I was in junior high when this aired and had really been only following closely for two seasons. I remember thinking Battier WAS Duke and always would be
Sorry for stating the obvious but holy hell Battier was a destroyer of worlds.
Even after watching Zion recently drag his mastodonic nuts all over the entire college landscape. Nothing compares to watching the basketball diety that was Shane Battier.
Some of the plays Battier had during high leverage situations exhibited an unfathomably perfect situational awareness, basketball IQ and athleticism - even after replaying them for the umpteenth time last night I remained in awe of his total impact. His motor and demonstrative leadership on the court was so alpha it almost felt as if he was a created player Coach K designed in a video game with max attributes.
It made me want to somehow unlock a multiverse portal to an alternative reality where we could witness the fully matured senior versions of Zion and Justise Winslow drag skulls in NCAA tournament games against mere mortals who dared to stand in their teams path to conquest.
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