Tony Parker's Defense

[timvp]

Either Chris Paul just happens to be more injured whenever TP is on him or Tony Parker just had one of the best defensive game of his career.

Either way, nice going :tu

[Spurtacus]

Parker was very aggressive tonight but CP3's burst just isn't there either.

[ElNono]

injured... :hat

[I Heart Ginobili]

9=3^2

[Mal]

clearly Paul was injured

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Superlative timvp is superlative

But as Emil in robocop would say....

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IIIII LIKE IT

[Beanzamillion21]

Birthday:domokun

[Brazil]

CP3 is not 100% but he already went crazy in that kind of circumstances, you have to give tp credit for keeping him in check. oh and he scored when tp was not defending him

tp played good D also in game 1

[timvp]

clearly Paul was injured

True. Although he was able to revert to at least Grizzlies-series-level CP3 when anyone else tried to defend him tonight. When TP was on him, CP3 looked like Beno with a tan, tbh.

[urunobili]

it's called birthday D TBH

[T Park]

IMO, a top five all time game from Parker.

[angelbelow]

Green deserves some props as well.

Also, in the regular season, Chris Paul shot 29% per 36 minutes when Parker was on the court. In game 1, Paul was held to 27% when Parker was the floor.

[TampaDude]

TP gave himself a nice birthday present tonight. :hat

[Solid D]

You weren't imagining things. Tony was tethered to Chris with duct tape tonight.

http://thatsanegative.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/re-conjoined-twins.jpg?w=510

[timvp]

Green deserves some props as well.

Green was great against CP3 in Game 1. Tonight .... not so much.

[Russo21]

Parker shoulda been MVP

[ShoogarBear]

I'm in the "Paul is injured" camp, but still, way to step on his neck.

Game 3 will be interesting, because no doubt CP3 will be in full wounded/cornered-animal mode.

[roycrikside]

IMO, a top five all time game from Parker.

Settle down. He wouldn't be a HOFer if this was one of the top five games of his career. Parker's had scores and scores of great games. He's probably had 10-15 better games just this regular season, even when factor in the difference in importance between regular season and playoffs.

He was fantastic defensively, I'll give him that. If you want to say it was one of his top 5 from that end of the floor, that'd be debatable.

[therealtruth]

The Spurs are bringing back the championship defense just in time.

[TampaDude]

The Spurs are bringing back the championship defense just in time.

:toast

[DMC]

The Clippers are where the Spurs have been in the past few years; their important guys with nagging injuries or just out.

It's amazing they got past Memphis. If they are healthy next year, there's are going to be trouble.

[maverick1948]

Tony is just plain better then Chris Paul. He dominated him when he was in New Orleans and it wont change in LA.

[baseline bum]

Will be interesting to see if he can do the same to Rondo in a couple of rounds tbh.

[ducks]

tony parker is sick of everyone saying cp3 is better and cp3 put clippers on map
evans actually played better then cp3 tonight also

[ducks]

Green was great against CP3 in Game 1. Tonight .... not so much.

green was guarding him on the 2 threes cp3 hit

[ShoogarBear]

Diaw played better than Parker, too.

[ducks]

diaw played so well pop benched him to start 3 quarter

[Solid D]

diaw played so well pop benched him to start 3 quarter

Pop said he started Splitter in the 2nd half because Boris had 3 fouls.

[Splits]

True. Although he was able to revert to at least Grizzlies-series-level CP3 when anyone else tried to defend him tonight. When TP was on him, CP3 looked like Beno with a tan, tbh.

CP is no Nash.

[timvp]

Pop said he started Splitter in the 2nd half because Boris had 3 fouls.

Who was it that I was arguing with a while back that didn't believe me that Pop sits players at the start of the second half when they have three fouls? Same thing happened to Splitter in those two games he started against the Lakers and some Spurs fans thought that Pop benched Splitter in the second half for poor play ... when it was actually just foul trouble.

[Mugen]

Who was it that I was arguing with a while back that didn't believe me that Pop sits players at the start of the second half when they have three fouls? Same thing happened to Splitter in those two games he started against the Lakers and some Spurs fans thought that Pop benched Splitter in the second half for poor play ... when it was actually just foul trouble.


CP is no Nash.

[ducks]

cp3 no points in 4 I believe

[gilmor]

injured... :hat

I don't think you will be happy if Spurs win the championship and Tony gets his well deserved MVP awards..

[ElNono]

I don't think you will be happy if Spurs win the championship and Tony gets his well deserved MVP awards..

Did my comment upset you? How much did it upset you?

[Bruno]

Paul isn't at 100% but Parker played some damn good defense too.

In the post game conference, Pop mentioned again that Parker improvement started with what he did with the FNT last summer. Defense is too a part of this improvement. TP put a lot of effort on the defensive end last summer.

That was what TP said last summer:
"I've never played more defense in my life than this summer. I'm doing some full court defense. I want to lead the team by the example. When the PG plays some hard defense, it encourages everybody to do the same. Saying that, Pop will tease when I will be back in SA. It will gives him some ides. I'm going to be in deep shit! Anyway, if we want to win with the FNT, we had to play defense like dogs. We have no margin and it starts with me at the top."

