Tony is back!

[TD 21]

overrating one third quarter tbh
he went to work when Coward was in foul trouble the entire 3rd and his pick and rolls were being guarded by the worst defensive 4/5 combo in the league in Jamison/Gasol

hes still not getting in the lane and finishing
or penetrating and finding layups and 3s
hes getting all empty rondo assists
creates nothing then passes out to a big to shoot a mid range J
tonights Tony would be a below average performance vs an athletic/long Denver and OKC vs an injured and old Lakers backcourt

Fair enough . . . but I wonder if he's intentionally holding back some. They alluded to this early on, when they said he said that he'd have to pick his spots. What he (obviously) didn't say, but I suspect really meant was, that they can beat this team with relative ease, so there's no need for him to be constantly in attack mode and getting further banged up and that he'll only do that when he feels the game is in the balance or on the verge of being claimed.

[Budkin]

I said in the game thread that Tony would be back in the second half. Glad he proved me right.

[Splits]

0 turnovers 7 dimes in 37 minutes doesn't suck, tbh

[howbouthemspurs]

Tony was attacking! He was being Tony! He is definitely back and the spurs looks whole again!

[Uriel]

what i'm loving about these playoffs (besides the easy path to WCF) is that the further we go along, the better we'll get due to improving health. Manu will get better (physically at least. his productivity is already great, but it will surely be more sustainable as he gets better physically), TP will get MORE explosion with time, and we will be getting Diaw back

My thoughts exactly. It bodes well for future series' against OKC and MIA.

[spurs10]

I said in the game thread that Tony would be back in the second half. Glad he proved me right.

Me too!!

[Gagnrath]

Personally I think he is still somewhat less than 100% and between a weak defense and getting on a roll felt pretty good for a period of time in the game. There was some times when he was obviously moving with some difficulty. I hope he continues this relative recuperation against the lakers but I also worry about the lakers especially if they start loosing at home starting a rather physical no lay-ups type experience every-time both gasol and howard aren't in the game. Having another big or peace lay-out Parker regularly can go along way to ending up with a sore PG again.

[EVAY]

In the beginning of the season Parker would wait until the second half to start being aggressive with his shots, and he is doing that again.

As others noted, Howard being out was a huge factor in getting Tony into the paint. He really started his run when Howard went to the bench with his fourth foul.

I also worry about how thuggish the Lakers are going to be allowed to be on their home court, and it can hurt our guys, literally.

MWP is going to go off on one of our players before this is over, I fear.

[boutons_deux]

Tony's game was truly a tale of two halves, esp for his jumpers and FTs.

[Stabula]

Tony won't be 100% until next season, honestly

[Bruno]

@ "mental block".

[ElNono]

@ "mental block".

whatever Pop did to Tony between the 1st half and 2nd half, he needs to bottle it up and sell it in stores, tbh

[Horse]

The late season injuries could be a blessing if we end up fresher than usual at this point in the season.