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chone Nice. Now all the league has to do is make it a technical foul like in FIBA, and then chain Manu Ginobili to a fence and shoot him.-
Ben Q. Rock chain Manu Ginobili to a fence and shoot him.
Where do I sign?
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r3dh4wx good thing Anderson Varejao signed a new contract or else he might have gone into debt with this new rule. -
AEM I believe this rule will ruin the careers of any Duke player that is in the NBA!
AEM
Attention: Get Out Your Checkbooks
ShoreBall Enterprises, LLC —
... The NBA decided yesterday that starting next season fines will be handed out to players for clear cases of flopping. With that in mind, the following players will need to get out their checkbooks and be prepared to write some checks to the league offices next year: ...
Rejoice!
My Inner Fan —
Fines for flopping! Lots of happy people, outside of San Antonio, and perhaps Cleveland and Utah. I wonder what the odds are on who will be the first? I'd have Varejao as the favorite, with Manu close behind. We shall see. Now all we need is a Laker win tomorrow to top a solid 24 hours.
NBA Announces Plan to Fine Floppers
FanHouse —
... , the NBA's VP of basketball operations, confirmed to ESPN's Marc Stein on Thursday night that the league will penalize players for "the most egregious type of flops" as determined by in-arena observers and video reviews. The fine schedule has not yet been determined, but given the league's attitude toward technical and flagrant fouls, by the time it's complete it could include escalating fines and (cross your fingers) even suspensions for repeat offenders. ...
Floppers Beware
HoopsVibe NBA Blog —
Floppers Beware [image] This is a special feature by guest blogger Christopher Sells. Manu Ginobili had better crack open his wallet. So should Anderson Varejao, Bruce Bowen, Raja Bell, Fabricio Oberto, etc. Next season, the NBA will start to impose fines for flopping. Yes, really. The specifics haven t been made clear just yet, but I m 100% on board of this. I grew up in the era where men were men and played defense as such. I die inside a little bit every time someone acts like they ve been shot in an attempt to draw a referee s whistle. In a perfect world, the decisions of ...
NBA Decides Against Changing Playoff Format
FanHouse —
... In addition to announcing it will hand out fines for egregious flopping, ESPN's Marc Stein also reported that the NBA has ruled on a handful of potential changes, or as the case may be, non-changes. ...
No More Flopping!
SonicsCentral.com - Massive Monkeys Representing —
... Or at least if you flop you will get fined and maybe suspended if you do it enough. ESPN reported today that the NBA informed teams that starting next year they will be assessing fines to floppers. Call in the ...
NBA will enforce the No Ginobili Rule!
Detroit Bad Boys —
The NBA will fine egregious floppers starting next year. There really will be a No Ginobili rule!
The NBA will fine Floppers next year (This means you Utah)
The Dream Shake —
According to an ESPN article by Marc Stein, the NBA will fine players for flopping next year. Fine amounts are not set yet, but NBA observers and video reviewers will be tasked with reporting blatant violations. This is fantastic news and something that Dave and I have been pulling for since long before this blog started. ...
“It’s all (bleeping) entertainment”
Detroit Bad Boys —
Rasheed Wallace wasn’t impressed by the officiating last night:
“All that bull(bleep)-ass calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] — you’ve all seen that (bleep),” Wallace said. “You saw them calls. The cats are flopping all over the floor and they’re calling that (bleep). That (bleep) ain’t basketball out there. It’s all (bleeping) entertainment. You all should know that (bleep). It’s all (bleeping) entertainment.”
If I had to guess, I’d ...
Sheed: Cunning Linguist
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? —
... guy we’ve hated from day one in Chapel Hill. The gigantic mouth, the scalpal ringworm, the neckbeard- all bad things. We will give him one thing, though: the man is a master of the Queen’s English. Rasheed, we feel that the flopping rule is unnecessary because the officials currently call the game correctly. Your thoughts? “All that bull(bleep)-ass calls they had out there. With Mike [Callahan] and Kenny [Mauer] — you’ve all seen that (bleep),” Wallace said. “You saw them calls. The cats are flopping all over the ...
Well, That About Does It For The Spurs!
