Well, Sports 620 KTAR had a mic at Suns practice Tuesday, so,
naturally, The Big Outspoken did what he does best: talk. The money
quote came when he was asked about the Suns' first-round loss to the
Spurs in last year's playoffs. O'Neal said he didn't mind that "Hack-a-
Shaq" strategy wasn't changed in the rules during the offseason, but
that there is no need to do it when a team is up 10 points. Shaq, via
FanHouse:

"When you're down, I can see using that as a strategy. But when you're
up 10, 15 points, there's really no need for that. That's a coward
move. And he knows that. I'll make 'em pay for that."

You hear that, Gregg Popovich? You're a coward! A coward hiding behind
a beard!


All this was straight from Shaq's mouth