Terry Stotts: "I think it's for the good of the game. The referees have a tough enough job refereeing a very difficult sport to referee. When the sole intent is to embarrass or show a referee up, I think that will make their job a little bit easier, and I think it's for the good of the game."
Nicolas Batum: "It's going to clean up the game a little bit. Everybody flops sometimes and if this cleans up the game, that's great."... “Every guy who plays in Europe. I flop sometimes. Well, I don't say I flop. Me, I exaggerate sometimes. I want it to stop though."
Wesley Matthews: "I just think it's going to be tough (to call). I don't know how they are going to do it. Even with video, you can still debate calls. But I like the idea of it. I like that it will be in player's minds."
Carlos Boozer: "Dwight (Howard) is going to love that rule. Most of the big men are pretty finesse but for us powerful guys like myself, Dwight, Zach Randolph, Blake Griffin, guys flop on us. To me, I think it helps our game. It’s almost like a bailout. They flop and the possession is over as opposed to playing defense. We don’t flop over here. We play D. If we take charges, it’s a real charge. There are some teams that live and die by the flop. I like the rule. It puts pressure on guys to play better defense."
Luis Scola: "It's a good weapon defensively for me and it has been very productive in order for me to be good on defense. I will try to see if I can continue to do it and then if the rules don't allow it, I will find some other way."
Danilo Gallinari: "I don't know why everybody just talks about European flopping. I don't know where this thing comes from. We flop as much as other players all around the world flop. I don't know why everybody keeps saying that Europeans are soft or Europeans flop. I don't know."
Mark Cuban: "Funny thing about flopping is that I'm seeing 300lb lineman in the NFL do it now. Bottom line for NBA is that it's a math problem."
Isaiah Thomas: "Wonder how new flopping rule is going to be!!! A lot of players r going 2 have 2 find a new GO TO move now"
Jalen Rose: "I appreciate rules vs. 'FLOPPING' but not the new penalties. Punishment should happen DURING game(personal/tech foul)"
Anderson Varejao: "I'm not flopping anymore. I used to flop a little bit."
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/50169/players-and-coaches-on-flops
Nicolas Batum: "It's going to clean up the game a little bit. Everybody flops sometimes and if this cleans up the game, that's great."... “Every guy who plays in Europe. I flop sometimes. Well, I don't say I flop. Me, I exaggerate sometimes. I want it to stop though."
Wesley Matthews: "I just think it's going to be tough (to call). I don't know how they are going to do it. Even with video, you can still debate calls. But I like the idea of it. I like that it will be in player's minds."
Carlos Boozer: "Dwight (Howard) is going to love that rule. Most of the big men are pretty finesse but for us powerful guys like myself, Dwight, Zach Randolph, Blake Griffin, guys flop on us. To me, I think it helps our game. It’s almost like a bailout. They flop and the possession is over as opposed to playing defense. We don’t flop over here. We play D. If we take charges, it’s a real charge. There are some teams that live and die by the flop. I like the rule. It puts pressure on guys to play better defense."
Luis Scola: "It's a good weapon defensively for me and it has been very productive in order for me to be good on defense. I will try to see if I can continue to do it and then if the rules don't allow it, I will find some other way."
Danilo Gallinari: "I don't know why everybody just talks about European flopping. I don't know where this thing comes from. We flop as much as other players all around the world flop. I don't know why everybody keeps saying that Europeans are soft or Europeans flop. I don't know."
Mark Cuban: "Funny thing about flopping is that I'm seeing 300lb lineman in the NFL do it now. Bottom line for NBA is that it's a math problem."
Isaiah Thomas: "Wonder how new flopping rule is going to be!!! A lot of players r going 2 have 2 find a new GO TO move now"
Jalen Rose: "I appreciate rules vs. 'FLOPPING' but not the new penalties. Punishment should happen DURING game(personal/tech foul)"
Anderson Varejao: "I'm not flopping anymore. I used to flop a little bit."
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/50169/players-and-coaches-on-flops
