Soooooo no more Parker in clutch situations?

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This is the second game in a row where Parker hasn't been on the floor in the final minute. Pop seems to be opting to going with Hill.

Do you guys agree with this? I understand putting Hill in for defensive purposes but it's very rare to not see Tony on the floor when the game is close.

Something to keep an eye on, imo.

[duncan228]

Maybe he's still sick? He said he felt pretty lousy after the last game.

[ChuckD]

He wasn't d-ing up, and Hill is balling.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Maybe he's still sick? He said he felt pretty lousy after the last game.

Good call, although he seemed to at least be aggressive this game you'd think Pop would've kept him in. His drive and kick to the man for the open 3 is usually a bread and butter play late in games.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

He wasn't d-ing up, and Hill is balling.

Hill is 2-11 from the floor. He's been pitiful save for a couple plays earlier.

[DesignatedT]

pop pulled parker after he made a mistake defensively around the 6 minute mark and never put him back in because of it.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Hill has been playing like crap IMO


I don't think parker played the entire 4th did he? 25 total minutes played

[rasho8]

Maybe Pop knows that these are the pressure situations hill needs for the playoffs and is saying "Better win er."

So playing teams with records who aren't challenging our position and playing Hill gives him some real crunch time experience?

[Budkin]

As someone else said... he's still not feeling well.

[Muser]

Pop benched him after he pussied out of a charge and he didn't play after.

[CP48107]

Hill is 2-11 from the floor. He's been pitiful save for a couple plays earlier.

Hill is not playing well right now

[JR3]

I'm for parker over hill in the clutch as a general rule. If we need Defense... Hill is the guy. But we had the lead tonight.

[Spurs Brazil]

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Parker still hasn't played since Pop benched him at 6:14 for failing to take a charge from a careening Kevin Love.

[urunobili]

Hill is trash as a closer

[spurspokesman]

One word DEFENSE. Hill is superior to parker in that reguard. Parker is the superior player overall. Methinks

[Cant_Be_Faded]

meh give me parker over hill if we're going defense

[Pauleta14]

Good call, although he seemed to at least be aggressive this game you'd think Pop would've kept him in. His drive and kick to the man for the open 3 is usually a bread and butter play late in games.

Really?

Did you REALLY think Pop suddenly decided TP was crap in clutch and Hill should finish games instead of him??!!

Waow, a couple bad/sick games and here we go...

[Em-City]

meh give me parker over hill if we're going defense

this... unless parker is getting taken into the post.

[spurspokesman]

meh give me parker over hill if we're going defense

Its really a toss up. I guess it depends on cir stance.

[Blackjack]

Tony either just didn't have it or is still feeling the effects of whatever bug he got prior to the Indiana game.

I'm guessing if Pop believes all things are going to be pretty close to equal defensively and distributing-wise, Tony just not getting people involved (for whatever reason), he'd rather have the 3-point spacing of Hill and the better free-throw shooting down the stretch.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Really?

Did you REALLY think Pop suddenly decided TP was crap in clutch and Hill should finish games instead of him??!!

Waow, a couple bad/sick games and here we go...

No, but I'm trying to look at it logically, that maybe Parker is running out of gas faster since he has been under the weather lately. Manu went through the same thing and his game suffered a bit.

I agreed with you earlier, that it's dumb to take Parker off the floor with the game on the line, but if it's because Parker is still sick then I'd understand.

[timvp]

Uh, Parker played all but eight seconds of the final ten minutes against the Pacers. Pop pulled him for a play to use Gary Neal as a decoy in a side out of bounds play.

In this game, TP apparently didn't want to suffer internal injuries by taking a charge from Love so Pop benched him. (That or illness or both.)

[Brazil]

Idk dog house, TP not feeling good, Hill needing some clutch situation experience, Defense... difficult to know.

Anyway I think this is stupid, TP is really good to have in the fourth. I don't buy the Defensive purpose, Hill is trash against PGs so Manu defends the PG and Hill the SG either way it is not the ideal.

Now if it's the dog house stuff then Pop needs to chill out a little on TP because TP is the only one to receive this kind of treatment.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Uh, Parker played all but eight seconds of the final ten minutes against the Pacers. Pop pulled him for a play to use Gary Neal as a decoy in a side out of bounds play.

In this game, TP apparently didn't want to suffer internal injuries by taking a charge from Love so Pop benched him. (That or illness or both.)

I guess those last 8 seconds of the Pacers game stuck out in my mind too much.

[ChuckD]

Hill is 2-11 from the floor. He's been pitiful save for a couple plays earlier.

7-7 FTs, 3 rebs, 2 asst 2stl

FG percentage isn't the be all end all of basketball. George was doing a good job QBing the team.