Stern: Hack-a-Shaq, clock issues to be reviewed

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Hack-a-Shaq In Jeopardy?
Published 5/8/2008 at CelticsBlog - NBA Section
Rough times for Spurs fans. And Shaq haters. Possibly rough times for people who love replay, too. Word from the Commish is that the NBA will review some of its rules this coming off-season, and procedures surrounding the two aforementioned subjects are atop the list: As reported ...

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Published 5/8/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... of rebounding from bad games  |  Cavs fail to follow formula on offense  Globe:  Point system  |  Other than KG, off-target 3  |  Rough time dealing with flagrant  |  Pistons lose Billups  Others: Plain Dealer: Posey wreaking havoc  |  Don’t expect a repeat from Cavs  |  Offense needs a tune up  |  Eagle Tribune:  Shades of Red  |  Daughter:  Red would have loved this season  |  ESPN:  Stern will review hack-a-Shaq, clock issues  |  Pistons lose ...

League to Review Hack-a-Shaq
Published 5/8/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
The world’s least aesthetically-pleasing “defensive” technique is getting a long, hard look from the NBA. ...

Stern: NBA to Review 'Hack-a-Shaq' Rule
Published 5/8/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
Filed under: Suns, Spurs, NBA Playoffs, NBA Rumors During the Suns' first round series with the Spurs, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich went to a strategy that is as frustrating to watch as it must be for his opponents to play through: the "hack-a-Shaq." For those unfamiliar, this is where you can foul a player away from the ball (way, way away from the ball, like at the other end of the floor) and force him to shoot free throws. While this strategy is perfectly legal -- and worked for the Spurs, since Shaq hit just 50% of his free throws and the Suns' offense was completely disrupted -- it's an abomination ...

Thursday Bullets
Published 5/8/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
Holy small sample size, Batman! But for what it's worth, if you compare Chris Paul's first seven playoff games to every other great point guard's first seven, Paul's just about the best ever. TrueHoop reader John: "There has been all kinds of talk about matchups in this Lakers/Jazz series. Fisher-Wlliams, Kirilenko-Kobe, etc. The most entertaining for my money has been Millsap-Turiaf. These guys are both going insane against each other; it's a blast to watch at start of the fourth quarter when Kobe is sitting." Pretty hilarious prank on Charles Barkley. I missed this last week, but here is a meaningful update on the progress ...

Please Kill Hack-a-Shaq Dead, Mr. Stern
Published 5/9/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
While David Stern addressed the whole clock issue in an interview with TNT’s David Aldridge two nights ago during Jazz-Lakers, saying he would bring it to the competition committee, it’s nice to see that he says the committee will address a far more insidious problem (at least in my eyes): Hack-a-Shaq. Stern ...