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Coach Popovich - or "Pop" as he was usually called - successfully used this tactic during the 2008 Playoffs against Shaq when he played for the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs consistently fouled O'Neal during their first-round series against the Suns. The Spurs eliminated the Suns in 5 games, thanks in part to their tactics.
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Here he his pranking Shaquille O'Neal (and to an extent, the league) with Hack-a-Shaq on the first play of the 2008-09 season after he had used the tactic in the first round of the playoffs a.
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Gregg Popovich on Hack-a-Shaq rule: "If someone can't shoot free throws, that's their problem" By Sean Highkin Published May 4, 2015 07:19 PM AP Gregg Popovich was aggressive about using the intentional foul rule to the Spurs' advantage in their first-round series with the Clippers, especially when DeAndre Jordan was on the floor.
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Spurs' Hack-a-Shaq on O'Neal came five seconds into the game as Popovich's words came true. Former Suns player Michael Finley executed the Hack-a-Shaq five seconds record by wrapping his arms around Shaquille, forcing the play to stop early in the match. Shaq immediately looked at Popovich and received two thumbs-ups from him while they laughed.
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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, a famed proponent of the strategy, went as far as to make a joke out of it in the 2009 playoffs. He called for a hack-a-Shaq within five seconds of the opening tip.
Popovich on HackaShaq 'If someone can’t shoot free throws, that’s their problem' Sporting News
Hack-a-Shaq is a basketball defensive strategy used in the National Basketball Association (NBA) that involves committing intentional fouls (originally a clock management strategy) for the purpose of lowering opponents' scoring.
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When Gregg Popovich Used the Hack-A-Shaq Special on Shaquille O'Neal Published 06/30/2020, 10:47 AM EDT By Maitreyee Joshi Follow Us The NBA community is well aware that Shaquille O'Neal was almost of a different species. The 7′ 1", 325 lb league star sure left his mark on the game as a player.
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Popovich gets to the heart of the game: Score as many points as possible and prevent the opponent from scoring, and if putting a poor foul shooter on the line prevents a team from scoring points.
HackaShaq not pretty and often not effective, either
It disrupts the flow of the game. If there's an equitable way to get rid of it, I'm all for it. "But it's part of the game. It's part of the rules now and if you think somebody can't shoot a free throw you might as well take advantage of it. If you think somebody can't shoot you don't guard him the same way.
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SAN ANTONIO - With Shaquille O'Neal's "coward" comment still ringing in the ears of Spurs fans before Wednesday's game, a reporter asked San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich if he would consider a.
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Hack-a-Shaq in practice The merits of intentionally fouling have been broken down in theory repeatedly, perhaps in most detail last year by former Phoenix Suns consultant John Ezekowitz for.
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Shaq gets his first hack-a-shaq from the San Antonio Spurs in the start of the the 08-09 season!!
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