Thanks for Everything Tony -- (Appreciation Thread)

[BatManu20]

Tbh. All fat jokes aside.... One of the all-time Spurs’ greats. Best PG in Spurs history. Huge part of 4 Championships. #9 Will be in the rafters one day.


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[BatManu20]

GOAT Spurs PG. :cry:cry


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[slick'81]

What a fucking baller

[BillMc]

Amen.

Rafters, Hall of Fame, possibly a FO position some day. :toast #9

[BillMc]

GOAT Spurs PG.

Yep. :bobo

[-21-]

:bobo

[RsxPiimp]

:bobo prime tp was a joy to watch tbh.

[Em-City]

Legend.

[tonight...you]

He was one of the Big 3...
He was instrumental during "The Golden Era" of Spurs basketball.

He wasn't perfect. He was, at times, a real detriment, but he was mainly a darn great player and he will forever be remembered by Spurs fans.

[TXstbobcat]

Amen.

Rafters, Hall of Fame, possibly a FO position some day. :toast #9

100% agree. Looking forward to going to see his jersey retirement in a few years.

[daslicer]

He was huge in the rebuild after the devastating '01 WCF sweep the Spurs suffered to the Lakers. I remember his rookie year and watching him play and thinking this guy is going to be like Isiah Thomas.

[timtonymanu]

2013 MVParker was fun to watch. His game unfortunately didn't age well with the Spurs like Tim and Manu's so it was time to move on.

Thanks #9.

[ducks]

place better be sold out when he comes to town

[-21-]

Any news on Manu?

[davidbowie]

everyone watch this and shed a tear for the GOAT spurs pg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEOW4VuwmGE

[picnroll]

GOAT Spurs PG.

+10

Remember standing behind him in line at Whole Foods when he was a cherub faced rookie.

[beirmeistr]

TP will get a lot more minutes in Charlotte, and, if tongue hanging out is a sign of hero worship, he will be near to his boyhood hero, MJ.

[SpursDynasty85]

I'll remember the quickness that evolved into a floater, mid range, spin moves, and post up moves on bigs. Also remember when in the age of Nash, Paul, Deron William's, he always held his own against them and mostly outplayed them. Top 3 pg from 07 to 2013.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

End of an era. Thanks TP!!!!

[DPG21920]

Can’t blame TP or SA here - part of the business. But he’s a Spurs legend and NBA legend. A terribly underrated player even by his own fanbase but a legend nonetheless.

Good luck TP and wish you nothing but the best and hope you have a resurgence.

[apalisoc_9]

Been a big fan of tp since 2002.

Enjoy the 10 million tp

[Proxy]

Good luck TP!

[Robz4000]

Spurs legend :toast

[BackHome]

Just did a Tony appreciation toast at Ojos Loco wish you well little buddy.

[cd98]

I will miss the one man fast break. He did it better than any player in basketball history.

[gospursgojas]

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[timtonymanu]

Even though they lost the series, that game 1 layup against Miami, the stepback 3 against LeBron and layup to give the Spurs the lead in Game 6 were my personal favorite Parker plays. Almost broke Miami's back.

[SpurPadre]

Merci beaucoup, Tony! Kawhi c'est de la merde, tbh.

[SpurPadre]

Even though they lost the series, that game 1 layup against Miami, the stepback 3 against LeBron and layup to give the Spurs the lead in Game 6 were my personal favorite Parker plays. Almost broke Miami's back.

It should've had Kawhi not choked at the free throw line, tbh.

[BatManu20]

Timmy gone. Tony gone. Manu probably gone. Kawhi about to be gone.

2014 seems so long ago tbh.


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[Spurs21Fan4Ever]

It should've had Kawhi not choked at the free throw line, tbh.
Or if Pop didn’t make the dumbest coaching decision in NBA history by taking Timmy out.

[timtonymanu]

Timmy gone. Tony gone. Manu potentially gone. Kawhi about to be gone.

2014 seems so long ago tbh.

