Hack-a-Shaq.......... what a disgrace for the game!
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- From a fan's point of view this really piss me off, not only this slows down the game, but it also hinders the enjoyment and beauty of watching two great teams battle each other for the right to advance in the playoffs. Honestly, it was kind of sad to see a great defensive team like the Spurs use the Hack-a-Shaq.
The league should change the rules to make the game more enjoyable to watch. This type of tactics should be call for what it is an "intentional" foul. When a player comes up and hugs another player (when he doesn't have the ball), that's an intentional foul.
And the worse part is that this will never stop, it hasn't stop in the last 10 years. Teams will always employ this until the league does something about it. - Спорт
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Shaq has to be the most hugged player in NBA history.
LOL yes
Yeah
@@natisasleep yeah
Everybody loves Shaq.
@@MarcCastellsBallesta facts 😤
What's disgraceful is that a player could be so bad at free throws that they would intentionally put them on the line. I have 0 problem with it.
Yet hes still probally gona make it to the hall of fame
Mamataco Paco
Well, I'm not against that, he was one of the most dominant offensive forces the game has ever seen, it's just amazing how these guys can't at least get somewhat decent at a free shot. Shoot granny, try one handed, do whatever you've gotta do.
@@mamatacopaco7232 he made it
@@mamatacopaco7232 probably??
yep
FIX: Teach big men how to shoot free throws. PROBLEM SOLVED
Don't use common sense, you're supposed to be mad about it.
Yea I love how the big men bitch about the move as opposed to working on their free throws..
@@TheIncredibleOne628 DUde hes literally a 300 pound 7 foot guy tell me anyone in the nba that is CLOSE to his weight and height that can hit freethrows
@@At0Ri and the reason they can’t is cause they don’t practice enough. It’s their own fault..
@@TheIncredibleOne628 I get that a player has to dynamic, but for a guy like shaq what more can you ask from him lol monster in the paint and on d!! You build a team around a player like him!!
NBA is a hugging game, if they wanna hug eject their a$$ off the frickin match lol.
I don't even understand what you guys are thinking, every one has a flaw and shaq's is his insecurities and shooting. Lmao the man just has 1 literally 1 3 pointer, what more do you need lol😆
you have to remember, this is the top league in the world, not some high school league. the coaches dont give a flying fuck about how entertaining it is for some viewer, because they care a lot more about WINNING than some random viewer's enjoyment. this is professional ball, you win by ANY means necessary. and shit, i found this HILARIOUS when i was watching it on tv
You can say the same thing about LeBron's flopping, he dont give a shit about a fine or what people say about him , that he is flopper, he wants to win by any means necessary , yet we see 90% of people bitching about him and whining for doing that... smh
Gaben Newell
They're also fining players to players who flop, so it has been less prevalent. You get paid millions of dollars every year to play basketball. If you can't shoot above 70+%, you need to do some serious off season work to improve. Free throws are one of the most integral parts of the game, and if you can't make them on a consistent basis, you shouldn't be on the floor in crucial situations.
Haha hack a Shaq Is so GENIUS
THANK YOU THIS UA-camR THINKS ITS ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT LIKE WTF
Normal stuff though, human nature, you would do this too…
Credit to shaq for not losing his patience
I swear, if I were him, I will have loose my shit. 😂😂😂😂
Fr bro I would have smacked this shit out of them short dudes the 4th time the intentionally foul me
It really shows how bad shaq is. He can’t shoot at all!
@@watchf dude ur like 7 years late
@@monkeybusiness2493 if I was him I would start crying🤣
It is gut-bustingly hilarious watching Shaq try to run away from lil' Brent Barry to avoid being fouled.
