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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Sometimes you've got to eat a turd sandwich; makes the ribeye taste better next time.
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I don't complain about playing time. My job is to play so well the coach can't sit me.
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He's not the biggest guy in the world, but he does have a fearless streak in him. He has that quickness about him around the basket, where he can finish well, and he's probably the one guy on our team that can ignite the crowd.
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The novelty isn't there. We have a team that's been assembled that's expected to compete for a playoff position. That's OK. It makes you have a workman-like attitude, and you go out and win games you're supposed to win. I'm very proud of this season.
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It's not that complicated. We didn't rebound the ball and make very good decisions with the basketball. Now, it's about making basketball plays. Basic basketball plays. The older guys keep telling us it's not the national championship game. It's a series. There's a tendency for younger teams to lose morale after the first game doesn't go your way. We're a pretty positive group and that comes from experience.
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The bench played well. They would have made a difference had we played well.
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Once he's been around the block one time, he'll figure out how guys play. He's doing that in the second half of the season and that means you can put him in more situations.
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It's just one of those games you play in late February. It was a slow, ugly, nasty, nasty game for a long time. ... You just can't turn the ball over 24 times and expect to beat the world champions.
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It's one thing to play well on a bad team. But it's better to play well on a good team. You have to be a vital cog (to be considered) and Mike is.
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It's always good to have one of these games before a day off. We ran the floor well and our defense made them have to take some tough shots.
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They did a good job of using that as motivation. I think we let up a little bit and didn't take advantage of having their best player out of the game.
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They did a good job of using it (Garnett's ejection) as motivation to play harder. And we let up a bit. We didn't do a good job of taking advantage of their best player being out.
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The city would really be fired up if we can get one of these (games) in Dallas. The reception for Games 3 and 4 would be unbelievable. There's no question that we can't do that without our home-court fans.
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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.