APR 30, 2015 2:23p ET
APR 30, 2015 2:23p ET
It would appear that Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer learned well from his former mentor, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
Pop is the foremost practitioner of the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy of intentionally fouling bad free throw shooters, but Budenholzer hasn't hesitated to chop and screw an NBA game with a bit of intentional fouling of his own in the past. And that willingness has reared its ugly head anytime Mason Plumlee enters the game for the Nets.
Plumlee might not seem like the ideal candidate; he's merely a bad free throw shooter for his career (54.