Shane Battier, Killer Mic Skills

If I’m USA Basketball Coach Krzyzewski — and I’m not, I don’t even own a bank card let alone an American Express — I’m not just assessing the on-court talent of my twenty-four NBA hopefuls. No, I’m taking a long hard look at their off-the-court talent as well.

And that’s why new Rockets forward Shane Battier is a guaranteed lock for my squad:

“On paper I’m not as sexy as some of these guys — LeBron and D-Wade — and that’s OK, I know who I am and I’m a guy who can … I’ll just be just a good team guy. Make a shot now and then, and play tough defense, and ah… if it has to be I can wave my towel with the best of them on the bench, and there has to be a guy who does that so … hahaha … I’m not scared to do that.”

Oh, hold on a sec, a memo is just comin’ thru here on the ol’ fax machine…

Date: July 20, 2006
From: Coach K
To: Bruce Bowen
Subject: Enjoy your summer…

Sorry Bruce, you’re not really needed anymore.

Best,
Mike Krzyzewski
Coach, USA Basketball

cc: J.E. Skeets

Ouch!

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By J.E. Skeets at 8:26 pm on 07.20.2006 — Tags: Shane Battier, International

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10 Responses to “Shane Battier, Killer Mic Skills”

  1. Wes at 3:19 am on 07.21.2006

    Totally agree!

  2. Thunder Dan at 8:29 am on 07.21.2006

    Two responses:
    1- Burnnnnnn!
    2- People still use faxes?

  3. Settons at 11:55 am on 07.21.2006

    If I had a sister, I would let him date her….Shane that is, not you Skeets

  4. Unsilent Majority at 2:32 pm on 07.21.2006

    2- People still use faxes?

    in my job? only about 35 times a day.

    skeets, i had no idea you and coach k were so close

  5. PeteJayhawk at 3:34 pm on 07.21.2006

    Noooo! The Olympics needs more former Rockford Lightning players. I nominate Matt Steigenga.

  6. uncskins28 at 1:57 am on 07.22.2006

    Unfortunately, at my job I deal with tons of faxes.

    That being said, f*ck raisin head.

    Sorry, someone has to be the irrational tar heel fan, and I’m happy to play that role

  7. rem at 3:30 am on 07.22.2006

    ahh the dreaded and evil fax machine the harbinger of reality

    B-team (apropriate for a player named Bruce Bowen) here he comes

  8. MattB at 9:43 pm on 07.22.2006

    Fax machine?

    does it play laser discs?

  9. J.E. Skeets at 10:24 pm on 07.22.2006

    Yeah, I’m actually singing “Afternoon Delight” on my fax machine right this minute!

    Sky rockets in flight…

  10. The Basketball Jones » Less Thinkin’, More Linkin’ at 10:56 am on 08.17.2006

    […] Oh, looks like that fax got through after all: Bowen final cut. […]

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