"Spurs guard Tony Parker says he didn't make controversial comments to French reporters about his team's inability to contend for an NBA championship. Appearing at the Spurs summer camp at the University of the Incarnate Word on Tuesday, Parker said he remains committed to the team. He also said that the Spurs could contend for a fifth NBA title as long as he remains together with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. Despite pessimistic comments to French reporters last month in Paris, Parker was decidedly more upbeat on Tuesday. "I'm in a great situation. I love the Spurs. I love being a Spur. I re-signed four years," Parker said. "If I didn't think we could win a championship, I wouldn't have re-signed four years." Parker signed a four-year contract extension last October that will stretch through the end of the 2014-15 season. While appearing before French reporters last month, Parker painted a gloomier picture of the franchise's future shortly after the Spurs' first-round playoff elimination by Memphis. "I don't think this current team will play for the title in the future," Parker told French reporters. "We are aging. We must be realistic. It was sort of our last chance this season."" Read more: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/06/08/parker-says-hes-committed-to-spurs/
