Whether you believe that flopping is an intolerable act used to bait NBA officials into cheap foul calls, a savvy, veteran move that has to be acted to perfection like Michael Fassbender’s performance in Prometheus or just a part of the game that we have to live with, flopping is certainly a big storyline.
If the NBA does intend to crack down on the league’s most egregious floppers, and flopping in general as David Stern has already hinted at, how should they go about doing so?
There are the extremists out there, like former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who believes that players should be "fined $10,000-$15,000 or more" for a single flopping offense. Sounds ridiculous, but it would certainly clean up the game from players going for Academy Awards instead of championship titles.
Regardless of whether you believe flopping should stay a part of the game or be eliminated entirely, NBA commissioner David Stern and company should already have a pretty clear list of players to look out for should they start cracking down with penalties.
Here’s a list of NBA players who are guilty of being a repeat-flop offender. Perhaps t ...
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