MTD, BillyMac and maybe a few others might remember the 1963 Sports Illustrated article about the Celtics' Frank Ramsey, entitled "Smart Moves by a Master of Deception." In it, Ramsey described his defensive tricks, including how he flopped convincingly:
http://www.si.com/vault/1963/12/09/5...r-of-deception
At the time, I studied that article religiously!