David Stern says flopping is 'legitimate concern'

[Orangeyes]

ESPN

 

[GonzoInMD]

ESPN

How are the Dukies ever going to succeed in the NBA if they start calling flops?

 

[donniesyracuse]

This might hurt Fab Melo's stock.

 

[jimsonjunction]

 

[RF2044]

Heard Stern talking about this on ESPN on Monday. His recommendation included fines and suspension for continued flopping.

Not sure how that would be governed--seems like a slippery slope that is awfully subjective, but I suppose that they've managed to do a reasonable job policing and imposing penalties for flagrant fouls / technicals.

But at the end of the day, I'm all in favor of penalizing flopping. NBA stars already get enough preferential treatment as is without adding this dimension into the equation. And the great ones will adjust--always do.

 

[samspann1]

that's not real, is it?

If so, that's embarrassing.

 

[jimsonjunction]

I would think so. And they're all over the place. Here are some other gems...

And my personal favorite...

 

[moqui]

the problem is that the game now allows offensive players to commit fouls . . . they call it "creating space" and they laud it as a legitimate skill. But, if you initiate contact with the effect of creating an advantage for yourself, that is the textbook definition of a foul. It has left defensive players with the need to make every bit of contact look worse than it actually is. Flopping is often egregious, as the gifs above demonstrate, but if you really want to stop it, you have to be more pro-active on calling offensive fouls, IMO

 

[RF2044]

the problem is that the game now allows offensive players to commit fouls . . . they call it "creating space" and they laud it as a legitimate skill. But, if you initiate contact with the effect of creating an advantage for yourself, that is the textbook definition of a foul. It has left defensive players with the need to make every bit of contact look worse than it actually is. Flopping is often egregious, as the gifs above demonstrate, but if you really want to stop it, you have to be more pro-active on calling offensive fouls, IMO

Very astute. The issue with that conclusion being, of course, that nobody wants more offensive fouls.