aussieboomers4eva
Years ago
Technical Foul for Flopping
I am unsure how I feel about it, as I can see pros and cons. Here are a few cases in point.
Mills was T-ed up last night for it. I certainly am not arguing the validity of that call. But I have seen Mills make that exact same play many times for the Boomers and the 'Blazers and whilst I recall instances when he has been no-called, placing his team at a 4-5 defensive disadvantage, often times he gets the charge call. Last night was the first time I recall him being T-ed up. And I am convinced that it was largely due to the Casey Frank flop from Game One which Worthington was clearly unhappy with and of course led to the further incidents.
My instinct is that it is a subjective judgement call rather like the charge/block call particularly in the vicinity of the restricted area, which adds to the complexity of refereeing the game, and that such rules should be minimised to avoid frustration for the players.
Another example I recall is Brad Newley at last years WC's. He was defending a player that made a back door cut, was screened and Newley did a 360 around the screen in order to keep up with his mark and was T-ed for flopping. He was very unhappy with the call and spoke to the referee at the end of the quarter.
So what are your opinions. Is the subjective nature of the rule an acceptable hit in order to remove a blight of the game? Or is it removing a valid tool in the arsenal of mobile players to defend their man?
