MaNuMaNiAc
04-05-2005, 04:23 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/drew_packham/04/05/best.backcourts/1.html
Tony Parker/Manu Ginobili, Spurs
This is another tandem who makes the list in large part because of their winning ways. The Spurs, in return, have put a lot of money into the pair, signing Parker to a six-year, $66 million extension last offseason and Ginobili to a six-year deal worth $52 million. So far, the duo is paying dividends, and San Antonio only expects that to continue.
Parker is one of the quickest point guards in the game and has the talent to slice through most defenses to the bucket, evident in his .487 shooting percentage, which is even more impressive considering he only hits 27 percent of his 3-point attempts. Ginobili, known in the past more for his defense, has become a better scorer this season (up three points per game to 15.8) thanks to improved shooting (career-high 47 percent).
This is possibly the least flashy duo of the group, but one of the steadiest. Parker runs the offense, knowing that play runs through the big guy, Tim Duncan. Ginobili is the defensive stopper and all-around hustle guy, and together they have San Antonio ready for a title run when Duncan returns from his injured ankle.
Tony Parker/Manu Ginobili, Spurs
This is another tandem who makes the list in large part because of their winning ways. The Spurs, in return, have put a lot of money into the pair, signing Parker to a six-year, $66 million extension last offseason and Ginobili to a six-year deal worth $52 million. So far, the duo is paying dividends, and San Antonio only expects that to continue.
Parker is one of the quickest point guards in the game and has the talent to slice through most defenses to the bucket, evident in his .487 shooting percentage, which is even more impressive considering he only hits 27 percent of his 3-point attempts. Ginobili, known in the past more for his defense, has become a better scorer this season (up three points per game to 15.8) thanks to improved shooting (career-high 47 percent).
This is possibly the least flashy duo of the group, but one of the steadiest. Parker runs the offense, knowing that play runs through the big guy, Tim Duncan. Ginobili is the defensive stopper and all-around hustle guy, and together they have San Antonio ready for a title run when Duncan returns from his injured ankle.