Shane Battier

by DubsDominate on Mar 16, 2008 11:52 PM PDT

From Yahoo! Sports article...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AqjqMg4QyuqjM8UjgUX6dGK8vLYF?slug=jy-rocketslakers031608&p rov=yhoo&type=lgns

Shane Battier quoted:

"Chasing that guy around," Battier said, "you want a Budweiser or two after the game because you earned it."

Gotta love it. Definitely jumped up my list of favorite NBA players.

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asdf

overrated.

"TIMEOUT IN BARON'S HOUSE"

by the noTORious TOR on Mar 17, 2008 12:07 AM PDT reply actions

I liked him

in his Duke days

"We're educated in the Bay Area."-- My momma's other Big Daddy: Baron Davis

by warriorgirl on Mar 17, 2008 12:18 AM PDT reply actions

Never liked him....

But he is a tough-nosed defender. I'll give his due props. Plays hard...

by mightymadskillz on Mar 17, 2008 8:37 AM PDT reply actions

if his best friend

had half of his (battier's) work ethic we wouldnt have traded him.

or not.......

warriors dont fish they hunt!

by VonteegoCummings on Mar 17, 2008 8:54 AM PDT reply actions

The reason

why the MEM Grizzlies suck now.

Put a little mustard on it

by The Barnes Supremacy on Mar 17, 2008 10:37 AM PDT reply actions

under-rated

Guy is unbelievable. One of my favorite players in the league. his value is never shown on the stat line nore highlights on TV.
this league would be more fun if half the players had his work ethic.

by YaoButtaMing on Mar 17, 2008 12:45 PM PDT reply actions

overrated???

Omg, you must not have watch the game yesterday morning. EVERY single shot that kobe took, Battier had a hand straight up in his face. And did you not notice, that Battier blocked Kobe's last shot?

This guy is underrated! I prefer him over Bruce Bowen any day.

So please tell me how he is overrated?

by playboyace35 on Mar 17, 2008 1:56 PM PDT reply actions

asdf

every blind squirrel finds a nut SOMETIME in its life.

"TIMEOUT IN BARON'S HOUSE"

by the noTORious TOR on Mar 17, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions

damn

hateraide drinker

I pray i never have to use a gun again.

by ssmokinjoe on Mar 18, 2008 5:19 AM PDT up reply actions

that's the thing i like about him

the way he plays tough defense without being a punk like bruce bowen. He's a not-evil Bruce Bowen.

by BD4mvp on Mar 17, 2008 5:22 PM PDT reply actions

hahaha

battier defintiely earned some respect for that one....best line is though...

"on sunday though, Battier deserved the whole six pack"

by 3Kings650 on Mar 17, 2008 5:26 PM PDT reply actions

To steal from the Giants new ad campaign,

He's a gamer. Plays D, hits some shots and goes after loose balls, too bad he's from duke.

My girlfriend hates that I'm into basketball again, and that I yell at the TV during games.

by sfwarriorcvg on Mar 17, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions

Definately deserves the whole pack...

I love Battier. Always have, but then again I'm a Duke fan. The guy does everything. Scores when he needs to, rebounds, takes charges, gets on the floor, hustles, and most importantly, is one of the best defenders in the game. And the fact that he's versatile enough to guard Lebron one night, and Kobe the next, is phenomenal.
He's an incredibly hard-working, unselfish, fundamentally sound player. The ultimate glue guy. Or, like someone else we know, the ultimate teammate.

by bradyk2 on Mar 18, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions

Note To Duke Fans:

in the future please abstain from any comments regarding your bromidic, cliche interests. please retain such bland subject matter for your daily bouts of insipid water cooler exchanges. if this is not clear enough for you, allow me to be blunt: the fact that shane battier is capable of raising his arm in the air repeatedly is neither impressive, nor noteworthy. it is a sad state of affairs when such an elementary act is actually perceived as deserving praise. being regarded as a defensive specialist simply means your game is weak. shane battier and duke are the missionary position of basketball. most people would rather have anything else, but in some rigid ideologies it's the only exceptable way.

If I didn't waste my time doing this I'd be doing something even less satisfying, like your girlfriend.

by The Bimbo Coles Experience on Mar 18, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions

He's right though

He is probably overrated, like most Dukies. Tonight he's getting absolutely abused on both ends of the floor by Pierce and Powe.

Sure, he's a useful defensive glue-guy type -- basically a smarter, less athletic Mickael Pietrus. Let's not go overboard just 'cos his team went on a fluky 22-game streak.

by Sleepy Freud on Mar 18, 2008 8:57 PM PDT reply actions

too bad

his posts aren't as eloquent as yours. good thing others are here to expound on his thoughts.

I pray i never have to use a gun again.

by ssmokinjoe on Mar 18, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Bimbo...

Being a good defender isn't impressive? Playing excellent D and holding arguably the greatest scorer in the history of the game (Kobe) to a porous shooting night isn't noteworthy? Surely, by watching the uber-boring Spurs and Pistons, you must know by now that Defense wins championships. If defense is so easy, how come the majority of NBA players, most of which are smart, many of which have college degrees, and all of which study the game, are so bad at it?

Sorry, with all due respect to you, I'm going to agree with the professional analysts...all of whom agree that Battier is one of the most indispensable players in the league.

As for Duke...saying they have poor NBA talent means nothing, in my opinion. What is a college coach's job? to prepare his player for the NBA? no. It's to make the player the best he can be and win games in college. not in the NBA, in college. Duke doesn't recruit and ride the bandwagon of players such as, say, Kevin Durant, where he is the focal point of the team for a year before taking the big money in the pros. Duke generates great college players who are fundamentally sound, accustomed to winning, and unselfish. And many of those players, such as Hill, Brand and Boozer, have solid NBA careers.

Also, no need to attack Duke fans. Don't get mad at me for loving Duke, and it's not my fault they're nearly always an upper-echelon team...

by bradyk2 on Mar 21, 2008 12:23 PM PDT reply actions

asdf

Being a good defender isn't impressive? Playing excellent D and holding arguably the greatest scorer in the history of the game (Kobe) to a porous shooting night isn't noteworthy?

how dare you.

i dont think you've ever heard of michael jordan, have you?

you said it yourself, battier held him to a porous shooting night. hell, for all we know, travis diener has held kobe to a porous shooting night too.

"TIMEOUT IN BARON'S HOUSE"

by the noTORious TOR on Mar 22, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Got to give Battier

a lot of credit, Jackson was hot from everywhere coming into tonight, but Battier did his work.

by greala on Mar 21, 2008 10:33 PM PDT reply actions

Battier

how dare you.

i dont think you've ever heard of michael jordan, have you?

you said it yourself, battier held him to a porous shooting night. hell, for all we know, travis diener has held kobe to a porous shooting night too.

I said arguably. MJ was 5 times the player Kobe will ever be...but in terms of pure scoring ability...I'd rank Kobe right there with Jordan and Chamberlain as the best to ever play the game.

And yes, Diener might have held Kobe to a porous shooting night, but he's hardly held most team's best players to poor offensive nights on a consistent basis for one of the leagues hottest teams, has he?

There's really nothing you can intelligently bash Battier for...