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10-19-2009, 04:23 PM
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Help for Tony
by Bill Schoening | October 19, 2009
This past summer was a long one for Spurs players and coaches. Too long for a team used to deep postseason runs.
One player who kept busy with basketball was point guard Tony Parker, as his French National Team participated in Eurobasket in Gdansk, Poland. Head Coach Gregg Popovich vowed to keep Tony's workload fairly light during training camp and the early preseason games since he had been so busy in August and September.
As his minutes slowly increase in the preseason, Parker is showing signs that he is ready to go for the start of the regular season. In his most extensive preseason action yet, Parker looked sharp, distributed the ball well and shot with confidence in the Spurs win last Friday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The good news for Parker is that he might not have to carry as heavy a burden as last season, with the upgrade in depth and scoring during the offseason, and the blossoming of second year guard George Hill. Hill had an extremely productive summer, working on his ballhandling, decision making, conditioning, and outside shot. Hill's development will give Pop some added flexibility in the backcourt during the season and that's good news for all the Spurs, especially Tony.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/timeout/20secondto.html
Help for Tony
by Bill Schoening | October 19, 2009
This past summer was a long one for Spurs players and coaches. Too long for a team used to deep postseason runs.
One player who kept busy with basketball was point guard Tony Parker, as his French National Team participated in Eurobasket in Gdansk, Poland. Head Coach Gregg Popovich vowed to keep Tony's workload fairly light during training camp and the early preseason games since he had been so busy in August and September.
As his minutes slowly increase in the preseason, Parker is showing signs that he is ready to go for the start of the regular season. In his most extensive preseason action yet, Parker looked sharp, distributed the ball well and shot with confidence in the Spurs win last Friday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The good news for Parker is that he might not have to carry as heavy a burden as last season, with the upgrade in depth and scoring during the offseason, and the blossoming of second year guard George Hill. Hill had an extremely productive summer, working on his ballhandling, decision making, conditioning, and outside shot. Hill's development will give Pop some added flexibility in the backcourt during the season and that's good news for all the Spurs, especially Tony.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/timeout/20secondto.html