Add Chris Paul. He has this habit of cutting into the path of defenders and either falling down or jerking around so much that the refs take the bait. I never noticed this before he did it to Yao last year. This season, I've seen him do it repeatedly. Last night against Utah, he set (the equivalent of) a moving pick on a fast break and got a fouled called on the Jazz. It was a joke and Hubie Brown pointed out the blown call. This annoys me more than Dirk and Manu. One time, I hope somebody acts like they don't see Paul and they drill him hard and drive him into the floor with their knees and elbows. He also does a lot of whining to the refs throughout each game. The more I see Chris Paul play, the more I appreciate his talent but the more I dislike him.
i remember last season, where rafer dribbled past A.I to the right, and he put his left arm out to protect the ball, as soon as his left arm went up, A.I. made his head go right, which made it look like he got hit. of course, after replay, no contact at all. Wow... that was the most beautiful flop i've ever witnessed. ginobli plays realy weird. i'm not defending ginobli, but i am defending the refs. the way manu plays, is just so different. in times, he looks like a robot, very herky-jerky way (right word?) of playing.
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I agree with this. D-Wade isn't a flopper...he just gets most benefit of the doubt I've ever seen. That first Manu flop video...well, I'm not sure if I even want to consider that a flop...he's trying to draw the foul, which is a little different than taking weak contact and falling down. He was trying to lean into the man. It was incredibly lame looking...but not a flop. He's still an incredible flopper, but that video ain't proof.
He likes to drives and jumps into defenders. (Francis did that a lot too when he was with us the first time around.) That's technically not flopping. But I hate the notion of "creating contact." If you CREATED the contact, shouldn't you be guilty of the foul?
Devina Harris is easily the best flopper in the NBA. Not even close. I would love to kick his ass in real life.
I've seen him do it too, but from my own observation, Paul has taken it to another level. Not even close.
he flopped last night... crittenton or lowry forget which one just brought the ball over half court. shane leaned into the man and then fell backwards and threw his arms up in the air and got the call.
Dirk by far. All he has to do his go to the basket throw the ball in the air,and jerk his head back. He will get the foul.
