Alright, this needs to stop.
All the flopping needs to go away right now.
Now. Now. Now.
Please.
These little itty bitty fines for flops is not going to be enough to make the problem go away. These players are damaging the NBA with their constant attempts to fool the hard-working referees--which honestly have it the toughest amongst the four professional sports. These players are spending more time trying to improve their acting as opposed to trying to improve their game.
I am fully aware that competitive players will try to do little sly tricks here and there to get the upper hand. But this technique stripped straight from soccer demeans the sport and lessens the quality by nine degrees. The game slows down, we question every call, we question every fall, and now pretty much have to observe every play with a bit of skepticism.
LeBron James may not be the worst offender, but when even the best player in the league is doing it, we have to do something and take notice. He is about 20 pounds heavier than Charles Barkley in the 90s and yet falls on the ground about a 100 times than Barkley ever did, and scatters across the ground like pebbles on a body of water.
The little fines are not enough, its time to warrant suspensions and fines of at least $50,000 to get the dice rolling. It might be considered a bit much in order to eradicate acting, but it will send the proper message to the players. $5,000 is chump change, and a small sacrifice for the apparent greater good of getting calls your way and cheating your way to a victory.
Increase the punishments. End the madness.
End the flopping.
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