Anti-Abueva rule? San Mig Coffee official bats for fines against players for excessive flopping

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San Mig Coffee team executive Rene Pardo is batting for a rule that imposes fines on PBA players for excessive flopping.
Pardo, who represents the Mixers in the league’s Board of Governors, made the suggestion after news broke that the NBA fined veteran guard Derek Fisher of the Oklahoma City Thunder for flopping during the American league’s playoffs.
“Dapat ganun ang gawin kapares sa NBA malaki yung fine na binibigay nila sa players who flop during the game,” said Pardo, who already had a culprit in mind locally: Alaska forward Calvin Abueva.
The Aces and the Mixers are in the middle of a heated Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series, with Abueva getting the goat of San Mig Coffee stars James Yap and Marc Pingris, who accused the Alaska rookie of flopping too much.
“Parang ang nangyayari nagiging utakan yung laban aartehan lang tapos tatawagan na. Doon naiinis sina James and Marc kasi tinatawagan ng referee yung flop na ginagawa,” said Pardo.
The PBA previously instituted a rule that allowed referees to call technical fouls on players who flop, but has since repealed it. Pardo said imposing fines would be a better solution.

Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/anti-abueva-rule-san-mig-coffee-official-bats-for-fines-against-players-for-excessive-flopping