The Flop of All Flops

[holleratgeorge]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukde193ivM

[sa_butta]

I laughed so hard when I saw the replay during the game.
That was terrible.

[ChumpDumper]

AK's against Golden State was worse, but nice try.

[mardigan]

Pretty bad, so was Fishers last night

[sa_butta]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oUJW_8KzzZc

[Darkwaters]

I laughed pretty hard too when I saw that one. Hilarious. I mean, I hate flopping....but if you can get THAT call! Wow!

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH


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HAHAHA







too damn funny

[nkdlunch]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oUJW_8KzzZc

:lmao

and jazz fans actually have the face to complain about flopping? :elephant :elephant

[Darkwaters]

Wow...AK47 wins the crown.

[holleratgeorge]

Wow...AK47 wins the crown.

Thats pretty tough. I remember that AK call. Since the video is not too great, i cant tell, he mighta got tripped. None the less, both flops pretty bad. I sitll think Horry's is way worse.

To the tune of walk it out..
"Now flop it out, now flop it out"

[themvp]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oUJW_8KzzZc

Which game/quarter was that?

:lol

[PM5K]

Thats pretty tough. I remember that AK call. Since the video is not too great, i cant tell, he mighta got tripped. None the less, both flops pretty bad. I sitll think Horry's is way worse.

To the tune of walk it out..
"Now flop it out, now flop it out"

You're a fucking idiot, thank God you only have three posts, you might as well leave now.

There is no possible reasonable explanation as to why a guy does a 360 and then slides ten feet across the court unless he flopped, or got round house kicked by Bruce Lee....

Robert Horry's flop doesn't even come close to the level of AK-47's....

[mVp]

Pretty bad, so was Fishers last night

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u296/emotionless2007/fisherflop.gif

It is really tough to choose a winner :lol

[WalterBenitez]

:lmao
and jazz fans actually have the face to complain about flopping? :elephant :elephant

Did Lee Harvey Oswald shot at AK-47??? :lol

[timvp]

Uh the Jazz invented flopping.

[gino>yourlife]

i see your flops and raise you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ENE5HkRBM

(2:46)

[Obstructed_View]

I think the other Horry flop in this series was worse, when he just dropped to the ground for no reason. I laughed my ass off at that one. Jerry Sloan even cracked a smile at it.

[Rydia]

i see your flops and raise you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-ENE5HkRBM

(2:46)
WoW!!!
That's the best one ever!

[LifeOnaPlate]

That is a sweet .gif of a flop by Fish, and an obvious moving screen by Duncan.

[Strike]

If the refs didn't call fouls on flops, people wouldn't flop.

And yes, that Horry flop was EPIC!!!

[Obstructed_View]

That is a sweet .gif of a flop by Fish, and an obvious moving screen by Duncan.
So maybe it was the moving screen that sent Fisher flying like that. :lol

Maybe if Fisher hadn't been so busy trying to manufacture an offensive foul, the refs might have noticed the legitimate one that happened right next to him. That's what you get for being stupid.

[Borosai]

So maybe it was the moving screen that sent Fisher flying like that. :lol

Maybe if Fisher hadn't been so busy trying to manufacture an offensive foul, the refs might have noticed the legitimate one that happened right next to him. That's what you get for being stupid.

That's what I was thinking. If Fisher hadn't flopped on the Manu contact, and had instead flopped on the Duncan screen, maybe he would've gotten the call.

I can't see these videos at the moment, but that Horry flop was fucking amazing. It has classic written all over it.

[The_Worlds_finest]

I thought you were going to make a reference to The Jazz not winning a game in San Antonio since 1999 but nice try

[Girasuck]

It's good that we're able to laugh about all this. With that said I think I have the greatest flop of all-time for ya...












http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/jazz1232cardshop/Harpringflop.gif



Try and top that one!!

[GrandeDavid]

That is pretty funny! Damn, its hilarious! Serves Utah right, those flopping fish.

[Borosai]

Harpring pulled a Raja Bell on that one. Good job boyeee!

[mVp]

lol @ Harpring :lmao

[exstatic]

Horry sold the call, BUT Boozer made it easy by extending his arm. Unless you play for the Jazz, extending one's arm into the opposing player isn't part of setting a screen. I'm sure that's what the ref saw.

About the Fish call: I agree. If he had fallen towards the sideline instead of the baseline, he might have gotten the call on the moving screen. The pratfall he took could never have been caused by any contact with Duncan.

[PM5K]

It's good that we're able to laugh about all this. With that said I think I have the greatest flop of all-time for ya...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/jazz1232cardshop/Harpringflop.gif

Try and top that one!!

That's a good flop but it just doesn't compare.