The Spurs Big 3 was my childhood. :cry

[BlackSilver]

GOAT PG indeed. Not in the same echelon for me as DROB, TD, Manu, but man he was fun to watch in his prime. I always admired how we didn't shrink from the Pop abuse of his early years.

[DPG21920]

It will truly be wild seeing TP for another team :lol! I hope he has a good year. I know it was the right move for all parties and that there is no bad blood, but it still sucks as fans who grew up with the Robinson to Tim/TP/Manu core especially since Kawhi is not 1/100000000th the Spur TP/Manu/Tim have been.

[Raven]

Thank You.

[daslicer]

It will truly be wild seeing TP for another team :lol! I hope he has a good year. I know it was the right move for all parties and that there is no bad blood, but it still sucks as fans who grew up with the Robinson to Tim/TP/Manu core especially since Kawhi is not 1/100000000th the Spur TP/Manu/Tim have been.

He took a lot of abuse this year from the media and some stupid fans in here for what he said about Kawhi. I actually felt bad for him this year. I remember seeing a picture of him a few months ago with Duncan during practice and he just looked depressed.

[BD24]

will be really odd seeing him in another jersey next year. I wish him well.

[Floyd Pacquiao]

Awesome player to watch in his prime. He was literally the fastest player in the NBA for a stretch and he led the NBA in points in the paint too for years which is just incredible. Hall of Famer and spurs legend man.

[KDKSpurs24]

Thank you, TP!

[BatManu20]

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[CitizenDwayne]

I’ll always remember his play in 07 and 13. He’s the star of so many of the franchise’s greatest moments. One of my all-time favs. Not as fundamentally sound as TD, not as unpredictably chaotic as Manu, Parker was somewhere in between. And that balance is what made the big 3 fit so perfectly.

Good luck in charlotte! Have fun running trains on Jordan’s wife with Nic Batum

[Perry Mason]

Even though they lost the series, that game 1 layup against Miami, the stepback 3 against LeBron and layup to give the Spurs the lead in Game 6 were my personal favorite Parker plays. Almost broke Miami's back.

This. My lasting memory of TP will be his Game 6 steal followed by a basket, and then a step-back three over Lebron, at a time when it looked like the game was lost and TP had been injured (a conveniently forgotten fact by many). Pounding the Cock did a story on it once and compared it to a remarkably similar sequence that MJ conducted, except his team won that game.

But to me that's ok. TP, a 19-year old Frenchie half-breed that was overlooked by the entire NBA save the Spurs, and was supposed to amount to nothing special. Yet at his peak, he almost dethroned the self-anointed "King" and led his team to victory. The loss is very bittersweet for me.

2014, to me, was the whole team breaking out in honor of all the sacrificing Spurs, particularly TD, TP and Manu.

[DJR210]

I still remember seeing him in his first game as a Spur.. about 3 feet behind the 3 pt line, and sinks his first 3 pt attempt with some funky ass raw shooting form. Drained it. Wasn't long before he sent AD to the bench. Will suck to see him in another jersey, but it had to be done.

[BatManu20]

I'm confident in a couple years the Spurs will sign Tony to a 10-day contract so he can retire a Spur, tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

Best guard in franchise history.

Top 10 all time in playoff points and Top 5 in playoffs assists.

:worthy:

[mudyez]

I'm a Manu fan but yeah, thanks for everything!

[BatManu20]

Annoyed that he just missed 1,000 wins, tbh.

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[From Downtown]

This team wouldn't have been the same without him, he was a great contributor to all this franchise managed to achieve in the last 20 years
Spur for life

[Budkin]

HOTS tbh. Thank you TP.

[DAF86]

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:depressed

[slick'81]

It really is the end of an era

[ceperez]

2013 MVParker was fun to watch. His game unfortunately didn't age well with the Spurs like Tim and Manu's so it was time to move on.

Thanks #9.

Hard to recover from a hamstring injury at his age.

