You recently tweeted about a game that you had played against kobe bryant back in your rookie season. The pair gave bryant different looks, with artest being the rugged and. Daryl morey, shane battier perform duet from wicked shane battier and daryl morey had quite a duet on thursday. Kobe was such a huge part of my career and my basketball life as a measuring stick, as an adversary. Im certain that kobe is ready to just destroy shane, daryl morey. Nov 15, 2009 apparently kobe has gotten sick of shane battier constantly putting his hand within licking distance of kobe s face. Shane battier remembers life on kobe island only a game.
Jan 28, 2020 this series was famous for bryants matchup with houstons pair of elite wing defenders in artest and shane battier. Briant studied law at trinity college dublin but became a professional actor playing the lead in hamlet at the eblana theatre, dublin. Well, the brave souls assignedto guard kobe bryant dont have that option. Shane battier remembers life on kobe island kobe s retirement. May 17, 2009 you sure cannot shut down great players like kobe bryant. Following kobe bryants death, we revisit our 2015 conversation with jeanne mastriano, his high school english teacher. He has played for different teams in the national basketball association nba. Shane battier defense on kobe bryant october 30, 2007. Retired nba forward shane battier faced bryant many times. I am so sad at the tragic news today, tweeted former nba and duke player shane battier. Shane battier defense on kobe bryant october 30, 2007 youtube.
Three times kobe bryant redirected the course of the rockets. He currently plays with the miami heat of the national basketball association. Shane had figured out a way to bother kobe, he could never block his shot so. Kobe bryant done change the game bleacher report latest. Shane battiers mustache february 11, 2010 is currently tied for 44th place in blocked shots per game at. Latest book from kobe bryants granity studios to debut atop bestseller list. Heats battier has brains, talent and heart fox sports.
My attempt at an video of him guarding kobe, who frequently struggled against shane and shot. In the book he published before his death, he wrote about michael jordan. In the book he published before his death, he wrote about michael jordan and lebron james, jerry west and magic johnson, the players who helped define his two decades in the nba and, of course, himself. Kobe bryant leaves behind lasting, unbelievable legacy nbc. I confidently volunteered to guard jackson, the opposing teams best player, just as shane battier volunteers to guard kobe bryant in lewis article. He was second behind jon scheyer in the duke record book for minutes played in a single season as of march 28, 2010. Shane briant born 17 august 1946 in london, england is an english actor and novelist.
Once this happens and bryant creates space for a jumper, battiers last resort is the aforementioned handintheface activity. Shane battier could be the best defensive player talking about guards, swingmen of the last decade. Jan 31, 2020 following kobe bryant s death, we revisit our 2015 conversation with jeanne mastriano, his high school english teacher. Look at theimpressive effort being put forth by shane battier in the. Shane battiers biggest pet peeve miami heat index espn. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Apr 07, 2020 bryant, who was posthumously elected to the basketball hall of fame on saturday, would never admit that battiers defensive tactic worked. Shane battier no one outside of kobe bryant studies more tape than battier. Nyt the no stats allstar shane battier thoughts and. In sports forums all over the internet, there is debate about the legality of face guarding in basketball. The news of kobe bryant s death sent shockwaves throughout the world.
This caused the cohost gary payton to laugh and reply, aint gonna happen, and the other cohost, chris webber, to add, i think kobe will score 50, and theyll. Im appreciative of our battles, kobe, i am sad i will never get the. He entered the nba directly from high school and won five nba championships. Shane battier calls kobe bryant toughest to guard lakers. Shane battier remembers life on kobe island kobes retirement. Jan 26, 2020 kobe bryant and four others died in a helicopter crash in california sunday, as first reported by tmz. Dense fog impaired visibility at time of crash that killed. Dec 02, 2010 shane battier, the rockets brainy stopper, turned into a kobe bryant clone down the stretch, scoring 11 points in the games final three minutes to bring houston back from a late threepoint deficit. Kobe and battier had their fair share of battles throughout their careers.
Shane battier recalls lakers legend kobe bryant being the. Before i really learned analytics i tried to guard a guy, kobe bryant, who in my estimation was the toughest competitor that i ever played against. In the book he published before his death, he wrote about michael jordan and lebron james, jerry west and magic johnson, the players who helped define his two. But the value of battier, who helped shut down kobe bryant in a win last month. Daryl morey, shane battier perform duet from wicked. Shocking news of kobe bryants death stuns nba community. In his book, mamba mentality, bryant wrote, when someone like shane battier faceguarded me, it didnt really impact my. Shane battier discusses trying to guard kobe bryant. I never spoke to kobe outside the arenaever, battier said this week. Shane courtney battier born september 9, 1978 is an american former professional basketball player who played for various teams of the national basketball association nba. Shane battier biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity.
