There was definitely some force applied by the offensive player with the off arm, but I’m not surprised the refs called this a flopping tech given the Secondary Theatrical Exaggerated Movement criteria, which this seems to meet all of since the Trent Jr. stumbles backwards while doing a windmill.
As to why the refs aren’t calling this tech more, I don’t know. There is a lot of uncalled flopping.
He didn’t fall to the ground so the arms had done its job of balancing.
If there was an exaggeration, it would be how hard he leaned off balance after contact. The arm movement is legitimate if he stayed on his feet as a result imho.
There was definitely some force applied by the offensive player with the off arm, but I’m not surprised the refs called this a flopping tech given the Secondary Theatrical Exaggerated Movement criteria, which this seems to meet all of since the Trent Jr. stumbles backwards while doing a windmill.
As to why the refs aren’t calling this tech more, I don’t know. There is a lot of uncalled flopping.
He didn’t fall to the ground so the arms had done its job of balancing.
If there was an exaggeration, it would be how hard he leaned off balance after contact. The arm movement is legitimate if he stayed on his feet as a result imho.