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 care good playing solid
If you don't feel good about yourself, you're not going to play good basketball. I don't care who you are. We've accomplished what we wanted by playing solid basketball in April. At the end of the day, it's about what you do; if you execute.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
eight games
Yeah, but we have eight more games to play.
fun son
He was a motor-boating son of a gun. He was really going, and it was fun for all of us to watch.
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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.
elton good played
I thought we played good enough to win, but Elton willed them to victory.
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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.
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.
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Pau played a man's game tonight. That's what a franchise player does.
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Our offensive and defensive execution was poor when it mattered. We couldn't get a stop when we needed it.