[spurraider21]

never forget MVParker

https://i.imgur.com/bvQgCqQ.gif

[ceperez]

Even though they lost the series, that game 1 layup against Miami, the stepback 3 against LeBron and layup to give the Spurs the lead in Game 6 were my personal favorite Parker plays. Almost broke Miami's back.

Yes, that was when he willed the Spurs to a win!

[Mugen]

MVParker in 2013 was great but I'll always remember him taking a runny dump all over the Shaq Suns in 2008, dude murdered them that series....

[spurraider21]

i remember being at this game... parker was putting blake on skates ALL game


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsPNv1nKAU

[spurraider21]

was at this game too. abused chris paul on both ends all game.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Q0RaK5vbY

[BatManu20]

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[Avitus1]

Thanks Tony it’s been a blast see you at the retirement ceremony.

[BatManu20]

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[r0drig0lac]

MVParker,Legend but it's time to renew the team.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

Here's the game where he passed AJ for the assists record and torched Russ for 42 pts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKrfMofaTHI

[urunobili]

Merci TP!

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

HOTS :cry

[Silver&Black]

:worthy: MVParker

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I wanted him to retire a Spur. Greatest PG in Spurs history. Good luck Tony.

[Mr. Body]

Everything changed when we drafted him. We went from not being able to get the ball up the floor against the fucking Lakers to this kid zooming all over the place.

[Spurs Brazil]

Thank you Tony. You're great! Legend

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[Truth4sale$]

Very tough year for the Spurs organization, 1st the Kawhi Drama, then Popovich’s wife, now Tony Parker. Will Ginobili be next? I can see Parker feeling he can still be useful to a team, in a meaningful way. As a backup he is cool with, not as a 3rd string, as he was towards the end of year. He barely played. He almost become a 3rd string guard and Parker was not ready for that yet, he almost had some DNP-CD. With the logjam of guards, Parker did one last great thing for the organization and moved on, so that D.White, Murray and Walker can play and grow. For the present and future of the franchise. I never saw him leaving. That being said, I have a feeling he will return after 2 years to finally be that 3rd string guard in a mentorship role, for Popovich’s final year, and Parker’s year 20 and then take a Spurs front office job.
Greatest Spurs point guard ever!!!
The Spurs mentorship now falls on Patty Mills.
Go SPURS GO!

[Brazil]

:cry It Hurts...

is there a hornet talk board somewhere tbh ?


Seriously tho it feels weird..

[SASdynasty!]

Top 10 in Playoff Assists & Points:

Michael Jordan
Lebron James
Kobe Bryant
Tony Parker

[apalisoc_9]

Top 10 PG of all time imo.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Hater my nig some words please - some input

[ohmwrecker]

All the best to TP! Thanks for the greatness.

[bdictjames]

Love TP man. Spurs wouldn't be the same if they hadn't picked up this 19-year old kid from France, and had him tested by fire.

Special moments:
- His Finals MVP
- The way he always performed against Nash's suns, always threading through the defense
- The way he carried the Spurs after 2010 when Duncan and Manu were slowing down
- His shot against LeBron James, game 1, 2013 Finals
- His game against Memphis where he went 6-7 for the game after not having a good playoff series

He made famous the teardrop shot. Now almost every NBA point guard has this in his arsenal.

I remember when Tony would be one of the top 3 finishers in the paint for the season, not bad for a 6'2 point guard.

I know my basketball game definitely's been changed by this guy (hopefully with a better 3-point shot lol).

But he always seemed to make the 3-point shots that mattered.

Not bad for the 28th pick in the draft, for a kid from Europe given the rein to the Spurs at age 19.

Here's to you TP. Good luck in Charlotte, and with Michael Jordan, and James Borrego. Hope that team goes to the playoffs. I know San Antonio will miss his presence on and off the court, but can't wait till we retire, finally, the great TP.