First of all Harpring is about eighty pounds lighter and about a foot shorter, now I've played a lot of basketball and I know what it's like to run into a guy that's much bigger than I am, you literally bounce off of them, just like Harpring did. Did he flop, probably but at least his flop was an accurate exaggeration of what happened.

Now with AK-47, he spun around and did a 360, then slid ten feet, with no possible explanation based on the actual contact....

[Texas_Ranger]

:lol

[Jayem]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WaK2iUOJh_U

the greatest flop ever:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0upQDkY-pg

close thread.

[jaespur21]

shit i would have to say raja bell deserves top honors in this thread. im drinkin beer playin halo 3 beta with buddies so im not even goin 2 bother to find a video. sorry

[Chris]

the greatest flop ever:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0upQDkY-pg

close thread.

seconded

[PM5K]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WaK2iUOJh_U

the greatest flop ever:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0upQDkY-pg

close thread.

I don't know if I can second that, but it's a damn good flop...

[vander]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WaK2iUOJh_U

the greatest flop ever:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0upQDkY-pg

close thread.


OMG those were hilarious, I want more, I want to see an NBA flop montage

[Quasar]

Hahha.. this beats soccer in so many ways I don't know what to say. At least, the soccer players have the advantage of having a lot of momentum when they trip - even if they fall down by themselves, they have a good chance of getting hurt.

These basketball players are manufacturing calls out of nothing!!

Raja's flop in one of the last games we played was the best though... Forgot which game, but you could see all the premeditation and intent to flop in that one :D

[Manudona]

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you..... THE FLOPPER

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aySGUzzxjGE

[PM5K]

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you..... THE FLOPPER

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aySGUzzxjGE

That's not really a flop, but probably the worst call of the century...

Who made that call?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WaK2iUOJh_U

the greatest flop ever:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0upQDkY-pg

close thread.


Thirded...

:lol I love that video. The canned laughter strips away any remaining dignity to that dude.

[rayray2k8]

Soccer players are the best floppers in the world, everyone should know that.

[Slinkyman]

Soccer players are the best floppers in the world, everyone should know that.

exactly, someone needs to post that clip from the world cup :lol

[pppp]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WaK2iUOJh_U

the greatest flop ever:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s0upQDkY-pg

close thread.
You win.

but soccer players are the best...sorry...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ochcQ56Es
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHsIJXukv8s&mode=related&search= Ah Rivaldo's dive is the best !
listen to Cantona : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVlrH_vf6k4

[WalterBenitez]

It's good that we're able to laugh about all this. With that said I think I have the greatest flop of all-time for ya...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/jazz1232cardshop/Harpringflop.gif
Try and top that one!!

That Utah boy isn't bad .. but isn't as good as AK47, I think he will have a decent status in the long term.

[WalterBenitez]

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you..... THE FLOPPER
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aySGUzzxjGE

Newton could explain that a gravity law :p:

Anything about the prophet Divac?

[Taco]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oUJW_8KzzZc

did he end up at half court? :lol :lol

[Ya Vez]

I heard on the radio this morning that the NBA is considering making flopping a technical foul... this was local sports radio... I am still trying to find something online..

[ATRAIN]

Can someone make a .gif of flopping ? :)

[cherylsteele]

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you..... THE FLOPPER

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aySGUzzxjGE
A flop?....No. He Wade spun and stumbled...clumsy.....it sure was no foul though.

[sa_butta]

did he end up at half court? :lol :lolMakes Matt Barnes look like a super hero.:lol

[cherylsteele]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v664/jazz1232cardshop/Harpringflop.gif

That looks like one of those cheesy westerns were the guy gets shot and instead of falling down and dieing in a more natural way he puts his hand out to brace himself and leisurely go to lie down.

[LEONARD]

Wade falling down after a jumper in the finals last year was the best flop ever...he wasn't even touched but he just collapsed his legs when he came down and fell out of bounds...he got the call of course :lol

[Jelly]

Hahha.. this beats soccer in so many ways I don't know what to say. At least, the soccer players have the advantage of having a lot of momentum when they trip - even if they fall down by themselves, they have a good chance of getting hurt.

These basketball players are manufacturing calls out of nothing!!

Raja's flop in one of the last games we played was the best though... Forgot which game, but you could see all the premeditation and intent to flop in that one :D

unfortunately, most of this flopping is the influence of so many international players in the league now. Now Americans have picked it up and they are as bad as the Euros. 10 years ago, your average NBA player was man enough to get his ass off the floor and not engage in all this fakery. International players have enriched the game, but bringing in all this flopping has been nothing but detrimental to the game of basketball.

