Fix the Grift

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Nobody checks Non-Laker Forums anymore, so I am posting this here. This article discusses what's being referred to as grifting, the exaggeration of physical contact while seeking fouls. Brunson and SGA are considered to be the two greatest offenders though Jokic is mentioned as well. From my perspective, are great deal of control has been asserted during the last decade taking emotion out of the game. This minimizes aggression but also maximizes deception. Aggression was the honest response to excesses physical contact though players being fined $5k to $100k for doing so stopped it in its tracks. What remains are....

Yeah despite many incidents of obvious flopping- unless I'm mistaken I haven't seen the NBA dole out any fines on that in a while. Flopping should be a technical foul as well IMO. So if a play is reviewed, and refs see a player flopping, the player gets a tech. Also every 5 or so flopping techs in a season you should be suspended for a game.

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