2006-11-03 00:31:10 · 23 answers · asked by jmmartin816 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
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2006-11-03 02:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack-a-Shaq is the name commonly ascribed to a basketball defensive strategy initially instituted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to hinder the scoring ability of the Chicago Bulls. However, it ultimately became more well-known for its application against center Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers, the team for which O'Neal played at the time. The strategy consisted of intentionally committing a personal foul against O'Neal every time the Lakers took possession of the basketball over a certain period of time.
The name is a colloquial rhyme that comes from the term hack being common basketball slang meaning to commit a personal foul, and Shaq being the oft-used shortened version of O'Neal's first name. Although the name is obviously informal, no more formal name for the strategy has yet come into common usage (probably because the strategy is relatively new and rarely used). Even in the context of more formal conversation, the name Hack-a-Shaq is generally used.
The term Hack-a-Shaq, with its "catchy" sound and its familiarity among basketball fans, is frequently used even when referring to the use of the strategy against a specific player other than O'Neal. However in many such cases, fans, broadcasters and members of the media seek another appellation coined to use a different rhyme or alliteration based upon the specific targeted player's name. Recently used examples include Bruise-a-Bruce for Bruce Bowen, Bop-a-Ben or Whack-a-Wallace for Ben Wallace, and Chop-a-Diop for DeSagana Diop. In other cases, attempts at a clever sound are abandoned, and the name of the targeted player is simply substituted for Shaq in Hack-a-Shaq (e.g. Hack-a-Ben or Hack-a-Wallace).
2006-11-03 14:12:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack a Shaq
2006-11-03 01:20:26 · answer #3 · answered by bucsandducks 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack a Shaq
2006-11-03 00:56:03 · answer #4 · answered by ...mr2fister... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack A Shack
2006-11-04 00:10:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE PLAY THAT ALMOST ALL THE TEAMS IN THE NBA KNOWS IS THE "HACK A SHAQ". NOW IT DOES NOT MEAN TO HACK ONLY SHAQ BUT TO HACK THE LEAST POSSIBLE PLAYER TO MAKE A FREE THROW DURING CRUCIAL TIMES OF THE GAME.. =>
2006-11-03 02:16:04 · answer #6 · answered by carlo516 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One more time. . . Hack a Shaq introduced by, if Im not mistaken, Don Nelson when he was with the Dallas Mavericks.
2006-11-03 03:51:21 · answer #7 · answered by Lil'MissSnshne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack-A-Shaq
2006-11-03 09:49:25 · answer #8 · answered by jmac_598 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack-A-Shaq
2006-11-03 04:38:10 · answer #9 · answered by Prettygirl61 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hack-A-Shaq
2006-11-03 02:16:16 · answer #10 · answered by sunshine05rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hack a shaq
2006-11-03 02:04:17 · answer #11 · answered by alextrbk_1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