And the Oscar goes to..... Tony Allen

[hater]

:pctoss


blatant!

[hater]

haven't seen better acting since the Silence of the Lambs tbh

[Obstructed_View]

For those of you that hate Jeff Van Gundy, you'd better be thanking the basketball gods that he was doing this game. Hubie Brown would never have pointed out that Allen was faking.

[Mal]

FC Barcelona would be proud

[024]

Just makes the win even sweeter.

[m33p0]

i hope the league gives him a massive fine.

[chapnis]

Yeah, I at least liked how the commentators trashed the acting job.

[siraulo23]

its smart acting

its on the refs not to call the flagrant AFTER review

[Spur Bank]

As sick as it was, a part of me somehow respects that he tried to do whatever it would take to help his team win. It was a cheap, cheap, CHEAP way to do it.... but I get it.

That being said, I'm looking forward to hearing about the flop fine, and will be ultra-pissed if they don't fine him.

[ffadicted]

Tony Allen is such a fucking dirty player tbh

[Keepin' it real]

I wonder how big the flopping fine will be.

[tah]

I love how everyone on ESPN is calling him out on it

[Mugen]

really smart play from such an illiterate faggot like TA tbh.

[GSH]

I just noticed that Allen was talking to the ref, and holding the back of his head! The back of his head didn't get anywhere near the ground. That's like switching which leg you're limping with. What a joke.

[hater]

the real travesty is the refs reviewed the play and still went with the flagrant :lmao

[100%duncan]

Fucker should get fined tbh.

[easjer]

How the FUCK the refs called a flagrant foul is beyond me. Particularly with the way they didn't call fouls on Manu on the other end. I hate to be all 'the officiating! the officiating!' - particularly when their offense was beyond stone cold dead - but ffs. 8 on 5 in the second half, sealed by that ludicrous bullshit of a call.

[Marcus Bryant]

He should've been hit with a flagrant for knocking down TD earlier. In any event, scoreboard.

[Josh810]

Replay of Tony Allen after being fouled:

http://gifs.gifbin.com/g60018g6865.gif

[Josh810]

Replay of Tony Allen after being fouled:

http://gifs.gifbin.com/g60018g6865.gif

[therealtruth]

He should be fined for flopping.

[milkyway21]

It's not flopping. It's just... wisely embellishing.

Late in Game 2 with the Grizzlies making a frantic comeback, Zach Randolph came up with a critical steal and passed ahead to Tony Allen. With the Spurs holding on to a four-point lead, Manu Ginobili reached in to take a hard foul and prevent an easy two for Allen.

He grabbed Allen's left arm and pulled him down hard and Allen took an awkward fall. He started grabbing at his head, writhed on the ground in pain, even kicking hit foot on the ground. The officials, possibly seeing Allen's reaction to the foul, called a Flagrant 1 on the floor and went to review the play.

Replays showed Allen's head never touched the floor and that he was clearly doing a little acting. The foul itself was indeed dangerous and possibly worthy of a flagrant anyway, so whether or not Allen's ploy worked is possibly irrelevant.

But the officials ruled it a Flagrant 1, Allen hit two free throws and with the Grizzlies retaining possession because of the call, Mike Conley then tied the game on a floater.

Huge call, huge moment and a very smart move from Allen. Even if it was a little cheap. Grit and grind includes pulling every move in the book, apparently.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/22279295/video-tony-allen-draws-critical-late-flagrant-on-manu-ginobili

:lmao :wtf :cuss :lmao

[m33p0]

the way he held his head you'd think someone buried an axe in his cranium.

[Spur Bank]

I just noticed that Allen was talking to the ref, and holding the back of his head! The back of his head didn't get anywhere near the ground. That's like switching which leg you're limping with. What a joke.

http://oi52.tinypic.com/vobuyg.jpg

That's some riveting new information you have informed us of in the 14th post of this thread. Thanks for the insight.

[easjer]

It's not even Tony Allen's 'embellishment' (a big wtfever to that). It's the fact that the foul WAS NOT A FLAGRANT - it was a hard foul, but no more dangerous than any foul in the air. It was clearly on his arm, and there was no wind-up or pull or anything other than a clear foul on the arm. Bullshit. Utter fucking bullshit, and the fact that they REVIEWED that and STILL called it a flagrant only highlighted the egregiousness of the calls that were occurring throughout the second half.

[z0sa]

Total little bitch move. Dude is a faggot

[mudyez]

Not blaming Allen for doing everything possible to help his team. Even embarrassing himself in the act.

[hater]

:lol at the ppl expecting a fine

this call was reviewed by 3 officials. No way the NBA touches that one

[TheGoldStandard]

Screw a fine, suspension for 1 game.. let him watch his team in street clothes for such a cheaters mentality.

