BIG Key to containing Shaq if the Spurs are to have a chance

The flaw in your plan is that Shaq will not be called for a foul when he tosses his man into the stands, rips of Tony Parker's head, and then dunks both the ball and the severed head, shattering the backboard.

 

That is a flaw.

 

Go Lakers! I hate the Spurs!

 

I think the second thing teams need to do is push it up the court against the lakers. Shaq can not lug that 350+ body up and down the court that much, if a team will get out and run on them, the lakers can be beat, but to do that you have to have a lot of 1 and outs buy the lakers

 

IMHO, that's the first thing a team should do.

 

If you are not containing shaq how are you going to get one and outs? its the chicken and the egg though, You have to do one to do the other, thats why the lakers are so hard to beat.

Man I hate the lakers

 

I don't believe you, because of your signature...

 

attack shaq on the offense, go straight at him

on defense, make sure you have a great positioning center.. .and have stand so he doesn't necessarily flop, but if shaq pushes in a little, it would throw the defender to the ground

get shaq in foul trouble and out of the game.

 

What crossover said...

You hear all this crap about getting a C who can shoot...

Well, Shaq and LA will be content with trading dunks and layups, to your center shooting jumpers...

The only way you can beat Shaq, is to make sure he's not in the game. This can be done by attacking him, and making him get into foul trouble. Or, have a big man who can run down court, and wear Shaq out.

 

I said the first thing, not the only thing. You twisted my comment to mean a team can box Shaq or run but not both.

That said, if a team boxes out Shaq superbly and then walks the ball up the floor while another boxes out Shaq average to poorly but pushes constantly (tempo can be pushed even on made shots), my money is on the team pushing tempo.

If you don't think forcing tempo against the Lakers is important consider these facts-

Lakers record when scoring over 100 points > 36 - 8
Lakers record when opponent scores over 100 pts > 7 - 14


Since the officials seem to allow Shaq a lot of leeway on offense, just boxing him out won't get it done. A successful defense theme against the Lakers must also include:

1) On the ball pressure - eliminate post entry passes where Shaq is in the paint and in shooting motion quickly. Shaq is much less effective when he has to put the ball on the floor or is forced out a little further from his comfort spot.

2) Good rotations - the Lakers are a good 3 pt shooting team and Shaq is a good passer.

3) Transition D - the Lakers are not a fast break team, but how often to you see Shaq "run" up the floor and plant himself in front of the rim? Very often.

 

Slow down there gater, reread what I said, I agree that its important for teams to push it on the lakers, I think I was the one that said that. However, its very hard to get good fastbreak opportunities when the other team makes a basket and you have to take the ball out, how many times do you see a team make a basket and the ball gets tossed to the reff or out of there way, this is what makes it hard for people to fastbreak on a made shot. If you get a one and out that puts the pressure on the defense and not the offense to get up the floor. I mean sure a team can push it but they will be pushing it into a set d, not a d that is trying to get back after a missed shot.

All I am saying is both are equally important, but the only way you can really beat the lakers is by pushing it up the court every time possible. Not get the rebound wait and set up your half cour o. thats never going to work the lakers are too good, Also thats why the spurs wont beat them. Pop is too big of an idiot to coach an nba team.

 

Well, at least we agree that we dislike the Laker$!

 

Simply put, there's no way to stop Shaq.





Barring Shawn Kemp jumping on Shaq's toe repeatedly of course.