Why Fines Won’t Stop Flops

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The Vice-Commissioner of Anti-Flopping
Published 5/29/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... 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.) ...

The Internets are alive: Floppin' fines
Published 5/29/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... The Arena: "Don’t expect it to make much difference. Flopping is currently a player’s best ploy to gain a competitive advantage within the game from the officiating. While it’s certainly not illegal, it’s been roundly criticized, and floppers earn much derision from observers. And yet, everybody does it. You know what that reminds me of? A little scandal called Spygate." ...

Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 5/29/2008 by Andrew Thell at 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, ...

PM Roundup: Elite XC’s Coming Out Party and Freckels Overload
Published 5/29/2008 by Cousins of Ron Mexico at The Big Lead
... (Yahoo! Sports) And one to help you get to know Gina Cerano. (MMAjunkie.com) More about the Spurs-Lakers “no-call.” (Fan House) A Major League Baseball mock draft? (Major League Jerk) Some guy got a Tobias Funke tattoo. I guess you could say he’s buy-curious. (Best Week Ever) You’ve got to love that NFC East. (Deuce of Davenport) Fines aren’t going to stop the flopping. (The Arena) Apparently, the Sex and the City movie is ...

NBA: Nothing But Assholes
Published 5/29/2008 by Daniel Sagal at LABallTalk.com
... that we want, but the bottom line is nothing will change. By fining players that flop, the game will not change at all. The only difference is that player’s and teams will be forced to argue the fines. Since when does $10,000 make a big difference to these players? It’s not like it cost the team a game, so who cares. I’m not the only one that feels the fines won’t solved anything, The Arena feels that flopping is just a part of the game . The NBA has been called many things over the years. Bill Simmons famously labeled it as the “No Balls Association.” The league has made many ...