Indy Will Buyout Tinsley If They Can't Deal Him?

[timvp]

There was a time that he was.

When was that?

[bigdog]

There was a time that he was. That it's such a laughable idea now is more than a testament to Parker's improvement.

Anyone in their right mind knows that Parker is/was/always has been better than Tinsley.

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When was that?

Rookie year, they had the same ppg and Tinsley had twice as many assists. Seems pretty simple to me. Don't take it personally.

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Anyone in their right mind knows that Parker is/was/always has been better than Tinsley.

Anyone who's a blind homer, perhaps.

[timvp]

Rookie year, they had the same ppg and Tinsley had twice as many assists. Seems pretty simple to me. Don't take it personally.

Must not have watched many games back then, eh?

[bigdog]

Rookie year, they had the same ppg and Tinsley had twice as many assists. Seems pretty simple to me. Don't take it personally.

Ah, so you're going to rely on the handy dandy statbook?
Sure, on paper he might have looked a bit nicer than Tony, but Tony's never been a huge assist guy.

He's the better overall player, and that's that. Tony can put up big assist numbers if he really had to

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Must not have watched many games back then, eh?

Yeah, twice as many assists per game doesn't speak for itself or anything.

[Obstructed_View]

Ah, so you're going to rely on the handy dandy statbook?
Sure, on paper he might have looked a bit nicer than Tony, but Tony's never been a huge assist guy.

He's the better overall player, and that's that. Tony can put up big assist numbers if he really had to

I know he's the better overall player. That wasn't always so obvious. Tinsley's numbers took a nosedive and Parker's work ethic kicked in. You guys can use hindsight all you'd like, but Parker's one of the top three or four point guards in the league right now, and he wasn't his rookie year.

[timvp]

Yeah, twice as many assists per game doesn't speak for itself or anything.

Ricky Davis has better career stats than Manu Ginobili. Therefore Davis > Ginobili. Nice thinking

[bigdog]

Ricky Davis has better career stats than Manu Ginobili. Therefore Davis > Ginobili. Nice thinking

I was gonna post something, but you took the cake with that one. Lol

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Ricky Davis has better career stats than Manu Ginobili. Therefore Davis > Ginobili. Nice thinking

So you're saying that Tinsley has better career stats than Tony Parker? Nice reach.

[timvp]

So you're saying that Tinsley has better career stats than Tony Parker? Nice reach.

Better stats, better player. You said so yourself.

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Better stats, better player. You said so yourself.

Yeah, that's what I said. Your reading comprehension's strong as ever.

[timvp]

I recognize that Tinsley played on a team that basically involved an offense that consisted of Reggie Miller going around picks and the point guard standing still and delivering a pass. I also recognize that Tinsley as a rookie shot 38% from the field and hit less than a quarter of his 175 three-point attempts.

Damn, it sounds like you actually did watch him play.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

O lord, you can tell it's the off-season!

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Damn, it sounds like you actually did watch him play.

It's really too bad that Tony Parker didn't have any good teammates his rookie year. The lack of all-star selections for the Spurs is indication of that. It's also too bad that the Pacers had a better offense than the Spurs did, which inflated Tinsley's numbers. That's why the Pacers had such a great record.

That it could even be argued that Tinsley was ever even within sniffing distance of Parker is an indication of how far he's fallen. One might even go so far as to suggest that my original post was agreeing with your point, but the chances are you wouldn't catch it.

[ShoogarBear]

My dream backcourt would be Jamal Tinsley and Jamal Crawford.

On defense, all you'd have to do is wait by the FT line for the long rebounds.