Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 at 9:00 am  |  72 responses

O’Neal: Hack-a-Shaquin’ Spurs are ‘Cowards’

by Marcel Mutoni

Shaquille O’Neal is clearly not handling his painful decline into total irrelevance very well.

The man will do just about anything to stay in the limelight – he’ll gladly perform a disparaging rap freestyle in a pathetic attempt to re-ignite a past feud, and calling arguably the most dominant team of his career a bunch of cowards is certainly not beneath him.

Here’s the audio (it’s a bit long, but worth it), and the highlights via Bright Side of the Sun:

Shaq calls the Spurs cowards for employing the hack-a-Shaq while leading by 10 and claims that the tactic didn’t work since the Spurs didn’t get past the Lakers. Huh?

I would love for O’Neal to explain how it’s less cowardly to employ Hack-a-Shaq when trailing than when ahead.

Shaq was feeling extra frisky on this day, as he also threw his teammates under the bus for failing to stay in front of the Spurs guards and not properly rotating on Tim Duncan’s stunning three-pointer to force double-overtime in the epic series opener between Phoenix and San Antonio last season.

Shaq talks about how poor the Suns rotations were against the Spurs leading to Duncan hitting a “f*cking three” (Amare – he might be talking to you.)

To be fair, STAT wasn’t even on the court when the play occurred. But Nash certainly was, and I believe he qualifies as one of those guards who couldn’t keep up with Tony Parker. Oh yes, it’s going to be a fantastic year in the Valley of the Sun…or not.

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  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    Is is not the irony of the situation that his rookie was his best ft% season?
    This year its 75% from the stripe and a trip the NBA finals in the Desert sun!

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    Shaq’s just mad because even the Scary Movie producers know he can’t hit free throws.

  • Young Chris MP3

    I belive the Lakers used to dominate the Spurs and they only lost to them in the playoffs the year Shaq was injured (2003). I also agree with Diesel in regards to the Suns deficiencies on defense.

  • LA Huey

    I don’t like the Hack-a-Shaq/Chandler strategy. That being said, I don’t think there should be a rule change. Pro ballers should be able to hit 70% of their free throws.

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com/ RV

    He’s gonna have to hit 90% if Nash misses part of the season…he sprained his ankle tonight

  • Josh

    I love shaq and he is right, it is kinda a pu**y move to foul someone ’cause you know that you can’t stop them

  • justin

    Actually, when your watching the game hack-a-shaq sh*t is boring and very b*itch made. I don’t know anyone who likes it. 80′s baby, sorry.

    Too, he is a professional for god’s sake and so are his teammates, so I would say he could just explain the play and how it messed up. You don’t think D’Antonio at least said, “somebody didn’t get over” at some point?

    Im not the biggest Shaq fan in the world, but I have mad respect for him. He is very intelligent, has done something way more with his life besides just be big as hell and dunk. Pretty hard to find big men (or anyone anymore) to play for as long as he has. Don’t judge a player by the end of their career its actually hard to believe people are dissing Shaq when you think about it.

    Peace ya’ll

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    The clear point of fact that has been missed from a officiating stand point…where have the last…MILLION technical foul calls gone? If no one is making a play for the ball…
    ….Come on BIG DIESEL…just start up like everyone is Greg Ostertag again please!!!

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    @ Josh: Who the hell cares? If Shaq is bound to miss a good 50% of his free throws, why not hack him? Oh but wait, you need “street cred” in the multi-billion dollar industry of the NBA, don’t you?

  • DENIRO7981

    Shaq is washed up and he is a bum. retire clown your old pal!

  • tealish

    Frankly, I don’t mind watching the big fella getting hacked near the end of games. It’s sort of interesting to see how a professional ball player’s game can be so explicitly exploited when it’s something that he could improve by simply practicing it. The fact that said player makes such a big deal about it, as well as his continuously puzzling assertion that “he makes it when it matters”, is just added gravy.

  • chintao

    1) I always have thought Shaquita was a sophomoric a$$hole. I’m glad that everyone is finally coming around to that point of view. 2) It is easy to b!tch about defensive rotations, when your fat a$$ stays anchored to the pivot.

  • chintao

    Oh, and Justin, can you show me an example of Shaq’s intelligence? He’s made some droll remarks from time-to-time, but I don’t think that’s proof of intelligence. Acting like an ignorant jerk might be a contraindication, though. Shaq, tell me how Duncan’s a$$ tastes.

  • Sarah

    Damn Shaq, how many months ago was this? Get over it already. No, your guard can’t play defense. If you didn’t know that before you got there then there really is no hope for you. Besides, parking your big ass in the lane and watching helplessly while the guys out front are getting repeatedly screened doesn’t exactly place you above reproach.

  • curtis

    after reading phil jacksons book i dont blame shaq one bit

  • http://nbaukfan.blogspot.com/ mat smith

    does no one realise that was the 1st 3 Duncan had made that season, its not like no one switched out on Ray Allen, I would have left him open, it was a fluke, a very important fluke, but none the less he would probably have missed the next 9 attempts if left open

  • cozza

    good ol’ shaq: telling it EXACTLY like it is.
    The San Antonio Spurs are cowards. Their formula for winning is such:
    Flop+(Cowardice x 2)+Choking every 2nd year+hipchecking when a team is about to win the series=undeserved wins.

  • Gaz

    MSkittle, shut up! Stop talking like you could ever play.

  • Nadia Comaneci

    Shaq retired 2 years ago…(just happy that i ain’t paying his checks!!could not afford it anyway…)poor Nash…

  • Nadia Comaneci

    and if the NBA can change the rules in order to protect lazy guys as Shaq, i would like also to impliment a rule to help me make it to the league!!!it goes like this: nobody is allowed to stay in front of me while i am shooting from 3p!!! (ok, Shaq is not the smartest guy around,but someone making so much money should at least pay a small amount for someone consult him before interviews…)

  • justin

    Spurs = Duke. Everybody hates them, except a few, and they are probably queer.

  • CP34MVP

    Well, Shaq retire. your prime is over. Its time 2 end your career.

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