He and Iguodala were truly cut from the same cloth.
Later, when Iguodala was with the Gold Digging Team, he made a similar move:
George Karl asked him to undercut Curry, and he chose to act like Battier.
Afterwards, Iguodala joined the Warriors and formed the "Death Five Small"...
It was hard to say that the Warriors acquired him without Curry's behind-the-scenes work.
At this point, Su Wan suddenly thought, isn't this Battier's contract year as well?
Good, very good...
He could already see Battier in the "Apple Red" team jersey.
Battier's "betrayal" was something Popovich hadn't anticipated.
As he waited, Su Wan went all out and scored 23 points in a single quarter.
By the half, the New York Knicks were leading by 14 points.
Returning to the locker room, Popovich was furious. He turned to Battier, "Guy, what are you doing? Why aren't you doing what I told you?"
The other Spurs rookies thought Popovich was angry because Battier hadn't managed to guard Su Wan.
