Shaq quote about freethrows

[Weasel45]

"What we can argue with is what Shaq told Stephen A. Smith about Rick Barry’s long-standing offer to teach him to shoot free throws underhand.

“Rick Barry’s resume is not good enough to even come into my office to be qualified for a job. I will shoot negative-30 percent before I shoot underhanded,” Shaq said."

How dumb can someone get?

[tuq]

Wow, heh, that's a pretty chilly diss at a HOF'er and one of the very best FT shooters in basketball history. WTF could Shaq possibly have been thinking when he said that?

[ThaSaltCracka]

is there anyway to verify this comment?

[By-Tor]

Rick is the most annoying person in sports.

I love calling KNBR and asking him if he feels his kids are getting the playing time and pay the he feels they are entitled to.

I wish i could find the email he sent me one time...It's gold.


HOF'er or not, I wouldn't listen to a word that idiot has to say just due to the annoyance factor.

[Weasel45]

i dont know, it was on foxsports.com under dimesmack on the nba section

[ThaSaltCracka]

Yeah Rick definitely has a reputation of being a dick. Still a helluva player.

I actually heard Rick Barry mention this about Shaq. According to Barry Shaq's answer was "Naw man, thats not street." or something to that effect.

[CharlieDontSurf]

Screw underhanded...just bank it off the backboard everytime.

Shaq can add 2 years to his career if he could just become a 70% Ft shooter..which is doable...but he's old, stubborn, and lazy so it wont happen

[kidcolin]

"Screw underhanded...just bank it off the backboard everytime."

underhand is way more accurate.

People should just drop the Shaq FT issue. He's almost done, no way he works to improve it.

[Colt McCoy]

I don't know about the badmouthing Barry part, but this isn't the first time he's made the statement about shooting underhand before. Barry made that offer like 2 years ago.

[gusmahler]

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“Rick Barry’s resume is not good enough to even come into my office to be qualified for a job. I will shoot negative-30 percent before I shoot underhanded,” Shaq said."


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Based on his number this year, he should get to -30% sometime around the playoffs.