Basketball strategy

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Chapters: 1-3-1 defense and offense, 2-3 zone defense, 5 man weave, Back screen, Box-and-one defense, Continuity offense, Flex offense, Fly fast break, Four corners offense, Full-court press, Hack-a-Shaq, Jordan Rules, Line Defense, Man-to-man defense, Match-up zone defense, Motion offense, Nellie ball, Pick and roll, Princeton offense, Run and gun (basketball), Shuffle offense, Small ball (basketball), Triangle and Two Defense, Triangle offense, UCLA High Post Offense, Wheel offense. Excerpt: 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 opposing team by continuously fouling one of its opposing players, the player chosen being the one with the lowest free throw percentage among players on the court. Nelson initially devised the strategy for use against the Chicago Bulls, specifically power forward Dennis Rodman, who was a poor free throw shooter. However, it ultimately became better-known for its implementation against center Shaquille O'Neal, also known for his low free throw percentage. The name of the strategy is sometimes altered to reflect the player being fouled, for example Hack-a-Howard for Dwight Howard. The name is a colloquial rhyme that comes from the term hack, a common basketball slang verb meaning "commit a personal foul", and Shaq, a frequently used nickname for Shaquille O'Neal. Although the name is obviously informal, no more formal name for the strategy has yet come into common usage. Even in the context of more formal conversation, the name Hack-a-Shaq is generally used. The Hack-a-Shaq name was originally used during O'Neal's college playing days and during his NBA tenure with the Orlando Magic. At that time, however, the term referred simply to opposing teams employing an especially physical style of play in defending against O'Neal. Teams sometimes defended him by bumping, striking or pushing him after he received the ball in order to ensure that he did not score easily with layups or slam dunks. Because of O'Neal's poor free throw shooting, teams did not fear the consequences having personal fouls called against them when using such tactics. However, once Nelson's off-the-ball fouling strategy became prevalent, the term Hack-a-Shaq was applied to this new tactic, and the original usage was largely forgotten. Committing repeated intentional personal fouls i