What Ails Tony Parker?

[jag]

Yes, he looked very good tonight and the best thing would be he is starting to shake off whatever rust he had. I hope to see this speed be the norm and not a rare occurrence. Spurs need him badly.

Oh, now it's "rust"?

I figured your post would look more like this:

Yes, he looked very good tonight and the best thing would be he is starting to overcome the massive physcial decline he's in the midst of. I hope to see this speed be the norm and not a rare occurrence. Spurs need him badly.

[jag]

Shiii--ii-i-iii, you right. Thanks, good catch.

Apparently I left my brain in OKC too.

I just figured you did it intentionally for street cred purposes.

[z0sa]

great thread thus far tbh

[DPG21920]

Oh, now it's "rust"?

I figured your post would look more like this:

I said I hope it was rust.

[TDMVPDPOY]

gettin exposed nothing to see here

[xmas1997]

Don't we have enough TP threads already?????????????????

[ducks]

parker killed the rockets tonight

[MannyIsGod]

rust

[timvp]

Parker sucked last game but the last two games have gone a long way towards shutting up any talk of decline. Hopefully he keeps it up and makes the le of this thread look stupid.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Parker sucked last game but the last two games have gone a long way towards shutting up any talk of decline. Hopefully he keeps it up and makes the le of this thread look stupid.

if u going to be a hater, you must continue to hate,

u lack hatred to be a hater...

let the haters continue their work hating

[mathbzh]

The other possibility is the worst: Is this simply a matter of Parker declining? At 29, could he have reached the end of the road of his star years? To answer this question, let's look at similar players in NBA history.
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I was depressed when I read that. But when I checked, each player on your list has either declined slowly or suffered major injuries.
None fall of the cliff in a couple of months for no apparent reason.

It's likely that Parker will decline soon if he is not already.
But if he is healthy, I hope he can be a solid starting PG for a couple more years.

[xmas1997]

Sean said TP had a bruised leg.

[MI21]

A lot of Spurs fans got exactly what they were asking for early this season with Parker. Criticisms have aways been that they want Tony to be true point guard who distrubutes and plays like an unathletic white guy

Fact of the matter is, as always, Parker is at his best when he is taking a good amount of shots and being relentless offensively. He can average 8.5APG, but he is less valuable to the Spurs playing like that.

Hopefully this look into what a passive, pure point guard Tony Parker looks like has opened up a few fans eyes and will help them appreciate what he gives the team when playing his natural style.

[spursfan09]

Sean said TP had a bruised leg.

yup. You could see it on TV

[timvp]

The car ahead of me this morning:



I think the basketball gods are mocking me . . .

[Amuseddaysleeper]

For a second I thought that was snow in your photo

But I see now that it's rain.

[therealtruth]

A lot of Spurs fans got exactly what they were asking for early this season with Parker. Criticisms have aways been that they want Tony to be true point guard who distrubutes and plays like an unathletic white guy

Fact of the matter is, as always, Parker is at his best when he is taking a good amount of shots and being relentless offensively. He can average 8.5APG, but he is less valuable to the Spurs playing like that.

Hopefully this look into what a passive, pure point guard Tony Parker looks like has opened up a few fans eyes and will help them appreciate what he gives the team when playing his natural style.

You're devaluing the power of assists. When your point guard is taking all the shots it means everybody else is standing around and watching and being passive. When he's passing everyone feels involved in the game and plays harder on defense.

[FvckMavs]

Nice PS work, Timvp.

[romain.star]

The car ahead of me this morning:



I think the basketball gods are mocking me . . .

Parisian weather in SA

[GSH]

Have you ever seen a turnaround like this one? The original post was on target when it was created. Tony was far from bad, but compared to how he's playing now? Not so much. How do you explain it?

[BanditHiro]

Have you ever seen a turnaround like this one? The original post was on target when it was created. Tony was far from bad, but compared to how he's playing now? Not so much. How do you explain it?

obvious jinx thread is obvious?

gettin exposed nothing to see here

what a PoS

[timvp]

It's possible that he's declining -- although even if he is, there are signs he can adapt to his diminishing physical capabilities and still lead an elite offense. That said, judging by his ability to score when absolutely necessary, perhaps it's only a matter of time before Parker bounces back to his normal scoring level.

I've started the research on the Offensive Thoughts for TP and the numbers so far are pretty interesting

[BanditHiro]

I've started the research on the Offensive Thoughts for TP and the numbers so far are pretty interesting

his jump shot is back or coming back

[Spurcase]

Wow! What a difference a few weeks makes.

[SequSpur]

bandwagoners...