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
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.
elton good played
I thought we played good enough to win, but Elton willed them to victory.
compete expected games novelty playoff proud supposed team win
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.
coach treats
Hubie treats Brendan just like every other coach. He yells at him just as much.
carrying great huge team
Pau is doing a great job. He's carrying the team and had a huge night.
block figure guys half means season second
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.
bench difference played
The bench played well. They would have made a difference had we played well.
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.
biggest fearless finish guy quickness streak team
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.
city fired games question reception
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.
franchise game played player
Pau played a man's game tonight. That's what a franchise player does.
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.
bottom reality trying win
In reality, we're trying to win every game. That's the bottom line.
bizarre leave
It was a bizarre game. I'll leave it at that.