NBA Finalizing Flopping Procedures

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8433232/nba-finalizing-procedures-penalize-players-flopping

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The NBA is about to act in hopes of stopping the floppers.

Spokesman Tim Frank said Thursday the league is finalizing procedures to deal with flopping, the art of falling down when little or no contact was made in an effort to trick referees into calling a foul.

Frank said the competition committee met two weeks ago and discussed plans that would go in place this season. Commissioner David Stern believes too many players are deceiving referees by flopping and has been seeking a way to properly penalize them.

The procedures likely will involve a postgame review of the play by the league office, rather than an official calling an infraction during the game, Frank said. Players likely would be fined if the league determined they flopped.

The proposed plan mirrors a "postgame analysis" option Stern discussed after the competition committee met in June. The league already retroactively reviews flagrant fouls to determine if they need to be upgraded or downgraded.

"If you continue to do this, you may you have to suffer some consequences," Stern said about flopping during the NBA Finals. "What those exactly should be and what the progression is, is to be decided, because ... we just want to put a stake in the ground that says this is not something that we want to be part of our game, without coming down with a sledgehammer but just doing it in a minimalist way to begin stamping it out. And I think there are ways we can do that and we'll have to wait and see exactly what we come up with."

The league's 62-person referee staff is holding its training camp, its first under the leadership of former NBA player and longtime league executive Mike Bantom. Bantom replaced Gen. Ron Johnson as executive vice president of referee operations earlier this month.

"I think one of the things that I'd just like to focus on is I think there's a perception out there that kind of throws into question sometimes the competence of our officials and even the integrity of them at times, and I think that that's not true to begin with and unfair, and I want to try and change that perception," said Bantom, who had been the league's senior vice president of player development since 1999.

 

[ralaw]

 

[ZoneBlitz]

Possibly better solution: NBA Rule Change: Eliminating the Charge

 

[ralaw]

I do agree that the charge call is annoying. I get annoyed when a player attacks the rim and the entire team runs to a spot to get a charge.

 

[ZoneBlitz]

I do agree that the charge call is annoying. I get annoyed when a player attacks the rim and the entire team runs to a spot to get a charge.

Exactly. Even if these proposed fines lessen the blatant flops, there will still be the same collisions where its almost impossible to determine whether it was charging or blocking.

Getting rid of charging doesnt mean offensive players can just bulldoze over defenders, because lowering the shoulder or sticking your arm out into a defender is still a foul.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Vlade Diivox is gald he's retired.

 

[MrBill]

James Harden's value to the Thunder just plummeted.

 

[ralaw]

James Harden's value to the Thunder just plummeted.

You know it is bad when a Spurs fan complains about your flopping.

 

[Rudi]

Anderson Varejao's value is now cut in half.

 

[Influence]

Good thing Blake Griffin just signed a max extension.

 

[Influence]

Was looking for a pacer gif for my sig, came across this.

 

[Saluki]

The Heat I'm sure are furious about this.

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[Influence]

The NBA has officially made public how they will "stop" the flopping issues.. as follows.

Violation 1: Warning
Violation 2: $5,000 fine

Violation 3: $10,000 fine
Violation 4: $15,000 fine
Violation 5: $30,000 fine

If a player violates the anti-flopping rule six times or more, he will be subject to discipline that is reasonable under the circumstances, including an increased fine and/or suspension.

I doubt this does anything, but that is just me.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/nba-unveils-flopping-policy-220400780--nba.html

 

[Influence]

Here the official flopping video the NBA put together for players and coaches.. the music was added by the uploaded though

 

[Rudi]

And so it begins. Lebron gettin T'd for flopping

:dead:

 

[FirstTimer]

The funny part about these flopping videos is how shitty it shows NBA officials to be since it seems like 50% of those flops were called as fouls.

 

[FirstTimer]

Gallinari's was awesome. "Ow my nose!............. My throat! ................. My shoulder!"

 

[FirstTimer]

And so it begins. Lebron gettin T'd for flopping

:dead:

That Lebron call was shitty. But I guess I'd rather have the refs take a really hard line right away and move back towards something more reasonable.

 

[Villain]

That Lebron call was shitty. But I guess I'd rather have the refs take a really hard line right away and move back towards something more reasonable.

I agree, especially with this being the pre-season. Set the precedents now so everyone knows what's up.