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... And, the second piece of news, which will almost surely ruin the chances of the Spurs ever making it to the WCF again, is that the league will now be fining floppers! Yes, that's right. A team like San Antonio, who runs a tight ship, with cost effective payrolls and teaches flopping as sound defensive technique, its totally, utterly screwed. How can all those guys on those small salaries get by getting fined two and three (or in Parker's case - 142) times a night just for using proper defensive technique? Answer: they won't. So now, either teams are going to have to actually ...
Starting Next Season, NBA to Impose Fines on Players who Flop
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
... The new rule, as well as several others, came about as part of the NBA’s competition meeting in Orlando on Wednesday. As reported by ESPN: ...
Hallelujah!
The Cowhide Globe —
... The NBA is finally going to start cracking down on flopping. Last night, Rasheed Wallace most eloquently characterized the state of flopping in the league: ...
Anderson Varejao is now useless
We Suck at Sports —
... It took an extreme influx of foreign players, and their soccer-style flopping before the NBA decided to do something, but they've finally done the right thing - and made flopping a penalty. Rasheed Wallace, who's faced the infamous flopper Varejao multiple times in the playoff gave his well constructed view: ...
Good Thing Anderson Varejao Held Out
WaitingForNextYear —
Anderson Varejao…Because it looks like he may need all of the money he can get his hands on. ESPN’s Marc Stein reports that the NBA will look to dish out fines to players that are determined to be guilty of the ever-popular “flopping.” The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of theatrical flopping for potential punishment as part of postgame reports on officiating and other matters. While I’m unsure as ...
The Starter: Rattler fans see money slipping through their fingers
Fanster.com —
... and start selling some autographed merchandise already!
The Arizona Rattlers made national news when they promised a full refund to season-ticket holders if they didn’t make the playoffs. Well, believe it or not, that could happen this weekend, despite the fact that there’s 4 games left and they’re only 6-6! [Sports Network]
Flopping will be penalized next year in the NBA (sorry Raja), and the league looks at Hack-A-Shaq, and throws up its hands [ESPN]
Just in case you were wondering, the Pac-10 owns women’s softball [ ...
NBA's New Flopping Penalties Prematurely End Greg Paulus' Lackluster Professional Career
JV Sports —
... After the NBA made its preliminary announcement that flopping would become a fine-able offense, loud girlish wimpering could be heard audibly throughout the greater Durham area. Our top scientists at JV Sports have traced the wimpering and found that the epicenter of whining is located--as it has been for years--at Cameron Indoor Stadium. ...
NBA To Fine Floppers
BallerBlogger.com —
... been structured, it is not yet known whether serial floppers will be subject to possible suspensions after a certain number of fines for flopping, as seen with the league’s protocol on technical fouls. Players who accrue 16 technicals during the regular season are hit with a one-game suspension when they get to No. 16 — the limit is seven technicals during the playoffs — and receive one-game suspensions for every other technical thereafter (No. 18, 20, etc.). [Read] ...
Why Fines Won’t Stop Flops
The Arena —
... The NBA, according to ESPN.com, will be instituting some as-yet-undetermined system of fines next season to discourage the practice of flopping. ...
Manu's Man-Purse Is About to Take a Big Hit
The Sporting Blog —
... thinks there's yet hope in the NBDL). Now, according to the Leader, the league has announced that flops will soon draw fines : The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of theatrical flopping for potential punishment as part of postgame reports on officiating and other matters. The league's pledge to crack down on flopping was conveyed to team representatives at Tuesday's competition committee meeting ...
Ginobli Is Officially On Notice
The Commission —
Gangsta D: Obviously something needs to be done about the incessant flopping . But fines? Is that kosher? How about two shots and the ball? That seems more reasonable. Fining just seems kind of silly, cause it's done after the game. I don't know that that will really curtail flopping, when it's a subjective punishment to be administered at a later date. The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of ...
Around the NBA
Mavs Moneyball —
... had better change up their games and stop flopping, or else they will actually OWE the NBA money next year the way their games are currently constructed. That's right, the NBA will now fine players for flopping. ...