Little Brent Barry? He's 6 foot 7 lmao
@@justinschrank4806 Yeah. Everyone looks little compared to Shaq lol
Oberto: HEY REF IM FOULING HIM LOOK
That strategy actually was used on Wilt Chamberlain a lot. With Wilt being a career 51% free throw shooter, it wasn't an uncommon strategy, because there weren't many bigs that could slow him down. In fact, if he hadn't hit 21/22 fts, he wouldn't have never scored 100 in that game. In 1961-62, he averaged 17 fts a game.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made only one three pointer during his whole career. But he played half of his career before the introduction of the 3-point-line.
I absolutely love the whole strategic exploit. It’s just so clever. So smart!
Disgrace NBA players are being paid by millions of $ they should make their Free throws and its FREE throws
Yes thankyou!!!!!!!!!! You should get a fucking metal smartest thing anybody said in this shit
Did you mean medal guess I'm smart then lol
***** lol metal
Ya I was high af when I typed this lmao
***** whatever dude lol
Lol, my cousin used to do this on the video game against my uncle; he just couldn't get the free throw shooting controls down. HAHA
Lmfaooooooooo
😂😂
Gave me a great laugh, though took me 7 years later.
Still makes an impact, regardless.
Now: hack-a-Simmons
Hack a DeAndre Jordan
I think it's beautiful and intelligent. Be a complete player it's just the same as saggin I someone who cannot shoot
Ha ha... poor Shaq. Imagine how scary he could have been if he had learned to make free throws, he could have gotten another championship or two.
Off free throw shooting ability alone 🤣
gotta give shaq props for keeping his cool the whole time
its actually a very useful strategy. it does slow down the game but it also take the run out of a team when they are trying to comeback from a large deficit.
It's called exploiting your opponents weaknesses people...
Hack a shaq a disgrace? Or his freethrow shooting a disgrace? Hmmmm
There's nothing wrong with this strategy. As a hockey player who stopped playing basketball in middle school because i sucked too much, even i could make 75% of my free throws. A free throw is never different. It just takes basic practice.
Shaq broke his right wrist when he was a kid
I bet you weren’t over seven feet
@@JackSteinberg-ci2fzKAT shoots 90% from the foul line. He’s a 7 footer
In European pro hockey, enforcers/attacking players without the puck is outright banned.
Still fights occur. But not to the extent of the NHL. In North America it comes across as an essential part of the game.
New York used this tactic against Wilt back in '63. He went 28 for 32 and scored 100 in the game.
If Shaq starts learning free throws, this tactic will go down the drain and be burried in history..
Problem isn't SAS, it is Shaq's FT ineptitude. This strategy goes WAY back.
Best thing about the hack-a-shaq is, that you cannot make any rule changes to disallow it :)
Bruhhhhh
You are so wrong :)
I love Pop for doing this. I'd do the same without a second thought. What's the difference between fouling shaq in the 2nd quarter or fouling off the ball in the last minute when the team is losing? How is it different from running out the clock in 4th quarter? How is it different when teams foul on fast breaks? We pay money to see the games but coaches have a responsibility to win, no matter what the cost (within the rule book). What fans put on the line (~50 bucks) is nothing in comparison.
To be totally honest with you, I was honestly expecting Shaq to knock someone out. I bet if he threatened one of those guys that he'd break their nose if they did that to him, they'd stop. Then again, I'm sure a team would sacrifice one of their useless players to get Shaq suspended if he actually did exact revenge on them. I have to give him props for maintaining his composure, I think most people would lose it when they are trying to play, and getting fouled repeatedly.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Even better. Then shaq could be ejected and they wouldn't need to use this strategy anymore 😂.
I see nothing wrong with this sort of strategy in a game. In any competition, the way you win is to expose and take advantage of your opponents' weaknesses. No, it isn't very fun to watch, but it gets the job done.
Also, it encourages players to practice on their free throw shooting. Other players that struggle with free throw shooting will see this and realize that they don't want to be taken advantage of and embarrassed on national TV (and it won't end up on UA-cam). Players will work on their free throws and it will happen less often when the majority of players can make it more than 60% from the line.