[crc21209]

Tony Allen needs to be fined for that faking ass shit. Someone from the media also needs to grow some balls and ask him straight up, "Hey Tony Allen why did you grab your head if you didn't even hit your head?"

[GSH]

http://oi52.tinypic.com/vobuyg.jpg

That's some riveting new information you have informed us of in the 14th post of this thread. Thanks for the insight.


Yo, Fuckhead. I'm not in the mood for bullshit from some lightweight GNSF right now. When Allen was on the ground, he was holding the FRONT of his head. Then he got up, and he was holding the back.

Find me another post that noticed that.
Find me a single commentator on television who noticed that.
Until you do, put your head back in your ass and shut the fuck up.

[hater]

this guy really has a future career in showbiz:

XCxqnyUBEXo

[Obstructed_View]

Tony Allen flagrantly fouled Parker in game 1 and the league didn't say anything. There's no way they weigh in on this one. Worst call ever and you won't hear it mentioned. Also, nobody aside from Jeff McDonald is going to call tomorrow and ask about it.

[hater]

:lmao :lmao his best flops are vs. white boys

[GSH]

There was a play earlier in the game where Manu swatted at the ball, and caught Allen in the face with a finger or two. The ref didn't see it. But Allen was crouched over, and the ref decided that if he was acting like that, there MUST have been a foul - so he blew his whistle. It was beyond a late whistle, where a ref realizes that he should have called something. It was a ref calling something he didn't even see. And when they replayed it, the ref that blew the whistle couldn't have seen it from his angle.

To me, that may be worse than the flagrant that everyone is so pissed about. You can't call something that you didn't fucking see. That's the reason they have jump balls when they don't see who last touched the ball before it went out of bounds. (Except in the last two minutes, of course.) Because they can't call something they didn't see.

Manu caught Allen in the face, there's no doubt. But if the ref doesn't see it, he CAN'T make a call like that, just from seeing how a guy acts. That, to me, is totally inexcusable for an NBA ref. Bad enough that I wouldn't let him call any more games in the playoffs.

[Marcus Bryant]

In any event, bitch Allen is down 0-2.

[Old School 44]

Kind of reminded me of the Nash flop/embelishment that led to the suspensions of Amare and Diaw. I doubt if he gets fined. If anything he will be warned by the league.

[Obstructed_View]

There was a play earlier in the game where Manu swatted at the ball, and caught Allen in the face with a finger or two. The ref didn't see it. But Allen was crouched over, and the ref decided that if he was acting like that, there MUST have been a foul - so he blew his whistle. It was beyond a late whistle, where a ref realizes that he should have called something. It was a ref calling something he didn't even see. And when they replayed it, the ref that blew the whistle couldn't have seen it from his angle.

Actually it was Conley. I think the ref saw the blood coming from his nose. It was a late-assed whistle though. The refs called Conley for his third foul and he literally made no contact with the Spurs shooter. That's probably as bad as the flagrant on Manu.

[ElNono]

In any event, scoreboard.

[unforeseen]

That flop made Vlade Divac proud.

[GSH]

Actually it was Conley. I think the ref saw the blood coming from his nose. It was a late-assed whistle though. The refs called Conley for his third foul and he literally made no contact with the Spurs shooter. That's probably as bad as the flagrant on Manu.

You're right, it was Conley. And I don't question that there was a foul. But a ref just can't make a call that he doesn't see. Think about how many times you've see blood in the NBA, and there was never a whistle. I've seen play stopped for blood lots of times, and more often than not there was no foul called. Imagine if the refs just decided to call a foul, since there was blood.

I know you're not disagreeing, I'm just worked up about that play. I can live with the flagrant a lot easier, because that's a judgment call. But the other one was a ref just making shit up. He doesn't know... maybe Conley got hit a few seconds earlier by someone else. Maybe he picked his nose. Refs can only call what they see. Period.

[mexpurs21]

Tony Allen flagrantly fouled Parker in game 1 and the league didn't say anything. There's no way they weigh in on this one. Worst call ever and you won't hear it mentioned. Also, nobody aside from Jeff McDonald is going to call tomorrow and ask about it.


http://youtu.be/uiU6QN7Vt1U

[GSH]

http://youtu.be/uiU6QN7Vt1U

Gasol intentionally tripped Tony twice tonight, and both times Tony went down hard. There's a reason why tripping is a 15 yard penalty in the NFL - it's because it's dangerous as hell, and the guy face-plants all too often. Doing it on hardwood is really, really nasty. The ref called Gasol for fouls both times, but there won't be any talk about flagrants. But that's three times in two games, and Tony will have the bruises to show for it.

I thought Allen's was done without thinking, but Gasol's were both very intentional.

