That was the 2014 championship celebration after-party :wow
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Going by most other playoff appearances by him, I expect him to go missing when it counts.
Last 3 playoff runs:
TP leads Spurs in scoring: 6-0
Another player leads Spurs in scoring: 1-2
6-7 in the 4th quarter of G5 to clinch another championship. He was making up for the year before when he only put the Spurs up 5 points with 28 seconds. In 2014, he decided to make it 20 to keep a few missed free throws and rebounds from letting another one slip away.
The big three looked fkng awful out there tonight
As if he wasn't 4-21 in Gm 6 before he made a desperation step back 3 he hasn't EVER replicated in his NBA career.:lol #luck
Maybe if he had been getting outscored by Mario Chalmers it wouldn't have come down to players splitting FTs. Not to mention his bitch ass getting blocked when he tried his trademark tunnel vision drives at the end of Gm 6. (PRIME Manu would have finished the job)
All hail to 2014 Patty for blowing open the game to allow Porky to pad his stats, too bad Patty wasn't on the playoff roster in 2013 otherwise a Porky led team would have won a chip.:cry
The old Tony isn't the Tony of old. He's not going to blow by GS and torch them in the paint. He still has a move now and then for a big, but he gets stuffed at an alarming rate now, and he's telegraphing his moves. In the past in transition, if the big wasn't back already Tony was going into the paint, he'd make them foul him or stop him and he'd score at a high clip. Now he just waits for everyone and tries to run some telegraphed play. The only thing missing is Tony sticking out his tongue and closing one eye, because he's not in attack mode, he's in "do what Pop says" mode. Again, he has moments, but few and far in between. He's not the 2007 Tony. He won't help much against GS other than making some midrange jumpers.
Yes I'm aware...it was a response to the idea that he doesn't show up when it "matters," which is what I posted. In 2007, he was dominant the whole series. In 2014, he led the team in scoring through the whole series. And in 2013, he came through in clutch moments that should have collectively sealed the deal, including his Game 5 performance (should have added that).
No he is not shooting better.. i would say he is shooting wiser.
He lost some of his me-first attitude but he is not 2007 calibre any more.