Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Apr 25, 2012 12:32pm
Lol at harden flopping.
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Apr 25, 2012 12:54pm
wes_mantooth;1152371 wrote:All NBA players do....which is one of the reasons why it is a tough sport to watch
Let me elbow you in the head like that and we will see how you react
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Apr 25, 2012 1:50pm
Harden has flopped in the past, but that Artest elbow was a solid connect with no flopping at all.
I do agree that the NBA has to punish players for flopping though.
I do agree that the NBA has to punish players for flopping though.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Apr 25, 2012 1:54pm
I don't, it's part of the game. Judging if somebody "flopped" or not is too subjective and something I could see creating problems.Fly4Fun;1152577 wrote:Harden has flopped in the past, but that Artest elbow was a solid connect with no flopping at all.
I do agree that the NBA has to punish players for flopping though.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 25, 2012 2:03pm
Pick6;1152580 wrote:I don't, it's part of the game. Judging if somebody "flopped" or not is too subjective and something I could see creating problems.
I agree.
But when a player goes down when there has been literally NO contact, they need punished. It happens more often than not.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 25, 2012 2:25pm
And it's only part of the game because the league lets players get away with it.
Start with a fine and I guarantee it will start to stop.
Start with a fine and I guarantee it will start to stop.
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Apr 25, 2012 2:34pm
I think players should be given the benefit of the doubt, but there are some where it's just so painfully obvious that it's embarrassing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h60uviwKC0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h60uviwKC0
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 25, 2012 2:40pm
For anyone who is interested, Steve Francis has followed up his basketball career with a "make embarrassingly bad raps" career.
[video=youtube;cavAQx-_G5Y][/video]
[video=youtube;cavAQx-_G5Y][/video]
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 25, 2012 2:45pm
You can punish flopping post game easily. Fine them/suspend them for it after the replays have been seen. It would get them to stop, and at that point isnt subjective.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Apr 25, 2012 2:48pm
Crimson streak;1152523 wrote:Let me elbow you in the head like that and we will see how you react
No
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Apr 25, 2012 2:49pm
Look out Ben Broussard.Heretic;1152637 wrote:For anyone who is interested, Steve Francis has followed up his basketball career with a "make embarrassingly bad raps" career.
[video=youtube;cavAQx-_G5Y][/video]
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 25, 2012 3:10pm
Can I throw the 'bow? Plz.wes_mantooth;1152645 wrote:No
Skyhook79
Posts: 5,739
Apr 25, 2012 3:50pm
Oh yeah the league office is in the tank for the Lakers, Chris Paul and Mitch Kupchak disagree's however.:rolleyes:Fly4Fun;1152046 wrote:I don't think 7 games is enough for intentionally throwing an elbow at someones head and not even admitting you made a huge mistake in the moment. His refusal to accept reality and trying to pass it off as "celebration" shows that the guy just doesn't get it. He needs to have been out at least double digits. Then again, because he is a Laker I was afraid the league would only do 3-5 games.
Skyhook79
Posts: 5,739
Apr 25, 2012 3:53pm
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Skyhook79
Posts: 5,739
Apr 25, 2012 3:56pm
[video=youtube;foaPMZxtzx4][/video]
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Apr 25, 2012 4:19pm
Now we know why Derek Fisher wanted an audit, and why Billy Hunter wanted to vote Fisher out.
Hunter is crooked and a total nepotist
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nbpa-executive-director-billy-hunter-sought-union-investment-for-bank-with-ties-to-son.html
Hunter is crooked and a total nepotist
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nbpa-executive-director-billy-hunter-sought-union-investment-for-bank-with-ties-to-son.html
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Apr 25, 2012 4:20pm
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 25, 2012 8:00pm
Oh really?sleeper;1151994 wrote:What a travesty. Harden will likely be out 7 games.
He missed 1 game, was cleared to play tonight, but the team held him out. So he will miss a total of 2 games.
Which tells me one big thing. The elbow didn't make as bad as contact as it seemed. Which I thought at the time when it happened. He was hit directly in the side of the head, it was more of the neck region.
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Apr 25, 2012 8:29pm
chicago510;1152760 wrote:Now we know why Derek Fisher wanted an audit, and why Billy Hunter wanted to vote Fisher out.
Hunter is crooked and a total nepotist
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--nbpa-executive-director-billy-hunter-sought-union-investment-for-bank-with-ties-to-son.html
Damn, Yahoo strikes again. Brutal article for Billy Hunter.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Apr 25, 2012 8:35pm
Seriously?wildcats20;1152916 wrote:Oh really?
He missed 1 game, was cleared to play tonight, but the team held him out. So he will miss a total of 2 games.
Which tells me one big thing. The elbow didn't make as bad as contact as it seemed. Which I thought at the time when it happened. He was hit directly in the side of the head, it was more of the neck region.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 25, 2012 8:35pm
Their journalists are awesome.Terry_Tate;1152943 wrote:Damn, Yahoo strikes again. Brutal article for Billy Hunter.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 25, 2012 8:37pm
I mean it didn't hit him square in the side of the head like it seemed.Hb31187;1152948 wrote:Seriously?
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 25, 2012 8:41pm
Should never be judged on the outcome anyway. Only on the action. The action deserved the amount of heat its getting.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 25, 2012 8:44pm
I agree.Laley23;1152956 wrote:Should never be judged on the outcome anyway. Only on the action. The action deserved the amount of heat its getting.
I'm just saying, you don't cleared 3 days later from a concussion.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Apr 25, 2012 8:47pm
wildcats20;1152959 wrote:I agree.
I'm just saying, you don't cleared 3 days later from a concussion.
