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Must be taking (flip) flopping advice from Mitt Romney :troll:
 

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It's award season in the NBA but commissioner David Stern is concerned his league may be veering too close to handing out Oscars.

During Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal opener between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, Stern was asked what he thought about comments made by Pacers coach Frank Vogel in regards to what Vogel considered the Heat's tendency to flop.

"(Vogel) didn't have a beef; he was just manipulating the refereeing or trying to," Stern said. "I would have fined him much more than our office did."

While Stern chastised Vogel for on Thursday calling the Heat "the biggest flopping team in the NBA," he did intimate that he sees merit in the sentiment.

"I think it's time to look at (flopping) in a more serious way," Stern said, "because it's only designed to fool the referee. It's not a legitimate play in my judgment. I recognize if there's contact (you) move a little bit, but some of this is acting. We should give out Oscars rather than MVP trophies."

Vogel is not the only person in the playoffs to call out an opponent for embellishing contact.

On Friday, Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph called his team's first round opponents -- the Los Angeles Clippers -- the league's biggest floppers "by far," while being interviewed on ESPN Radio's "The Doug Gottlieb Show."

Randolph went so far as to single out Clippers stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.

"It starts with Chris Paul, because Blake didn't really used to flop like that, you know, last year," Randolph said. "Reggie (Evans) flops, Reggie always flops. I think it started when Chris got (to the Clippers)."

While Stern didn't call out any specific teams, he did say he has personally attempted to curb the flopping in the past.

"Some years ago I told the competition committee that we were going to start fining people for flopping, and then suspending. And I think they almost threw me out of the room (saying), 'No, let it be.' "

Floppers may not receive any punishment but those that point the finger do, as Vogel had to enter his team's second-round series with the Heat $15,000 lighter.
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It's about time someone high up said something about this.
 
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Screw flopping -- how about better officiating in the postseason? There have been several games with some embarrassing calls. A lot worse than usual.
 

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Screw flopping -- how about better officiating in the postseason? There have been several games with some embarrassing calls. A lot worse than usual.
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True and there have been way more games with some ridiculous flops. lebron's flop on Chandler comes to mind. And any Clippers game.
 

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Totally agree.

Like this egregious bullshit right here.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_LTxt5Ozo]Reggie Evans flop of the night - YouTube[/ame]
 

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Or Marc Gasol and Evans trying to out-flop each other.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9DRQRkRq1Q&feature=related]Reggie Evans and Marc Gasol have a flop-off - YouTube[/ame]
 

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Wasn't from the playoffs, but wow. This type of shit would get you hurt on the streets playing like that.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbHA0g-bWXs]Embarrassing New Chris Paul Flop - YouTube[/ame]
 

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Just focus on the heat they flop what like every other play.
 
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This is why I'm in favor of a post game penality system for flopping. During the game, some NBA officials at the scorers table are making note of possible flopping calls. After the game, the in-game officials are reviewing the tape to determine what was a flop and what not, and thus players receive fines for flopping. That will help end real flopping because players are going to quit wanting to be fined. If a player gets so many fines, they start getting suspensions (kinda like the technical foul rule). Some players will continue to do it and feel it worth the fine, but in the end, many will quit.
 
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NBA should give Frank Vogel his $15,000 back for criticizing refs/flopping.

After watching yesterday's game, Vogel was right to call the heat the most flopping team in the NBA.

It's all they did.
 
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85Bears4life said:
NBA should give Frank Vogel his money back for criticizing refs/flopping.

After watching yesterday's game, Vogel was right to call the heat the most flopping team in the NBA.
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85Bears4life said:
NBA should give Frank Vogel his $15,000 back for criticizing refs/flopping.

After watching yesterday's game, Vogel was right to call the heat the most flopping team in the NBA.

It's all they did.
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That's all they ever do, pacers make a run ooo time for flopping and get to the line to stop it. With any luck bosh will miss rest of the series.
 

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Tazer4mvp said:
Basketball is turning into soccer nobody wants to watch people flopping all over the court.
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If officials stop calling it, players will stop trying to sell it.
Who else remembers this one?...lol

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upoao1L1dSo]Frank Brickowski vs Dennis Rodman - YouTube[/ame]
 
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[ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ihuOrQHSjWQ]YouTube - LeBron James Flop. "Like Chris Bosh" -- Miami heat Vs Chicago Bulls Game 5[/ame]
This is way better
 
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