I hate floppers...such a disgraceful way to play the game. Be a f'ing man and EARN your win (or loss).

Vinny Del Negro says Clippers not “flop city.” Video suggests otherwise. | ProBasketballTalk http://bit.ly/JZ3QOd

Calkins should write about this.

Hollins need to be creative and mention all the floppong to the media as well.

Evans flop on OJ was despicable.

I say start tossing out a few T's and it will stop.

(05-10-2012 11:30 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  I say start tossing out a few T's and it will stop.

Nba endorses this behavior. Surely the league knows and review these antics yet allow it to continue.

#FlopCity is a buzz on twitter so its not like its a secret to the league. Its allowed because its LA.

http://www.foxsportsarizona.com/05/08/12...eedID=3702

Quote:Back in May 2008, the league announced it would financially ding players for obvious flops and suspend the recidivists. How's that been working out? Before that, the league painted a dotted line around the basket area, which makes it more difficult to coax a charge near the hoop.

But it hasn't prevented Manu Ginobili from appearing to run into a Klingon-caliber force field while defending a basic off-ball screen.

Although the league could get tough, look at video and start taking relative chump change from these wealthy athletes in exchange for blatant flops, this probably wouldn't prevent flops from impacting a particular game. That would require in-game sanctions and more subjective judgments from referees who aren't exactly missing the flops on purpose in the first place.

Yep. The league allows it (refs already know Evans is a flopper yet look at all the calls he's been getting). Someone even said the officials are instructed to officiating certain games based on the teams.... I certainly believe this is true.

They look at 3pnt replays and take away pnts when needed but cant look at flops and assess T's when needed?? Boo.

(05-10-2012 11:57 AM)ballen Wrote:  

That is freakin' hilarious!!

Did they all go to Duke?

You can tell he's really perturbed in this one.

That guy was seriously pissed off.

(05-10-2012 01:44 PM)TigerEye Wrote:  That guy was seriously pissed off.

I kept waiting for the punchline - I thought Lawler was going to come out and pile drive him. It seemed way too over the top to be real.

I thought he was about to cry at one point

well, I think you did see last night that officials, when it's too obvious, will not give them flop calls. when Paul tried to flop against Gasol in the backcourt while MG was trying to get to the other end of the court and then complained excessively about not getting the call, he did get T'd up. hopefully that becomes a trend. either that or refs say, "you want every point of contact on them to be called a foul? fine. same goes for you, whether they act it out or not".

Something will come of all this flopping. It's gotten way to much national attention. Refs will be told not to reward it, but stars will ALWAYS get calls. That won't change.