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
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.
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.
bench difference played
The bench played well. They would have made a difference had we played well.
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.
elton good played
I thought we played good enough to win, but Elton willed them to victory.
franchise game played player
Pau played a man's game tonight. That's what a franchise player does.
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.
ball heads turned
We turned the ball over too much and after that we had our heads down. We just didn't have it.
dwelling lighting night past playoff sleep taste victory year
Every year is independent. What we did in the past doesn't come in our minds. Obviously, we like to taste a playoff victory this year, but it's not something we go to sleep at night dwelling on or lighting vigils for.
brad choice defend excellent learned pass picking shoot success teams
Brad is an excellent choice, he can shoot it, pass it and defend on the perimeter. I think if we've learned anything it's that teams that have had success (in the Olympics) have done it with team play. I like that we are picking a team that can play together.
attitude best brought dynamic felt guys last less stay veterans volatile year
The (team) dynamic is less dynamic, less volatile than last year when it was up and down. Our veterans have brought calmness, a steadfast attitude where those guys say, 'Hey, stay with who we are.' This is the best I have ever felt about our team.
front guy starting wonder
As the guy starting in front of him, it makes you wonder why they are starting me.
drop
There's no drop off, and that's what you look for in your bench.
behind best complete fun glad mike player rewarded second together watch
Mike has consistently been our second best player behind Pau. He has been fun to watch and fun to play with. He put together a complete season, and I?m glad he got rewarded for it.