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
good playing
We feel good about where we are right now. We feel we're playing good basketball.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
bad cog good mike vital
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.
defense floor games good ran tough
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.
advantage best bit good job player using
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.
advantage best good job motivation player taking using
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.
april case challenge dallas focus good last main played playing playoffs
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.
again beat crowd good tough
They're really good here. They get out on the break, and they get the crowd involved. It's tough to beat them, and unfortunately we couldn't get it done here again this year.