The other thing, with respect to this being their window, is that the league does not particularly like diving. Periodically, teams will start to use it as a weapon, and the refs and the other teams are caught off guard, and are unprepared to do much about it. So it works for a while.
But then, once it has been exposed to the light of day, and the league is fully aware that it is happening, it becomes less effective, and less tolerated.
Even last night is a good example - there were a few blatant dives throughout the game, and the refs did not bite.
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