I agree. 60% isn't good enough. He should be shooting 70+%.
Its like he makes 4 nice, contested layups layups and then misses 1 easy one and that he probably could have dunked and I get extremely annoyed.
I agree. 60% isn't good enough. He should be shooting 70+%.
It's not his percentage I'm worried about, it's his lack of ability to finish and gain Pop's trust to keep him out there. Tiago only had 4 minutes in the 7th game against the Heat.
Tiago's minutes went from 25 minutes to 23 minutes to 24-14-10-8-4. That inability to finish ended up hurting the team and its potential to be in a better position with Tiago in the game. He and Duncan were the best defending tandem in the league after all. Tiago is a good player, that's not in question. He needs to take his offensive game to the next level. He's already really good as evidence by the regular season %, how much better can he be. His finishing ability can only improve if he aims to adjust.
Also, I forgot to add that his FG% was 45% for the Miami series, while his true shooting percentage was 51% for the series.
He came back better last year, he can do it again.
That's on Pop to not give him the quick hook. Pop let Manu screw up as much as he wanted but he give Tiago get a chance to redeem himself. It seemed after game 4 Pop had already made up his mind that this wasn't Tiago's series. As we've seen over 3 years he really needs regular, consistent minutes to play his best.
I agree there's stuff he can work on such as being more forceful, knowning when to use one and two hands, and keeping the ball high.
03 - TP bench in favor Speedy Claxton the last mins of game 6.
05 - Duncan had a prime Manu go 8-13 23 points 5 rebounds 4 assist in game 7. Something I expected from MVParker this year but he didn't do that.
07 -boobie gibson.
Parker is what he is. A 3rd option on a championship team. Maybe next year he can take the next step. Will see.
I do give Parker props for calling out the front office 2 seasons ago. The "we aren't contenders anymore" took balls to say.
After that comment the Spurs traded HWMNBN, Drafted kawhi, started Tiago, and Pop actually preach more defense.
I don't usually lash out but this is ing asinine. What would you say if Kawhi grabbed that board, Manu or Kawhi made a freethrow, Manu grabbed that board, or Lebron and Ray missed one of those threes? Good job winning the le but Parker is the 3rd option on a championship team??? Seriously, people are idiots.
Why is Parker getting a pass? Because he's not the one who sat Tim at the end of Game 6.
He didn't do anything significantly to lose Game 6 or 7. And going cold doesn't count.
He isn't getting a pass. He is butter in big games, he can't take the heat. As the youngest member of the Big 3 we should be able to expect more from him. Good luck.
He's a 6'1 PG, what more can one expect?
I don't know how people can say this. Since 2007 he has been very strong in big games. Not infallible but strong. He does have a tough time with long defenders but it doesn't make him "butter in big games."
Game 5 against Phoenix in 2008, closed them out with huge jumpers down the stretch.
Game 7 against NO in 2008, has the BIG jumper when the Spurs were choking to put them up 5 with under a minute.
Game 3 and 6 against Dallas in 2010, hit the big jumpers in the 4th quarter.
Game 5 against Memphis in 2011, hit three huge jumpers in the overtime of a do-or-die game.
Game 1 against GS in 2013, had big shot after big shot
Game 4 against GS, hit the big shot to put us up 2 with 30 seconds left.
Game 6 against GS, hit two HUGE THREEs late despite struggling mightily.
Game 3 and 4 against Memphis, came up huge in the 4th quarters and overtime to get us the wins.
Game 1 against Miami, hit the ridiculous jumper to clinch the game (2 of his 10 4th quarter points).
Game 6 against Miami, hit what would have been considered two of the BIGGEST shots in Spurs history if luck had not gone against them.
This is only a list of the games i can remember of him coming up huge late in games. There are plenty of other games where he played incredible throughout.
PARKER RETURNS TO TEAM FRANCE AFTER NURSING ‘THIGH PAIN’
http://www.projectspurs.com/2013-art...high-pain.html
Parker was our "MVP" the whole season. He was our "star" player. But this pulled a kobe and went 6-23 in the most important game of the season?
You really gonna defend this ? You of ALL People. wow.^ Devastating truth bombs ^I wish we had Speedy Claxson to close out game 6.
Wow. Op straight .
OP changed his mind, I wonder why..
Damn that's a brutal bump
Not like this B...still fam tho
I have never seen someone get owned this bad since Joe and all his alts. Bump of the year nominee
I wonder how the french
gots respond to this.
Brazil in tears right now.
Funny how you clowns ain't show up when Apa got exposed b... Wonder why
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