Comments on: I Declare a Bitching Thread

By: mW

mW — Sat, 17 May 2008 22:08:20 +0000

I hear you, man. By the way, did you see the pic linked on hornets247 with Bowen, again, putting a leg up in Peja? The man is a soccer player. If so, someone should go Zidane on him.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:47:33 +0000

Maybe my definition of flopping doesn’t necessarily coincide with the universal one, but flopping to me is excessive movement not warranted by the offending action.

So even if there was a foul, Bowen flailing his arms and falling into the crowd is a flop. But if say, Bruce Bowen kicks Wally Szczerbiak in the face, I’m not sure you can ‘flop’. I mean, come on, you’re being kicked in the face.

By: $nave

$nave — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:31:59 +0000

She was in Section 116

By: ticktock6

ticktock6 — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:31:18 +0000

I think it needs to be busted out again for Game 7. They put it up on the jumbotron during Game 5 with Dallas, right after Nowitzki flopped and was shooting free throws, and the whole place just spontaneously started chanting “STOP THE FLOP! STOP THE FLOP!”

“Stop the Flop” person in Section 116 (I think): If you see this, bring it back!!

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:28:32 +0000

If he flopped, they weren’t fouls. Both times Chris barely used his arm and Bowen went flying. Same on the West thing on Duncan. If you watch the second angle on the replay, Tim falls BEFORE West’s arm goes out. He was just leaning into Duncan, and so logically, his hand pulled away when Tim fell. Clever, but a flop.

Didn’t y’all say something about someone having a “Stop the Flop” sign in the arena?

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:22:30 +0000

CP did commit both fouls. Bowen did flop. Twice. And Duncan flopped (if you really want to call it, he fouled West for body contact and for a moving ‘screen’).

So that’s 2/3. Pretty great officiating because I love Tim Donaghy.

By: mW

mW — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:12:34 +0000

Nonetheless, everyone make your own choice:
http://ballhype.com/video/was_the_spurs_third_quarter_flopfest_legit/.

By: mW

mW — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:22:07 +0000

I officially boycott neutral representation of the aforementioned events said to have taken place on the night of May 15, 2008.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:33:16 +0000

Commentary from ESPN. Playoff awards. While I don’t agree with DX (brother is STILL underrated?!), most of this stuff fits well. Linkage!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=Awards_080516

By: ticktock6

ticktock6 — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:32:11 +0000

Nah, the bitching thread uses a lot more words that begin with F…