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Old Wed Apr 18, 2012, 10:02am
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Originally Posted by bainsey View Post
The reason why flopping has grown is simple. It continues to go unpunished. I find the blocking call on a flop to be a cop-out, and it does not directly with the issue -- that flopping is unsportsmanlike. It was indeed a POI about seven years ago in NFHS, thought I can't speak to whether it has actually helped curb it.
Jeff Van Gundy is ABSOLUTELY right!!!!! Remember fellas...."you promote what you permit".

NBA/NCAA/NFHS could stop flopping if they want to, but they don't want to.
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