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Is The NBA's Strategy of Flopping Coming to an End?

In recent days, NBA and David Stern have decided to take initiative on the strategy of players flopping during basketball game. I believe in today's NBA there should be an award for "best actor"  to go along with things such a MVP and the Sixth Man Award (Reggie Evans above is a definite candidate considering Grant Hill isn't even touching him)

The Commissioner believes that currently, referee's are too quick to blow their whistle and call fouls. The main contributor to this problem is the fact that players are flopping and falling down on purpose in order to get their opponent called for the foul. Although nothing is set in stone at this time on how to change this problem, Stern did bring up the idea of "post game penalties". This means that if after the game, it was determined that a player fell down on purpose on a specific play, he and ultimately his team would receive some sort of penalty. 

But is this really a good idea. In a basketball game, half of the excitement for fans is arguing the call and complaining about the referee. Also I've gotten so use to players such as Lebron James almost going into cardiac arrest when someone practically gives him a handshake on the court. Come on guys, your telling me that his  6-8, 250 pound frame is really going flying from a chest bump? However this has nothing to do with Lebron or his Oscar Winning performance last night. It has to do with all NBA players who are taking advantage of this weakness in the game. It will be pretty interesting to see how the game changes if in fact this rule change in enforced. Do you think that this rule should be enforced. Let us know.

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Aaron Granoff