#focus#mustwin#playoffs#drama? : 2013 NBA playoffs

it would be kinda fun if in the next couple years prime bron met old kobe in the finals and guarded him and held him to zero points

Would also be a but redundant. I really don't see Kobe coming back from the ACL tear in any kind of winning form.

xxp yep as soon as they started airing those Kobe puppet vs. Bron puppet commercials I was rooting for that to get screwed up

http://sinbapointforward.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lebron-flop.gif

never forget

You could make one of those flopera videos to all of Chalmers flop/flail attempts from last nights game. LOVE that the refs only bit on one of them.

refs should seriously be able to give out technicals for flops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Y9J3g837o

That was the only one I saw called

http://sandrarose.com/images18/flo-rida-jesus-piece_550x309.jpg?42e305

haha

refs should seriously be able to give out technicals for flops
― k3vin k., Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:52 AM

it rly needs immediate consequences, the day later fines aren't doing anything

5 flops in a year should be a suspension, too. up the hurt a bit

bingo - fines aren't deterring anyone.

they could do video review during timeouts like w borderline three point shots and asess technicals accordingly

i do however think the complaining abt flops has gotten out of control and is prob in some ways worse than the actual flopping

ugh no

yeah dawg think abt it

Yeah complaining about flopping is kinda fun lagoon, get on board

the league has made moves in the right direction, yes. But as we saw in the playoffs those moves didn't change anything and you even had two of the best players in the league flat out endorsing it!

i feel like just the anti flopping scrutiny could have a positive effect, even if it is sort of a bummer

i do however think the complaining abt flops has gotten out of control and is prob in some ways worse than the actual flopping

wtf

its so complainy and overblown, i prefer to enjoy basketball

i think flopping is awesome, always guaranteed lols

when youre watching the replay in realtime on tv, it's nice being privy to something that the refs got obviously wrong, yer little secret w/ the world

unless it's your team getting the short stick

ahh yes, all of us who complain about flopping and reffing clearly just don't enjoy basketball :)

it could be you just dont know what enjoyment is?

unless it's your team getting the short stick

― why pee on the beat (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, June 4, 2013 11:25 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think by the time the sixers get good again the league will have figured out a way to kerb flopping. looking forward to the flop free year of 2027

maybe basketball will evolve to where points are awarded for the best flops

it's true, chalmers was out of control last night

i do think that flopping is not exactly some scourge upon the league, though. it's more hilarious than anything.

nah it can totally change the course of a game and swing momentum.

really the easiest way to deter flopping is for the refs to loosen up what they call and let the teams play. don't be so ticky-tacky on screens and off-ball play.

it's better to not reward flopping in the first place than to reward flopping on the court then try to retroactively punish with a fine.

i do think that the focus on flopping as a topic can deter from great and compelling series such as this one. in the grand scheme it's pretty minor.

yeah totally with that. Like Chalmers not getting the calls last night was more gratifying than a whistle and 5k fine xp

i do think that the focus on flopping as a topic can deter from great and compelling series such as this one. in the grand scheme it's pretty minor.

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, June 4, 2013 11:40 AM (29 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^

Yeah agree but like anything you love you can always critique it and see where minor/major improvements can be made without doing anything too drastic.

*flop*

does soccer do anything about flopping? any fans of the 'beautiful game' itt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_(association_football)

you could probably fix flopping w/ the threat of suspensions

i do think that flopping is not exactly some scourge upon the league, though. it's more hilarious than anything.

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 4 June 2013 15:38 (40 minutes ago) Permalink

gee I wonder why you have this laissez faire 'tude about it

flopping is pathetic, disgusting, horrible and it's cheating. If your favorite team does a lot of it it's time to find a new team.

lol

spurs vs. heat is a great battle of OG floppers vs. the new guard, should be hilarious indeed

my hope is for multiple simultaneous flops that end with the ball out of bounds

Matt otm

ha matt otm except the series is gonna be awesome obv

also new thread

BALLET IS LIFE - spurs vs heat, NBA finals 2013 thread