Exactly. If a player has a blatant weakness, it's gonna be taken advantage of...it is up to the player so he can't be abused. Make the FT's and punish the opponent.
How could you resist doing this? 😂😂
just make your freethrows simple as that
how is that a disgrace? its an amazing strategy
Shaq: "It's basketball, not basket-strategy. Just play ball!"
Lmao yeah “disgraceful” that team exploits a player’s weakness.
All players give free throws their due time. However, when it comes to game time some players have the ability to shoot free throws with ease while other players will struggle in the spotlight. Shaq was a great player, and it's a shame that his biggest weakness was abused to the benefit of other teams in both big and small games.
Lol..that was freakin hilarious when shaq tried to run from tony parker..!
You know what hack-a-shaq is? Brilliant coaching! If it's not against the rules, then use it!
This is a legit move. Coaches who do this are smart and right now, it is part of the game. I've seen it used effectively against teams i root for and teams I don't like, and I am not bothered by it at all.
Wanna shut-down Hack-a-Shaq ? Training more to improve your free throw skill, thats all !
naw bro its a disgrace there fowling for a advantage
@@loadzy It’s NBA no disgrace for your weakness if your opponent use it to you. Free throw is giving you an advantage that’s why it’s free. It’s your ability not to sink it is the disgrace.
@@Ccm2019 ??????????????????? u copeing him LMAO
I wish Chris Smoove could see this, this is cheese.
Can't believe you're here too
Hack a Shaq is beautiful. It shows that the game isn't just dunks and three pointers - strategy is important as well. A true basketball fan should understand that. Doug Collins has it right - it's in the rule book now, so it's fair. I'd love to have courtside seats and see this, especially if I were near Shaq's opponents' bench, so I could compliment the coach. Winning isn't about being pretty, or about satisfying fans. It's about being effective.
@tobymtv you seem to forget how good he was in when the Lakers won their championships 2000-2002 and before. He was absolutely unstoppable in 2000. 2000 finals: Gm1: 43 points 19 reb, Gm2: 40 pts 24 reb, Gm3: 33 pts 13 reb, Gm4: 36 pts 21 reb, Gm5: 35 pts 11 reb, Gm6: 41 pts 12 reb. If that is not carrying a team to a championship then I don't know what is.
As a Suns fan, I thought the use of it was legitimate. Series was fairly competitive for a five game series but clearly the Spurs were better.
I don't agree with you, it's a good tactic used when your team is behind. However, I didn't get why Pop would use it when they were ahead.
d'antoni's system is for fast paced scoring. he likes guys to run the floor and doesn't care about defense. keeping the pace disrupted and slow is going to throw them off their game.
scoring against a team led by d'antoni is not nearly as important as keeping them from scoring. if you do that he gets slaughtered as happened.
***** When you say practice makes perfects, that wrong, it's practice makes permanent.
Because its like a turnover for the other team. The chances of him missing both FTs is high, so it's like a TO
***** Atleast 75%? you do realize that's right on par with the league average in FT%, if you have a dominant big man like Shaq who can lead the league in ppg & FG% you would take Bosh over him simply cause he isn't an average FT shooter?
Those expectations are too high, with a dominant big man like Shaq i'd like to see 60%, but either way Shaq's talent made up for his struggles at the FT line. A lot of these players spend the most time in practice working on their FT shooting(since it's their main weakness) and still little improvement, there's only so much you can do about your natural ability to shoot accurately if not everybody would be shooting 90%, these are star professional athletes, they work harder to be in the position they are than most people will work to do anything, if practice was the only thing necessary to be a great shooter just about everybody in the NBA would be, cause if they didn't work extremely hard they wouldn't be like the 1 in a million that make the NBA in the first place.
And Bosh is a PF, he plays C in MIA cause they play a smaller game, but ever since his move to C his stats have went down across the board, that's no coincidence, he's a natural PF.
