Bust or Disappointment: Shane Battier

[5th Letter]

Number 6 pick of the 2001 NBA Draft
2X NBA Championship
All Rookie 1st Team 2001/02
8.6 PPG
4.2 RPG
1.8 APG

 

[Reed MJ]

He came from a weak draft imo. Coming out of Duke, I didn't think he would be a great NBA player. His defense was probably going to be the one thing that would carry in the NBA

 

[5th Letter]

The thing is you’re not looking to draft a high level role player at 6. I’ve seen players get called busts despite having decent point per game averages or assists, is it different because he was great defensively?

 

[Reed MJ]

Reasons why he went so high is 1)He went to Duke, 2)he was considered a winner, and 3)draft prospects, particularly at the wing, were not good at all. I think most scouts at the time knew he wasn't going to be anything more than a role player.

 

[Suckio Andretti]

This is tough for me

If you were the grizzlies, he was a bit of a disappointment but outside of that it’s neither

 

[BDBOULIBALY]

Nigga ya lame ya Shane Battier

 

[grYmes]

As much as I thought he was a good player in Duke nothing about him made me think he’d be a force in the NBA. There’s nothing wrong with that. Dude was a bit player for two title teams & won a NCAA title. I like to have that.

 

[O.G.]

95% of Duke players are disappointments. lol

 

[Playmaker88]

Hell of a solid player

Neither.