McDyess on Splitter: "I was surprised with how fast he catches on. He catches on really fast and this isn't an easy system to do that."
Dice also gushed about Ian, so I'm thinking he is just a nice guy.
hes also not an old dog
Interview with Tiago done by ticket 760's mav fan Mike Taylor
lol tiago telling taylor hes not talking about the money
It took half way through the interview to get to basketball talk.
What's with this stick trying to start between Gino and Split?
Mike Taylor is a ing idiot.
Mavs fan bag Taylor trying to help out his mavs by starting between Tiago & Manu
Is this the same guy who interviewed manu outside spurs practice a couple of years ago? I've seen it on youtube-always get a chuckle watching it.
Mike Taylor sure talks alot of on the radio for such a tiny dorky looking man!
Mike Taylor may have been trying to help Tiago out by inserting the answers he wanted into the questions, but he ended up just making it a ty interview.
Tiago's English may not be great right now, but if he's given half-joking/trifling questions then his responses will match. Mike Taylor should try being more professional instead of pitching underhanded and making himself and Tiago look stupid.
Its been 10 years since ive heard a decent sports show on the ticket. Whenever I am in town I try to listen, but I usually hear a tool overating the cowboys and dissing the spurs.
stiffler, sterminator watever u wanna call him
Well said!!
Terrible ITW by Taylor...
NBA PM
By: Yannis Koutroupis
Hoopsworld
Splitter Excites Big Three: The San Antonio Spurs didn't have a noisy offseason like a lot of the other teams in the NBA. They were relatively quiet, with the signing of their 2007 first round pick Tiago Splitter being their biggest move. The signing of Splitter may not rank up there with the Bulls getting Carlos Boozer or the HEAT landing LeBron James, but it's helped greatly improve the optimism of the Spurs' big three of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker.
"I'm anxious to see what he can do," admitted Duncan to HOOPSWORLD. "I haven't played with him yet. He played for Brazil this summer so Coach Popovich kept him off the floor. He wanted to let his body heal for training camp. I've seen him on TV and I'm excited about it. People talk highly about him. Manu's seen him more up close than I have and he's excited too."
"It's great to add a new player that can play the game," agreed Ginobili. "He's got a big body and he speaks Spanish. We just have to be patient with him. We can't expect him to do crazy things from the beginning. He has to adjust to the league, new teammates, referees and Popovich. From what I know he's young, smart, plays hard and understands the game. He's not going to be doing 360s or no-look passes all the time, he's just a good player so he's going to help."
What could really help Splitter hit the ground running is being under the guidance of Duncan, the best power forward to ever play the game. Duncan has really taken to the mentor role over the past few years, but isn't expecting his new protégé to need a lot of teaching.
"I won't work with him at all," joked Duncan. "He's trying to take my job. I'm going to stay away from him. Seriously, though, he's played pro ball for a lot of years now. This isn't his first rodeo. He's got some experience under his belt. He has a lot to learn in our system, but all in all we're going to let him bring what he can to the table and let him grow along the way. "
Frustration is mounting for the big three due to not winning a championship since 2007. Not long ago winning it all was something they did every other year. Getting back to the top is their sole focus going into this season.
"We're hungry," noted Parker. "Everyone is rested. We have a better bench and our younger guys are going to be good. Splitter is ready to play. He won everything in Europe and he's coming here a little like Manu, with a lot of experience. That's why I like the balance of our team. I like our chances but 10 other teams feel the same way."
If Splitter's international success carries over to the NBA, the Spurs could end up being the best of those 10 teams, with a legitimate shot to dethrone the Los Angeles Lakers.
I hate to sound out of line, and I apologize for being negative, but This interview was terrible. His questions were that of like what an 11 year old would have come up with. This is your first ever interview with Tiago Splitter and those are what kind of questions you come up with? Wow! It almost seemed as though he just improved the questions on the spot and had no direction for the interview. The lighting and location was also terrible. If I was Tiago i would not offer him another interview later. Then the way he asked about Brazil and Argentina could have been in so much better taste. He was trying to make it funny but came out looking like a jerk. I like listening to Ticket 760, but that has got to be one of the all time worst interviews. "Boom goes the dynamite"
Worse interview EVER
I live in Dallas but SA is my hometown and Ive been a Spurs fan since the early 80's. That said, the SA imitation "Ticket" sucks donkey balls compared to the original Ticket here. Tiago will be just fine.
Lame interview.. terrible questions. wow.
Wow, I cringed throughout that interview
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