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A hilarious fucking thread, bitches
-A classic of the Vlade Divac tradition. First the post defender takes one hard bump to establish he won’t just go down on any contact. On the second bump, Player B flies back like Gary Oldman when he gets his ’chute pulled by Harrison Ford in "Air Force One."
Examples yo
Next we got da Starfish yo
-When a driving player loses the ball, it's time to starfish! Show us full extension on those arms and legs!
You already know!
You already know what it do.. da Salmon
-Player gets in position for a rebound, feels a nudge/hand in the small of his back, and leaps forward like the spawning salmon of the great Northwest.
Here it go
We got the head whip comin at you now
-Often occurs in ball screens but can also happen off the ball. Player A is coming around a screen and gets contact (legal or otherwise) in the hip or legs but throws his head back as though from a blow at the shoulders or higher.
...
Aigh Aigh, da Velcro
-Player “gets stuck” fighting over/under/through a screen and exaggerates the contact. Usually involves flailing rather than falling down.
Lego
Body Seeking Missile, here it come.
-Player drives directly at a defender and then just throws the ball up with no real hope of making the shot. The bucket isn't the goal ... the contact is.
There it go
The Exploding Pick
-A versatile flop that can work for defense or offense. It’s when a player runs into a screen and either the screener or the defender acts as though he just stepped on a landmine.
The best of the best
The And 1, only the best can pull this off.
-Yelling as though contact is there when there is none. Perfectly timed, it’s tough for a referee to resist.
Who you think?
16 More to go, not like I have a life or anything
We got 24 different flops here, so lets get started!
The first flop we got here is the Backdown Boogie-A classic of the Vlade Divac tradition. First the post defender takes one hard bump to establish he won’t just go down on any contact. On the second bump, Player B flies back like Gary Oldman when he gets his ’chute pulled by Harrison Ford in "Air Force One."
Examples yo
Next we got da Starfish yo
-When a driving player loses the ball, it's time to starfish! Show us full extension on those arms and legs!
You already know!
You already know what it do.. da Salmon
-Player gets in position for a rebound, feels a nudge/hand in the small of his back, and leaps forward like the spawning salmon of the great Northwest.
Here it go
We got the head whip comin at you now
-Often occurs in ball screens but can also happen off the ball. Player A is coming around a screen and gets contact (legal or otherwise) in the hip or legs but throws his head back as though from a blow at the shoulders or higher.
...
Aigh Aigh, da Velcro
-Player “gets stuck” fighting over/under/through a screen and exaggerates the contact. Usually involves flailing rather than falling down.
Lego
Body Seeking Missile, here it come.
-Player drives directly at a defender and then just throws the ball up with no real hope of making the shot. The bucket isn't the goal ... the contact is.
There it go
The Exploding Pick
-A versatile flop that can work for defense or offense. It’s when a player runs into a screen and either the screener or the defender acts as though he just stepped on a landmine.
The best of the best
The And 1, only the best can pull this off.
-Yelling as though contact is there when there is none. Perfectly timed, it’s tough for a referee to resist.
Who you think?
16 More to go, not like I have a life or anything
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