MANU GINOBILI TO GO BROKE
With Leather —
... The NBA's competition committee announced during its meeting Tuesday that it is taking measures to crack down on the rampant flopping going on around the Spurs the league. Beginning next year, players caught executing clear cases of flopping (as determined by referees conducting point shaving) will be subject to fines and possibly suspension. Anticipating heavy penalties, Manu Ginobili has already canceled payment on his next hair transplant. ...
Fines will be imposed for clear cases of flopping:
SportsFilter —
Fines will be imposed for clear cases of flopping: : The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of theatrical flopping for potential punishment as part of postgame reports on officiating and other matters. ...
Flop Off
Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog! —
... My favorite headline of the off-season was supposed to be "City Wins Lawsuit Against Sonics" or, possibly, "Photos Emerge of Bennett and Stern," but until those come rolling off the presses, I'll settle for this one, courtesy of espn.com: ...
Fines For Flopping: Bad Idea
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... The NBA is going to start fining players for flopping.
NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson confirmed the new policy Wednesday night saying: “What was clearly expressed to the committee is that we would begin imposing fines next season for the most egregious type of flops. When players are taking a dive, for lack of a better term.”
It sounds like a good idea. But I don’t like it. I’m already on record as saying you should blame ...
NBA is gonna fine floppers…. IT’S ABOUT TIME!!
Hail Mary Jane —
... Well finally, after all these years the NBA is finally cracking down on the constant flopping. They’ve announced that they will be imposing fines on theatrical floppers. THANK YOU!! Starting next year they will have everyone on the lookout: ...
The Vice-Commissioner of Anti-Flopping
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
ESPN's Marc Stein broke the news: Starting next season, the NBA will be enforcing a ban against flopping. While many are cheered by the news of video replays being scoured, and fines being handed out, no one knows if it will actually reduce the amount of theater. (There are already thoughtful cases being made that fines will not stop players from doing everything they can to give their teams advantages with the referees.) So, about half a day into its public life, I'm ready to revise the NBA's anti-flopping policy. ...
Lakers/Spurs Game 5 Chat
Forum Blue And Gold —
... (last time Collins was a coach and had the #1 pick it was Kwame Brown, how did that work out?). Maybe the most fun would be to set an under/over on how much money Sasha is fined next year for flopping. ...
High Five
Foul Balls —
... ] And things suddenly got a lot more expensive for Europeans in the NBA. [ ESPN ] Memo to fans: The more you boo, the better your team does. [ ...
NBA Will Fine Floppers Next Season
Third Quarter Collapse —
... Marc Stein of ESPN.com reports the NBA announced it plans to fine players for "egregious" flops starting next season. Bravo to the league for wanting to crack down on this abhorrent defensive "technique". I just wish they planned to punish teams in actual games. If the fines successfully deter flopping, Dwight Howard might actually be allowed to post up every once in a while. Hooray. ...
Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
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, ...
The NBA to Fine Players for Flopping
Dime Magazine —
We think this is pretty ridiculous: The League is going to hand out fines for flopping ? From Marc Stein today : The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of theatrical flopping for potential punishment as part of postgame reports on officiating and other matters. The league’s pledge to crack down on flopping was conveyed to team representatives at Tuesday’s competition committee ...
NBA: Nothing But Assholes
LABallTalk.com —
... a controversial statement that a full day later is completely irrevelant and doesn’t help the situation in any way? Now the league has decided to make another statement with a rule that will cause more problems than Rasheed Wallace’s seventh technical foul tomorrow night. The National Basketball Association has decided that a new rule will be put in place beginning next season during training camp. Apparently, if a player who picks up an offensive foul during a game is later convicted of flopping , said player will be fined. SERIOUSLY?? Sure, I’m just as sick as everyone ...
OPEN THREAD: Day 40 of the 2k8 NBA Playoffs
Golden State Of Mind —
... his silly foul at the end of Game 5 on Brent Barry a missed call and his shenanigans have partly inspired the league to finally institute a much-needed penalty for flopping [ESPN] (beware Manu Ginobili, Anderson Varejao, Raja Bell, Bruce Bowen, Shane Battier, Matt Harpring, Richard Hamilton, Al Harrington, and Monta Ellis-- check out ...
