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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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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They have always had one of the most talented teams in the league, and they're starting to put it all together now. You can't turn the ball over 19 times in Arco Arena and give up 20 offensive rebounds and expect to win. We shot the ball well, but made all of the other mental mistakes.
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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.
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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.
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It was awesome. We've had a bunch of guys get real close, but to see him finally get it done is great.
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We turned the ball over too much and after that we had our heads down. We just didn't have it.
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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.
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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 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've put in a good body of work. It's time to take it to a higher gear.
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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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We didn't have guys like that before, that can look at you and tell you what it takes to get over the hump. I mean, when these guys tell you something, they're speaking from experience. And that means a lot at this time of the year.
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We're playing to win. I've always been of the mind-frame that you've got to play.
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Yeah, but we have eight more games to play.