ZBO pretty classy postgame interview on Spurs

[tesseractive]

I never use to like Z-BO until i saw an interview he gave and was asked which player he admires, respects, and loves playing against. Tim Duncan. On the court he seems like a thug, but off the court, the dude is all class..

He seems kind of like Sheed -- in the wrong team environment, he was terriblem and a detriment to the team. Playing for a good franchise, with the right teammates, he'll stay on the reservation, be a real asset, and channel his wildcard antics into keeping his opponents off balance.

As for liking Tim Duncan, it's the same thing you see with guys like Shaq and Barkley -- it's often the guys who have the most trouble with self-discipline themselves that most respect and even envy it in others. (You can tell -- Shaq will go to his grave wondering how much better he could have been if he'd been able to get his together and keep it that way over his career. Serves him right.)

[hooperflash]

Must. Stop. Darrell. Arthur. tbh.

[timtonymanu]

I guess I have to remember I'm not dealing with mature people around here. Alright, cool, I get the vibe and will respect it.

because giving a about what the media says is "mature" basketball talk

Why don't you guys be nice to me?

[Keepin' it real]

[Russ]

I heard people on the BBC talking about the Spurs never winning a championship and I had a sad and a big cry, then realized it was Tottenham

Spurs about to get relegated?

[Homeland Security]

He seems kind of like Sheed -- in the wrong team environment, he was terriblem and a detriment to the team. Playing for a good franchise, with the right teammates, he'll stay on the reservation, be a real asset, and channel his wildcard antics into keeping his opponents off balance.

As for liking Tim Duncan, it's the same thing you see with guys like Shaq and Barkley -- it's often the guys who have the most trouble with self-discipline themselves that most respect and even envy it in others. (You can tell -- Shaq will go to his grave wondering how much better he could have been if he'd been able to get his together and keep it that way over his career. Serves him right.)

I think Z-Bo simply grew up. In this day and age, for an immature athlete to grow up and become a good citizen during his career is rare enough that it is worth lauding.

[Man In Black]

Spurs about to get relegated?

No Russ, The Totteham Hotspur FC finished the league in 5th place. Only the bottom 3 teams get relegated(Think demoted to a lower level league). This time the teams leaving the Premiership are Wiggan, Reading, and QPR.

[LarryDavid]

Just the PR Coach earning his/her keep

[Stabula]

Honestly I'm kind of sick and tired of all the well-guarded politically correct answers we hear from players and coaches in these interviews. No one ever says anything meaningful it's always the same "yeah our team didn't play our best but we just have to watch some tape and we'll see what works" instead of saying what's actually on everyone's mind which is more like "Yeah Gary Neal ing shot us out of the game." I'm sure Randolph knows who he'd rather play but he knows he'd get for being vocal about it.

[jag]

Stop making threads

[Embedded]

With our ability to adjust (last year in the playoffs vs. OKC that was not the case) I am looking forward to playing Memphis.