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04-24-2006, 07:57 PM
ST WIRE REPORTS- Spurs suspend Parker for unsportsmanlike quickness
San Antonio. The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have suspended guard Tony Parker indefinitely for the use of unsportsmanlike quickness in the Spurs 122-88 defeat of the Sacramento Kings.
“We told him nothing faster than a jog,” scowled Spurs coach Greg Popovich. “That kind of stuff is fine for practice, but this is a game, and we don’t want anyone getting seriously embarrassed.”
The announcement came mere hours after the Spurs suspended center Nazr Mohammed for shooting a three pointer in the closing seconds of game 1.
Asked why the sudden discipline, Popovich explained, “We want to send a message to our opponents: we can’t shoot, and we aren’t fast. We want them to think they can beat us. Saturday night, we put too many points on the board, and we want to try to counteract that.”
Parker disagrees with the punishment. “I think it’s too severe,” he said, “but you know, that’s Pop’s decision.”
Center Rasho Nesterovich agreed with his head coach, citing, “We’ve always been told ‘run slow, let them catch you’ and Tony disobeyed that. The big thing we do in film sessions is to figure out the average pace of our opponents, and then run just slightly faster than that.” While Rasho takes this strategy to an extreme, it is nonetheless a key part of the Spurs’ strategy.
Star Tim Duncan explains the suspension clearly, “Parker knows better than to dart in and out of people. He has a jump shot, he can use that, no use in embarrassing Bibby further. I mean, gosh, the dude is playing for the Kings for crying out loud! Give him a break!”
Now without their starting point guard, you can rest assured the Spurs will play at a much slower pace. The goal is to win, after all, not embarrass.
written by Jesse Joe King, WIRE REPORTS
San Antonio. The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have suspended guard Tony Parker indefinitely for the use of unsportsmanlike quickness in the Spurs 122-88 defeat of the Sacramento Kings.
“We told him nothing faster than a jog,” scowled Spurs coach Greg Popovich. “That kind of stuff is fine for practice, but this is a game, and we don’t want anyone getting seriously embarrassed.”
The announcement came mere hours after the Spurs suspended center Nazr Mohammed for shooting a three pointer in the closing seconds of game 1.
Asked why the sudden discipline, Popovich explained, “We want to send a message to our opponents: we can’t shoot, and we aren’t fast. We want them to think they can beat us. Saturday night, we put too many points on the board, and we want to try to counteract that.”
Parker disagrees with the punishment. “I think it’s too severe,” he said, “but you know, that’s Pop’s decision.”
Center Rasho Nesterovich agreed with his head coach, citing, “We’ve always been told ‘run slow, let them catch you’ and Tony disobeyed that. The big thing we do in film sessions is to figure out the average pace of our opponents, and then run just slightly faster than that.” While Rasho takes this strategy to an extreme, it is nonetheless a key part of the Spurs’ strategy.
Star Tim Duncan explains the suspension clearly, “Parker knows better than to dart in and out of people. He has a jump shot, he can use that, no use in embarrassing Bibby further. I mean, gosh, the dude is playing for the Kings for crying out loud! Give him a break!”
Now without their starting point guard, you can rest assured the Spurs will play at a much slower pace. The goal is to win, after all, not embarrass.
written by Jesse Joe King, WIRE REPORTS