Because Shaq had never contributed to a deep playoff run before someone tried it on him
Do we really need to go over the difference between how and when Shaq handles the ball (as opposed to your average PG)?
Shaq had the ball in his hands quite a bit. Difference was he was trying to score with it, whereas Rondo isn't
Precisely. And when Shaq is trying to score, he can do that at a fairly good clip even with someone hanging on his neck, rendering the intentional hack strategy not very efficient. Rondo, on the other hand, mostly dribbles around trying to pass.
This, of course, applies solely for the last 2 minutes of the game.
People would try and foul Shaq either before he got the ball or before he went into the shot when he got the ball.
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