Da Rules
Clips Nation —
... To the surprise of no one, the rules committee has voted to expand the use of replay in the case of correctable errors. As always, this change is in direct response to specific problems from this season - the recommendation is that three pointers can be reviewed to see if the shooter players was or was not behind the arc, and replays can also be referenced to reconcile clock problems like the one at the end of the third quarter of game 2 between the Pistons and the Magic. ...
New NBA Flopping Rules Responsible for Coach K Staying at Duke?
East Coast Bias —
... The NBA announced today that it will begin fining players in clear cases of flopping. This is clearly a great idea, because flopping is a scourge on the face of basketball. The NBA has been out in front of this issue for a few years, starting with the creation of the no-charging semi-circle under the basket. The NCAA, and in particular the ACC, could learn something from the NBA in this regard. ...
Flopping? Blame it on Mike.
Bullets Forever —
... You might have heard that next year the NBA is looking into fining players for flopping. There's still lots of questions about how effective the fines will be in curbing the flopping epidemic, but everyone appears to be in favor of the league trying to do something, ...
NFL Fines We'd Like to See
NE Patriots Draft —
... With the NBA implementing fines for flopping next year, we thought of a few fines we'd like to see created in the NFL. We've already got fines for hitting QB's and collaring people by their horses, but you will now be fined for the following things: ...
NBA to institute fines for flopping
NBA Noise —
... are making there money from some incredible acting skills. I'm not talking about Shaq in Kazaam, or even Dennis Rodman in that Jean Claude Van Dam movie (what the hell was that called again?). I'm referring to the Manu Ginobilis and Vlade Divacs of the world. The segment of players who are considered to be "floppers" - wildly flailing at the slightest touch as if a major assault were just laid upon their face. Although the specific amounts have yet to be disclosed, the NBA will start instituting fines for players "flopping". ...
The End of the Spurs “Dynasty”
The Urban Backpacker —
... While the non-call certainly helped the Lakers, the Spurs lacked the poise this post-season that they had displayed so bountifully in their championship winning years. They seemingly suffered scoring droughts in every game, and blew two massive leads in the series with the Lakers that cost them two games. That lack of sustained offensive cohesion in combination with the NBA’s plans to fine players for flopping next season signals the end of the Spurs “dynasty.” That word always comes with quotations around it when paired with the Spurs because they failed to win consecutive ...
The Phenomenon that is Anderson Varejao
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... month in the middle of the season due to a left ankle sprain. Following the acquisition of defensive specialist Ben Wallace at the trade deadline, Varejao tried way too hard to stand out with his offensive game, became frustrated due to head coach Mike Brown’s favoring of Wallace in crunch time, and just underwent a total meltdown that had many fans fearing a drop in his trade value. And the flopping: we can’t have a piece on Anderson Varejao without talking about the flopping. No doubt his trade value around the league might take some kind of a hit after the league announced last ...
Thankfully, Flopping in the NBA Will Be Ending
Sports of Boston —
... Last week, when it was announced that the NBA would begin fining players for flopping, I came quite close to clapping about the story when I first saw it. One of the reasons the NBA has become pretty unwatchable, to me, is the fake theatrics of the game. When it’s a game, it should be about performing well, not acting. ...
Anderson Varejao Didn’t Get The Memo
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... There is a reason why Anderson Varejao’s picture is featured in this story. But it doesn’t seem like he got the NBA’s message. That’s because Varejao is flopping again. More like flip-flopping. And this time, the media is his arena. If you remember during last year’s holdout - one of the ugliest, most unprecedented, and most inexplicable holdouts of all time - ...
Common Sense is an Uncommon Thing
Clips Nation —
... In May 2008, after that incident, the NBA rules committee modified the rules concerning the use of replay. Here's what I ...
What’s your favorite quote from the NBA playoffs?
Pete Marasmitch - a Toronto Raptors blog —
... It’s all f***ing entertainment. You all should know that sh**. It’s all f***ing entertainment. — Rasheed Wallace, not a fan of the flop (Brian, ...
Links: Floppers
SLAM Online —
... But to your point, yes, one year ago at this time, the NBA made a lot of noise about their new flopping rules. They even said players would be fined for flopping. ...
