Snaq missing free throws is a poor subs ute for scoring points.
him.
Whatever. Hitting your free throws would render this argument moot. Blame Shaq for not hitting them, not the Spurs for taking advantage of this weakness.
Hack a Bowen used to be a tactic employed by other team in past playoff series. If there's a weakness, exploit it.
Not really no. Steroids can give an edge to a player in most sports, so winning isn't the measuring stick by itself if the measuring stick can be bent. Merely winning without rules and a spirit of the game is meaningless. It ceases to be a sport and is just about who can exploit the rules better.
Are we beating the Suns down because of hack a shaq? No most definetely not. But we cheapened the game tonight by denying the Suns a chance to play their offense against our defense for a pretty damn crucial period of this game.
It takes zero effort for Shaq to back someone down with his fat ass and then turn and dunk, but I don't see you on here crying about that or begging for it to be outlawed.
i was trying to give you the benefit of the doubt...are you really a spurs fan???
You just offered the textbook definition of a charge. I rest my case.
Ok, how about Pop pulls duncan so the Suns have a CHANCE. Or maybe the Spurs just stop rebounding altogether. You know, so the Suns have a CHANCE. Or how about the Spurs just forfeit the next two games. Just so the Suns have a CHANCE!
Are you a closet Suns fan? Good Christ! I can't believe you would even defend Snaq's fat overrated ass!
Take your ass over to phxsuns.net
I did when he used to do it against DRob/ Malik/ Rasho/ etc. in his day. Shaq has gotten away with more offensive fouls in a single series against the Spurs than most players have in a career.
But don't let that stop you from cheering the exploitation of the rules....Make no mistake it is taking an advantage of a rule designed to be a deterrent/ reward.
I hope the NBA fixes it, because it is bad basketball.
Need to see my ticket stub from the memorial day miracle?
I'm glad the Spurs won, and Tony played a of a game. It was a good win overall, but I hope we don't run into another poor ft shooting team in these playoffs. It's to watch when we hack a player to avoid having to play defense.
How is it exploitation of the rules? How would it be any different than fouling him as he goes up to shoot and making him shoot FTs instead of letting him get a dunk or a layup?
Maybe we should outlaw the pick and roll too, because Shaq's fat ass couldn't handle that either, and clearly that wasn't fair to the Suns defense that we exploited their D like that at a key time in the game, right?
You sound like a friggin' Suns fan. Or D'Antoni.
What the ? Are you that ing dense? What part of GOOD basketball involves NEVER developing a shot outside of 6 feet? , even STAT has that! Yao Ming a guy with bigger hands than Shaq can hit from range!
How the is shooting 50% at the ing FREE THROW LINE GOOD ING BASKETBALL?
this is silly. people strategically exploit gaps in rules all the time whether it's basketball or corporate america. the way to prevent you from getting your ass handed to you is to become proficient at that weakness...i.e., snaq practicing his free throws.
Dude seriously......freethrows are the easiest shot in the game besides a layup...... , it may even be easier because noone can contest it. You have to learn to shoot free throws if you want to play basketball. Defending Shaq is just dumb. Learn how to play basketball before you open your pie hole next time.
I agree completely, however it's not any better basketball to foul said player to avoid playing defense.
Trust me Despurado...this is the one and only team we'll be hacking. No other team we could face has a player with such a glaring weakness at FT shooting. There's Ben Wallace, but the Cavs aren't getting out of the East.
I dont understand the whining......this is basketball, you exploit the other teams weakness.
It is an exploitation of the rules in that in that free throws were explicitly created as a penalty to prevent body contact that would otherwise disrupt a good shot.
A penalty that has been expanded to include the use of time management in a close game. But taking what was first instated as a penalty and using that to not have to play defense is an obvious exploitation.
I hated it back when other teams hacked Bowen or Duncan and I hate it now. It is basketball.
And? I'm sure there's a Blazers fan or two with a ticket stub from that game.
It's not exploitation. It's strategy. But if you want the Suns to have a CHANCE to win, give Pop a call. I'm sure he'll take time out of his day to listen to you.
Do you really believe--honestly--that the Spurs are trying to avoid playing defense? It may not be the most popular thing to do, but the real problem lies in Snaq's fat hands.
Coach Brown just said that on radio. It's not only the FTs but the way they play after the hack a ShaqPop is making this a mental game.
Poor Shaq. Can't defend the pick 'n roll. Can't shoot free throws. Major exploitation!
Fine. Go support the Suns.
Give a guy a bagful of money and he complains about the bag. In the name of everything that is holy the Spurs just won a game in dominating fashion and a fan is nitpicking a facet of a beautifully played game. Relax and just enjoy the exhibition of basketball that we just had the privilege of seeing.
No I am remembering 2006 when AJ used hack a Bowen during a crucial stretch against the Spurs that might have cost us the le.
But I guess it's a great strategy....When the Spurs do it
If I quoted posters in my sig, this would be one I'd use.Give a guy a bagful of money and he complains about the bag.
Call us Floppers now .
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