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

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

Multiple Matt OTMs.

Harping about flopping isn't a lotta fun but it's one of the worst aspects of the game and I'm all in favor of whatever fascist rule changes that could go far in eliminating them. Next CBA should include JVG as Flop Czar w/ the power to hand out suspensions.

Only bright spot for me from last night's game was how few flops the refs fell for. Watching someone flop themselves out of offensive/defensive position w/o getting the call is life-affirming.

^^^^^^^^

Seriously jumped up off the couch last night when chalmers flopped and PG hit the 3 and then yelled STOP FLOPPING... STOP FLOPPING.... FLOPPIN ASS NI**A

haha see that would have greatly enhanced my enjoyment of the game had I been watching with you

Floyd Mayweather hasn't tweeted a picture of the betting slip so I guess that bet never happened :(

every team flops because it's rewarded

flop fines should be levied immediately, teams should have to go 4 on 5 while the flopper runs to the locker room for his wallet and 5k in cash

"every team flops because it's rewarded" - lebron

"I rob banks because that's where the money is"

haha yes, very equivalent

like, chalmers was flopping like a fish last night. it didn't effect the game at all and now we all get to make fun of mario chalmers.

i don't see the problem here

lebron flops all over the court in game 6 and we get a hilarious vine out of it and the pacers crush the heat, i don't see the big deal

you can say it's no big deal and the league can also step it's penalties up at the same time. if the only downside is less funny gifs, i can live with that

you said yourself that it works, so clearly teams that flop more have an advantage. It affects wins and losses.

xp

what's an example of flopping swinging a game

i don't know that it affects all that much in the long-run, but it's a part of the game that no one needs or likes and that the league would be perfectly justified in punishing

i agree with all of that, it's also not one of the 10 most important things that ever happens in any basketball game

what's an example of flopping swinging a game

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, June 4, 2013 6:04 PM (46 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

how many games are decided by one or two possessions? Countless games are decided by one play.

i agree with all of that, it's also not one of the 10 most important things that ever happens in any basketball game

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, June 4, 2013 6:05 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you said it's "hilarious"

people making fun of flopping on the internet is usually hilarious, yes

what's an example of flopping swinging a game

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, June 4, 2013 6:04 PM (46 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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

Clippers win by 1

it also can def swing momentum at a crucial time. Like that PG play could have been a huge swing cos thats 3 points erased and another foul on him and gets the crowd juiced and makes Chalmers and his think they can and SHOULD do it again and again.

chalmers ans his *team

that's pretty tin-foil hat to me

to me it's just like, wow what an awesome series that was with so many different story lines and great games that hinged on a hundred strategic decisions and the play of some of the best players in the nba. and we're talking bout flopping, man. flopping.

practice flopping