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[spurraider21]

he was an incredible player tbh... his ability to seemingly ALWAYS convert in the paint no matter how many bigs were cluttering the lane. half the time i was surprised he even got a shot off.

he made plays like this just seem so routine it was absurd


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs9bOcwmNWU

basically this video from 0:57-1:35. and that was just one of his moves


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2thWy-9aqng

[davidbowie]

this guy really had it all at one point

https://i.imgur.com/glfHqgU.jpg

[vander]

too bad, he could have been one of those guys who played his whole career for one team, IMO that's pretty special, but I guess the money is more important

[TD 21]

too bad, he could have been one of those guys who played his whole career for one team, IMO that's pretty special, but I guess the money is more important

It's either that and/or he was more hurt than he let on, maybe not so much with being demoted, but with being phased out. Think he wanted to stay if they truly wanted him to and not just because they felt obligated.


If the Hornets stand pat, the only way he'll have have a "significant" role, is if in addition to backing up Walker, they force feed him some minutes alongside him. That would be stupid because it would come at the expense of Monk (as bad as his rookie season was, he's still one of their 2 best prospects and they're a fringe playoff team either way).

[ginobilized]

Tony was a great Spur! I'll never forget his many one-man fast breaks, clutch shots and focus over so many battles. I used to love how he and Nash went at each other. At his peak, #9 was an unguardable force.
It was amazing to see and sometimes hear Pop screaming at him. He took that better than any 19 or 20 yr old could. It made him the player he became. That is to his credit as a human.

[daslicer]

too bad, he could have been one of those guys who played his whole career for one team, IMO that's pretty special, but I guess the money is more important

It was really better for him to leave not because of the Kawhi drama but because he was washed up. Even if he played for a discount he would still hurt the development of the younger players.

[boutons_deux]

what about the spurs winning B2B, with both games in double OT?

Tony and Baron Davis going at each other nearly one-on-one

[gambit1990]

[wrong thread.]

[ducks]

https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/amp/Parker-sacrificed-body-for-Spurs-13055081.php?__twitter_impression=true

[Perry Mason]

Here's my favorite highlight:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxEmxKf0Dc

[spurraider21]

Here's my favorite highlight:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxEmxKf0Dc
that coulda gone down as one of the greatest clutch sequences in nba finals history

[Perry Mason]

And let's not forgot how he left us...(start the video around 33 seconds)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq2_O3vMi3I

[Mugen]

Happy for him that he got one last big contract and get some minutes in Charlotte...

Guys should play as long as they want as long as teams still keep giving them money tbh, good for TP

[ohmwrecker]

:lol Why did my post and Mugen (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=15519) get deleted?

smh, he's gone and still the most protected player in Spurstalk...

It's an appreciation thread. Says so right in the title, bud.

[Das Texan]

Gonna be weird without him around next year.

Helps hasten the youth movement, fully expect Manu to retire (probably already told the Spurs).

And doing Coach Borrego a solid to try to get him established. Hornets might just finish top half of hte East (not that it really says that much)

[jag]

Will never forget his rookie year or the championship years, especially 2007 and 2014. He’s a legend

[bdictjames]

Will never forget his rookie year or the championship years, especially 2008 and 2014. He’s a legend
I didn't know Parker was a Laker in 08 :lol :p:

[jag]

I didn't know Parker was a Laker in 08 :lol :p:

:lol should have said “7”

I won’t forget him from ‘08 either

[Vic Petro]

Special player and breath of fresh air. Painfully unathletic team and then all of a sudden here’s this 19 year old flash of lightning in transition. The crossover, the spin. I used to marvel at how he could finish at the rim among the trees. If he was close to the rim he could finish off glass from any angle. Played with balls and passion despite constantly taking a beating inside. A franchise all-timer and we were lucky to have him. Godspeed and see you around.

For the Spurs, onto the next...

[tholdren]

Tbh. All fat jokes aside.... One of the all-time Spurs’ greats. Best PG in Spurs history. Huge part of 4 Championships. #9 Will be in the rafters one day.


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Yep. Glad he got out. Playing behind murray is an insult. Even boner was better than murray.

Thanks for the rapping and the lebron dominance tp.