[Splits]

http://cdn.gifbay.com/2013/05/tony_allen_flop-48462.gif

[SouthernFried]

For those of you that hate Jeff Van Gundy, you'd better be thanking the basketball gods that he was doing this game. Hubie Brown would never have pointed out that Allen was faking.

This.

And that wasn't good acting. I told my wife as soon as he hit the ground he was faking. This is going to stick with him the rest of his life. He acted like he was going into seizures.

[Splits]

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa217/annaaax0/tonyallenflop.gif


http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/98288969.gif?1273438788

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/5/22/0/anigif_enhanced-buzz-11163-1369195429-6.gif

http://sportsgif.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Tony-Allen-Trips-Tony-Parker-GIF.gif

[TheGoldStandard]

Can we get Serge Ibaka to cock punch him once for payback?

[siraulo23]

http://cdn.gifbay.com/2013/05/tony_allen_flop-48462.gif

:lmao

[aksyunstar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiFNrO33bSo

[SA210]

this guy really has a future career in showbiz:

XCxqnyUBEXo

:rollin OMG That dude is bad

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Allen blatantly tripped Parker in game 1 and nothing was done. Then he blatantly overacted to draw a flagrant foul in game 2, and I bet nothing will be done about it. Bullshit, really. The very least that should happen is he should be fined for both.

I hope that ridiculous overacting job he did today when he didn't even hit his head at all comes back to haunt him. Referees hate being shown up like that.

[Fireball]

It's not flopping.

Faking an injury or being hurt is worse than flopping tbh ... in soccer I hate that more than anything and wish it would be punished after a game.

[Fireball]

This.

And that wasn't good acting. I told my wife as soon as he hit the ground he was faking. This is going to stick with him the rest of his life. He acted like he was going into seizures.

and this fucker said Manu was faking an injury 2 years ago while Manu actually had a broken arm ...

[Obstructed_View]

http://youtu.be/uiU6QN7Vt1U


http://youtu.be/Z6BWYMjTs3c
This was upgraded to a flagrant by the league office and it wasn't even called a foul on the floor. I guess it was only a flagrant because it was against Kobe.

[TE]

Pussy is pussy tbfh. This faggot is arguably the worst flopper in the league. This puts him over the top...

[hommeaetage]

To be honest as a Spurs fan I don't Blame Tony Allen for doing whatever he can to help his team. (Manu has done it for us before)
But the refs, after reviewing the play still giving the flagrant foul was just sickening

[Sean Cagney]

No fine coming for him nor better yet a suspension! Take the 2-0 lead and move on from here, this game is over and we are up. On to the next game.

[hater]

can't believe some poster are saying Manu does the same shit

Manu never faked an injury, much less a head injury.

[Fireball]

Manu never faked an injury, much less a head injury.

yep, sadly all his injuries are real :lol

[Biernutz]

Allen's acting job was as good as the best eruo soccer player. The twitching on the floor was a nice touch. The ref's made a awful call.

I'm sure that the fans yelling "BULSHIT" at the top of their lungs when the ref's were looking at the replays had nothing to do with the flagrant 1 call on Manu.

This call came right after another bad foul call where the fans were yelling "REF's SUCK" . I sure the ref's

didn't take any of the yelling personal----no way did they...we were lucky Manu didn't get a fragrant 2...............

[TampaDude]

Fuck Tony Allen. Pop should send Baynes out there to knock his faggot flopping ass the fuck out.

[temujin]

Seriously, this stuff of Allen is pretty pathetic compared to what Farsa's been doing for years.
We are comparing an amateur with pros like Busquez, Sanchez, Pedro, Messi, Pugiol, Alves.
C'mon.

[milkyway21]

Allen has become a joke in the league for his superb acting :lmao

it will be replayed over & over again...


seriously, if it wasn't reviewed it could have cost Manu a 1 game suspension right?

On the road without Manu I'd be so pissed just thinking about it ...... :( :cuss

[thiste]

Oh I think this one deserves a Pulitzer Prize for this.

[The Reckoning]

Oh I think this one deserves a Pulitzer Prize for this.

yeah that was :lol worthy. commentators are such shit. they should be reading off teleprompters.

[siraulo23]

yep, sadly all his injuries are real :lol

:lol

[rwb]

My brother was wondering why none of Allen's co-players or medical crew were attending to him when it seemed he was obviously horribly injured...then they showed the replay and he started laughing. You know that when even his own team doesn't care, he ain't hurt. If it had been one of the Spurs doing that, Will Severing would have been sprinting across the court faster than an 18-year old Tony Parker.

[hotsauce0987]

MY NECK AND MY BACK!!!

