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
easier further game man statement truest wise
A wise man once said that the further you get away from the game, the easier the game becomes. That's probably the truest statement in professional sports.
mind playing
We're playing to win. I've always been of the mind-frame that you've got to play.
coach treats
Hubie treats Brendan just like every other coach. He yells at him just as much.
answer anyone expect hard help outside
I don't think anyone has the answer to guarding him. You've just got to play hard and expect a lot of outside help from your team.
elton good played
I thought we played good enough to win, but Elton willed them to victory.
caught concentration energy flat game kick level notch recognize team win
I think we just caught them on a flat night. When you play a team like that, you've got to recognize it, and you've got to kick concentration up just a notch and kick your energy level up a notch and win the game early.
cell couple feet hanging kids looked mellow people pictures stood took
I think people really didn't know what to think of me. A couple of kids stood about 5 feet from me and looked at me like I was some kind of statue. A lot of people took pictures with their cell phones. I'm like, 'I'm just hanging with you guys.' It was a mellow scene.
behind best complete fun glad mike player rewarded second together watch
Mike has consistently been our second best player behind Pau. He has been fun to watch and fun to play with. He put together a complete season, and I?m glad he got rewarded for it.
half intensity job points saying scoring second tired won year
We haven't won that way all year long. They're scoring way too many points in the first half. We've done a much better job in the second half but we're tired of saying that. We need to come out and play with more intensity from the start.
carrying great huge team
Pau is doing a great job. He's carrying the team and had a huge night.
franchise game played player
Pau played a man's game tonight. That's what a franchise player does.
defensive execution needed offensive poor stop
Our offensive and defensive execution was poor when it mattered. We couldn't get a stop when we needed it.
basketball good great happy hard hire last school took worker
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.
focal knows
We need Pau to be our focal point. Everyone knows that.