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Bruno · 07-04-2009, 07:55 AM

About Spurs' changes:
At the end, I think it was a blessing in disguise to lose in the first round. We needed it to open the eyes of our owner and to improve the team. Every year, we had the same team. We now just got Richard Jefferson. It's a new threat in the paint. Before, teams needed two players to be champion like with Kobe and Shaq. After, it was us with Ginobili, Duncan and me. This year, We have seen with Lakers that teams needed 4 great players to win it all. I was happy to see out owner spend money to improve the team. Spurs used to be under the salary cap and they make now a true effort. We have now a two years window to win it all with Duncan being 33 years old and Ginobili being 32 years old. After that, it will be really difficult. We will be at the end of a cycle. And we still hope to be stronger inside with Rasheed Wallace or Antonio McDyess.

About his future in NBA:
There are a lot of young PG coming from the draft. I will have to practice harder (smile). But don't worry, I will be ready. They will need to prove what they are worth. This year, I've felt that I've turned the corner. Manu's and Tim's injury have put more pressure on me. I've took my responsibilities and my role has grown. Since I've scored 55 points, people at looking at me differently. Even Spurs staff looks at me differently. My goal is always to surprise people. But it's true that it's strange when I heard people comparing young PG to Tony Parker. It means that you are getting older (smile). But the goal is still the same: win the championship. Personally, I want to continue being an all star and have an even bigger role for Spurs.

The rest is related with the team he owned in France.

07-04-2009, 07:55 AM	#6
Bruno Bruce Almighty Team: San Antonio Spurs SpursTalk Cash: $55500 Post Count: 10,099	Re: TP interview (lequipe.fr) About Spurs' changes: At the end, I think it was a blessing in disguise to lose in the first round. We needed it to open the eyes of our owner and to improve the team. Every year, we had the same team. We now just got Richard Jefferson. It's a new threat in the paint. Before, teams needed two players to be champion like with Kobe and Shaq. After, it was us with Ginobili, Duncan and me. This year, We have seen with Lakers that teams needed 4 great players to win it all. I was happy to see out owner spend money to improve the team. Spurs used to be under the salary cap and they make now a true effort. We have now a two years window to win it all with Duncan being 33 years old and Ginobili being 32 years old. After that, it will be really difficult. We will be at the end of a cycle. And we still hope to be stronger inside with Rasheed Wallace or Antonio McDyess. About his future in NBA: There are a lot of young PG coming from the draft. I will have to practice harder (smile). But don't worry, I will be ready. They will need to prove what they are worth. This year, I've felt that I've turned the corner. Manu's and Tim's injury have put more pressure on me. I've took my responsibilities and my role has grown. Since I've scored 55 points, people at looking at me differently. Even Spurs staff looks at me differently. My goal is always to surprise people. But it's true that it's strange when I heard people comparing young PG to Tony Parker. It means that you are getting older (smile). But the goal is still the same: win the championship. Personally, I want to continue being an all star and have an even bigger role for Spurs. The rest is related with the team he owned in France.