I was also thinking the same thing when I saw everyone making a big deal about it. It's certainly embellished, as most charge attempts are, but I don't see how it's a flop. Flops are egregiously embellished acts from minor contact. There was decent contact on this call, and Smart just exaggerated it a bit to get the call. I see a big difference between the two.

Yeah, that's a bit of a flop.  Is it as bad as some?  No, because there is at least contact to the center of the body.  But there wasn't nearly enough contact to move someone as strong as Smart, much less knock him completely off his feet.

After a 2nd look, it looks like a flop to me.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBTwswhDBsh/

The basketball universe seems to think this is a flop. Taking off my Green Goggles, I still don't see how it's a flop. Melo slammed into him. Smart attempted to draw the charge. Arguably his feet were set too.

I watched that a number of times. That was clearly a flop. Smart might be my favorite player. It's between him and Olynyk. But a flop's a flop and Marcus Smart has a flopper reputation. He has to try to not flop and trust the incompetent refs will see he just got elbowed hard into the chest.

They flop to not only get the call, but it lessens the impact.

Whether it's a flop or not it's still an offensive foul...his shoulder lowered and he's driving into the stationary player. 

Whether it's a flop or not it's still an offensive foul...his shoulder lowered and he's driving into the stationary player.

I agree. It was an offensive foul. The refs are incompetent. He probably missed the foul and only caught Marcus doing a theater routine.

It wouldn't look like such a flop if he didn't "overact" to that extent.  If he wasn't so dramatic he may have gotten the call.