Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Petition for Flopping Fouls
Great post from the Bill Simmons chat today: It shouldn't be called a "flopping foul". We should have different degrees, such as: 1) A "Bowen Grade 1" if it's obvious to all the refs, every fan, every player, every coach, and every security guard in the arena that you flopped, but yet you still raise hell like there's no tomorrow. 2) A "Ginobili Grade 1" if the movement of the air caused by a defender running along side you makes you fly no less than 8 feet in a direction completely opposite to that which your momentum is carrying you. 3) A "Ginobili Grade 2" if you fall to the ground after no contact, but stay down there for 5-10 seconds while pretending to gather yourself. 4) A "Duncan Grade 1" if if you flop while you are the offensive player taking a shot, then after hearing that you aren't being rewarding for acting your eyes literally increase in size by a factor of 3, and you hold back tears. 5) An "Oberto Grade 1" if you start falling when the player you are guarding is still 3 feet away from you. 6) An "Oberto Grade 2" if you flop on a dead ball.
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I was just checking in to read more good sports stuff from my favorite sport's writers. I've liked all the titles of your posts so far. I was just glancing at the list of "archives" and thought the titles sounded cool. Might have some good ideas for a new blog name. I liked "The Boys of Summer" a little spin off from Summer of George. I think it's funny that you guys are in the similar predicament of now having to choose a blog name instead of a band name. Maybe you guys can have blog band practices somehow. Anyway, Weezer Forever....and go Jazz.
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