Shane Battier looks like a candidate for the All-Quote Team next season. "I don't think it matters if you can walk on water or eat bullets or be the second coming of Michael Jordan. They are still going to try to find a part of your game that's less than scintillating and comment about it," Battier said. "I was waiting for them to measure the length of my earlobes and comment on how that would affect my jump shot."

Battier remains confident that he will be a Top 10 pick on Wednesday, even though Sports Illustrated forecast him as a 14-20 pick. "If he's picked at 20th it would be the biggest shock I've ever had in the NBA," said Sacramento Kings scout Keith Drum.