[bdictjames]

:lol should have said “7”

I won’t forget him from ‘08 either
Haha, just kidding man. He was a beast around those years lol.

[hooperflash]

Spin move, floater!

[DMC]

Good for him. Thanks for all the memories, Tony.

RIP Parkerstans 2001 - 2018

There goes any French folks.

[spursistan]

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TP toughness is the most underrated thing about him..

[DMC]

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TP toughness is the most underrated thing about him..

True for Spurs in general until Rainman

[Spurtacular]

Spurs wouldn't even give this guy 2 yrs / $10 mil to retire a Spur. That's how kaput this guy is, tbh.

[callo1]

Loved watching this young 19 year old Frenchie come into the league and transform himself into the the dominant player he became.

Honestly there are too many moments to possibly list them all, and many have already been mentioned.

Getting the better of Nash year after year, torching other players with his blazing speed and the floater...that beautiful shot that broke the will of countless shot blockers.

I will always remember that floater over Shawn Bradley...looked for the link and didn't find it.

The career high in '08 vs the T-wolves isn't his best game, but still stands out in my mind.

Watching TP mature over the years from a scoring pg to the ultimate weapon when he would get his, to get others their shots...always keeping the opposing defense off balance.

A big part of the beautiful game for so many years. Finals MVP, selfless team first player, first ballot hall of fame, underrated defender, most feared single man fast break for over a decade, and greatest pg in Spurs history.

Just like Manu, TP could have had more all star appearances if he would have just been about himself...but he isn't geared like that.

Always deserved more credit for being tough. Took tons of contact night in and night out, but didn't get the credit for being tough like Iverson did. TP destroyed the Euro players arn't tough myth.

Part of a big 3 super team that was made in house, not bought.

Best wishes to you TP. You will be missed in SA.

#9 in the rafters

[timvp]

Hell of a run.

Thanks for the memories, TP2 :tu








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[dbreiden83080]

Thank You for a great career. Hall of fame bound..

[CP48107]

:toast

[Joseph Kony]

HoTS :worthy:

:cry we'll miss you TP :cry

[HarlemHeat37]

One of the most underrated PGs of all-time, so fortunate that the Spurs didn't replace him with Jason Kidd..

He was always very good, but being the HOTS in the post-prime Duncan system took it to a different level, never thought he would become an MVP candidate and play at the level he did in 2013, especially the series against Memphis..

[spurraider21]

One of the most underrated PGs of all-time, so fortunate that the Spurs didn't replace him with Jason Kidd..

He was always very good, but being the HOTS in the post-prime Duncan system took it to a different level, never thought he would become an MVP candidate and play at the level he did in 2013, especially the series against Memphis..
its also nuts how well he played against memphis in 2017 when he had been TOSB for years

[Uriel]

Hell of a run.

Thanks for the memories, TP2 :tu








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timvp sighting :wow

[sasaint]

Amen.

Rafters, Hall of Fame, possibly a FO position some day. :toast #9

:toast Not sure about the FO position. I kind of expect him to slip into a comfy French retirement.

Seeing the Big Three Era crumbling to a pretty inglorious end amidst the Kawhisis is pretty sobering. "There be giants" was once an apt description of the Spurs...

[Spurtacular]

Damn, some salty mod just erased by thread or something. So, I'll just say it here for posterity; TP will be back for his 20th (or 21st) season to retire as a Spur. Unless he falls apart well before then. Then, the Spurs will sign him on for a remainder of a season.

[tbdog]

Spurs wouldn't even give this guy 2 yrs / $10 mil to retire a Spur. That's how kaput this guy is, tbh.

We were hard capped. We gave money to beli. Looks like white is ready anyway.

[SAGirl]

:bobo
Thanks for the championships Tony. End of an era. (That was TD... but ok, end of the remnants of an era).

:flag:

[tbdog]

Hats off. 4 time champion. Best PG in spurs history.

[Marcus Bryant]

:tu

[Chris]

Damn sons this is harsh news tbh

Happy for TP though since he won't have to watch Patty chuck up 3's anymore :tu


Go be a free bird Tony.

