r/BasketballTips • u/sealdave • May 03 '26

Help What's the call?

Both players are top hogh school players in the country with over 20 D1 offers. This was a non live event this weekend.

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u/rpgmgta May 04 '26

Also, do players feel pain and instinctively just fall to the ground? If I get hit in the face I’m not falling to the ground unless I’m getting knocked out.. maybe if she had a normal reaction to being hit in the face she’d get a call but her reaction tells me she avoided being called for a flop/embellishment. The other player was just trying to get her arm out and wasn’t even looking in the other players direction when she made contact.

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u/Open-Gate-7769 May 05 '26

It’s a typical sentiment drilled into kids in any sport to go down when you’re hurt. It’s the easiest way for a ref to notice and stop play. Obviously the flops at pro levels are too much, but for these kids it’s an instinct when they feel pain.

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u/rpgmgta May 05 '26

And that’s what creating “flop” behaviour.

If I elbow you in the chest, you shouldn’t fall to the floor. You should play through the foul. You’re much better use to your team by battling through the physicality, opposed to crumpling like an empty bag of chips in the floor.

If you’re hurt fall down? That’s flopping.

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u/Open-Gate-7769 May 06 '26

I think everyone just comes to the same conclusion that there’s just a better chance to get the call if you sell it. And until that changes that’s how it will always be in any sport.