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110925181548/friday/images/b/bb/Original.0.jpg

[davidbowie]

what a loser lol

[hotsauce0987]

You know this is gonna be on shaqtin a fool

[UZER]

Posted this in another thread:
Can wd get a gif of Allen writhing in pain holding head with the Emperors force lighting hitting him with the Vader cut scenes looking back and forth?

I know, tall task but it would he awesome.

[Spur|n|Austin]

I just picked up FIFA 2013 and cannot find Tony Allen on any team. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[Strategic]

Phony Tony!

[davidbowie]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/c29354ddbdfe5e86ef9df3238bb0ffae/tumblr_mn6l58f4VW1r0bcoko1_r1_500.jpg

rofl

[TJastal]

Yo, Fuckhead. I'm not in the mood for bullshit from some lightweight GNSF right now. When Allen was on the ground, he was holding the FRONT of his head. Then he got up, and he was holding the back.

Find me another post that noticed that.
Find me a single commentator on television who noticed that.
Until you do, put your head back in your ass and shut the fuck up.

:lmao

GSH regulatin' the gnsf...

[T Park]

Just saw it on TV for the first time with the playoff playback on NBA TV. Even worse on TV. It was an intentional foul and had he bounced right up like he could've as opposed to acting, wouldn't have been a flagrant, would've been a regular foul.


That said, Ginobili has to let him go. Let him have the basket, trade FTs and be done in regulation.

[TJastal]

Gasol intentionally tripped Tony twice tonight, and both times Tony went down hard. There's a reason why tripping is a 15 yard penalty in the NFL - it's because it's dangerous as hell, and the guy face-plants all too often. Doing it on hardwood is really, really nasty. The ref called Gasol for fouls both times, but there won't be any talk about flagrants. But that's three times in two games, and Tony will have the bruises to show for it.

I thought Allen's was done without thinking, but Gasol's were both very intentional.

Intent is some kind of alternate reality that exists only in fairy tales. And anyway.... it's Tony's fault for blowing past these guys so fast that it discombobulates their brains and causes their legs to kick out unexpectantly.

[Strategic]

I'm just waiting to find out the results of Allen's ImPACT test.

[TJastal]

Tony Allen flagrantly fouled Parker in game 1 and the league didn't say anything. There's no way they weigh in on this one. Worst call ever and you won't hear it mentioned. Also, nobody aside from Jeff McDonald is going to call tomorrow and ask about it.

Fact: Tony has part feline DNA and always lands feet first. Therefore, no awkward landing = no flagrant. See how that works? Simple if you think about it.

[Splits]

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/773320119.gif?1369233174

[RD2191]

:lmao

[SA210]

:lmao

[hater]

:lol

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

:rollin

[SA210]

still :rollin

[temujin]

Hre is the real deal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RINJobmWeFc

[GSH]

Just saw it on TV for the first time with the playoff playback on NBA TV. Even worse on TV. It was an intentional foul and had he bounced right up like he could've as opposed to acting, wouldn't have been a flagrant, would've been a regular foul.




I know this is going to be really unpopular here, but here goes:
Manu grabbed his arm and pulled him downward toward the floor. That downward continuation has been one of the criteria they apply to determine flagrant fouls. I've seen it any number of times in the past. They have said that the contact itself wouldn't have drawn a flagrant, but the continued motion (the rule talks about "follow through") driving the shooter to the floor did.
There's also the question of whether or not there was a play at the ball. Manu went straight for the forearm, because that's all he could reach.
The rule references the potential for injury, and mentions a player in a vulnerable position. That's mostly about a shooter up in the air. Allen was in that position.
Finally, the rule considers the severity of any injury. And that's where Allen's acting job came in. He did his best to sell an injury that didn't occur.

But based on the way the rule is written, and the way it gets called, that play by Manu was at least borderline, without the charade. A shooter in the air, no play at the ball, follow through drags him down to the floor, serious potential for injury. You can't blame the refs for at least considering a Flagrant 1. If Allen had done the exact same thing to Manu, there would be a lot of people screaming for his head.

[Strategic]

:toast

[GSH]

BTW - from the comments, some people don't know that the league reviews ALL flagrant fouls. And they do make the determination to downgrade them at times. Flagrant 2's get downgraded to 1's, and Flagrant 1's get downgraded to regular fouls. I'd say that, given the NBA's crackdown on flopping, Allen's acting job and all the attention it has gotten might just get Manu's flagrant off the books. But as usual for downgrades, it would be too little, too late.

[Spur|n|Austin]

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/773320119.gif?1369233174

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[mudyez]

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/773320119.gif?1369233174

Best GIF ever!!!

[TampaDude]

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/773320119.gif?1369233174

:lol Right Click...Save As... :lol

[Frank Dux]

I'm a little worried that Grit'n'Grind are going to use Tony Allen's brain damage as inspiration ala "let's win it for the Gipper."