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[F7.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKMtZm2YuBE

[keithington1]

Tony's the reason I'm so good at making acrobatic layups. I've studied many of his highlights. Best PG footwork ever.

[timvp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKMtZm2YuBE

Wait. F7? As in the F7. If so, it's been 15 years or so.

[daslicer]

Tony's the reason I'm so good at making acrobatic layups. I've studied many of his highlights. Best PG footwork ever.

Same here. I remember practicing his tear drop a bunch of times until I mastered. I'm the same height as Tony which influenced me to practice it after seeing how effective it was against big guys. That move was a money maker for me on the courts.

[F7.]

haha yeah it's me :) Came back to the site to get more info on the Kawhi situation.. noticed a lot of old faces and made an account. Good to hear from you again dude!

[spurschamps99030507]

Thank you MVParker!! real champion!!we will never forget you

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhdtJqHXcAIU07h.jpg

[timvp]

haha yeah it's me :) Came back to the site to get more info on the Kawhi situation.. noticed a lot of old faces and made an account. Good to hear from you again dude!

:tu

What a day for me to remember my password, tbh.

[99 Problems]

Might never get a pg this good again. That’s some history passing by today tbh...


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[sammy]

Thank you TP! GOAT PG! Spurs aren’t going to be the same! He should’ve retired as a Spur! I’ll be cheering for him at Charlotte!

[Strategic]

I remember Tony telling Pop “I’m only 30, I don’t need rest” and Pop saying “ok, get back out there”.

[NickiRasgo]

Wait 'til Manu announce his retirement this weekend.

[Pocho La Pantera]

Sad day, he will be missed

[BlackSilver]

:tu

What a day for me to remember my password, tbh.

Welcome back, sir!
:bobo

[bigfan]

Parker's number will absolutely be hanging from the rafters. I wish you good luck in CHA and see you on retirement day.

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhddBn0UcAAQokb.jpg

[Thomas82]

will be really odd seeing him in another jersey next year. I wish him well.

Yeah, it would be like seeing Hakeem in a Raptors jersey or Pat Ewing in a Sonics jersey.

[BatManu20]

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[superbigtime]

I'm really going to miss TP. He had it all. Unstoppable in his prime and a real pleasure and marvel to watch. Damn we got lucky w TP. underrated by everyone it seems. Always well spoken too. This is a bitter pill. Much respect and admiration to a Spurs legend.

[NASpurs]

Malik Monk's live reaction finding out about the Hornets signing TP9. Pretty cool :tu

https://streamable.com/hz901

[BWS-1994]

Maraming salamat, TP9! ��

[J_Paco]

Can't believe this was so long ago. Feels like yesterday:


https://youtu.be/w3Sp3AHowks

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Spurs-rookie-Parker-a-big-challenge-for-Payton-1086271.php

Man, it has been an incredible, fulfilling journey that is sadly coming to an end. I'll miss the speed, quickness, spin move, floater and most of all the candidness.

You never minced words and always kept 100. I'll miss defending you from your many detractors but they'll to find a new "whipping boy."

Thank you for all the great memories, TP9. Hopefully, we'll see you back in some capacity when the time is right!

[Slippy]

Tony Parker you will be missed. This wasnt the way to go out, wish it was better circumstances for him to leave .. considering last seasons saga & the snake overhyping a quote. He deserved to finish his career with the spurs.

[spurs10]

:tu

What a day for me to remember my password, tbh.


Welcome back, sir!
:bobo Indeed! Always thankful for you and Kori! :bobo

[spurs10]

This was unexceptional. Seeing TP in another uniform will be very strange. I suppose he just wanted a better contract. Wonder how it went down.

[spurspokesman]

Thanks for everything TP. Hopefully he comes back on a vet min deal and retire a Spur.

[soxxx]

The guy was a top 2 player in the league between 2012-2014.

He was the most important piece to the Spurs rising from the ashes one last time even though he declared the Spurs done after 2011.