*****
Shaq dominating for the first 40m of a game & the last 2 minutes > Brooke Lopez playing well for the full 48.
And all the people you named from Jordan to Bogut never shot 60% from the FT line, if you can shoot 60% or higher people aren't going to hack you that often because that's not a smart move putting somebody on the line who's going to make a basically guaranteed 3/5 FT's they take, you'd rather play good defense and have them get 0 points. Putting a 40% shooter like Deandre Jordan on the line is something you'll live with cause you know he's usually going to make no more than 1 FT so you'll live with it. So yeah shooting 60% from the line isn't good, but it's good enough to keep the hacking away and allow your players to stay in the game.
This is strategy, a team's priority is to win. I admit that as a fan this tactic is irritating but as a player I don't give a damn if the crowd likes it or not, I want to win the championship because that's what every NBA player strives for. Win at all costs.
this works great in the video game also haha, playing nba 2k12 for PC and when playing against PC on higher difficulty I tend to use the hack a shaq trick by using my second string players to foul out crappy free throw stat players on the pc side to cheese out a win.
works in online play also
I like how they changed the time exactly how Doug Collins wanted it
If shaq dedicated himself to learn how to shoot freethrows over his nearly 20 year career he may be the greatest of all time.
It's not a disgrace to the game, it's a effective strategy that everyone in the NBA needs to use, what makes it disgraceful is guys like Shaq, Big Ben, Howard not taking advantage of these FT and make the other team pay even more.
If Shaq and the guys who are not good in FT shooting makes the other team pay, then everyone else will stop doing the hack-a-shaq.
All Shaq really has to do is make the free throws! This would really make the opponent think three times on whether they want to hack Shaq!
Doesn't matter if it's unfair. If you are in the NBA you have to step up and make free throws.
When a defensive strategy is invented for the purpose of containing you, then you know your a dominant force e.g., Jordan Rules and Hack-a-Shaq
Really good video! It shows many weaknesses of these "great" players. It also shows how the "great" players actually get their "great" points. LOL!
Look, if you are a professional basketball player and cant make free-throws take advantage of that ;) Solution, make more of an effort not to have bellow 60% FT shooters in the game because thats a true disgrace to the game!!!
He is top 10 of all time though
the thing about this is that if this person could hit 60% from the line than that equates to them shooting 60% from the field without 3 pointers, that's a good percentage. thats probably better than what most players would get
Off ball foul = Shooting team gets to choose who shoots the free throws. Solved.
Bwahaha this is actually hilarious. Popovich is the GOAT!
3:06 where do you think you are going. 😂😂😂😂
it's actually a genius move. it only means that Shaq needs to work on his FT. You can't do this with Nicolai Jokiv. you will be down by 50 points.
How the hell would you stop elephant from advancing,if not by being unfair to him..
Ah yes, the good ole days when everyone used this song lmao
Whats the song?
@@Dudee845 Requiem for a dream
for everyone saying "its Shaqs fault he should be better at the line" your missing the point. its about the fans. watching that shit just isnt entertaining. as a sports fan i wanna see hoops being played like the 1992 dream team did, not this crap. that is what counts.
I hope you truly don't want the game to be all about the fans, because if so you' approach a slippery slope where teams that play good basketball are laid at the wayside for the most popular teams... Lakers v Cavs for the finals because "that's what the fans want! It's Kobe vs Lebron!". The game should be about the game. If your opponent has a weakness, exploit it.
i dont think that would be a prob. one of the things i hate most about the english premier leauge is only 4 teams ever win it in 100yrs. thats not entertainment, diversity is entertainment.
The reason why hack a Shaq is bad is because a foul away from the ball should never be a positive thing
Sebastian Casal
exactaly. it completely fuck up incentives
Sam Dawkins Maybe but the fans should be out of the equation here. Baskeball is not not a crowd pleaser. it's a sport. That's why the NBA is fucked up in so many ways. They disregard some rules for the fans. it's complete bullshit. Like the gather step who's compltete nonsense or the self alley hoop...
can anyone imagine if shaq just thought hey, ' today, im gonna hit every single free throw they give me' and he shoots 30 something in a row. id love to see what popd do then.
