Manu20
01-06-2005, 02:11 PM
• January, 6, 2005
« A chance to be an All-Star »
Tony, following a bump against Sacramento, you bounced back by smashing the Lakers,100-83.
This particular game was not fun at all. We quickly had a 30 points lead in the second quarter. Bruce Bowen was ‘el fuego,’(on fire) beating his record for points scored with 24 units. On top of that, he played very strong on the defense against Kobe Bryant. He was very impressive.
How would you rate this Lakers’ team ?
Their game is not that great. Kobe is the only one attempting some shots and to create the game; hence he finished extremely tired. When you have Bruce Bowen in your face all game long, it does not help your case either. Bryant ended up with 5/16 shooting. The biggest issue is that their entire game revolves around Kobe. I defended on Atkins and in the 26 minutes he played, he took only two shots. There is a problem with this team.
You are light years away from such problems as once again Pop took the liberty to rotate the line up.
As always, I played some 30 minutes and I did not play the fourth quarter. I am kind of tired to rest! (Laughs). In the end, I am extremely happy for Brent Barry. He is coming back strong. I have the feeling he got his confidence back in the past couple of games. He lit up the board with his 3 pointers against the Lakers with a very good 4/7. Brent was signed by the Spurs to increase our 3 points range percentage, in order to enable Tim Duncan to limit the double coverage on him.
Beno Udrih was voted rookie of the month in the Western conference. What is your role with him ?
To start, things are great with him. With Beno we’ve known each other since we were sixteen. We have played against one another at the European Junior Championships and I believe that France won in the first round. I think I have played five or six team against him with our national team. When Beno arrived in San Antonio, I did my best to simplify things for him. We are the same age and have somewhat the same basketball history and this is the reason why we often speak together. I am happy that he is succeeding because a lot of people thought he was too slow and that he would not make is. He has been prooving them wrong since the beginning of the season.
Tony, we are a mere month away from the All-Star Game. What are you chances to play there ?
If I did not have such a so-so beginning of the season I would say that the All-Star Game was in my pocket. The first twelve games hurt me a lot. As of today, with the series I just had, I have a chance to be in Denver. As Steve Nash is the league's leader in assist, it is clear that the coaches will select him. The last invite shall be chosen between Sam Cassel, Mike Bibby and myself. As we all have the same types of stats, I really have no idea on what criteria they will base their selection upon.
http://www.tp9.net/en/itw.php?id=33
« A chance to be an All-Star »
Tony, following a bump against Sacramento, you bounced back by smashing the Lakers,100-83.
This particular game was not fun at all. We quickly had a 30 points lead in the second quarter. Bruce Bowen was ‘el fuego,’(on fire) beating his record for points scored with 24 units. On top of that, he played very strong on the defense against Kobe Bryant. He was very impressive.
How would you rate this Lakers’ team ?
Their game is not that great. Kobe is the only one attempting some shots and to create the game; hence he finished extremely tired. When you have Bruce Bowen in your face all game long, it does not help your case either. Bryant ended up with 5/16 shooting. The biggest issue is that their entire game revolves around Kobe. I defended on Atkins and in the 26 minutes he played, he took only two shots. There is a problem with this team.
You are light years away from such problems as once again Pop took the liberty to rotate the line up.
As always, I played some 30 minutes and I did not play the fourth quarter. I am kind of tired to rest! (Laughs). In the end, I am extremely happy for Brent Barry. He is coming back strong. I have the feeling he got his confidence back in the past couple of games. He lit up the board with his 3 pointers against the Lakers with a very good 4/7. Brent was signed by the Spurs to increase our 3 points range percentage, in order to enable Tim Duncan to limit the double coverage on him.
Beno Udrih was voted rookie of the month in the Western conference. What is your role with him ?
To start, things are great with him. With Beno we’ve known each other since we were sixteen. We have played against one another at the European Junior Championships and I believe that France won in the first round. I think I have played five or six team against him with our national team. When Beno arrived in San Antonio, I did my best to simplify things for him. We are the same age and have somewhat the same basketball history and this is the reason why we often speak together. I am happy that he is succeeding because a lot of people thought he was too slow and that he would not make is. He has been prooving them wrong since the beginning of the season.
Tony, we are a mere month away from the All-Star Game. What are you chances to play there ?
If I did not have such a so-so beginning of the season I would say that the All-Star Game was in my pocket. The first twelve games hurt me a lot. As of today, with the series I just had, I have a chance to be in Denver. As Steve Nash is the league's leader in assist, it is clear that the coaches will select him. The last invite shall be chosen between Sam Cassel, Mike Bibby and myself. As we all have the same types of stats, I really have no idea on what criteria they will base their selection upon.
http://www.tp9.net/en/itw.php?id=33