To hell with that.....Hack a Shaq is brilliant!!!!

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Originally Posted by WalterBenitez

Don't get me wrong but I'd kick Shaq's ball is that were allowed, I mean FT are part of the game so go a take it, is like to ban Amare's dunk because are too violent?

LMAO... yep. If ball-kicking were legal, you'd be an idiot not to take advantage of it. Mike D'Antoni would be immune to it, but he's not a player.

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Originally Posted by spurster

When you win, lots of things look brilliant.

That's sort of the definition of what makes them brilliant. You'll never hear anyone say, "It's a brilliant strategy, even if they do lose with it every time."

We'll never know how those games would have come out if Pop hadn't employed the Hack-a-Shaq. But he used it, and we won in 5. Case closed.