But in comparing it to soccer, I do think it would be hell of a lot more painful and far more likely to lead to injury to slam into a massive, muscular NBA player than a soccer player.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

unfortunately, most of this flopping is the influence of so many international players in the league now. Now Americans have picked it up and they are as bad as the Euros. 10 years ago, your average NBA player was man enough to get his ass off the floor and not engage in all this fakery. International players have enriched the game, but bringing in all this flopping has been nothing but detrimental to the game of basketball.yes, international players imported flopping... :rolleyes


But in comparing it to soccer, I do think it would be hell of a lot more painful and far more likely to lead to injury to slam into a massive, muscular NBA player than a soccer player.sorry Jelly, but you would be wrong. Soccer fouls can be 10 times more dangerous than basketball fouls. Guys may not be as big, but consider the speed at which they occur. I mean just go into youtube and check out the fouls, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

[Nathan Explosion]

First off, Lambeer and Rodman were notorious floppers, long before the influx of all these foreign players.

Second, those soccer flops were amazing. The one where the guy dives without being touched and then grabs his leg in the process was hilarious. Then I saw the 3rd clip where the guy is running behind his guy and just drops to the floor.

[ancestron]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u296/emotionless2007/fisherflop.gif

It is really tough to choose a winner :lol

yeah i remember that flop. there was no foul called either. rightfully so. maybe im wrong but it seemed like manu started the whole flop business in the nba couple years back, but the difference is he's good at it and has made it an effective part of his game. its funny watching other teams try to copy it unsuccessfully.

[spurastic]

Anyone have that video of Raja Bell (game 4 in Spurs/Suns series this year) thowing himself into Finley and then frailing/falling backward flop which was called a foul on Finley. That was an entertaining flop!

[Jelly]

The only way to prove this either way is to compare the ratio of actual injuries and the seriousness of the injuries. And it can't be in total numbers since the world has a lot more soccer and soccer players obviously.

So, how do you quantify soccer being "10 times more dangerous"? Where's the calculation? Anything I watch on Youtube will just be perception. Just like Nash wasn't nearly as hurt as it looked on television. If he was, he wouldn't have leaped up five seconds later charging at Horry. BTW, I knew this post would push your buttons and bring you out of the wood work, Manumaniac :lol I love Manu, but he DID get a lot of this flopping trend rolling in 2005. Still, we wouldn't have won without him. I just wish he wouldn't do it.


Also, did you hear the NBA just declared Hakeem Olajuwan the "Bestest, most popular, most important international player EVER to play in the the NBA" :toast

[Jelly]

First off, Lambeer and Rodman were notorious floppers, long before the influx of all these foreign players.

Second, those soccer flops were amazing. The one where the guy dives without being touched and then grabs his leg in the process was hilarious. Then I saw the 3rd clip where the guy is running behind his guy and just drops to the floor.

Lambeer I never followed much, but I'll take your word for it. Rodman, I think, should be disqualified from consideration as a flopper, B-ball player, and member of the human species, so he doesn't count.

I know flopping has happened in the NBA before the Euro/South American influx, but to this degree???? I don't think so.

[Jelly]

Wade falling down after a jumper in the finals last year was the best flop ever...he wasn't even touched but he just collapsed his legs when he came down and fell out of bounds...he got the call of course :lol

AND he got a really cool commercial out of it. Smart flopping. Effective self-promotion. I give that flop a 10.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

The only way to prove this either way is to compare the ratio of actual injuries and the seriousness of the injuries. And it can't be in total numbers since the world has a lot more soccer and soccer players obviously.

So, how do you quantify soccer being "10 times more dangerous"? Where's the calculation? Anything I watch on Youtube will just be perception. Just like Nash wasn't nearly as hurt as it looked on television. If he was, he wouldn't have leaped up five seconds later charging at Horry. BTW, I knew this post would push your buttons and bring you out of the wood work, Manumaniac :lol I love Manu, but he DID get a lot of this flopping trend rolling in 2005. Still, we wouldn't have won without him. I just wish he wouldn't do it.
jelly its not even a legitimate question. Soccer fouls are by far more dangerous than basketball fouls. Running into a guy in the NBA, even one as big as Shaq is not even close to being tackled at the speed players run in soccer. Also, I can't bring you the exact numbers, but its preety darn obvious professional soccer players get injured far more than basketball players, and their injuries are for the most part, far more severe. NBA injuries are what? ankle tweeking from bad falls, plantar fascitis, twisted wrists, perhaps a broken ankle here or there. I'm not saying severe injuries NEVER happen in basketball, but they are far more prevalent in soccer, no matter what woodwork you think I came out of :lol

As for the Manu starting the flopping trend, all I can say is you have got to be kidding me! Divac flopped like a fish out of water WAAAAY before Manu was even in the NBA's scope, and like the man above said, Lambeer and Rodman were floppers without the need of international players to teach them.



