Sit Parker tomorrow?..

[HarlemHeat37]

Difficult game against a physical defense, back-to-back..Spurs are up by 20+ and Tony is still in the game..Spurs have been wearing him out during this stretch..

Any chance Pop sits him out?..

[Spursfanfromafar]

no ..he is only 30 years old.

[TMTTRIO]

no he's still young and can handle the minutes.

[DesignatedT]

Nah. 2 more games and then ASB.

[look_at_g_shred]

I don't think so. Especially with Duncan and Manu still out.

[timtonymanu]

I think Parker can handle it, but to avoid possible injuries I would like to see him sit tomorrow.

We need him against Irving on Wednesday.

[hater]

he'll play

[Darius Bieber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-RAO-T_mA

[benefactor]

Nah. 2 more games and then ASB.
This. With the ASB right around the corner I don't see him being rested.

[spurraider21]

mvparker might be the counter to timvp

[SpursIndonesia]

TP's earning every fucking dime on his salary, unbelievable value the Spurs has stolen there. And the insanity of Spurs fans who thinks TP isn't a max deserving player ....... :rolleyes

[Brunodf]

No

[loveforthegame]

Will Pop be able to resist sitting Parker? I'll be surprised if he plays him.

[Mugen]

I'd rather he sit out Tiago. TP's on a roll right now and will probably successfully lobby Pop to play.

I'm okay either way tbh.

[SpursRock20]

He single-handedly won tonight's game. He got to any spot he wanted, played head games with Lopez, and continously found the open shooter all while not committing a single turnover. His play this season from the PG position is second-to-none in the NBA in my opinion. All that being said, if we want any chance of winning he must play tomorrow night against Chicago. He'll get his rest at the end of the week.

[cd98]

I have a feeling Tim or Manu or both may play tomorrow. Probably just wishful thinking.

[Bong]

WTPWN - without tony parker were nothing

if pops sit TP and TS with TD and Manu sitting as well due to injuries, IMO sterns gonna fine as $1m this time hehehhe:rollin

[blkroadrunners]

I have a feeling he will.

[HarlemHeat37]

Anybody know the Thibs-Bulls record against the Spurs?..it seems like they usually win or keep it close..

[capek]

Anybody know the Thibs-Bulls record against the Spurs?..it seems like they usually win or keep it close..

Turd Towers tbh :(

Tony shouldn't be sat. Pop needs to deal with players like Tony and Kawhi differently than he does with Manu and Timmy. They don't require the same white glove treatment, and I wish he would be stronger in distinguishing players who can play consistently big minutes from players that need their minutes limited because of age.

[timvp]

Pop put Parker back in the game early in the fourth (IIRC, Parker would have played 40 minutes if he had to finish out the game). That was an odd decision on the first night of a back-to-back ............... unless Pop isn't planning on playing TP tomorrow.

Then again, I haven't seen any sign of TP slowing down or getting tired so Pop might ride him.

Personally, I don't have a strong opinion either way. If Pop thinks TP is tired and could use the rest, then rest him.

[TD 21]

He shouldn't rest him. The 1 seed is too important to sit him just for the hell of it. He's shown no signs of fatigue and they've really just started to get back into the grind after playing 2 games in 10 days or whatever it was.

Everyone should play and if it's clear early it's heading for a blowout or it's just not going to be their night, then pull the plug.

[crc21209]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Pop rested TP tomorrow night, but hell...Tony wanted to go back in the game tonight, so I expect him to play tomorrow night...

[Beaverfuzz]

Nope.

[Mel_13]

Tony will play tonight. He's only played 5 games in 15 days. Just two more games until the break.

[Strategic]

Just release the Manu for a little help at the point, should be ok.

[Mark919]

No way he sits.doesnt Parker have family /relatives in Chicago?

[Cry Havoc]

Parker's in extremely good condition. I think he'll be good to go.

[Raven]

physical defense nate robinson and marco belinelli? seriously? Hinrich won't even be in the game, he's going to have it his way...

[manufan10]

I'm with timvp on this. I'm okay with whatever Pop decides to do.

[Boomersgold]

No Hinrich or Noah? This game is going to be a cinch for us.

[Spur|n|Austin]

No Hinrich or Noah? This game is going to be a cinch for us.

Not sure if serious..

[Mel_13]

Kirk Hinrich didn't practice Sunday and Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau ruled the guard out of Monday's matchup against the Spurs at the United Center.

Joakim Noah and Marco Belinelli did some individual work but didn't practice to rest their nagging injuries of plantar fasciitis and a sore right ankle, respectively. Thibodeau said both players are game-time decisions.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-10/sports/chi-chicago-bulls-kirk-hinrich-joakim-noah-20130210_1_manu-ginobili-tim-duncan-spurs

[maverick1948]

What just about everyone is overlooking about TP is his leadership during this time with Tim and Manu out. TP has taken up coaching on the floor. When there is a timeout, he is talking to someone coming off the court or on the sideline as to what they should have done or what he wants them to do in that situation. He is using his knowledge of the system to communicate to the other players. He has taken the role of "Little General". Or at least, he is doing the job somewhat like AJ did. As for him just coming into his being a true PG, he has been among the best since 2005. If you look back, no one has played better than TP as a true point guard in that time. I like CP3 but he is slowing down because of injury. DRose gets a lot of press, but he aint done S--- this season but sit and draw his pay. If you look Rondo is a stat hog. How important is he to Boston TEAM? 6-0 without him. Dwill is washed up. TP cleaned his plow last night. S Curry will someday be a top PG when he figures out that the ankle has to be rested while it heals. Not many others who come close to TP and what he does.

[crc21209]

Kirk Hinrich didn't practice Sunday and Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau ruled the guard out of Monday's matchup against the Spurs at the United Center.

Joakim Noah and Marco Belinelli did some individual work but didn't practice to rest their nagging injuries of plantar fasciitis and a sore right ankle, respectively. Thibodeau said both players are game-time decisions.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-10/sports/chi-chicago-bulls-kirk-hinrich-joakim-noah-20130210_1_manu-ginobili-tim-duncan-spurs

I don't see why Noah and Belinelli wouldn't play, they both played last Thursday and Friday...

[spurraider21]

CP3 is the only point guard that has show value similar to TP. While Parker is holding the team together with the other stars out, the clippers struggle to do anything in the span Paul was out, and now they're not even in contention for the top seed.

[Obstructed_View]

Not sure where this insanity on sitting players came from.

[Bruno]

My guess is that Pop won't force the issue for that game. If Spurs are down by double digits are in the third quarter, he will gave up and start playing the bench. He did something similar in December against OKC.

[apalisoc_9]

Good Call.

[HarlemHeat37]

Ya, the fact that he kept him on the floor during the blowout was a good indication to me, tbh..