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119 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Jan \ parent \ on: Stacker Sports- Day 43 Stacker_Sports
There was a neat history of flopping video that I watched recently.
One of the points in it was that there wasn't much flopping in the Magic/Bird/Jordan era because guys cared about looking weak, so there's a basis for thinking a culture shift could fix it.
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I had it explained to me by a friend who played semi pro soccer.
Effectively, if there's even a chance you can make it look like a foul and gain a slight advantage, you gotta go for it because there is that much money riding on winning. Game checks, bonuses... Etc etc.
Personally I think it's unsportsmanlike and has no place in real sports. But I do understand why players do it.
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Outcomes follow incentives. Players and coaches can't really be blamed for doing what they can to win.
John Madden, speaking as the Raiders coach, once said something like "It's not our job to follow the rules. It's the league's job to stop us from breaking them."
As soon as the penalty outweighs the benefit, the behavior will stop.
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Really couldn't have worded it better. John Madden nailed that one.
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