DUKE BASKETBALL IN THE NEWS
“Battier’
“
SPEAK OF THE DEVILS
s game is a weird combination of
obvious weaknesses and nearly invisible
strengths. When he is on the court, his
teammates get better, often a lot better,
”
and his opponents get worse -- often a lot
worse. He may not grab huge numbers of
rebounds, but he has an uncanny ability
to improve his teammates’ rebounding.
He doesn’t shoot much, but when he does,
he takes only the most efficient shots. He
also has a knack for getting the ball to
teammates who are in a position to do the
same, and he commits few turnovers. On
defense, although he routinely guards the
NBA’s most prolific scorers, he significant-
ly reduces their shooting percentages. At
the same time he somehow improves the
defensive efficiency of his teammates.”
Michael Lewis, in the NY Times Magazine
“I call him Lego. When he’s on
the court, all the pieces start to
fit together. And everything that
leads to winning that you can
get to through intellect instead
After our home win over Georgetown, Jon Scheyer
of innate ability, Shane excels
was seen on ESPN.com’s home page diving after a
in. I’ll bet he’s in the hundredth
loose ball.
percentile of every category.”
Rockets GM Daryl Morey, on Shane
Shane Battier was the focus of an in-depth article on statistical
analysis in the NBA featured in the February 15th issue of NY
Times magazine. Written by Michael Lewis, the extensive and
informative article was 8,883 words in length!
G IS THE LATEST DUKE SI COVER BOY
Gerald Henderson appears on the cover of Sports
Illustrated's March 9th issue. The cover includes the
eight teams that SI predicts will make the Elite Eight,
and will look nice joining some of the other Blue
Devil SI covers hanging in our player lounge in the
locker room. Duke Basketball has been featured on
the cover of Sports Illustrated 22 times since 1985!
Coach K’s Cover Boys... Coach K has had more
individual players on the cover of Sports Illustrated
(23) than any coach in history of the magazine. SI
made its debut in August 1954.
College Hoops: Most SI Covers Since 1985... DUKE: 22, UNC: 15, Kansas: 13, Kentucky: 9
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