Interesting Sefolosha Interview

[Jeff23]

http://www.tsr.ch/sport/us/2347079-thab ... leurs.html

Its in french. I'll translate.

Tsrsport.ch: Did your team, Oklahoma City, influence your decision for not playing with the Swiss team this summer? THABO SEFOLOSHA: I have decided entirely alone. I arrived a little late with the team the past year. All the young people make the effort to return early and I must also do so.

Tsrsport.ch: The NBA will start the season on the 26 October. What do you think of the association of James, Wade and Bosh in Miami? THABO SEFOLOSHA: Personally, I do not think that it is well sportsmanship. LeBron James would have done better to build a team around him. I do not know if the meeting of stars will allow Miami be as strong as one might think. In the West i think that the Lakers will be the most difficult to beat.

Tsrsport.ch: And the role of Oklahoma in that? THABO SEFOLOSHA: The team made great progress since two years and we have a true role to play. Now, this season, we are expected to be very good and the pressure will be on our shoulders. But with players such as Kevin Durant, everything is possible. The arrival of a new Center (Aldrich), drafted, is also very positive.

Tsrsport.ch: Do you think Durant can become the best player in the League? THABO SEFOLOSHA: I think he may become MVP (Most Valuable Player) this year, primarily that Bryant is aging, while the statistics of James and Wade, which will play together, should be less impressive than the past season.

Tsrsport.ch: You were selected in the second NBA All-Defensive Team. What means the "title" for you? THABO SEFOLOSHA: It has affected me that the media and the coaches, which are connoisseurs, believe in me. Now, I am in the 2nd team and i rest of the space to grow. Without perhaps aim the All-Star Game, I want to continue to approach the very best the championship.

Tsrsport.ch: To what extent are you aware of the problems of doping in NBA? THABO SEFOLOSHA: In North America, energy products are very different from those that are found in Europe. The creatine is, for example permitted. For my part, I do not take them. I use protein, food supplements, as well as oils for knees particular. As to strictly speaking doping, I have not seen in the teams for which I played (Chicago and Oklahoma) more than some dope on their side, I have not seen that training courses very "clean", which shall monitor the products used. I have very rarely heard of illicit products actually.

Tsrsport.ch: Finally, what is the player the most difficult to face on defense? THABO SEFOLOSHA: I was going to say Chris Paul, but I will still admit that the most difficult player to face is LeBron James.

[Clangus]

Good read, thanks for that!