rest - http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2012...timate-concernIt's award season in the NBA but commissioner David Stern is concerned his league may be veering too close to handing out Oscars.
During Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal opener between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, Stern was asked what he thought about comments made by Pacers coach Frank Vogel in regards to what Vogel considered the Heat's tendency to flop.
"(Vogel) didn't have a beef; he was just manipulating the refereeing or trying to," Stern said. "I would have fined him much more than our office did."
While Stern chastised Vogel for on Thursday calling the Heat "the biggest flopping team in the NBA," he did intimate that he sees merit in the sentiment.
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Fines will be imposed for clear cases of flopping
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This article was written May 29, 2008 - about 4 years ago. I know there are some who feel that Goodell goes too far as commissioner of the NFL, but I would prefer that over Stern - who, IMO, does lip service only. Whenever an NBA coach openly complains about flopping, he is the one who gets fined, and the flopping continues.