The fine art of ‘flopping’ was showcased this season more so than in others. Without looking at the statistics, my guess is that there were a lot less players taking charges than in years past. The league took notice. David Stern has vowed to do something to ‘clean up’ flopping. League Spokesman Tim Frank said they are in the midst of finalizing new flopping rules and procedures for enforcement.
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.
I wonder how these new fines and penalties are going to go over with the players? My guess is Anderson Varejao, Manu Ginobili, Luis Scola and pretty much half the team coined as ‘flop city’ (you know who you are) will have a lighter wallet this season.
Thoughts? Do you think the league should implement post-game reviews and fines for flopping?
