Blake Griffin should be suspended for being unprofessional.

Scola doesn't get calls because of his reputation, he can blame himself for that. Same thing with Maxwell back in the day, that's what you get. Is it fair ? No, but this is the real world.

 

Is the same video feed used for the Clippers broadcast? I thought he reacted like he was going to go WWWF but it doesn't look as bad in Clutch's clip.

 

I disagree entirely. The reason players flop is because referees don't know how to call charges. Had Luis simply stood his ground, and then been thrown/pushed backwards by Blake's charge, Blake would never be called for an offensive foul (i understand he wasn't in this case, either, but that's a function of bad refereeing and superstar calls).

In other words, the only time you see an offensive foul called is when there is a "flop".

By virtue of you calling this a flop, when there is clear video that shows (1) Scola was being bulled over and (2) was hit with enough force to make him fall... EVEN though he didn't necessarily have to, is evidence of it.

The concept of the offensive foul rewarding good man defense no longer exists, unfortunately.

Fix that, and flops will become much more limited.

 

Solution: Stop flopping! Seriously, man up. I love Scola but he needs to hold his ground against his opponents. And Kyle too. I love Kyle but his attempt to flop against CP last night was not a smart move.

 

As long as our team is littered with floppers we will have to accept the fact that we are not going to get the benefit of the doubt from the refs. I wish Mchale would say something to the players to get them to stop flopping and start playing basketball. You can't play defense when you are laying on the floor.

That being said, this particular play does look like a charge, but Scola is simply "the boy who cried wolf".

In regards to Griffin being suspended... No.

 

This isn't supported by the facts. For one, mixing up the way you defend a supreme offensive player makes sense from a defensive perspective. Sometimes this means trying to draw a foul.

For two, the Clippers flop a bunch. Yet clearly they got the call in this case. The Spurs are well known floppers, Manu in particularly, and they won 4 championships.

On the whole, I'd argue flopping is more effective than not. And in this case, it wasn't a flop.

 

I had to listen to that play on the radio since I was coming home from work. The radio guys were pretty upset about the call.

After watching the video, I can kind of see why. Scola was in great position. His feet were outside the cylinder, and his swipe down looked like all ball.

At the very very least, that's a no call.

 

There is a huge difference between flops and selling the call.

Scola flops, but that time he was selling the call. That warranted an offensive foul or at worse, a no call.

 

Jay you must not watch NBA games because offensive fouls are being called a ton. You just can't expect to get a charge called while defending in the post. If so then Shaq and Yao would never have made it in this league. I don't want players falling over because of their weak defense.

Charges are rewards for players who are smart and sacrifice their bodies in the lane.

 

No. Dumbest call for a suspension I've ever seen. He tripped and fell on Scola.

In regards to the offensive foul, Jay is right. Guys flop because refs don't make the proper calls anymore without embellishment. Doesn't make it right, but makes it the league's business to fix, not the floppers' business.

(However, it's also true that there's a point where attempting to draw fouls must take a backseat to just playing defense, and we all saw that multiple times last night).

 

I don't disagree that flopping is more effective than not; I disagree with the thought that this makes it a viable alternative to actually playing defense. You are right, you can win while flopping. However, I would rather see our guys win because they were the better basketball team, not because they were the better actors.

I may be in the minority here, but I have a hard time being proud of the Rockets when they are constantly flopping, whether or not it works.

 

He didn't say fouls aren't being called, he said they're not being called without guys falling over. Other than the hooking call, which doesn't leave much room to fall down, what percentage of offensive fouls are whistled when the defender is on the floor? 95%? 98%? If you take a body-to-body offensive foul and DON'T fall down you won't get the call in today's NBA.

 

What? You want Scola to punch that fool and get thrown out of the game?

*brain*

 

Blake Griffin is an amazing talent who badly needs a jump shot but I can't stand the on court person he is turning into. If you ever watch him closely, he always makes this smug face "did you see what I just did everybody" even if its just him jumping up for a rebound, then when he doesn't get a call (which he feels he needs to get one on every single play) he turns into this baby and looks at the ref and everyone else on the court like "Do you know who I am? I'm Blake Griffin!"

 

Was it a charge? Yes. Should it had been called? YES! Is this the first time that a flagrant or obvious foul committed by an opposing player on a Houston Rocket player not get called by the refs? NO!!! Did it cost the Rox the game? No. Do the refs blow calls EVERY game? Hell YES!!!!

Given what went down in OT and how the Rockets (again) let a golden opportunity slip through their fingers, this is the one thing from last night's game that bothers you the most? I mean, really? Good God - folks around here are beginning to sound like a bunch of whinny school girls who didn't get asked to the school dance.

 

Blake Griffin at least made it look unintentional. Przybilla on the other hand should have been thrown out the game. Humiliate your opponents by outplaying them, not by doing dirty tricks like that, you freaking idiots!

 

Fixed it for you.

 

Ya Blake's a prick

 

It wasnt intentional IMO. Scolas leg locked up Blakes left leg.

Why didnt Scola let him run forward on that third bump? Blake woulda fell on his own.

Honestly I iwsh we would go back to the rougher inside the paint days.

 

Haha not even the whole car, just the hood...the lowest part of it.