Shane Battier
Shane Battier
Shane Courtney Battieris an American retired professional basketball player who played for various teams of the National Basketball Association. He has also been a member of the U.S. national basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 September 1978
CityBirmingham, MI
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Last time I looked in the dictionary for 'evacuate' it doesn't mean sitting in bus under the arena. So I left. I went outside. I wasn't going to hang around and wait. I got in a little trouble. I'm sorry for any breach of protocol with security.
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We have played well in April (8-1). That hasn't been the case in the last two years. The main focus has been to play well and go into the playoffs with some momentum. Obviously, Dallas is playing good as well. It's a big challenge, but it's a challenge that should be fun.
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The (team) dynamic is less dynamic, less volatile than last year when it was up and down. Our veterans have brought calmness, a steadfast attitude where those guys say, 'Hey, stay with who we are.' This is the best I have ever felt about our team.
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The last time I checked the dictionary where it said evacuate, it didn't mean sit on a bus under the building. It means go outside.
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We feel good about ourselves. We feel that we have played well in April, which has not been the case the last two years.
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I'm happy for him. He's a good dude. He's a hard worker and he has a great basketball mind. He took his last school to the dance. I think it's a good hire for Oklahoma.
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Now we can enjoy this break and come back mentally refreshed. We have a very favorable schedule in the second half, so we're excited.
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Yeah, but we have eight more games to play.
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We just didn't have it tonight. To beat Dallas you have to bring your 'A' game and we obviously didn't.
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We haven't been a very good team this year when major guys are missing from the other team. They don't keep statistics for that but I know we haven't been very good.
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We came in here with the resolution to win, and that's what we did. ...We're trying to finish the season off strong.
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We did as well as we could have with the group we've had the past few years. We hit a plateau. We just needed new blood.
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Every time somebody asks me about making the playoffs, I say you never take it for granted. We were the worst professional sports franchise in the country when we got here. We didn't have credibility or any momentum. Now, we feel we have credibility in the NBA. We're just searching for more by having success in the playoffs.
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If you don't feel good about yourself, you're not going to play good basketball. I don't care who you are. We've accomplished what we wanted by playing solid basketball in April. At the end of the day, it's about what you do; if you execute.