What a farce of a system. Lol. Not shocked after watching the refereeing exhibition last night. The NBA apparently didnt have enough of just botching real time calls and even the replay. Theyre still after us the next day. Comical.
That's an interesting point. All the flops they got away with were called fouls. Should not at all be an issue when reviewing plays the next day. A flop is a flop.
That's fair in isolation, but in context of the series somewhat like jailing a jaywalker and inviting a group of at-large serial killers to the sentencing.
the league can't make it difficult for us even when we destroy their love child Dirk. next story please
Wow... terry getting fined yet no penalties on the Mavs for flying across the court when breathed on? Good one NBA.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qM3ujgi_lkA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
More evidence that the League has it in for the Rockets. Dallas was Flopperistic last night and the refs were calling fathom fouls. And yet they fine Terry for a supposedly Flop.
What a joke! The Mavs are flopping as a strategy and we're the ones that get fined? It's obvious that their whole team is flopping and it's as if Carlisle is telling them too.
I think the definition of flop by the NBA is that you act like there is a foul where there is none. The Prigioni call would not fall under this definition, as that was a foul that was embellished by Nowitzki. I think both are equally bad, but it seems the NBA doesn't see it that way. In any case, Terry should be fined, because that was horrible and has no place in this game. But you also cannot completely fault him, as he is a product of the Mavericks system (his Hawks years notwithstanding), and old habits die hard.
So, i was just browsing the mavs forum and found this GEM actually praising Harden for his SITH LORD abilities. Enjoy... repping Mulato from clutchfans LOL. Don't blame Harden for being skillful enough to game the system. If only Monta Ellis had the handles to pull this off. The rule: To get into a legal position defending against the dribble, the defender needs to get his torso directly in the path and beat him to the spot. On a drive to the basket, the defender must get to his position before the shooter starts his upward shooting motion. The first rule is the one Harden is exploiting with faking direction changes and getting defenders out of position and giving up the only legal position they have. Once you bite you are basically at Hardin's mercy. Aminu had excellent defensive position on Harden but wasn't disciplined enough to hold it. He bit on the direction change. Of course knowing you have a help defender is also good. I have some issues with the interpretation of the second rule. Upward means upward and should not be interpreted to mean upward but leaning forward into a defender. The problem comes in when a defender beats him and cuts him off. It becomes a cat and mouse game where a defender either has to be A: Quick enough to adjust to stay in front of him by moving both his feet and torso to block the path when Harden decides to change direction and B: Be quick enough to defend the original point of attack and get back in front of Harden. Harden is a MASTER of feinting a direction change. The moment a defender moves and tries to over compensate to recover you're basically done for. He's already in the shooting motion and looking to cause contact. He shouldn't be the Beard. He should be the Spider. So what's the answer? Don't leave the spot! This of course leaves the prospect of Harden going around said defender and getting to the basket but at that point he's obviously someone else's problem. Ideally the guard that was shaken loose on the pick. AFA shut it down like NAFTA Not Another Fast-break Turnover! Ahhh!