Dec 01, 2011 shane battier could be the best defensive player talking about guards, swingmen of the last decade. Apr 07, 2020 i like to think he was my ultimate foil, and i was his, shane battier on his rivalry with kobe bryant. Shane battier on trying to guard kobe bryant shane battier on trying to guard kobe bryant i like to think he was my ultimate foil, and i was his, shane battier on his rivalry with kobe bryant. Shane battier believes analytics helped him stop kobe. There was nobody shane battier respected more than his basketball adversary. Kobe bryant scowling when a teammate takes a bad shot. Shane battiers great defense on kobe and game winner.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Briant is best known for his roles in four hammer films productions. Last sunday, lakers star kobe bryant announced that this season will be his last. But what you can do, is to slow them down and make them work hard for every shot, every little point. In the book he published before his death, he wrote about michael jordan and lebron james, jerry west and. Kobe bryant celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. Mar 28, 2016 remember the time kobe bryant torched shane battier for 56 points in just 34 minutes of action. Kobe bryant and four others died in a helicopter crash in california sunday, as first reported by tmz.
Remember the time kobe bryant torched shane battier for 56 points in just 34 minutes of action. Bryant, who was posthumously elected to the basketball hall of fame on saturday, would never admit that battiers defensive tactic worked. Shane courtney battier born september 9, 1978 is an american former professional. Shane battiers defense on kobe bryant 2009 playoffs. The latest release from kobe bryants granity studios, the wizenard series. Demons of the mind, straight on till morning, captain kronos vampire hunter and frankenstein and the. This series was famous for bryants matchup with houstons pair of elite wing defenders in artest and shane battier.
Shane courtney battier born september 9, 1978 is an american professional basketball player. Three times kobe bryant redirected the course of the. He even thought about writing a petition to the league office to argue his. Shane battier, the rockets brainy stopper, turned into a kobe bryant clone down the stretch, scoring 11 points in the games final three minutes to bring houston back from a. Kobe bryant celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous quotes. You sure cannot shut down great players like kobe bryant. This caused the cohost gary payton to laugh and reply, ain. Coach k, michael jordan react to kobe bryants death. Miami heat, nba takes to social media to mourn kobe bryant.
Shane battier biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is shane battier. Apr 20, 2019 shane battier biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is shane battier. Kobe bryant and shane battier only spoke on the basketball court. Apr 23, 20 and shane battier just got a truckload of it. Learn more about bryants life and career, including his awards and various statistics. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He is the current director of basketball development and analytics of miami. Shane battier believes analytics helped him stop kobe shane battier discusses why analytics helped him guard kobe. Shane battiers great defense on kobe and game winner 2007. Feb 24, 2009 i confidently volunteered to guard jackson, the opposing teams best player, just as shane battier volunteers to guard kobe bryant in lewis article. May 27, 2009 kobe bryant scowling when a teammate takes a bad shot. Both battier and the rockets front office were familiar with the story line. Kobe bryant was a famous american basketball player, who was born on august 23, 1978.
As a person born on this date, kobe bryant is listed in our database as the 1st most popular celebrity for the day august 23 and the 2nd most popular for the year 1978. Dwyane wade, kobe bryant and the top 25 baddest work ethics. Shane battiers defense on kobe bryant 2009 playoffs youtube. Tall and handsome shane battier is an american wellknown retired professional basketball player. Bryant is an 18time allstar, 15time member of the allnba team, 12time member of the alldefensive team and. Throughout his year career, retired nba forward shane battier was often tasked with defending bryant. By these measures, the unsung and undervalued shane battier is a true allstar. Shane battier jokes about the time kobe bryant torched him.
Kobe bean bryant born august 23, 1978 is an american former professional basketball player. Even as battier was being introduced in the arena, ahmad rashad was wrapping up his pregame report on nba tv and saying, shane battier will try to stop kobe bryant. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video. Coach k, former and current duke mens basketball players. Apparently kobe has gotten sick of shane battier constantly putting his hand within licking distance of kobes face. Feb 14, 2009 even as battier was being introduced in the arena, ahmad rashad was wrapping up his pregame report on nba tv and saying, shane battier will try to stop kobe bryant. Shane battier does to kobe bryant what he did to danny granger on wednesday. Houston rockets 20062011 edit on june 28, 2006, battier was traded by the grizzlies to the houston rockets in exchange for stromile swift and the rockets number 8 selection rudy gay in the 2006 nba draft. So much of my career was tied to me being his foil and him being my foil. Kobe bryant leaves behind lasting, unbelievable legacy.
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