The Regime Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 A few months ago, Nick Collison's(notes) proficiency at taking charges made a little bit of noise around the NBA. As The Baseline's Eric Freeman noted, the Thunder were super happy with Collison choosing to take charges rather than block shots, since it meant they always got the ball back. The charge was a strategy, and one that seemed to work pretty well. But the Lakers aren't the Thunder, obviously. Whether it be that they'd prefer to block a shot, refuse to let another player hit them or they're just too stubborn, the Lakers don't take charges. But if Phil Jackson's genius plan works as he's hoping, the Lakers will go from "thin-chested" to flop-a-loppin' all over the court in the finals. From ESPN's Shelley Smith: The Los Angeles Lakers have never been known as a team that takes offensive charges. They are trying to change that. Last series, Phil Jackson called his big men "thin-chested" as a way of goading them into standing strong and taking a hit, and the team has been offering financial incentive — $50 per charge. "To motivate us in a way to take charges and getting away with it," explained Sasha Vujacic(notes). And Vujacic says that the way the Celtics players play, the Lakers believe they could be in line to make some extra cash. "Their whole team is kind of a charging possibility taking team. We just got to be smart," Vujacic said. "They are a very smart team that can go from block to a charge, so we've been working a lot on charges and how to take them and stuff, so we'll see." Read More Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted June 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Let the flopping begin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Only $50? If I made millions I could care less about getting trucked for 50 dollars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Make it $1M per charge. THEN we'll see some bodies flying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Only $50? If I made millions I could care less about getting trucked for 50 dollars.lol yeah. What exactly is this to them? .005% of their game day salary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobb Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Not even worth it. Come on now. Only $50 haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 Only $50? If I made millions I could care less about getting trucked for 50 dollars. Beer money, 40oz malt liquor to be specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 fisher flops enough as it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Penny Posted June 3, 2010 Report Share Posted June 3, 2010 it's not the amount of money, its the principal... these guys are competitive and would want to do all they could to win more than everyone else in the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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