.

By: eventhorizon04

eventhorizon04 — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:35:42 +0000

Moral of the video is that “minor embellishment” won’t be penalized. Only “major embellishment” will be penalized.

So if Player A pushes a Player B with a fair amount of force, and Player B waves his hands in the air, player B won’t be penalized if he stays upright and keeps playing.

However, if Player A barely pushes Player B, or doesn’t actually push him at all, and Player B falls to the ground, player B WILL be penalized since he over-exaggerated the contact by falling to the ground and stopped playing.

The system, if it works, will encourage players to try to play through light contact rather than falling to the ground in agony even if only gently pushed.

By: eventhorizon04

eventhorizon04 — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:23:57 +0000

Impressive.

One of my main concerns about these anti-flopping penalties is that while it sounds good in theory, I was worried that superstars might get a free pass.
That meant role players and teams without superstars would be at a disadvantage – well, an even bigger disadvantage than what they currently have to deal with.

If the NBA is *actually* willing to fine Kobe, Wade, LeBron, Pierce, Harden, Parker, CP3, Dirk, etc., then I can more readily support the new rules.

By: qwertify

qwertify — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:23:17 +0000

How about the other guy in that picture? Heard he’s a flopping star too

By: heathater4lifeson

heathater4lifeson — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:42:49 +0000

Parker is the fourth biggest flopper on his team behind giiiiiinobili, red rocket and d Blair