Someone needs to tell LeBron and Wade that June is about winning the Larry O'Brien trophy and that the Oscars happened back in February. While flopping and exaggerating fouls has been a growing problem in the NBA for awhile, it has now gotten completely out of hand. Here's an example of Wade's acting ability from game 3. Not to be outdone (like he has been when it actually comes to basketball), LeBron put on his own performance in game 4. At least he's stepped up part of his game from the ECF. He's gone from over-exaggerating to completely fabricating (maybe he got some pointers from Bosh). Awhile ago, I wrote about how Wade and LeBron need a history lesson. The way they flop only reinforces that. You would never see Magic, or Bird, or Jordan flop at all, let alone the way Miami's stars do. LeBron has now entered into the soccer player territory of flopping and it's a disgrace to the game.
If the players don't have enough integrity to respect the game themselves, then the league is going to have to step in. First, I think they should have officials brush up on physics. If a player falls faster and harder than the contact, it's a flop. Unfortunately, while that may help a little, the game is too fast for the refs to make the correct call every time. Therefore, the league is going to have to implement an incentive for the players to not fake getting fouled. What they need to do is review games and fine players. If a player clearly flops, fine him ten or twenty thousand dollars. If that doesn't work, start handing down suspensions. That might sound harsh, but the penalties should be harsh. There's no reason for this crap to continue. If players don't want to lose money, all they have to do is not flop. If they want to flop, they can take the penalty or go play soccer.
I want to watch basketball. If I wanted to watch basketball with acting, I'd watch Coach Carter.
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