NBA might penalize players for flopping

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Scott Soshnick
Bloomberg News
Jan. 25, 2007 01:07 PM

National Basketball Association players who fake fouls might soon be penalized themselves, a league official said.

The NBA is studying how often feigned fouls, known as "flops," occur and whether officials can consistently tell the difference between actual fouls and embellishments, said Stu Jackson, the executive vice president for basketball operations.

"They're really difficult to determine in real time. They're meant to fool an official," Jackson told reporters today. "Are we going to be wrong more times than not? It's tough, but we're looking at it."
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FIBA, the governing body for international basketball, allows referees to impose a technical foul for flopping, a penalty that Jackson said the NBA is considering. Other sports, including soccer and hockey, also allow officials to penalize players who embellish fouls.

"We have so many more plays than you do in a football or soccer game and in a more intimate environment," said Jackson, who didn't offer a timetable for a decision.

Jackson met with reporters in New York to discuss the league's

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0125flopping-ON.html

[swangin and bangin]

how can u tell if some0one is flopin or real?

[7even]

most of the time it is an actual "foul", but by no means as physical as to the point where a 6'8'' man falls to the ground ... I thought it was common knowledge that they just do it to make it more visible? sometimes they also do it when nothing happened of course, but it's hard to tell sometimes, so I have no clue how the NBA wants to handle that

[Nutty]

I don't remember the last time I saw a blatant flop, but they should do this for soccer.......it's fuckin' ridiculous.

[Fuck Your Existence]

 i dont see how you can really enforce this...Unless it's Vlade Divac i think its way to subjective of a call for a ref to pinpoint the offenders

[PLANT]

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

[swangin and bangin]

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

vladei divac use to do that shit every chance he got.

[Jakubs]

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

vladei divac use to do that shit every chance he got.

I hated Vlade, especially when he was on the Kings since I live in Sac.

["THE" MoSav]

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

vladei divac use to do that shit every chance he got.

yeah and he did it VERY Well

[rik]

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

vladei divac use to do that shit every chance he got.

I hated Vlade, especially when he was on the Kings since I live in Sac.

You live in Sac? I always thought you were from Chi-Town.

["THE" MoSav]

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

vladei divac use to do that shit every chance he got.

I hated Vlade, especially when he was on the Kings since I live in Sac.

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

vladei divac use to do that shit every chance he got.

I hated Vlade, especially when he was on the Kings since I live in Sac.

You live in Sac? I always thought you were from Chi-Town.

yeah me too 

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

There goes Wade's career...

Oh, wait, the refs decide?...Nevermind.

[MIAMI4LIFE]

Rodman used to do that shit too, it takes away from the game

[rik]

There goes Wade's career...

Oh, wait, the refs decide?...Nevermind.

lol

[Jakubs]

it may be a good idea.  nothing pisses me off more in a tight game when you see the ref call an offensive foul after it was obvious the defender took a huge flop.  I hate that shit

vladei divac use to do that shit every chance he got.

I hated Vlade, especially when he was on the Kings since I live in Sac.

You live in Sac? I always thought you were from Chi-Town.

yeah me too 

I can understand the mistake, especially because of my name and the teams I root for. My dad was born and raised in Chicago so that's why I root for the Chicago teams. I've been to the city a few times and love it. Hell, I wish I lived there.