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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 4112528, member: 8636"] Charging is a legitimate part of basketball. Flopping is the opposite. Think of it this way: What is the alternative to a defender falling back after establishing position? The answer is [B]collision. [/B]Is that the direction the game wants to take? Who has the advantage in these collisions? [B]The bigger player! [/B]With the charge scenario, [B]any[/B] player is entitled to a spot on the floor and can establish that spot. So, a rule change or emphasis away from allowing legitimate charges will result in more collisions, which will produce more injuries and an unfair advantage in this case to the larger, stronger player. Picture standing legitimately in front of a hard-charging LeBron or Zion or Barkley in the day. Suicide? Remember the key- you have the right to that spot on the floor. IMO many rules are changed over time because they are difficult for officials to call. That's not a good reason sometimes. Rules always have consequences. Does the rule bring about the desired outcome? Flopping has no place in sports. It's cheating. Where did it start? The world's game: soccer or football. More work for the refs: flopping can have consequences. The NBA's working on it. Checked Harden's stats lately? 2 FT's and the ball? Something like that. Sorry refs- you gotta earn that $50 a game. [/QUOTE]