Spurs' Rose injured late in Game 1

Flopping and dirty play are two different things. Both are petty and usually resorted to when a player can't succeed on his own merits.<br>
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Flopping is trying to trick the refs into bailing you out with a foul call.<br>
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Dirty play is negligent disregard for another players safety, i.e. throwing elbows, hitting an airborn player, or going for the body instead of the ball.<br>
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Neither behooves any player. <p></p><i></i>

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Also, correct me if I'm wrong but the Spurs should have gotten a technical and been charged a time-out beacause Rose recieved medical attention while play was going on. <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
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you are wrong. That will not merit a technical. But yes....the Spurs blew that one. I didn't think it was cool for Dirk to drive toward the hoop where Malik was fallen, the sportsman thing to do would have been pull up for a jumper or pass. I do not, however, feel that Dirk stepped on Malik on purpose but given the Juwan Howard thing a few years ago....people here are a little testy. <p><!--EZCODE CENTER START--><div style="text-align:center"><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.sahoops.net/"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RQDqBOQUv96Q*aAyXJvhC4PpiqY5aClJPVxG2NkCtZhZohfA18sp9cB0Mm2RXo3eDH31HP7*AzJAdc6m90L45YCEuPWDr1AM8aLtyvld1AI/SAmikeyp.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></div><!--EZCODE CENTER END--><br>
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I heard on KSAT that Dirk says it was all Tony's fault! Tony should have called a timeout while the Spurs had possession.<br>
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With everyone heading the other direction, Tony may not have even relized that Malik didn't get up. When the Mavs got possession of the ball, Tony could no longer call a timeout. (The Spurs could have fouled though, when they saw that Malik was in real trouble.)<br>
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The refs <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>should</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> have called the timeout. When a player has a scratch with a drop of blood showing, they stop play quick enough. How about some consideration for a disabled player who can't even move?!?! <p></p><i></i>

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Flopping and dirty play are two different things.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
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Not in my opinion. One definition of dirty is "Not sportsmanlike."<br>
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Indeed I don't believe there is a definition for that word that includes physical harm. IMO it is dirty to flop, and Dirk's treachery was even beyond that. Dirty Dirk works for me. <p></p><i></i>