yea it was silly for him to say that..there's no way ur stopping shaq in the post but he only said it bc he didn't like it and he really was a liability at the line
for real! People talk about Kobe's ego...look at Shaq's...hack a shaq shouldn't even offend...it's just a slang term for a strategy. If anything the fact you unintentionally created a term and strategy widely used in the NBA should be a compliment to you because it shows your dominance.
Yah he said that Shaq was great but had never really gave importance everything that they do in practice, not even participating due to his overconfidence being part of a good team until he gained so much weight and wasn't efficient on the court because he's already satisfied on what he has accomplished considering he has many more years left to play.
I never understood why Shaq got so angry about the Hack-a-Shaq strategy. If I were him I would be feeling myself a little because that unofficial rule showed that he was so dominant in games that other teams would have to foul him in order to slow down his dominance.
Also what gets lost in history is the strategy never worked against Shaq. Shaq was like a 70% free throw shooter during hack a Shaq situations. Shaq is fairly clutch even if he isn't a great shooter. I remember Portland trying it in the WCF and Shaq went like 9/10 from the free throw line. Shaq isn't a great free throw shooter in most situations but he would make the ones he had to.
@@zeaferjones1404 I dont know about he makes it when he has to. But yeah he made big ones in his LA and Miami runs. But I need to see the stats of his freethrows during crucnhtime and it's a close game vs his usual average.
He hated it because it was the one thing that highlighted his weakness!!! This "Superman's" kryptonite was free throws! And when you're at the line, ALL EYES are on you!!!! He hates that hanging over him! That's why he hates them saying it! He wants it forgotten! He hates the idea of something negative as bad free throw shooting bearing his name! It's like saying "damn, he pulled a Shaq" when someone bricks a free throw!!!
“If you gotta use strategy to beat me, that’s just telling me you’re soft.” That might be the dumbest remark to ever come out of Shaq’s mouth. It’s called ‘being smart’. If you can’t make a free throw, you better expect to get fouled in late game situations. It’s a great strategy. Don’t like it? Here’s a simple solution: Make your free throws.
I can see it both ways. It's smart because people are at a disadvantage and try to get a one up. On the other hand,you can't be a man in the nba scared to defend another man. Why compete if you back down from competition? It's like taking charges as a grown man you going to stand and wait for another man to plow you over?
@@sirm.a.r.s4640 Lmao. I understand what you are saying...but that doesn't eradicate what Shaq said. Think for a good minute bout that logic. Can you imagine if Pop said "Since I don't want LeBron to think we are scared of him, we're going to play him close and not cut off his lane to the basket"...and bro what you just said about charges is almost as dumb as what Shaq said🤦🏾♂️
@@elijahjacob872 I see it in both ways. It's dependent on the competitiveness of the player or the mentality of a player. Some players embrace that challenge, some others need to strategize because they can't straight up challenge the matchup. Pop will strategize because he is a coach he doesn't play these players his ministate is different, the players however falls in those two types of categories, do they want to embrace the challenge? Or strategize because they can't embrace that challenge. I can understand shaq being super competitive balling against hakeem,zo,ewing,robinson and then get to an era where they don't want to guard him no more let alone play against him by getting him out the game via hack a shaq. I can understand how shaq could think playing against other NBA players thinking how sad it is they don't want to compete against him. As far as charges go, it's a tongue in cheek jab to 80s 90s mentality. Some may think it's stupid, others will want to stop their opponent and standing waiting to be knocked over is just a different mentality to some people.
Yeah but Shaq hit free throws when it mattered. The strategy actually didn't work all that well. He was still dominant. He is way too sensitive about it, all things considered. Like you can look at it as he sucks at free throws, that's why they put the strategy in, to take advantage of that weakness but I look at it as him being so good, they had to make him shoot free throws to stay in the game to try to beat him.
@@imaratspal Umm yes it did work lmao. It accomplished what they wanted. Shaq was just such a fantastic player that his dominance outweighed the negative impact his free-throw shooting had.
Shaq is a big softie. He gets aggressive when he feels like his "dominance" is being questioned... but he can also be a good softie, look how much tears he shed for kobe
"If you gotta use strategy to beat me that means you soft" IF THAT STATEMENT ISN'T PROOF THAT SHAQ PURCHASED HIS PHD, than nothing is....What a ridiculous statement to make
It bothers Shaq because the strategy exposed a mental weakness. Yes, Shaq had awful form and touch for free throws, but he also made many of those shots in practice no problem, often even 80 out of a 100. So what was the difference? The stage and the pressure. That doesn't mean Shaq was bad under pressure in other aspects, he performed well in pretty much every other aspect of the game under pressure, but when it came to free throws, when he would have to step up to the line where it was nothing but him and the basket and it forces a different rhythm of the game, the pressure and the stage affected him to go from oftentimes 80% in practice to 50% in games. Having an internal weakness exposed is often harder to deal with than having a physical weakness exposed, and that's what you're seeing here.
the topic is just too close to the bone for shaq. its not about him, and he can't get it through that big skull of his. too much ego about the hack a shaq
That's right, Kobe hated this guy so much, he can't take anything like people have to be afraid of him?, Hell no thanks God Kobe never were afraid of him and stopped him in his track and made Shaq submit, way to go Kobe...
"If you gotta use strategy to beat me, that means you soft." - Shaq. First of all take an English class. And lastly if you use strategy to defeat the other opponent, that does not mean that you're soft, that means you are smart.
+Sam McCole funny how you tell shaq to take an english class, he has a master's in business administration and his doctorate in education so he's obviously smarter than you can even wish you could be. so the point is, shutup
I think hack-attack would be an appropriate phrase. It's not using his name. But at the same time it pays homage to Shaq. After all teams did use the Shaq-attack on defence.
Hard to imagine a guy who had been practicing shooting free throws for about 30 years or so can only manage 52% from the free throw line. One of the few guys I imagine who averaged a higher field goal percentage than free throw percentage. :)
It’s a strategy Shaq! That’s not being soft. Just because you’re big, it doesn’t mean you can just dunk on everyone and skip shooting freethrows. You should’ve practiced your freethrows and stop being too sensitive about it!
