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I agree with ya Brazil he has not received the love he should be getting I can't imagine how terrible we would be without him. What I like about Tony is he is taking things personal he is playing with some "Nasty" playing with a chip on his shoulder and is dialed in.
batman also has been there best player by farQuote:
Originally Posted by exstatic
guarding tp and scoring is not going to work
oh and every chance pop gets he praises tp d
Being capable to stay with Lilly for long stretches is huge for spurs defense tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by ducks
Yup. You see what it does for the Spurs defense when Tiago & TP can guard LA & Lolard one on one. It prevents having cross match ups and allows our best wing defenders in Danny/Kawhi to smother their role players more. They rely so much on their starting unit that if anyone of their starters has an off game, they will struggle to win most nights.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
I had attributed TP's greater success in this year's POs to improved screening by our bigs, and I continue to believe that that will be critical for him to get past Sefalosha and James if we get that far and if it is against those teams.
Having said that, I was not thinking at all about what you brought up,DP, regarding Parker improving his north/south moves. What you are saying makes a great deal of sense but it just hadn't sunk in on me. I will try to pay attention to that.
I do understand that he is going to have a much tougher time against OKC and/or Miami if we play them. He has actually beaten Chris Paul almost every time he has faced him, so I wouldn't worry about him against LA, but I don't think the NBA is gonna allow that to happen.
If/when he gets past Sefalosha and/or James if we get either of those series, he will face better and more physical post defenders than he has to this point in the playoffs.
Biggest thing to me this year is that, regardless of how TP is playing, the rest of the team is a whole lot better than we were last year.
Parker used to be a borderline defender in the Spurs system. It has changed a lot. Sadly it will be a few more years before Parker can shake off his reputation as a spotty defender. In the meanwhile PGs around the league are suffering...Quote:
Originally Posted by ducks
Parker has always been subpar defender during rs and more than decent during POs there is nothing new on the D end for ParkerQuote:
Originally Posted by will_spurs
The legend of Speedy Claxton will live on, though... haters are going to hate, tbh...
speedy who?:downspin:
On Parker's D, he's usually just funneling his man towards help defenders, but he does a good job of that.
Congrats for cementing your idiocy with this post.Quote:
Originally Posted by apalisoc_9
I remember back when Parker couldn't hit any jumpshot to save his life, and now, I always feel okay with Parker taking a midrange J and/or a really open 3. Chip developed Parker's game to being unstoppable from under the basket to the distant shots, it's really amazing how far he came along since 2003.
Parker has truly been one of a kind in this series and last year, it's rather amazing how he is still able to outrun most of the NBA and also outshoot them as well. We all think Parker is old but he's only 31... he's got a lot of quality years left.
For me 2012 was the year that tony's jumper and passing game took the next step up towards his exceptional driving ability. Then sefalosha happened.
In my opinion its a matter of matchups and execution, the space isnt going to be there every time and for a little guy like Tony, that doesnt get the whistle of a cp3 or Westbrook, he needs good screens and floorspacing and even then that can mean depending on mid range jumpers- I dont care how open they are, its not the shot you want to depend on. A lot of things have to go right, but when they do its very impressive
It seems odd to point out an adjustment in Tony when he just hada poor series in this very respect, I dont think 4 games is enough to say he turned the corner, for starters the whole team has to execute at a high level and the matchups can change everything.
Hes proven hes a great player already just as much as Tim and manu. If the spurs ring this year it will be because the team executes and Tony delivers and that will boost him deservedly to another category, but so far Tony and the team in general hasnt shown me anything different than the past 2 years, cant know that till they face the teams that knocked us out, Miami and okc. I like our chances though.
I know some fans on here dislike Tony playing for the French NT but I think it's really helped his game, particularly this year with them winning it all and TP the MVP and unquestioned leader.
Meh, just more mileage, tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Old School 44
What's funny is that there is not one person in this forum would could even compete with Baynes or even Daye on the BB court and yet they will criticize these guys skills.
As a fan, you can be critical, but be constructive. People use Manu and Parker as the scapegoats of last year finals. But maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Those guys played their hearts out, as they have been doing for over a decade in a Spurs uni.
Yes, I wish the Spurs could win every game and every championship. But sometimes the other team beats you, or in the Heat's case gets lucky. Good example is Auburn. There were 4 games last year they could have easily lost. My Co-worker is an SEC ref and he did the Auburn Spring game this year, and even the coaches said they got lucky last year to make it to the Nat'l title game. Sports plays out like that sometimes.
Just appreciate the fact the Spurs have had a winning season and playoff appearance in 24 or the last 25 seasons. Not one team can say that.