Word: battier
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...sure, the Blue Devils probably didn't need them. Jason Williams and Shane Battier are likely the two best players in the nation. When a third player--in this case, Mike Dunleavy--steps up, Duke is virtually unbeatale...
...future, he might not have a media darling like Shane Battier--one national writer called him the most-adored college player since Bill Bradley--to deflect away all possible negative attention...
...That logic, as I've tried hopelessly to explain, is patently absurd. While it might have been understandable back in the early '90s, when Duke won two consecutive national championships, it really doesn't hold water these days. Sure, the pairing of senior Shane Battier and sophomore Jason Williams has taken college basketball by storm. But these guys work unbelievably hard - and their intelligence on the court belies any charges of complacency. Listen to or read any interview, and you'll find this Duke squad is unfailingly humble, a quality that's getting rare among today's college players...
...Duke is one of best hustling teams in nation and undoubtedly leads the country in floor burns. If you watched this past weekend's ACC Tournament, hardly a minute would pass before you'd see Battier, point guard Jason Williams or another teammate dive on the court to get a loose ball...
What's even more astonishing than the fact that Duke's captain and the James Naismith Award recipient for college basketball player of the year, Shane Battier, stayed all four years in school, is that super-sophomore Williams has already declared his intention not to turn pro until he graduates...