I called out Tony plenty of times throughout his career, tbh... but last year, taking the season as a whole, he was phenomenal.
theres was nothing phenomenal about him last season
if he was that great why didnt he defend the pgs h2h in the playoffs, but was hiding behind kawhi who took those assignments,
he was that great he allowed a no name scapegoat of the heat to take a on him
Parker was great throughout the 2011-2012 season, and he took it to a whole new level in the 2012-2013 season, where he was a legit MVP candidate. This season, he hasn't been as good as either of the last two years. while he was never a stalwart, he's become a defensive liability
10/11 got on by conley and mayo
11/12 got a big head about being mvp, tryin to play mind games with westbrick up 2-0 to be backdoor sweep, dont forget off the court issues that year
rofl he was only a legit mvp candidate in the eyes of morons, which unfortunately is far too many people
parker had no business whatsoever being considered an mvp candidate when hes not even the mvp of his own team.
I think a lot of people didn't watch Dirk Nowitzki much this year so they don't understand. He's still a great offensive force overall, but the days of just throwing it to him all over the court and him going 1 on 1 and scoring at a highly efficient rate without ever turning it over...well...those days are over. He now almost exclusively is a pick and roll and post player and doesn't even get it at the top of the key anymore (used to be a sweet spot for him) because he can't go by anyone.
So he relies on the pick and roll to get good shots, but the Spurs are taking that away. They are sticking to Dirk without the ball 20 feet from the basket...sometimes with 2 guys...and begging the Dallas guards to take midrange jumpers. I personally think it's a terrible defensive strategy. You simply can't do that with Calderon...and Ellis is a different player now in terms of decision making so he knows when to shoot and when not to. You can probably get away with that on Harris, but Harris has a knack for making things happen when you give him driving lanes.
Pop seems to have a flaw in this area...he just assumes other teams will tighten up and miss shots. And while that has worked for him in the past at times, it's really hurting him right now and it cost him the finals last year in game 7. So I doubt they will continue to play it that way....
So if they keep the defense the same. Dirk will be a pick and role player that doesn't get a ton of great shots.
If they switch it up...then Dirk is going to really have to get it going and make some shots and work his way to the ft line...etc.
Note: copied and pasted this from Insidehoops
over the course of the regular season he was the best player on the team, and one of the best players in the league
scoring the most does not = being the best player
its timmy, always has been, and always will be
Game 6 of the Finals proved this
I agree he isn't what he used to be, but make no mistake, when he gets in triple threat position out on the wing, he is still a ridiculously deadly scorer, definitely more so than you seem to think. They just don't use it much because there isn't a frequent need for him to do it like in the past. They have a good offense and lots of people who can score in different ways. Also, Dirk is capable of finding ways to score off the ball, while some of the other players (like Ellis, Harris, and VC) aren't. So its more beneficial for team chemistry for Dirk to have less iso's. But most every time he has had a wing iso play ran for him in this series, he scored without much trouble.
You think the Mavs will win the series? You guys are in the driver's seat now.
they have to win game 4 for a chance. if they don't win tomorrow, spurs will win the series. even if they win tomorrow, the spurs are more than good enough to come back and win 3 straight.
Mavs have been playing great, they aren't getting enough credit IMO. Sure, the Spurs role players have struggled so far but the Mavs' counterparts have all played above their head.
Even in Game 3, the Spurs didn't play that badly. Mavs had an answer for the Spurs coming out strong, unlike the Warriors last year. Pretty clear that the Spurs are in a dogfight the rest of the series and I don't think they have the will to recover if they go down 3-1 tbh.
They were a VC choke away from regaining HC but I agree with the role players. Dirk's supporting cast has delivered while SA's still waiting for theirs and it's cost them two games, almost three.
Props. Good series. Your boys showed up...
during the 2012-2013 regular season, parker was the best player on the spurs
Leonard had a good game yesterday, but the wankers upstairs think he'll be a franchise player when he's nothing more than an average, if not above average role player
Rick Carlisle is an amazing coach. He is right there with Pop IMO. It is amazing what he does with limited talent, tbh. He gets the most out of his players. A Carlisle coached team tends to be tough in the postseason, so this is no surprise.
I knew a lot of the people in Fan Anbeanario would be high tailing to the nearest cliff to partake in the Viability of Suicide but I didn't think it would be this drastic.
In all honesty, Carter probably misses that shot 8 times out of 10, meaning all would be well in the world, ESPN would be jerking off to some funny Popovich quote, the Spurs would likely be advancing, and the basketball Gods would get Timmy his well deserved 5th ring all the while bringing some much needed happiness to the long suffering Spur fans who have had to endure the futility of this past decade. Not like the sky is falling or anything.
speaking of Popovich quotes, rumor has it that there are still trace amounts of semen being detected over the SA metroplex (1 ppm - 5 ppm) after "I Want Some Nasty!!" a few years ago.
this thread can easily be 100 pages by tomorrow night
This game will be a blowout. Either way imo. I think Spurs are due to have one good game overall so my e-money's on them to win it.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