Imagine what kind of monster shaq really would have been if he could hit free thorws consistently, he is the only player in nba history that got exploited from the rules even his was name on the exploit, Larry bird, Micheal Jordan, labron James, none of them have those. Shaq was such a monster of a center that this was almost necessary to stop him
@calo2006 To be honest. From a coach's point of view it is a good game strategy to try and win. But from a Phoenix fan's point of view I understand what you mean. It would get me pissed off too. But its all part of the game.
Great strategy for a truely gifted coach who knows what he's doing and has built a team into truely honorable gifted players.
Eh. As a player I see nothin wrong but on the business side, had they kept doin this consistently there definitely would have been a rule change. NBA schedules their games for atleast 2 hrs, including commercials, fouls, halftime, etc. If the run time kept being over 2 hrs and interrupting other regularly scheduled programs, this would had for sure been a rule change.
If you can't shoot free throws, then that's a weakness of your game that should be exploited. Slows down game sure, but too bad.
Lol this is just too good!!! Shaq at one time you can tell he was already waiting to get fouled, it was like a game of tag, "foul, you are it!" lol is this the reason why there's bad blood between suns and spurs? Lol. Popovich is second best coach, is brilliant to exploit opportunities. Of course it is unfair for the paying fan that goes to watch the game but this is just too funny to get mad at. Spurs 2013
It baffles me that professionals who have been playing this game at every level shoot free throws at 60% and less. There is nothing wrong with this strategy. Coaches shouldn't have to consider what the fans want when they draw up plays and strategies.
Not really a disgrace. If you're so HISTORICALLY bad at free throws and not willing to improve over the years you shouldn't be surprised that teams use it against you.
Send in your worst player and have him commit the most flagarant foul and put the spurs star player in the hosptal.
Funny how that 2014 Spurs title completely wiped out their reputation during the previous 15 years as an ugly, defensive team. Videos like this are the only remnants of it
If you are playing in the BEST BASKETBALL LEAGUE in the world and you can't make FTS... there is a problem... Rules should never be changed to spoil those who don't practice on their game.
Unpopular opinion: I don't think the hack a Shaq was the reason the Suns lost, their poor execution and defense at the end of games is what cost them. 3 of the 5 games went down to the wire, the Spurs used hack a Shaq in 2 of those 3 games, they won all 3. The other 2 games were blowouts, the Spurs used hack a Shaq, Suns won 1 and Spurs won 1
In other words hack a Shaq didn't have as much of an impact on games as people think
"You should never be able to foul off the ball and get an advantage..." The only reason its an advantage is because Shaq had 15 years to learn how to shoot a damn free throw and never could. Learn how to shoot a free throw.
This is a part of a game. This is just a clever strategy, we can't say that it is a shameful method. Everyone has their own advantages and disadvantages, spurs just make use of Shaq's disadvantages. By the way, we can't say that because of the mismatch is an unfair play, so we should not use it in the game. It is the same idea as hack, in short, we are just using opponent's week points.
The reporters are saying it is unfair, but players like Shaq learned it the hard way: you need to make free throws. This is completely ok to do because there is no way that you can ban someone for fouling someone.
Too bad for those bad free throw shooters: they have to suffer.
But we can only hope that we will see people in the NBA that can shoot.
just amazing how good shaq was they had to develop this defensive strategy to stop him
It's a disgrace if you are a proffesional nba player with 40% average on ft
Every team must exploit the opponents’ weakness… All Shaq had to do was practice his foul shots. That simple
Though I'm no basketball expert, here are my points to this strategy...