Also, did you hear the NBA just declared Hakeem Olajuwan the "Bestest, most popular, most important international player EVER to play in the the NBA" :toastYes, I can admit I was wrong... can you?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Lambeer I never followed much, but I'll take your word for it. Rodman, I think, should be disqualified from consideration as a flopper, B-ball player, and member of the human species, so he doesn't count.

I know flopping has happened in the NBA before the Euro/South American influx, but to this degree???? I don't think so.hey I agree flopping has became quite the side-sport of the NBA now a days, but it wasn't the international players that started the art. At least not in the NBA.

[agjm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BjhfwVY_p8

Raja Bell cracks me up. :lol

[GrandeDavid]

If you ain't floppin' you aint' tryin'. And you keep a floppin until the refs ain't a buyin'.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

If you ain't floppin' you aint' tryin'. And you keep a floppin until the refs ain't a buyin'.:lol

[Jelly]

[QUOTE]jelly its not even a legitimate question. Soccer fouls are by far more dangerous than basketball fouls. Running into a guy in the NBA, even one as big as Shaq is not even close to being tackled at the speed players run in soccer. Also, I can't bring you the exact numbers, but its preety darn obvious professional soccer players get injured far more than basketball players, and their injuries are for the most part, far more severe. NBA injuries are what? ankle tweeking from bad falls, plantar fascitis, twisted wrists, perhaps a broken ankle here or there. I'm not saying severe injuries NEVER happen in basketball, but they are far more prevalent in soccer, no matter what woodwork you think I came out of :lol


It is a legitimate question. There has got to be some numbers/figures that substantiate that. For istance, two years ago I read an article in ESPN magazine that football (American) is by far the most dangerous sport in the world (that includes soccer and rugby) according to risk management, sports agents, medical experts and insurance experts. They are far more likely to end their careers with serious and debilitating injuries than any other sport and they had figures to illustrate their point. Anecdotes just don't cut it. I know you love soccer Manumaniac, but even you have got to admit it's the "floppiest" sport out there. I'm sure there are some serious and dangerous injuries, but anecdotes don't prove anything. Forget exact numbers, aren't there ANY numbers?


As for the Manu starting the flopping trend, all I can say is you have got to be kidding me! Divac flopped like a fish out of water WAAAAY before Manu was even in the NBA's scope, and like the man above said, Lambeer and Rodman were floppers without the need of international players to teach them.

The key word is "trend". Yeah, we had fakers before, but not to this degree.


Yes, I can admit I was wrong... can you?
Of course. I have many times. I just made up that thing about Hakeem just to mess with you
:p:

[sa_butta]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xNN9ZiH38fs

[MaNuMaNiAc]

It is a legitimate question. There has got to be some numbers/figures that substantiate that. For istance, two years ago I read an article in ESPN magazine that football (American) is by far the most dangerous sport in the world (that includes soccer and rugby) according to risk management, sports agents, medical experts and insurance experts. They are far more likely to end their careers with serious and debilitating injuries than any other sport and they had figures to illustrate their point. Anecdotes just don't cut it. I know you love soccer Manumaniac, but even you have got to admit it's the "floppiest" sport out there. I'm sure there are some serious and dangerous injuries, but anecdotes don't prove anything. Forget exact numbers, aren't there ANY numbers?
I can definitely believe that American football is one of the most dangerous sports out there. I know you want figures Jelly, and I personally can't give them to you, I'll try to find some but I doubt they are out there. I speak from years of watching and playing both sports. You say "I know you love soccer" like that invalidates what I'm trying to say? Flopping is big in soccer, there is no arguing that, but that doesn't mean there are not real fouls out there.

I don't need numbers. I've spent enough years watching, playing and studying both sports to know that fouls in soccer are far more violent and severe. In fact, its so obvious to me, its hard for me to understand how you can't realize it. Still, I understand my word isn't going to convince you of it, and that's fine. I'll keep looking for the numbers you want, until then we'll just have to agree to disagree.



Of course. I have many times. I just made up that thing about Hakeem just to mess with you
:p:I realize this, but nevertheless I was wrong about it.

[Fillmoe]

the whole spurs team flops like a bunch of bitches

[MaNuMaNiAc]

the whole spurs team flops like a bunch of bitchesperhaps, but at least they don't do it like a bunch of queens...

[Darkwaters]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xNN9ZiH38fs

Raja is my hero... :dramaquee

[Fillmoe]

perhaps, but at least they don't do it like a bunch of queens...


circa 2002

[Manudona]

A flop?....No. He Wade spun and stumbled...clumsy.....it sure was no foul though.

Wade travels and when he realizes he travels, he dives. I see no clumsiness