Kobe, Gasol Prefer FIBA Rule On Flopping

• Commander of Awesome

  

  Kobe, Gasol Prefer FIBA Rule On Flopping
  Oct 04, 2012 10:21 AM EDT
  

  

  Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol both suggested on Wednesday that the FIBA rule for international play of a warning for the first flop and then a technical foul for the next (meaning two free throws and possession for the opponent) was a better solution than the NBA's new proposal.
  
  "I'd love to see it have an impact on the game itself," Bryant said. "I think in international play a technical foul is the penalty for it. Free throw and get the ball back, that sort of thing. But I like the rule. Shameless flopping is just a chump move. We're familiar with it because Vlade (Divac) kind of pioneered it in a playoff series with Shaq (O'Neal). And it worked pretty well for him."
  
  Via Kevin Ding/Orange County Register
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  I don't like megathreads /QQ4Fail
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Since QQ4F hates "mega threads" I decided to make another thread on the NBA flopping issue since another article was written. Goal is to show him why multiple threads on mundane shit is annoying and pointless. He probably just chimed in to be a devils advocate dbag he always is though.
• said_aouita

  

  I hate Unions but they are right to file a grievance.
  http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/10/04/nba-union-plans-grievance-over-new-flopping-fines/