Hack-a-Shaq
Sign in to savethumb|The strategy is named after Shaquille O'Neal, who is pictured here taking a [[free throw. O'Neal's poor free throw shooting was used against him.]] The 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. The strategy was originally adapted by Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson, who directed players to commit personal fouls throughout the game against selected opponents who poorly shot free throws.
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22 sectionsContents
- Name
- Background
- Strategy of repeated intentional fouling
- Wilt Chamberlain and off-the-ball foul rule
- Hack-a-Shaq
- Nelson's innovation
- Hack-a-Rodman
- Hack-a-Shaq
- Problem for the league
- Use against other players
- Dwight Howard
- Tiago Splitter
- Josh Smith
- DeAndre Jordan
- Andre Drummond
- André Roberson
- Ben Simmons
- Dereck Lively II
- Steven Adams
- Mitchell Robinson
- Criticism and rule changes
- References
thumb|The strategy is named after Shaquille O'Neal, who is pictured here taking a [[free throw. O'Neal's poor free throw shooting was used against him.]] The 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. The strategy was originally adapted by Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson, who directed players to commit personal fouls throughout the game against selected opponents who poorly shot free throws.
Nelson initially used the strategy against power forward Dennis Rodman. However, the strategy acquired its name for Nelson's subsequent use of it against center Shaquille O'Neal.