- The NBA Finals are the stage on which special players might lift a team, but sometimes they can also be a time when a special team might lift a player. When both are happening at once, you have Shane Battier. (Miami Herald)
- MIAMI -- Shane Battier has lived what anyone would label a basketball life, even if basketball hardly seems to dominate his existence. (Fresno Bee)
- MIAMI (AP) Shane Battier is in the NBA Finals for the first time. Maybe its no coincidence that its bringing out his best play of the season. (YAHOO!)
- Shane Battier was an NCAA Champion and the National Player of the Year in 2001. Then he was drafted by Memphis. Then traded to Houston. Then traded back to Memphis. (Palm Beach Post (blog))
- Chris Bosh is back in the starting lineup, and back playing like a starter. Shane Battier has emerged as an NBA Finals revelation. (Boston Herald)
- MIAMI - Shane Battier is in the NBA Finals for the first time. Maybe its no coincidence that its bringing out his best play of the season. (calgaryherald.com)
- SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. (Marketwatch)
- Battier is shooting 70.6 percent from the field (12 for 17) in the Finals, going 4 for 6 and 5 for 7 from 3-point range. He is shooting considerably better behind the 3-point line than he did at the free-throw line this season (62.2 percent). (Daily Oklahoman)
- Its been a long and successful career for Shane Battier, with the universally respected veteran drawing praises throughout the league. But from a team perspective, Battier has experienced bad luck, never reaching the conference finals in his 12-year career. (Daily Oklahoman)
- But the best shooter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals? Well, that designation goes to Shane Battier. Call him Mr. June. (Hawk Eye)
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Shane Battier
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