you pink bas .
The 6 games France played in september 2008 in the Qualifying Tournament for EURO 2009 :
France 82 Belgium 63 --- Tony Parker 19 pts
Ukraine 78 France 77 --- Tony Parker 30 pts
Turkey 77 France 65 --- Tony Parker 32 pts
Belgium 65 France 71 --- Tony Parker 18 pts
France 87 Ukraine 83 --- Tony Parker 25 pts
France 78 Turkey 80 --- Tony Parker 37 pts
So Tony had an average of 26.8 pts in those 6 games.
I haven't made it through the whole thread yet and so am confused about what the final outcome actually is.
I wish Tony all the best!
Personally, I hope Tony is able to return to finish his summer of play with the National Team. It is an amazing opportunity that I do not want him to miss.
Kill Bill Pana - This is why you get ripped so often in this Forum. You take a simple statement that I made about Nando being an MVP in ProA and make yourself look bad by putting a timeframe on it, something I didn't do. Then you make yourself look even worse by not knowing TP played in the qualifier last year and that against Turkey, he averaged over 30 ppg and still couldn't get the support from the rest of his team to qualify for Eurobasket. Now they have to play their way in via the Additional Qualifier for the last slot, a detail you that escaped you until just now.
Next time, don't take me to task on a nit that doesn't mean anything and just leads to more self-ownage on your part. Why am I not surprised?
Timaios, thank you for the detail for TP last summer. It shouldn't have been necessary.
Shut the up you stupid mother ing Greek troll head. Go a boy.
He didn't average over 30 points dumb ass. Stop your lies. 20 points at 2007 European championship and 22 points at qualifiers. Those were his averages. Not over 30 points average like you claim.
Average was 22 I counted all summer games. Remember he said "last year". And how does 26.8 = 30+ average?
who is "bill pana"?
didn't see posted.
Vincent Collet relativise au sujet du départ de Tony Parker.(EQ)
Le sélectionneur de l'équipe de France Vincent Collet a estimé qu'il allait être «très compliqué» de compter sur Tony Parker, rappelé par son club à San Antonio vendredi, pour le premier match des repêchages face à l'Italie mercredi. «Ca va être très compliqué même si, a priori, son entorse (à la cheville droite) ne présente pas le même caractère de gravité qu'il y a deux ans (lorsque Parker avait déjà été rappelé par son club). On n'avait de toute façon pas envisagé de le faire jouer 30 minutes en Italie. Cela n'aurait pas été raisonnable. Mais là on n'est plus dans la même situation car pour l'instant on n'a pas Tony. Il m'a dit hier soir (jeudi soir) que si ça se passait bien, il prendrait l'avion du retour dimanche.»
Tout en avouant son impuissance, Collet a préféré relativiser l'épisode Parker en rappelant que c'était «l'histoire de l'équipe de France depuis de nombreuses saisons.» «C'est plus visible chez nous car on a plus de joueurs en NBA mais on voit avec les autres nations qu'il y a des problèmes tout le temps. Il faut aussi comprendre les Spurs qui ont été confrontés à la blessure de (Manu) Ginobili l'année dernière. Il faut voir l'importance que Tony a dans leur équipe et les enjeux pour eux après une saison difficile. Même si je subis la situation de plein fouet, je comprends quelque part leurs motivations. L'équipe de France n'est pas leur priorité.» (Avec AFP)
By the way Collet is extremely fairplay about the situation, he says we have to understand the Spurs after the Manu injury last year. TP is one the key piece of their team and what it is at stake next year after a very difficult year for them. FNT is not Spurs priority which I understand.
I didn't see this posted yet.
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblog...bleu-park.html
Sacre bleu! Parker puzzled about Spurs insistence on more tests
By Mike Monroe on Jul 31, 09 04:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (7)
Spurs guard Tony Parker returned to San Antonio from Paris Friday evening, wondering why the club insisted he get more tests on a right ankle he sprained a week ago in a game against Austria.
Parker has been training with and competing for "Les Bleus," the French national team, as it prepares for a three-team tournament that will determine the final qualifier for the European championships, scheduled for Poland in September.
He collided with an Austrian player in a game in Strasbourg, France, on July 23, leaving the court on crutches after injuring both his right thigh and ankle. An MRI exam showed no ligament damage in the ankle, but, a week later, the Spurs requested Parker's return so they could perform their own tests.
Spurs general manager R.C. Buford, responding by text message, said the Spurs were "being cautious" with the three-time NBA All-Star, who led the team in scoring in both the regular season (22.0 points per game) and playoffs (28.6).
Parker, however, questioned the need for the trip back to San Antonio. Noting that the Spurs had a member of their training staff in France last week to check on his status, he said he regretted the team's decision.
"Honestly, I don't understand this decision, because of all the tests done with the French doctors and the Spurs," he said. "I regret what is going (on). I am obligated to follow what my (NBA) club wanted me to do, but I hope to come back as soon as possible to participate in the qualification with the French national team."
France is to play Italy in a tournament game in Italy on Wednesday.
Anyone wondering why the Spurs would insist on erring on the side of caution with Parker need only check the team's player payroll for next season. They are obligated to pay Parker $12.6 million, whether healthy or injured.
The Spurs need TP and everyone else to be 100% if they wanna get le number 5. TP needs to cool off, and realize they are doing this for the betterment of the team, the city, and himself (for his health).
Can't Tony wait and play for France once he is in L.A. after Duncan has retired??
I think I'll wait for an official statement from Tony and hear the word from his mouth. Hopefully by then he'll have had time to cool down and analyze the situation. If there's one thing the Spurs and Pop in particular detest is flaunting dirty laundry for the public to see.. once a decision is made, nothing good comes from continuing to discuss it in the media. Tony already had a similar situation during the Jason Kidd courtship and he came out in the media questioning the Spurs strategy. Pop gave him an earful back then. Hopefully he just keeps quiet and accepts the reality. I don't see him escalating this into a confrontation with Holt.
Why? Kobe will be washed up by that time.
This is all getting blown way out of proportion. If Tony was irritated at all then he and Holt have probably talked by now and everything is fine.
did you feel that way about manu last year?
there was already a tp quote
Parker plays one of the most reckless styles in the NBA, flying to the basket and routinely landing on his back after layups. Yet he has never been seriously injured.
Last year he had what looked to be a very bad ankle sprain. But he came back quicker than scheduled and with no loss of speed or explosiveness.
I agree with TP on his forced exile from France -- it is much adieu about nothing.
I agree. It's understandable if he was initially upset at having to come back, but I doubt this has a long-term effect on anything. He'll come home, talk to Pop/RC/Holt and just go on.
Oh, OK.. then hopefully Tony doesn't pursue the matter any further. he should be mature enough to accept Holt's decision and any further discussion in public will come to no good.
TP isnt going anywhere.
Personally, I think Pop is voluntarily playing the bad guy role, like parents do, and letting Tony save face with the French fans by blaming him- when in reality Tony understands why the Spurs have to be so cautious after what happened last year. Heaven knows how many times I have told my kid just to blame me.
why was manu not mature enough?
No brain damaged people allowed in this thread.
Please don't blow your friggin season on this Tony. God i love this nonsense with international play, millions and millions guaranteed and they get to risk serious injury playing elsewhere. Blow out your knee Tony and wreck the Spurs last best shot at a le..
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