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
again beat crowd good tough
They're really good here. They get out on the break, and they get the crowd involved. It's tough to beat them, and unfortunately we couldn't get it done here again this year.
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.
best
That's what I was taught. You do the best you can.
arena ball expect mental offensive rebounds shot starting talented teams together turn
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.
april case challenge dallas focus good last main played playing playoffs
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.
good guys major missing statistics team year
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.
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.
focal knows
We need Pau to be our focal point. Everyone knows that.
basketball game hopefully losing mess minds momentum punish single step talk time trying wherever win
If you try to mess with the basketball gods, they punish you in the end. All the talk of massaging and losing games, that's not in our minds right now. We're trying to win every single game each time we step on the court. Wherever we are at the end of the year, hopefully we'll have some momentum and play well in the playoffs.
bottom reality trying win
In reality, we're trying to win every game. That's the bottom line.
funny nba
I'll save that for Mrs. Battier.
games play champion
I've always thought that pressure is trying to feed your family, trying to make a mortgage. We play a game...And this is an amazing game.