reasonably extreme statement...

"game of cheats".

Now Football.....

I agree 100%. Anger is a part of life and managing to control it is as well, while people claim seeing it at sporting venues is bad for children, any decent parent can actually use it as an example for their children of what is NOT acceptable and why you need to be able to control your emotions or vent them in different ways. The kids also see the perpetrators punished for their actions

Cheating how ever when it is rewarded such as flopping becomes a taught skill. This teaches kids that its acceptable to cheat to succeed in sports..not cool. It also makes watching the game a complete joke, you lose respect for players, umpires and teams. When championships are decided by decisions based on cheating the entire competition loses its respect.

Great call Slepoy.

Let's not forget the biggest (most talked about) Flop last year was by their star player. I didnt hear him saying anyhting then.

The NBL have warned Bruce for his flop.

Do they now have a formal system for warning and penalising flops?

If not, should they follow the NBA's suggestion? Warning first, then (penalty adjusted for earnings somewhat) $500, then $1,000, etc?

100% back slepoys comments

So you 100% agree Boss? You think basketball has a reputation as a game of cheats?

So the guy on the street things basketball is just full of cheats?

HO, depends what you take from it. Literally, it's a massive and awkward overstatement, almost offensive. But on my first read, I completely glossed over that and was thinking "flop vs scuffle", and tended to agree that I'd favour removing the former from the sport as a priority.

I think people throw "100%" around too soon and this might've just been habit for boss. Giving them benefit of the doubt, anyway.

"That's what *HAS THE POTENTIAL TO* give it the reputation of a game of cheats rather than a game of passionate athletes."

...is how read it.

I agree with Skip, did he rush down to the locker room to discuss how detrimental to the game it is when that went down? I highly doubt it. He is concerned because he has an entire team of ill disciplined knuckleheads that will get suckered into cheap fouls and conflict.

Slepoy wasn't in charge or the CEO then

He was a shareholder of some sort though I think?

Did he comment on Flynn's massive embellishment?

Obviously he is not going to be unnecessarily publicly critical about his own players' past indiscretions. He is first and foremost concerned about his Tigers. Anyone who expects otherwise, that he should've been consistent and also criticised individual Tigers flops, is expecting way too much from a team owner. Frankly I think it would be worse if he spoke out against the Mills flop publicly considering he had the opportunity to have a quiet word to him at any time.


Any perceived hypocrisy from not calling out his own players still does not indicate that his argument about the damage that flopping does to the game is without merit.

Well said rjd.

Most likely watching Dusty do a layup then go to the line when there was absolutely no contact is worse
Or a blocking foul when it's a charge
aw., wot is it , offensive foul these days , I think.
I used to care , but things have changed.

..and if it's a foul on Dann you'd take the ball from the side , rather than free throws . The ole days are gone forever ...