If Team A puts in a hardly-used bench player in to foul Team B's player, a 50% FT shooter, that weakens BOTH teams on offense. Team A has their bench warmer in on offense, but Team B still has their big player in on defense.
In addition, Team A can only foul so many times before running out of bench players.
Finally, while time is taken to shoot the free throws, game time does not run, so you only lose a few seconds for each hack. You still get to enjoy just as much basketball, and have time during timeouts to run to your fridge and grab a beer.
As for the fans in the stands, I would imagine it sucks, but it can only last for a little bit.
I think this strategy should be allowed.
No team is using up all of their bench warmers for this. You do it at specific times of the game to make Shaq less effective in those moments. You don't need to keep the bench warmer in the game you sub him out as soon as the foul is called and Shaq goes up to the free throw line.
The hack-a-shack is easy to counter. Just shoot over 60% of your free throws. There's no excuse for an NBA player to shoot under 50%. Luckily for Shaq, he was so dominant of a force that he could get by with it until this rule came along. But, a coach found a way to make Shaq work his offense.
You know whats a disgrace? The man's free throw percentage....
I watched all that live. And although it was annoying. YOU JUST GOTTA MAKE YOUR DAMN FREE THROWS.
I always wish shaq implemented the granny shot into his free throw routine. The ultimate meme and he's gonna snatch up another 5,000 points easy.
I don't care what people say, this is freakin hilarious.
Everyone saying Shaq should just get better at free throws...
why shouldn't they get better at the game & not foul intentionally?
I see it both ways really
your right! its actually pretty funny too, but this should encourage the player to get better at free throws.
Don Nelson used this years before agains Rodman.... back then no1 complains
It is not entertaining but it is tactically super sharp. You can apreciate that also. People tzalking about changing the rules... well
Shaq will be genesis world record holder for receiving the most fouls in NBA.
What's a disgrace is that Shaq still hasn't learned to make is free throws consistently after 18 years in the league. If anyone should get blame, it's Shaq for not learning to hit more of his free throws. He should have practiced that the second Nelson started the Hack-A-Shack on him in the late 90s. There's no excuse for that. By learning to hit his free throws consistently, hack-a-shack would cease to exist, not to mention the ridiculous amount of points he would make from just regular fouls.
@vincentwu-i don't think so. cause it'll be viewed as a flagrant 2 foul, and he's get suspended, fined, etc. But he won't necessarily be an impact when he's gone.
Yes Pop is a genius for thinking of it. It is the players fault that they can't make a free throw. But Pop should only do it when they are behind or at the last 2 minutes of the game. To succeed on winning the game.
Years later Hawks remix Hack a Ben
The old school youtube video with that the “epic” music playing in the background is hilarious to me
If it works, why should they complain? If you don't like it, make your free throws or find a different way to stop it. It's two points if he makes a layup, it's two points if he makes his free throws
I don't understand how "This" is a disgrace for the game like the Spurs were the first ones to do it. When Don Nelson did the EXACT same thing to Dennis Rodman.
You paid millions on that player ..but his free throw was so suck ..hahaha.. Nice brain coach pop.. You are the most amazing guy ..
I didn’t know u could foul when he didn’t even have the ball? Stupid rule.
I mean, its kinda shaqs fault. Had he been better at shooting ft, nb would have used hack a shaq tactics on him. If sb is bad at sth and excelent at almost everything else, your best shot is expoiting their weakness as good as you can...
Unsportsmanlike conduct??? I mean c'mon...That's the rule just for this type of behaviour.
The NBA where "Hey we're gonna hack a player because he can't shoot free throws and because we have no trust in our players skill to win this game" Happens
No offense to Doug Collins, but YES YOU SHOULD be able to foul a player off the ball and get an advantage. Free throws are part of the GAME! Idk why people keep forgetting that. The hack-a-Shaq tactic would not be around if Shaq would just MAKE his free throws. It's perfectly fair, and proves how important free throw shooting is for a player.