I can understand the Flagrant 1 call; however, a $25k fine is completely and utterly ridiculous, especially when compared to some of those other fouls that you mentioned. I believe KMart’s reputation preceded him in this particular case. I don’t think it was a flop…it was a pretty hard shove at a moment that Dirk was off-balance and he went flying. But $25k? C’mon.

Was that it was a T instead of a flagrant foul because it came after the initial foul called and after the whistle. So, were they wrong or did the NBA f* this up?

The 25K fine is a joke. Robert Horry fouled guys like this for a living during the playoffs and never received flagrants or fines. And you know darn well they would never hand this sort of fine out to a Spur, Laker, or Celtic, no matter what the offense.

For the record, I didn’t think Dirk flopped on that particular play. It was a pretty hard shove. He did spend most of the game whining, even after good calls. And really should have had at least one T himself for getting in the grill of both officials.

I’m guessing here, but I would not be surprised if the Mavs cried about the foul disparity and getting “bullied” by the physical thuggetz D. It’s really laughable if you look at the foul, Kenyon got beat and threw a hard frustration foul (Dirk was on fire at that point). It wasn’t malicious and Dirk didn’t get hurt. I’m sure he would have been a lot more pissed if he thought Kmart was attacking him.

Dallas just has to get used to the playoffs

If I’m Kenyon, the league has an appeal heading in their direction.

It is absolutely impossible for this foul to be flagrant and Rondo’s foul be a regular foul.

The problem is that they are thinking about the situation, and they think Rondo’s foul is excusable because it was in the last play of the game and Martin’s isn’t because it is at the start.

Ridiculous.

but Dirk didn’t flop. it was a hard push, and I loved it. Playoff basketball. Keep it coming.

It might have been flagrant, but why fining afterwards? Unnecessary and looking very stupid next to the Rondo-treatment. Ofcourse, that’s hardly news. Boston gets away with unnecessary Thuggery (there, i said it) all the time.

61% think it was a flop and not that hard of a foul anyways…
speaking of flops, can someone find that awesome pic from game 1 where both dirk and J.R. flopped simultanously?

because there isn’t an option that doesn’t include flopping outside of bland “other”. I don’t think Dirk flopped at all. I think Martin gave him a shove and Dirk wilted like the exotic German flower that he is. I don’t think it was flagrant, but if they’re calling it that way, fine.

I also think a team that has become so conditioned to focusing on officiating ALL THE TIME like the Mavs is going to present a lose-lose situation no matter what happens. If you happen to win, the refs are going to be responsible because the league is conspiring against Dallas and if you lose, it’s because the refs called a clean game.

I wonder how Dallas makes the playoffs so consistently with the league hounding them…

DMN

As far as Dirk Nowitzki is concerned, he’s never flopped a day in his life.
That’s not exactly an opinion shared by some Denver Nuggets.
Rex Chapman, the Nugs’ VP of player personnel, said that Nowitzki "is a very good actor, and that’s part of the game.‘’ The suspected thespian moment in question was when Kenyon Martin gave Nowitzki a good shove on a baseline drive, a play for which Martin ended up getting fined $25,000 for.
Nowitzki had a priceless comeback this morning before the Mavericks had a light practice.
“I didn’t know Rex Chapman was still alive,‘’ he said.
Then, Nowitzki detailed his acting skills.
“I don’t think I really acted on that play,‘’ he said. "It was pretty obvious that I drove baseline, got bumped, got the foul and kept on driving. Sometimes with the continuation in this league, he wanted to make sure I didn’t lay it in and give them (the refs) a chance to count the basket. I don’t think I acted on that play. I don’t think I am necessarily an actor. I try to play hard. And that’s about it.‘’
And, for the record, Nowitzki has never had acting lessons.
“But I was in Mike: The Movie and that was really good, I heard.’’
—Eddie Sefko

They also have a nice take from K-Mart’s Sister over there

“You can sit there and you can make comments about a person, and I just find it…I’m offended. I’m really offended because if he wasn’t doing his job, he wasn’t playing, he wasn’t defending, and I think you and the media are a little bit more upset about it than he and Dirk was, because they were laughing and giggling during the 3rd quarter and I’m quite sure they talk all the time.”

Don’t you hate it when they’re not really hating each other?