mixmakers.net - 5/29/2008
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How dare the NBA impose this rule on their players!? Somewhere, Vlade Divac is rolling in his grave….he is dead, right? Anywhom, I, for one, am 100% against this rule. Flopping is a part of the game just as much as Vlade is a part of the clouds in the heavens…he is dead, right? Instead of mourning this, we will celebrate it by reliving the top 5 flops in recent NBA history.
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Empty the Bench —
- ESPN - It’s a glorious day for everyone but Spurs fans: floppers to be fined.
- Waiting for Next Year - So it’s good Anderson Varejao held out for that extension.
- The Arena - Those fines are all well and good, but they won’t stop flops.
- Mix Makers - Bidding the flop adieu with five of the best flops of the YouTube era.
- CNN - Monkey-controlled basketball robots to take over the NBA, ...
NBA: Nothing But Assholes
LABallTalk.com —
... , said player will be fined. SERIOUSLY?? Sure, I’m just as sick as everyone else of seeing the likes of Manu Ginobli , Anderson Verajao , and even my own, Sasha Vujacic flop all over the place. The trend of flopping has been around for a long time dating back to the infamous days of Vlade Divac. Perhaps a video of flopping will remind you of some long forgotten memories. It’s annoying, its unsportsmanlike, and it takes away from the game. However, the concept of flopping is no more ridiculous than the strategy of sending players to the free throw line, AKA Hack-a-Shaq ...
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