Nothing this game. You don't see me giving him props. No one is starting threads saying "praise Manu" for this game.
I love TP, he carried this team all season, got us the best record in the sport, when Timmy was resting, and Manu was injured he kept the Spurs looking like world beaters even with guys who weren't even good roll players on other teams. Tony made our others look like all stars and made RC look like a genius, even though they regressed in the Thunder season that just shows all the more how great Tony was/is.
Cool, hope you lost respect for Shoog as well since he isn't proud of what they did this series.
I am not melting down; I am not at home screaming or yelling. I am giving my honest opinion of this series, which many people agree with.
I am not bashing. I am not giving them a 2% chance to win. It's not a meltdown to disagree with you. You feel sad they lost, but I disagree with your "proud" statement, just like Shoog and Bruno do too.
Please, did you lose respect for them because they seem to share a similar opinion to me.
The point is, if Manu and Tony had switched games, everyone would have been praising Manu for carrying the Spurs in the first half but "he tired carrying the load", or some BS, and there would be about 15 threads trashing Tony.
But we do see you criticizing Parker for only playing 24 elite minutes of basketball even though Manu played none.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
Better question...why was he finally put into the game with two minutes left? He should have been put into the game much earlier than that.
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Thats what I don't get about Timvp taking shots at me. I am not hating on Parker. It's not a sin to say Parker didn't deliver when things got tough. That doesn't take away from me gushing over him in the first half.
But, this is high level sports. You have to do whatever it takes to win. It wasn't like Parker went God mode in the 2nd half and it wasn't enough. He really struggled. Badly.
I doesn't mean I hate him, I just think that is a pretty obvious assessment.
He played great the first half but he wilted when we needed him. I'm really sad for TP for receiving all the hate but he was the leader of his team and he didn't succeed. I hope he can redeem himself in the olympics.
Objectively I don't understand why someone as talented than him, didn't go agressive and penetrate start of the 3rd.
He didn't take his responsablity in the 2nd Half sorry for that.
It's obvious it starts with Parker then the rest does...
This was the game plan this is what they did in the 1st H.
oh sh** whatever f*** the refs.
Neal was a lot worse than Parker tonight, he let Fisher open late and it wasn't cool.
Don't lump me in with that. Ask Manny, I am one of the biggest TP supporters on here. Still am. He played amazing in the first half, but we saw that wasn't enough. Spurs needed an extra level in the 2nd half and he struggled very much. I am not ok with that, but I don't hate him or bash him.
Manu was phenomenal last game where TP was a no show somewhat. All the way until the end. That is just how sports are when you are the best player/mvp candidate. What you do in the first half matters, but it's the fourth quarter that is judged.
You seriously didn't see about 5 times tonight he took TERRIBLE off-dribble shots?! He had a terrible shot selection in moments that we needed some easy buckets.
I scoffed at every mid-range jumper he took, and his numerous threes. He showed balls to take shots, but they were terrible.
Classic Tony Parker. Sick of him. Remember when Speedy Claxton bailed us out? Too bad Neal wasn't able to deliver that type of play in the end.
calling out westbrick and nowhere to be seen...
He is the teams best player. He gets all the credit for their successes. He gets blamed for the failures. That is fair in my book. He didn't get it done when things got tough. People remember 2nd halfs, not first halfs (although those are important). But great players, like TP is, has to do more than his fair share sometimes.
I am not saying he has to go God mode in the 2nd half. But he really didn't play well. He struggled.
That 3 he took with 40 seconds left made me scream at the top of my lungs. That was the game..
Team leader choking again... I asked the last game if he could play a 48 min game... the answer is still a resounding NO. 8 pts, 2 ast in the entire second half. 27 shots to score 29 points.
He gets props for his first half, but when it comes to leadership, the Spurs should start looking somewhere else.
Yeah they should look to Manu, right El Nono?
why am i not surprised
let me put it this way: Parker CHOKED this series - this is his team, not manus, not duncans anymore.
Let me say this again: HE CHOKED
Thats kinda of what happens when one of them is 34 yrs old and has a history of coming up big in big games and the other is a 30 yr old supposed best PG in the NBA+top MVP candidate who has a history of doing the opposite.
Truth is, it´s very difficult for players like Duncan or Ginobili to have great games when you have a guy that takes 27 shots to make 29 points.
And he CHOKED clearly when it counted, not because he missed shots, because in the first half he took it to the rim, and in the second he settled for jump shots, taking everyone out of rythm. It took him 20 minutes to relise that if he penetrates he almost always scores. He penetrated teh last 2 mins and got 4 points, a leader should know better.
When Duncan led us, and when Ginobili led us we could count on them to perform when the team had no answer, Parker dissapeared in those key moments.
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