Add to that what Parker said before the playoffs "we are going nowhere without a good defense" and it explains Parker's good defense. He has really turned up his defensive intensity for the playoffs. It started against Devin Harris and it continues against a hobbled CP3.

[gilmor]

Did my comment upset you? How much did it upset you?

It never upset me.. just the way u are. U live with your own preferences and prejudice.

[CitizenDwayne]

Add to that what Parker said before the playoffs "we are going nowhere without a good defense" and it explains Parker's good defense. He has really turned up his defensive intensity for the playoffs. It started against Devin Harris and it continues against a hobbled CP3.

This is very true. The shutdown of CP3 and Harris (with the exception of one game) must be applauded.

[ElNono]

It never upset me.. just the way u are. U live with your own preferences and prejudice.

You need to learn to take my posts with a grain of salt... Brazil, a Tony homer as they come, figured it out a long time ago :lol

[therealtruth]

Pop said he started Splitter in the 2nd half because Boris had 3 fouls.

Boris had 3 fouls because Pop tried Hack-A-Jordan.

[gilmor]

You need to learn to take my posts with a grain of salt... Brazil, a Tony homer as they come, figured it out a long time ago :lol

I am not a Tony's homer. I am just a realist.

No Spurs plays better than Tony this season.

I love Manu just as much but his time has more or less passed. I am just facing the facts :)

[jcrod]

His injury played a part, but I think Tony smelled blood and just was relentless. You don't think its in Chris's head a little and Tony knows. I love this TP. Always been a fan and defended him, but its great to see him fully believe in himself.

[TDMVPDPOY]

I am not a Tony's homer. I am just a realist.

No Spurs plays better than Tony this season.

I love Manu just as much but his time has more or less passed. I am just facing the facts :)

gtfo here, this playoffs the bench has bailed him out, let alone superb performances when certain players step up while our big 3 struggling to get their game going....only duncan has been constant this playoffs...

[angelbelow]

Green was great against CP3 in Game 1. Tonight .... not so much.

Was it bad? I don't remember it dropping below average. I missed a little bit of the 3rd quarter, maybe that's why. But from what I saw I thought he did well.

[DBMethos]

High defensive intensity from TP + hobbled CP3 = PROFIT

[will_spurs]

I never really understood why Parker is often considered a below average defender while some rather mundane guys (Bryant, Westbrook) get touted for their D.

[Cane]

High defensive intensity from TP + hobbled CP3 = PROFIT

True that. Parker is playing with as much energy as a Memphis Grizzly circa last season and CP3's gait is all screwed up, I was at the game and he had trouble just walking normally :wow

[Brazil]

You need to learn to take my posts with a grain of salt... Brazil, a Tony homer as they come, figured it out a long time ago :lol

meh I'm not a TP homer. Sometimes I say negative stuff about him tbh :lol

btw ElNono how manu's retirement is doing?

[GuillermoDiazFan]

In game 1, Paul was more productive when defended by Parker, less when defended by Leonard and much less when defended by Green.

In game 2, it was the other way around - more productive with Green, less with Parker.


It's completely random, it's just Paul who can't attack consistently.

If Paul was healthy, he'd be eaten all of them alive.

[therealtruth]

Who was it that I was arguing with a while back that didn't believe me that Pop sits players at the start of the second half when they have three fouls? Same thing happened to Splitter in those two games he started against the Lakers and some Spurs fans thought that Pop benched Splitter in the second half for poor play ... when it was actually just foul trouble.

I think part of why some felt there was some uncertainty was we didn't know if Pop had fully embraced playing Splitter and TD together. Now it seems he has no problem with that.

[Spurtacus]

Chris Paul scored just 10 points and had eight turnovers in Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs and Manu Ginobili says it was all about Tony Parker's defense.

"Tony set the tone," Ginobili said. "It was very aggressive and always in front of him, not getting screened. When he plays that kind of defense, he's really contagious. He makes us all better. He was fantastic."

Parker of course said it was a team effort.

"I'm trying to just do my best, to contain him and make him take hard shots," Parker said. "It's not just me, it's team defense and it's everybody being focused on Chris and making sure he doesn't get going."

Parker was outstanding, however it doesn't help that Paul is dealing with some lingering injuries. The Clippers and Spurs play on Saturday and Sunday in Los Angeles and that won't help Paul.

-- Nick Borges

[ducks]

Was it bad? I don't remember it dropping below average. I missed a little bit of the 3rd quarter, maybe that's why. But from what I saw I thought he did well.

cp3 scored 8 points in 3
2 threes green was on him

[Spurs Brazil]

TP did a great job. Paul was injured against Memphis and had some impact in the games. So far Tony is killing him

[DPG21920]

TP is contributing in so many ways. He's grown as a player so much.

[Brazil]

In game 1, Paul was more productive when defended by Parker, less when defended by Leonard and much less when defended by Green.

In game 2, it was the other way around - more productive with Green, less with Parker.


It's completely random, it's just Paul who can't attack consistently.

If Paul was healthy, he'd be eaten all of them alive.

even healthy Paul has never eaten parker alive tbh

[Ouglagbok]

Parker shoulda been MVP
Its a popularity contest