Changes could be on the horizon with the so-called "hack-a-Shaq" strategy being used more than ever before in the NBA, but Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is chief among those who prefer the status quo.
According to ESPN.com's Tom Haberstroh, Cuban believes that the idea of purposely fouling poor free-throw shooters keeps the fans engaged and creates interesting in-game situations:
Will they leave him in or leave him out? How do both teams feel about it? How will they foul? Is it a new creative way, or is it just chasing? ...
... Does he make the free throws? If he makes one or two, will they do it again? Did the strategy work?
Cuban also argued that the vast majority of fans who watch the game don't have as much of an issue with "hack-a-Shaq" as the media does.
"We have to realize that the number of basketball purists that aren't in the media is probably under 1,000 people globally," he said. "There is no special basketball beauty in walking the ball up the court and dribbling around the perimeter. Will we change that too?"
His comments come on the heels of NBA Commissi ...
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Mark Cuban Comments on Potential ‘Hack-a-Shaq’ Rule Changes
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