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the nba charging rule.
at first, it was implemented and upheld to prevent the offensive player from running down the court like a mad man, out of control, and towards the basket giving the defensive person no safe way to guard him. i saw it as a way to protect the defensive player and to keep offense under control and clean.
now players like derek fisher (la lakers), vlade divac (sac kings) and a whole slew of others jump in the way of the offensive player, and fall at the slightest contact. that's not charging at all. the offensive player was in control, the defense just jumped in the way without even trying to block the shot. takes away the skill of having to play defense if you can just run in front of someone, and flop to the ground to prevent a basket.
what happened to talented defensive players and such. the stupid charging call is ruining the gameplay.
don't get me wrong, i do think that there should be a charging call, but if the offensive player is out of control, or if he lowers his shoulder in an attempt to move the defensive player *cough* shaq *cough*, not when some over acting defensive twirp jumps in front of the moving person and decides he's gonna fall on his butt.
geez, derek fisher is pretty built and relatively short, which makes his center of gravity pretty low, giving him good balance. that boy is on his butt from flopping so much it's sickening to watch a game. in the 5-6 years that he's been playing, i don't recall him ever contesting a lay-up, he just runs in front, puts arms down and falls.
my two cents. nice thread by the way, i've wanted to vent about this for quite some time now. and sorry for the long post. oh yeah, laker fans, sorry if it's offending, i was a laker fan before they turned bulls, so my brother still watches the lakers and i sit and watch for the sport, my examples are directed at fisher cuz i see him the most, and his flopping is god damned annoying.
whew </rant>
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