Battier and Scole: The Charge-taking Dynamic Duo...

So true. If they played for another team, I'm pretty sure I would have broken my TV watching them taking one charge after another.

 

Have you seen Devin Harris's antics lately? I think he is on par with Manu in flopping.

 

why?

charges.....not flops like some of yall like to call them, are legal methods of defending your area on the floor.

there is a BIG difference between "floppers" (people who OVER-exaggerate any contact) and good defenders who take the full force of a drive in the chest with their feet legally planted outside the circle.....otherwise known as "taking a charge"

Shane Battier, Chuck Hayes and Luis Scola all do not flop. They plant, get hit, adn then fall backwards. Nothing exaggerated about it....you try standing still and having a 6 foot+ 200lb+ guy run into you and see if you dont fall down.

Floppers = bad
guys who take charges = good

 

I have great repect for both of them! Taking charges need courage!

 

I've already seen Scola do his far share of flopping, however none of thos flops came via charges.. While Scola does flop, he takes a legit charge.

 

Its hereditary - from the argentinian soccer culture.

 

Some guys' imaginations are so limited!

 

I think Devin Harris even beats out Ginobili for flopping. I haven't seen someone as bad as him since the old Utah days.

 

^
is what I was trying to say

 

If Manu played on your team, you´d love him.

 

you just gotta do what karl malone does when ppl try to take charges. You gotta knee them in the nuts. Like how manu did it to Amare when he tried to block him. Throwing out the knee is such a great way to stop floppers and less chance of getting blocked.

 

I only agree with all points if the NBA allows Scola 9 fouls per game.

 

Malone was a dirty player. He always jumped with that lead knee up high like he had a little Captain in him! Many a groins were bashed by that guys knee.

 

The mailman always delivers baby! I heard stockton was just as dirty. Every jerry sloan team is probably dirty. Im just saying in order to get rid of the amount of floppers in the league these days you gotta make them pay for the flop.

 

he never said they flopped. Guys who take charges are good defensive players...which is why i'd hate them if they were on another team. i wouldnt wanna face them.

 

Not on Sunday...

 

if Reed plays it's gonna be trio because he's the best at taking charges i've ever seen hands down. he took 3 in a row one game when he was on Wolves.

 

You don't get it. Floppers don't get kneed. They fall before the impact comes. Only when you play legit defense when you get injured by dirty players like Malone.

 

I have MAN love for both of them on both ends of the floor. I think there ability to take charges along with Hayes, I can't leave him out is impacting the whole team. We saw Tmac take a charge. Never happened last year, period. That was a witch doctor appointment waiting to happen

 

Should be Charge-Taking Static Duo, then it will be politically correct. Dynamic will result a blocking call.