Watching it live, I thought it was a flop. Outstanding job. Now, if he had made all three FTs, it would be an A+. He made 1 of 3, so it should have been an A-. But the look on Kyle Korver's face is priceless, so that deserves a bonus.
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Flops on the three are getting passe. Nick Young did it with style. This was more like the Brandon Jennings flop in the first post. I gave this guy a B- just because it may be the only time you ever see his name on LG. He can tell his grandkids that he once got compared to Brandon Jennings. His grandkids will just give him a weird look, of course.
Oh, okay, that was harsh. Maybe he'll hold down a spot in the league. That flop won't exactly make Hornets fans go looking for Hairston jerseys, though.
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Lance Stephenson Slaps Himself in the Face, Flops vs Warriors
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Normally, I'd award at least a B- because he got the call. But come on, this is pathetic, plus he wasted the flop by drawing a T when he throws the ball at Lopez. The ref who calls the foul should be ashamed, because he had no angle to make the call. But throwing the ball at someone who didn't really foul you? That makes you wonder even more about what, if anything, is between Hibbert's ears.
Normally, I'd award at least a B- because he got the call. But come on, this is pathetic, plus he wasted the flop by drawing a T when he throws the ball at Lopez. The ref who calls the foul should be ashamed, because he had no angle to make the call. But throwing the ball at someone who didn't really foul you? That makes you wonder even more about what, if anything, is between Hibbert's ears.
Lance Stephenson Slaps Himself in the Face, Flops vs Warriors
The only thing more disgusting than the entire mindset of a player going to these lengths to get a call is the league that rewards such behavior.
Fouls are at all time lows, it's been feeling to me for a while that refs just won't call all but the most blatantly obvious of fouls without some amount of embellishment, it's like they call the outcomes and ignore the fouls. _________________ I believe everything the media tells me except for anything for which I have direct personal knowledge, which they always get wrong
I really thought that Varejao would have his own wing in the Hall, but he has tamed down the flopping since the new rules went into effect. I guess he saw Lebron in a Cavs uniform and had a 2009 flashback. This is vintage Varejao. Still, I have to downgrade him because he didn't get the call.
I really thought that Varejao would have his own wing in the Hall, but he has tamed down the flopping since the new rules went into effect. I guess he saw Lebron in a Cavs uniform and had a 2009 flashback. This is vintage Varejao. Still, I have to downgrade him because he didn't get the call.
You have to like the ironic audacity of someone who would try to flop on James Harden. Just the same, this was lame. He didn't get the call. Heck, Harden didn't even look at him as he rocketed (pun intended) to the floor. If Harden had seen him, we might have gotten the first recorded instance of a double flop.
You have to like the ironic audacity of someone who would try to flop on James Harden. Just the same, this was lame. He didn't get the call. Heck, Harden didn't even look at him as he rocketed (pun intended) to the floor. If Harden had seen him, we might have gotten the first recorded instance of a double flop.
the double flop has happened a bit, but the triple flop happened earlier this year...
Flopping has advanced _________________ I believe everything the media tells me except for anything for which I have direct personal knowledge, which they always get wrong
You have to like the ironic audacity of someone who would try to flop on James Harden. Just the same, this was lame. He didn't get the call. Heck, Harden didn't even look at him as he rocketed (pun intended) to the floor. If Harden had seen him, we might have gotten the first recorded instance of a double flop.
You have to like the ironic audacity of someone who would try to flop on James Harden. Just the same, this was lame. He didn't get the call. Heck, Harden didn't even look at him as he rocketed (pun intended) to the floor. If Harden had seen him, we might have gotten the first recorded instance of a double flop.
Normally, I'd downgrade this one, because it looks like the ref had already called the foul before he flopped. It's hard to get excited about a gratuitous flop. On the other hand, this was in double OT, and he picked up a technical foul on Tony Allen after the flop. He gets some extra credit.
I sort of like the human cannonball technique, but it doesn't fool anyone. Even his teammates look unimpressed. Heck, Lebron doesn't even wait for him to get up. He doesn't get the call. Sorry kid, but that just isn't NBA quality.
That Neal one doesn't look like a flop to me, it looks like someone kicking out and having said leg taken out, flop? not really, offensive foul? yes _________________ I believe everything the media tells me except for anything for which I have direct personal knowledge, which they always get wrong
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