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.
focal knows
We need Pau to be our focal point. Everyone knows that.
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.
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.
amount coaching credit game people realize staff time win
The amount of preparation and the amount of time you put in just to win one game is unbelievable. I don't think most people realize that. That's where I give our coaching staff a lot of credit. They put in the time, and we're always prepared. They should get a lot of credit on that front.
answer anyone expect hard help outside
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.
break enjoy favorable mentally schedule second
Now we can enjoy this break and come back mentally refreshed. We have a very favorable schedule in the second half, so we're excited.
body good higher time
We've put in a good body of work. It's time to take it to a higher gear.
best confidence good
We all know we didn't have our best showing. They're really good here and they have a lot of confidence here.
game good lose proud run teams toughest
This was probably the toughest game of the year. We're proud of ourselves. We could have packed it in when they made a run and just said 'we're going to lose this one.' But good teams don't make excuses. They find ways, and we want to keep this thing rolling.
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.
few group hit needed past
We did as well as we could have with the group we've had the past few years. We hit a plateau. We just needed new blood.
asks country franchise searching somebody sports success time worst
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.
ball basic basketball decisions game good group guys lose morale national older positive rebound teams telling tendency younger
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.