Kirilenko trying to flop again?!

coolguy569 · Post #1 » by **coolguy569** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:34 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9StU1aTrns8 :wavefinger:

Post #2 » by **TMU** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:03 pm

Man, I have no respect for that sob.

Iggyemu · Post #3 » by **Iggyemu** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:14 pm

Surprised that noob isn't flopping right now.

KiDdFrESh · Post #4 » by **KiDdFrESh** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:37 am

You should have expected that !!! With 0.2 on the clock there was no way the Jazz could get anything except for a miraculous tip. Sloan probably drew up that play in the timeout. Throw it to the basket and let our Grammy Award Winner AK try to sabatoje another game!!! :banghead:

Bow2Yao11 · Post #5 » by **Bow2Yao11** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:26 am

Not only does he flop, he screamed so loud hoping one of the refs could hear it.

I couldn't stop laughing at this video especially when they use slow motion.

:rofl:

CuttingEdge · Post #6 » by **CuttingEdge** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:32 am

He's the fugliest dude in the league and the mormons taught him wrong. ****..

Sports Arsenal · Post #7 » by **Sports Arsenal** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:58 am

Im seriously getting disgusted with the flopping... Are we the only team that does not do it? I think the league should quit rewarding liars, and take a stance like soccer where you get punished for it

Post #8 » by **Young_Star11** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:25 am

That was a joke of a play from Kirilenko.

He was blocked by T-Mac and let out a big yelp.

He fouled Landry off the ball blatantly.

Dinky Bits · Post #9 » by **Dinky Bits** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:41 am

That's all he's good for these days.

Duiz · Post #10 » by **Duiz** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:09 am

Come on guys, you are better than this.

Got em Coach · Post #11 » by **Got em Coach** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:17 am

Duiz wrote:Come on guys, you are better than this.

we just call em like we see em.

Duiz · Post #12 » by **Duiz** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:40 am

Got em Coach wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

we just call em like we see em.

Take your glasses off. :wink:

Got em Coach · Post #13 » by **Got em Coach** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:42 am

Duiz wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Take your glasses off.

lol 20/20 buddy

Post #14 » by **count55** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:42 am

Back in the '90's, the Pacers were playing the Cavs in a really close game. The Pacers were down one with about three seconds left when Reggie put up a contested floater that was off target.

Dale Davis was under the basket with a Cav (I forget who), and when he saw that Reg's shot was off, and that the Cav had rebounding position, he basically shoved the Cav in to the first row, got the rebound and put it back in for the game winner.

After the game, he was asked about the play, and he basically said that "Oh, yeah, I shoved him. I figured I needed to get the rebound, and if they called it we'd lose, if they didn't we'd win. The only thing I knew for sure was that if I didn't get the rebound, we'd lose."

There's no such thing as winning with grace or losing with dignity. There's just winning and losing. As a relatively disinterested third party, my take is that Kirilenko looked pretty damned silly, but that he was basically trying anything he could do to win. It didn't work, but as Dale alluded to, it's not like the Jazz had a lot of scenarios that were going to get them the win there. I'm perfectly fine with players on the Pacers looking pretty damn silly if it means they are in it for the win.

Flopping is a mortal sin if perpetrated by an opponent, but smart basketball if done successfully by one of your guys.

Dinky Bits · Post #15 » by **Dinky Bits** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:47 am

Duiz wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Take your glasses off.

Taking glasses off would only make his vision worse, you silly little munchkin.

Got em Coach · Post #16 » by **Got em Coach** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:51 am

Dinky Bits wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Taking glasses off would only make his vision worse, you silly little munchkin.

moofs · Post #17 » by **moofs** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:20 pm

ShaqSux wrote:Im seriously getting disgusted with the flopping... Are we the only team that does not do it? I think the league should quit rewarding liars, and take a stance like soccer where you get punished for it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu1Wz5JQ ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTdERYOt ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEef1T_l ... re=related

There's another couple good videos. My dad prefers watching WWE to the NBA these days - he says it's less rigged. At least 4 of the last 5 years I can remember watching at least one series and wondering "What the **** game are these refs watching and/or playing?!" It's almost as bad in the regular season sometimes too.

As far as flopping goes, I hate it as much as anyone else, but like Duiz said, take off your glasses. We flop a lot too (Hayes, Battier, Scola).

Edit:

Dinky Bits wrote:Taking glasses off would only make his vision worse, you silly little munchkin.

:rofl:

ok maybe nevermind!

count55 wrote:Flopping is a mortal sin if perpetrated by an opponent, but smart basketball if done successfully by one of your guys.

To count:
Not really, I don't like it when our guys do it either. Charges are one thing (although it kinda drives me nuts at time when it seems like charges are our defensive focus), flopping at one or both ends is another.

Further side note:
Cheating goes back in sports since they started, at all levels. Hell, it goes back in just about all fields people operate in since history started. You make a new rule and people will just figure out how to bend it or work around it to their benefit. The only solutions are 1984 or a good punch in the nose. I prefer the latter myself, but it's kinda illegal, so 1984 it is. Damn.