Shane Battier remains hugely popular among Duke fans, where he set a standard that has been very difficult for anyone to match, much less surpass. He played with a remarkable intelligence and followed that up with phenomenal media skills. The pressers were nearly as much fun as the games.
Here’s how good he was at Duke: he said Coach K eventually just told him to “run around and make things happen.”
Can you imagine Krzyzewski telling that to any other player?
In the NBA, he was dubbed the No-Stats All-Star because of his immense influence on the game despite not scoring a lot.