For the Spurs’ player introduction video, which will premiere at the newly renovated AT&T Center on October. 30 for the Spurs’ regular-season opener, Scott said he wanted to illustrate a theme of the Spurs as one team and one family.
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With so many great players, though, the Spurs will face a lot of pressure in the 2015-16 season, especially because they were eliminated by the Clippers in the playoffs who went on to be humiliated by the Houston Rockets in the second round. National Basketball Association TV’s Jared Greenberg tried to ask San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich about the Spurs’ offseason additions, but Popovich shut him down in a gloriously awkward exchange.
It’s media day around most of the National Basketball Association, which means it’s time for reporters to get ready for their Q&A sessions with the coaches they’ll be covering all season long.
“No, because it’s never been about one guy here”, he said. That’s what it’s all about. It’s impossible to quantify and easy to take for granted.
Amidst the frenzy of media day, with Tim answering a slew of questions about the new-look Spurs and new teammate LaMarcus Aldridge, the two brothers got to spend a few minutes working together. “(I) definitely feel a love here, for sure”, Aldridge said. “‘He’ll choose someone else.’ Right up to the end”.
Inside their locker room, however, nothing has changed.
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“It’s the same motivation every year”, Duncan said. Bottom line is you play to win the championship. “We have the talent to do it, but it’s going to take more than talent to win games”.
