European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                4page38 stars and stripes june san Antonio Bob san Antonio players Tim Bruce left and Robert laugh As Michael Center addresses fans Friday As the spurs arrive at the san Antonio International Airport the Day after sweeping Cleveland in the Aba finals the Aba championship is the spurs fourth As a spurs might be a but an unappreciated one by Brian Mahoney the associated press Cleveland exiting the Arena with the Aba finals map trophy in one Arm and his actress Fiancee on the Tony Parker looked like someone who should a megastar in but Parker plays for the san an Tonio a Champion every where but in the to the spurs were too Good for Cleve but still considered too Bor ing to be they Are the nabs forgotten its All about getting the Job its not How you get the Job said Robert who won his seventh you dont need to be just get the Job few teams have done that bet Ter than the who by sweep ing the Cavaliers for a fourth title since 1999 have forced them selves into the dynasty discus but the other teams in that the and were All either loved or fans dont seem to love or hate the they mostly ignore the finals Drew a record Low television rating and 11 share on Nielsen Media research that was Down 27 percent from the for miamis six game Victory Over dal Las last year and 5 percent under the previous a for san Antonios six game Victory Over new Jersey in the Aba i Vij Jytte averaged million viewers this Aba fans love their onename the Only one Namer san Antonio has is Manu Ginobile and he Doest even Eric actress Eva hugs fianc6 Tony Parker after san Antonio won its fourth Aba we dont do a lot of the flashy the Only flashy Guy we got is Horry every body else is just but some times Basic stuff gets the Job we Are a Good team and that the most important the nabs Bland boys Are ready to show their wild they get their championship Parade along the River walk this followed next month by parkers wedding to desperate housewives Star Eva Longoria in in going to party All the Way until the end of Tony parkers said Michael a firs time and then i might relax a Little once its time to get Back to Bas count on the spurs being a title As Long As they have Tim Duncan and Gregg Popov they always it starts with the fact that he never let us get Parker Hes always behind always like come focus and i think it carries every Day in practice you just get that and then Timmy is the same he comes to practice and practices hard every when your superstar practices like you have to practice in the Early and the spurs were always just Good enough to lose to or or some other Western con Ference then Popovich took Over As coach during the 199697 and a few months later san Antonio won the draft lottery and the right to select Dun the spurs were firs time champions two years later and added titles in 2003 and this was their first finals so they May be getting even it takes such a Long process to build up champions and now we have a championship former san Antonio Star David Robinson we have a great the bringing in phenomenal Guys to fill in All the and our Lead ers Are just winning games still Doest mean winning fans for the High scoring teams such As Phoenix and Golden state Are the ones fans want to once they were knocked casual viewers stopped tuning but while those teams look More the spurs Model is the one to follow for the Best shot at a i think that longevity is attributed to Timmy and the other Guys weve tried to bring in who have a certain Popovich a character that made up of just people who have gotten Over people who care about the team More than an Indi and i think it shows in a lot of just not in the Yeley Quick enough for first career pole the associated press Yeley won his first career pole Friday at Michigan International making him like the two mile Oval even this is one of my favorite race he its a lot of fun because its four and five grooves its fast and a lot of it gives me a lot of Comfort when in driving and when you have that you drive hard Yeley posted a Lap of seconds at a Speed of Mph to Edge Jimmie Johnson by a thousandth of a i dont win Many so i hate to see opportunities Fly said the defending nex Tel cup Champion whose last pole was More than a year qualifying is not my so i have to really commend my in better at racing than run Ning by Kyle Busch was third at showing he was not too distracted after Hendrick motor sports chose to replace him earlier in the week with Dale earn Hardt on next years you have to put it All in perspective and look at the items you can Busch Earnhardt will Start sundays race 23rd in the 43car Ryan Joe Nemechek and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top six Michael Waltrip will race for just the third time in 15 we Are taking baby Steps and this is a Good step in the right i he a Toyota owner and will be joined by Only one of his two Drivers because Dale Jarrett didst qualify and Rookie David Reutimann Chevrolet appears to have a shot at winning a race at which hosts two Lascar events each for the first time since Gordon did in Chevy have made it to the win ners Circle in 13 of the first 14 races this year and the manufacturer will have eight of the top 10 starting spots Yeley Hopes to help this sea sons trend racing for his first Victory three races after finishing a career est i try not to get into running Good or running but there is Confidence that the team he racing Roundup As Long As i dont make mis takes and the Guys do their it makes things so much easier to have track position up front be cause the car handles so much that Why we put a lot More emphasis on formula one at Scott the Only formula one Driver carrying the Ameri can colors at the grand would love to score his first Ca reer Points in his Home it would mean a lot to me to do it at Speed that would really be something Spe Speed is living a dream that few americans the kid from near san wanted from the time he was Little to race in formula he didst have Many country men As role since when Mario Andretti joined Phil Hill As the Only american Al Only a handful of Drivers from the have found a seat in the International open wheel Eddie Cheever and Danny Sulli Van both gave it a Good try and never had any real Success before coming Back to the states and finding Fame and including winning the Indianapolis Michael Marios was already a Star in the cart series now Champ car before he gave Al a go in the reception from Al was less than mostly because Andretti chose to commute from the rather than move to and he didst even make it through a full along came now Speed is in his second season driving for the Lowe level Toro Rosso team and the improve ment by both the Driver and team has come in Small Speed has not yet managed to officially score a Point finish among the top eight in a he was awarded a Point for Fin Ishing eighth in the race last year in but was then hit with a 25second pos Trace penalty for passing David Coulthard under a yellow that set Speed Back to Lith and took away the i Toro Rosso Driver Scott Speed is the Only american competing on the formula one he is still seeking the first Victory of his