[Slippy]

This was unexceptional. Seeing TP in another uniform will be very strange. I suppose he just wanted a better contract. Wonder how it went down.

Dunno the specifics but maybe it had more to do with his role. Probably felt he had more to offer than a mentoring role.

[spursparker9]

Thank you for his leadership.

Seeing this K(C)oward Leonard situation has made it so clearly that Big 3's steady leadership and be willingly to buy into Pop's programme was so under-appreciated.

Thank you Tim, Tony and Manu...

[stéphane]

And then there were one...

He's my countryman, he's not TD but still.
Good luck in Charlotte.

[gilmor2002]

Very tough year for the Spurs organization, 1st the Kawhi Drama, then Popovich’s wife, now Tony Parker. Will Ginobili be next? I can see Parker feeling he can still be useful to a team, in a meaningful way. As a backup he is cool with, not as a 3rd string, as he was towards the end of year. He barely played. He almost become a 3rd string guard and Parker was not ready for that yet, he almost had some DNP-CD. With the logjam of guards, Parker did one last great thing for the organization and moved on, so that D.White, Murray and Walker can play and grow. For the present and future of the franchise. I never saw him leaving. That being said, I have a feeling he will return after 2 years to finally be that 3rd string guard in a mentorship role, for Popovich’s final year, and Parker’s year 20 and then take a Spurs front office job.
Greatest Spurs point guard ever!!!
The Spurs mentorship now falls on Patty Mills.
Go SPURS GO!

Part of the plan to keep Kawhi..

[ata]

Thank you Tony, you will never be forgotten

[bdictjames]

I’ll always remember his play in 07 and 13. He’s the star of so many of the franchise’s greatest moments. One of my all-time favs. Not as fundamentally sound as TD, not as unpredictably chaotic as Manu, Parker was somewhere in between. And that balance is what made the big 3 fit so perfectly.

Well said sir! Parker was monumental and did a great job keeping pace (for the most part) of our team. A great point guard to go along with the fast pace the game was heading at that time, Parker could run with the best of em. Cheers to TP. :toast

[RLT]

I hope he uses the spin move on us :). Gonna miss him.

[raybies]

Still can’t believe Parker is gone

[spurs10]

Part of the plan to keep Kawhi.. Doubtful, but it might have made the decision a bit easier for Tony. Hegets to play for Jordan with his countryman Batum and he doesn't have to put up any more bullshit about Kawhi. He was dead-on right in his comments of course and was truthful as usual.

[spurschamps99030507]

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[relic]

Fucking legend!

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

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[TheGreatYacht]

Malik Monk's live reaction finding out about the Hornets signing TP9. Pretty cool :tu

https://streamable.com/hz901
That's dope :tu

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dhd6r0oWkAA7XUW.jpg

[gameFACE]

Couldn't find a video but going way back one of my favorite memories is TP with a teardrop between Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Bradley for a game winner back in '03 against the Mavs. Nowitzki and Bradley collided with each other and ended up on the floor. Hell yeah. Merci TP.

[TDfan2007]

Couldn't find a video but going way back one of my favorite memories is TP with a teardrop between Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Bradley for a game winner back in '03 against the Mavs. Nowitzki and Bradley collided with each other and ended up on the floor. Hell yeah. Merci TP.

That was the moment I became a Spurs fan. Such a great game and ballsy finish. Good call

[alpha_HaZE]

True Spurs Legend! And the end of an era :( There will no other player trio like the Big Three even again.

[gilmor2002]

Got to read the part about Tony and Tim hang out at Tim's ranch 2 weeks ago..

'I will come back to San Antonio and hang out with Tim.."

[tbhtbhtbhtbhtbh]

Thanks for everything TP. Hopefully he comes back on a vet min deal and retire a Spur.

