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Battier has the polish Wizards need.(Duke basketball star Shane Battier)(Brief Article)
THE NBA DRAFT
Before Michael Jordan was Air Jordan, long before he was winning six NBA championships as the greatest player of a generation and long, long before he was in charge of an NBA franchise, he was a North Carolina Tar Heel.
No matter, though. Jordan needs to draft a Dookie.
As the president of basketball operations for the Wizards, winners of last month's lottery, Jordan gets to dictate who the first pick in the draft will be. Though the top half of the draft is teeming with talent, that talent has "project" plastered all over it.
Except for Shane Battier, that is. Battier, who spent four years on a college campus and was the consensus player of the year after leading Duke to the national title, is ready to play. And play well. Now.
He might not run as fast or jump as high or dunk as hard as Eddie Griffin, Kwame Brown or Tyson Chandler, but he is 6-8, versatile, smart, athletic and a deadly long-range shooter
The Wizards need a sure thing. They've tried gambling, and they just aren't that lucky. There's a lot to be said for hope and promise, but instant gratification isn't all that bad.
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- Press release article from: Business Wire November 15, 2000 700+ words
...selection by Rivals.com. "Shane Battier is the poster boy for what...State guard Jamaal Tinsley, North Carolina guard Joseph Forte, Notre...Greenbelt, MD 6-4 / 185 / So North Carolina Shane Battier Forward Birmingham, MI 6...
- Shane Battier, the last senior standing.(The Orange County Register)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Whicker, Mark July 19, 2001 700+ words
...Lavin, Lute Olson, Matt Doherty, Pete Gillen or Gary Williams, but Shane Battier got called for a charge Wednesday. It was a little late for UCLA, Arizona, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland and all college basketball teams that have...
- ServiceMaster Clean Welcomes Basketball Star Shane Battier to Michigan's...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 12, 2009 700+ words
...action and to tout the company's Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship MEMPHIS, Tenn...host professional basketball player, Shane Battier, this weekend at the Michigan International...franchise ownership diversity through the Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship, which boasts...
- It's clear: Duke surely misses Shane Battier.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 16, 2002 700+ words
...Virginia. The Blue Devils' next "breather"? On the road at North Carolina. Now Duke-Carolina is college basketball's premier...approached last season's excellence, and the primary reason is Shane Battier's graduation. It seems obvious: The Blue Devils miss...
- ServiceMaster Announces $1.3 Million Commitment to Shane Battier Minority...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 2, 2008 700+ words
...grants and private financing to its Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship initiative...associated with franchise ownership. The Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship program, which...to women and minorities through the Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship," said Shane...
- As the first recipients of the Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship program,...
- Magazine article from: Franchising World October 1, 2007 700+ words
...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: As the first recipients of the Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship program, Jeff Kent and Mike Powell...ServiceMaster Clean executives and professional basketball player Shane Battier. As recent graduates of the University of Houston, Kent...
- ServiceMaster Clean hosted professional basketball player, Shane Battier, at...
- Magazine article from: Franchising World August 1, 2009 700+ words
...ServiceMaster Clean hosted professional basketball player, Shane Battier, at the Michigan International Speedway during the Lifelock...s commitment to franchise ownership diversity through the Shane Battier Franchise Scholarship, which aids individuals in starting...
- Shane Battier: The good Devil.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Kerkhoff, Blair March 29, 2001 700+ words
...players have difficulty expressing themselves in any fashion, Shane Battier has vowed this season not to utter one cliche. When his...with a 3.5 GPA. And he can hoop a little. Duke senior Shane Battier brings his creative and curious mind plus his inner strength...