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Exaggerating fouls in basketball (flopping)

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 93Devil, Apr 26, 2009.

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More and more basketball players are exaggerating a reaction to contact to draw a foul. Should this

  1. I'm fine with the way the game is currently officiated.

    5 vote(s)
    20.0%

  2. I don't like it, but it would be impossible to correct.

    3 vote(s)
    12.0%

  3. Do not call anything if you question the reaction. The flopping player has usually placed themself a

    7 vote(s)
    28.0%

  4. Call a technical on the exaggerating player.

    4 vote(s)
    16.0%

  5. Call a foul on the exaggerating player.

    5 vote(s)
    20.0%

  6. Assess fines after the game via videotape.

    1 vote(s)
    4.0%
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  1. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    High school rules call for a technical; think colleges to do.. Enforce the fucking rule...
     
    slappy4428, Apr 26, 2009
    #13
  2. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Coming from you that is hilarious. I forgot, you were a high school superstar. You have all the answers.
     
    JC, Apr 26, 2009
    #14
  3. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Then why post such an insightful comment on this thread?
     
    93Devil, Apr 26, 2009
    #15
  4. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    The trouble is that it might be too severe call, so refs don't call the T.
     
    93Devil, Apr 26, 2009
    #16
  5. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Tough shit. Enforce the rule.
     
    slappy4428, Apr 26, 2009
    #17
  6. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    I actually thought this poll would be more 50/50.
     
    93Devil, Apr 26, 2009
    #18
  7. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    AWESOME!
     
    mustangj17, Apr 26, 2009
    #19
  8. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Damn, I missed that.
     
    93Devil, Apr 26, 2009
    #20
  9. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    Was this prompted by Baby Shaq's horrific acting today that almost got the Bulls' Brad Miller ejected? Just wondering, because it was the worst acting I've seen since "Ishtar".
     
    Killick, Apr 26, 2009
    #21
  10. 93Devil

    93Devil Well-Known Member

    Circle gets the square.
     
    93Devil, Apr 26, 2009
    #22
  11. pressboxer

    pressboxer Active Member

    What, nobody blames soccer?
     
    pressboxer, Apr 26, 2009
    #23
  12. WaylonJennings

    WaylonJennings Guest

    Interesting to see this brought up today. I was watching the Bulls-Celtics game earlier, and Glen Davis big-time flopped during a little tussle under the basket with Brad Miller (as a side note, ABC kept replaying, over and over again, the replay where you could clearly see Miller say, "Get off me, motherfucker!").

    Anyway ... The officials seemed ready to toss Miller from the game, but they watched the replay for several minutes to determine if he really deserved it or if Davis had flopped. In the end, they didn't toss Miller, and he stayed to shoot his free throws. Not that it would have mattered, since it seemed Noah played both overtimes.
     
    WaylonJennings, Apr 26, 2009
    #24
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