The reason I think "Hack-a-Shaq" must be changed

[TheCalmInsanity]

Basically, there's no counterplay to it.

In every game, there must be balance. You are allowed to use strategies but the other team must be allowed to counter them.

Take for example Rondo on the Celtics who couldn't shoot outside shots. The strategy is to sag off and invite him to shoot. The counter? Rondo chooses not to shoot.

In the Hack-a-Shaq strategy, you have literally no choice but to shoot. You're literally forced into your weakness.

So how come players who have other weaknesses (can't dribble, can't shoot, etc) can choose to not dribble or not shoot even if the opposing team dares them to, while bad free throw shooters can be sent to the line against their will?

[tmacattack33]

Basically, there's no counterplay to it.

In every game, there must be balance. You are allowed to use strategies but the other team must be allowed to counter them.

Take for example Rondo on the Celtics who couldn't shoot outside shots. The strategy is to sag off and invite him to shoot. The counter? Rondo chooses not to shoot.

In the Hack-a-Shaq strategy, you have literally no choice but to shoot. You're literally forced into your weakness.

So how come players who have other weaknesses (can't dribble, can't shoot, etc) can choose to not dribble or not shoot even if the opposing team dares them to, while bad free throw shooters can be sent to the line against their will?

You've never seen someone get forced into their weakness?

You ever watch a bad/slow defender be purposefully put into pick and roles by the offense and attacked?

Anyway, the current counter is to take the bad FT shooter out of the game...which I've seen with DeAndre Jordan.

[LAZERUSS]

Or allow the dunking of FTAs.

Like Chamberlain was doing in the mid-50's. Let a player take three steps from behind the FT line, and jump behind from the line.

Has to be a dunk, though.

[kennethgriffin]

it doesnt even work. this has been proven countless times





even if youre a 50% free throw shooter. youl make 1 out of 2 each time up the floor


thats 2 points every 2 possessions

which is 50% fg's



most teams hope to hit 50% of their shots

[LAZERUSS]

it doesnt even work. this has been proven countless times





even if youre a 50% free throw shooter. youl make 1 out of 2 each time up the floor


thats 2 points every 2 possessions

which is 50% fg's



most teams hope to hit 50% of their shots

Not so sure any more. I believe the Warriors are averaging something like 1.1 points per possession... or 2.2 points per 2 possessions.

And then when you factor in that guys like Drummond and Jordan are way below 50%...

[Magic 32]

It's a non-basketball play.

One FT and the ball

The end.

[FKAri]

I LOVE hack-a-shaq. They should get rid of the final 2 min restriction as well

Counterplay: Bench the scrub who can't hit his free throws.

[Young X]

it doesnt even work. this has been proven countless times





even if youre a 50% free throw shooter. youl make 1 out of 2 each time up the floor


thats 2 points every 2 possessions

which is 50% fg's



most teams hope to hit 50% of their shots

This is why FG% is outdated.

2 points per 2 possessions isn't good.

That's a 100 ORtg which is terrible offense.

This current Laker team that is 10-41 has that exact same offensive efficiency.

[bdreason]

Coach can bench the player if he doesn't think he can hit the FT's.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

I LOVE hack-a-shaq. They should get rid of the final 2 min restriction as well

Counterplay: Bench the scrub who can't hit his free throws.

If anything the 2 minute restriction is blatantly biased towards players who can't shoot FT's. Why should scrubs who can't hit their free throws be given a clutch?

[TheCalmInsanity]

You've never seen someone get forced into their weakness?

You ever watch a bad/slow defender be purposefully put into pick and roles by the offense and attacked?

Anyway, the current counter is to take the bad FT shooter out of the game...which I've seen with DeAndre Jordan.

There's counterplay to bad/slow defenders... switch, help side, etc.

Taking a player out of the game isn't counterplay, it's removing an asset from the game because there's no lack of counterplay. It's taking the whole situation out of the game for both sides, which is terrible.

[TheCalmInsanity]

If anything the 2 minute restriction is blatantly biased towards players who can't shoot FT's. Why should scrubs who can't hit their free throws be given a clutch?

Why should they get intentionally fouled if they didn't have the ball? Why do teams get a clutch by using this strategy and not having to play defense at all?

[dhsilv]

Basically, there's no counterplay to it.

In every game, there must be balance. You are allowed to use strategies but the other team must be allowed to counter them.

Take for example Rondo on the Celtics who couldn't shoot outside shots. The strategy is to sag off and invite him to shoot. The counter? Rondo chooses not to shoot.

In the Hack-a-Shaq strategy, you have literally no choice but to shoot. You're literally forced into your weakness.

So how come players who have other weaknesses (can't dribble, can't shoot, etc) can choose to not dribble or not shoot even if the opposing team dares them to, while bad free throw shooters can be sent to the line against their will?

no you just don't play guys who can't shoot free throws. It's the easiest thing to counter ever.

[dhsilv]

it doesnt even work. this has been proven countless times





even if youre a 50% free throw shooter. youl make 1 out of 2 each time up the floor


thats 2 points every 2 possessions

which is 50% fg's



most teams hope to hit 50% of their shots

Depends on the timing of the game, there's also a huge variance and the hope is that there's oh man i forget my stats, leprskopic or whatever skews the data to the left and thus means when guys do well they do really well and the median is lower than the mean. Not sure I've seen the data though.

[AnaheimLakers24]

Making them is a counter, which has no counter so youre wrong dumbass fagggot bitch.
opposing players cant block free throws.

dumbass