[bdictjames]

Couldn't find a video but going way back one of my favorite memories is TP with a teardrop between Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Bradley for a game winner back in '03 against the Mavs. Nowitzki and Bradley collided with each other and ended up on the floor. Hell yeah. Merci TP.
I think I found what you're talking about man. It should start on the 02:22 mark :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNgylaNK-0k

[TekXX]

Gawd where did the time go

[Slippy]

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Thanks for posting. Beautiful tweet by Drob. Glad to see they mates that still hang out. Will always remember the moments in 03 championship where Manu and Tony were all over David during celebrations.

A part of me hoping, moreso dreaming that Kawhi takes note. This is what you saying goodbye to. Was uncle worth it.

[will_spurs]

It will definitely be weird to see TP in another uniform, I thought he would be a Spur till the end but the times they are a-changin'...

I hope the Spurs sign him toward the end of his career so that he can retire as a Spur. Looking forward to the jersey retirement and HoF induction ceremonies!

[Killakobe81]

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Great Pic... But man Beadle is even less attractive without the ESPN's hair and makeup team...
TONY probably would have banged the shit out of her if she was worth it my guess she wouldn't even make his top 100.

TP WAS A FEARED player by the Lakers in his prime... Everyone remembers the 2004 Lakers/Spurs for 0.4... But the sad moment for me was watching TP torch my defensive idol GP the "glove" so bad GP Pjax and Shaq bickered publicly on how to best defend him after he destroyed us in games 1&2.
Dude was almost unstoppable 1 on 1
I preferred Manu but Tony was a beast too.

[tbdog]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jmcdonald_saen/status/1015704186745286656?s=21


Murray said his lasting TP memory will be the night Parker blew his quad tendon vs. Houston in the 2017 postseason. The two sat in the locker room for an hour after the game talking. Parker, knowing his playoffs were over, wanted to make sure Murray was prepared.

[Dex]

Really expected Tony would be a Spurs lifer, but he has to do what is best for himself.

He said he wanted to play 20 seasons and, to his credit, he's doing what it takes to get there. He still has time to put more money in his pocket, and feels like he is worth more than the vet min and a mentor role. Whether that is true or not...you can't fault the guy for going out to get his.

Props to Tony for recognizing that the Spurs are, for the first time in ~30 years, looking at a rebuild. They need to focus on the future, which includes guys like Murray, White, and Walker. They simply didn't have the money or playing time to let Tony ease his way into the sunset.

Here is hoping Parker comes back for a vet min when he is ready to take on mentorship, and can truly retire as a Spur. Either way, I have no doubt his jersey will be hanging in the AT&T rafters some day.

Thanks for the memories, TP!

[SAGirl]

Really expected Tony would be a Spurs lifer, but he has to do what is best for himself.

He said he wanted to play 20 seasons and, to his credit, he's doing what it takes to get there. He still has time to put more money in his pocket, and feels like he is worth more than the vet min and a mentor role. Whether that is true or not...you can't fault the guy for going out to get his.

Props to Tony for recognizing that the Spurs are, for the first time in ~30 years, looking at a rebuild. They need to focus on the future, which includes guys like Murray, White, and Walker. They simply didn't have the money or playing time to let Tony ease his way into the sunset.

Here is hoping Parker comes back for a vet min when he is ready to take on mentorship, and can truly retire as a Spur. Either way, I have no doubt his jersey will be hanging in the AT&T rafters some day.

Thanks for the memories, TP!
Good post.
:bobo

[BillMc]

https://mobile.twitter.com/jmcdonald_saen/status/1015704186745286656?s=21
:toast

[gameFACE]

I think I found what you're talking about man. It should start on the 02:22 mark :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNgylaNK-0k

Yeah, at 0:22! Good collection of highlights :tu

[gameFACE]

I think I found what you're talking about man. It should start on the 02:22 mark :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNgylaNK-0k

Yeah, at 0:22! Good collection of highlights :tu


That was the moment I became a Spurs fan. Such a great game and ballsy finish. Good call

:tu

[ace3g]

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[BatManu20]

Tony when he arrives in Charlotte and sees MJ's wife


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[DMC]

This is the best Tony has moved without the ball in years.

[BatManu20]

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Sweet!