{"id":1108,"date":"2011-01-01T13:54:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2011-01-01T13:54:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T20:54:02","slug":"annarbor-com-penn-state-guard-talor-battle-is-one-of-the-best-ever-for-the-nittany-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/annarbor-com-penn-state-guard-talor-battle-is-one-of-the-best-ever-for-the-nittany-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"AnnArbor.com: Penn State guard Talor Battle is one of the best ever for the Nittany Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early in Talor Battle\u2019s freshman year at Penn State, he struggled to score.<\/p>\n<p>Battle took \u2014 and missed \u2014 a lot of shots. Yet Penn State coach Ed DeChellis was never worried. He knew what he had in Battle.<\/p>\n<p>Battle, now a senior, is one of the best players in the Big Ten and one of the best guards in the country. Within the confines of Penn State basketball, he is among the best players ever.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.annarbor.com\/sports\/um-basketball\/penn-state-guard-talor-battle-has-become-a-special-player-for-the-nittany-lions\/\">Penn State guard Talor Battle is one of the best ever for the Nittany Lions &#8211; AnnArbor.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early in Talor Battle\u2019s freshman year at Penn State, he struggled to score. Battle took \u2014 and missed \u2014 a lot of shots. Yet Penn State coach Ed DeChellis was never worried. He knew what he had in Battle. Battle, now a senior, is one of the best players in the Big Ten and one &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/annarbor-com-penn-state-guard-talor-battle-is-one-of-the-best-ever-for-the-nittany-lions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;AnnArbor.com: Penn State guard Talor Battle is one of the best ever for the Nittany Lions&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AnnArbor.com: Penn State guard Talor Battle is one of the best ever for the Nittany Lions - PennStateHoops.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/annarbor-com-penn-state-guard-talor-battle-is-one-of-the-best-ever-for-the-nittany-lions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AnnArbor.com: Penn State guard Talor Battle is one of the best ever for the Nittany Lions - PennStateHoops.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Early in Talor Battle\u2019s freshman year at Penn State, he struggled to score. 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