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
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.
against execution played playoff sharp team
We played a team (Tuesday) that really wasn't sharp in their execution, and if we can do that against the playoff teams, then we'll be a lot more excited.
best execution half maturity second
We showed our maturity. We didn't play our best first half and yet we were up a point. We executed better in the second half. Execution is about making plays.
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.
breach bus dictionary hang last looked mean protocol sitting sorry time
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.
control either few key second seem shots stops team
It didn't seem like either team wanted to take control of the game. We made a few shots and got a few stops in the second quarter, and that was the key for us.
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.
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.
case good last played
We feel good about ourselves. We feel that we have played well in April, which has not been the case the last two years.
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.
came finish resolution season trying
We came in here with the resolution to win, and that's what we did. ...We're trying to finish the season off strong.
beat bring dallas game obviously
We just didn't have it tonight. To beat Dallas you have to bring your 'A' game and we obviously didn't.
guys means speaking takes time
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.