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Pierce, and Terry kings of the head whip?
ESPN has setup a HoopIdea Guide to Flops.
4. Head whip
Often occurs in ball screens but can also happen off the ball. Player A is coming around a screen and gets contact (legal or otherwise) in the hip or legs but throws his head back as though from a blow at the shoulders or higher.
Paul Pierce
Jason Terry
Derrick Rose
If you checkout this entire guide, it's obvious that ESPN feels that Paul Pierce is the biggest flopper in the NBA. He hits four categories, but I guess they put Chris Paul in five categories so maybe not all is lost, and Wade in just three. Lebron was in one category.
10. Last resort
When a player flops because it’s the only alternative to turning the ball over. Often occurs near the sideline and against traps.
James is a big flopper, but as you see on ESPN's homepage. They have a photo of Pierce falling down due to a James push off. Pierce is guilty of flopping, but James is a flopper, and he needs called out on that.
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Expect the Heat and Lakers to play with impunity. It's now more important than ever that Doc and Danny speak up when they see bad officiating.
Last year, other teams hacked Rondo in the paint and the refs didn't make a call.
This year they have to: either it's a foul, or Rondo is flopping.
Which one of the two will they choose??
paul says...
All I know is Doc better get thrown out of some games this year.
Yeah, he said he wants Rondo to improve his floor leadership so he can stay sit on the bench.
I think he will need Rondo leadership because he will get thrown out of the game.
I think Doc will have his back!!
Morena says...
There's one thing that scares me with all this no-flopping rules:
Last year, other teams hacked Rondo in the paint and the refs didn't make a call.
This year they have to: either it's a foul, or Rondo is flopping.
Which one of the two will they choose??
Will need to see how Lebron James on this, he acts like he gets shot in the back. He's the worst. So the league hopefully calls it fair.
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