Tony Parker new blog Post

[will_spurs]

Translation corrected in bold.

I twisted my ankle in Game 4 of the first round against Dallas. I continued to play with the pain and I again twisted his ankle in Game 4 of the conference finals against Oklahoma City. I gritted my teeth, I did not want to abandon my teammates. But the pain was too strong in the sixth game, I really could not play anymore.

Today, I spend my days healing myself. But the good news is that I will play the first match of the final Thursday against the Heat. I may not be 100% but I 'll be there. In 13 years , I played seven conference finals and I have the chance to play my fifth Finals with Spurs. This is really great. I continue my dream, this is really crazy.

We are happy to be back in the NBA Finals . It's hard to get there, even very rare. I can not wait to start. San Antonio-Miami is a bit of a dream Finals. People often talk to me about our loss in the Finals last year final but as far as I'm concerned, I don't think about it any more. That is why this Finals doesn't feel like revenge to me. This is a new season with a new Finals [appearance]. This is nothing else to my eyes.

A contested Finals between two very good teams is to be expected. I think it can go either way. Victory will be decided on little details."

I think for once this sounds very much like stonewalling. The kind of "business as usual" line not to fuel any fire or give any ammo to the media or Miami.

[EVAY]

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I think for once this sounds very much like stonewalling. The kind of "business as usual" line not to fuel any fire or give any ammo to the media or Miami.

Exactly…Especially after what the media did with Tim's rather innocuous 'we're gonna get it this time', I'm sure every Spur has been coached to say only bland things.

[hater]

Damn. He sounds hurt and sad about it.



Id say hes around 70% which means we are going to get barbecued

[spurs10]

I still think we have a lot going for us. Obviously if your best player isn't 100% it's not great. He played pretty damn good in Game 5 WCF...

[bklynspursfan]

Parker's comments on Manu running the point from his practice interview. "I'd rather him than Danny" Got a good laugh.

I think TP will be fine. I look for him to start hot, maybe cool down, but I think he'll start the game in attack mode.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

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I think for once this sounds very much like stonewalling. The kind of "business as usual" line not to fuel any fire or give any ammo to the media or Miami.

Thanks for fixing it up bud

[TDfan2007]

^^^^Thing is, Manu can't play that many minutes every other night these days either.

Manu has ALWAYS been the best passer with the most superior court vision on our team. At this point, the second best on both those skills is Boris.

Tony has never had the essential skill set that Manu came with when he got here. Tony is 100% a product of Pop's development. He had speed and a decent shot when he got here. That was it. Pop developed him into an effective jump shooter, and a good ball distributor within the motion offense. But no one can develop court vision and/or the kind of passing skills that Manu and Boris have. Tony has his strengths, and when healthy, they include an ability to drive to the paint fearlessly (which he does better than any other pg in the league) and score, which draws the defenders to him, allowing our wing players to take open shots. Without that paint penetration, the defense can stay on our wings and take them out of the offense entirely. Tony also is super fast at getting around so many screens on the loop play that he gets his own defender and all the screened defenders out of position, which helps both TIm and our wings.

Pop told TP that he wanted a 50-50 scorer/passer combination, and he taught him to do just exactly that. When Tony was first here all he did was give the ball to Tim in the low post, because that was our offense at the time. As Tim aged, Pop switched to a motion offense that relies on heavy duty Tony running farther and faster than anyone on the court at all times in order to facilitate our offensive set. When Tony is slowed, he can't cut and he can't drive past people, so he is stuck on the dribble trying to find an opening that he can exploit, and it simply ruins our offensive set.

The reason that Tony passes so often to Tim is that that pass is the first option offensive set for us, and has been for a long time. Tony gives the ball to Tim and begins running the loop or driving and cutting back, and then depending on what play has been called and what Tim sees on the floor, Tim either gives it back to Tony or passes to one of the wing men, all of whom are moving while Tim is surveying the court.

Tony is never doing something that Pop doesn't want done, or he would be on the bench just like anyone else on the team would be - like Pop sat him in the second half against OKC in game 6. Tony is out there running exactly what Pop wants run, wether we like it or not.

TP is not arrogant - although he is quite capable of getting egotistical when he thinks another pg is showing him up…but Pop will curtail that if necessary.

We are better this year without Tony than we were last year, and I think that means that we should rely on him less. But we need him - we just need him at full speed in order to do what he does best.

Great post.

[TDfan2007]

I'm with you. The second it was announced that Parker was out for the second half in game 6 vs OKC I knew we had an even better chance to win. And it's not Parker's fault so much---it's just that Manu is a far better play-maker, through and through. Mills and Joseph get all the credit, which is ridiculous, because it's all Manu playing point.

Parker is the best PG in the NBA. But he doesn't involve anyone else when he's on the floor except Timmy. And his dribble, dribble kills whatever rhythm our offense has. He seems to have this arrogant at ude when he's on the court. Like he doesn't respect certain players...Danny Green, Kawhi, Splitter, to name a few.

I almost wish he would sit out game 1 so we could see how we do without him with Manu playing point and 35+ mins a game.

Danny owes Tony half of his paycheck...

[Spurs da champs]

Built in excuse, nothing new to see here.

[Macca76]

Not so good to reply, real post below

[Macca76]

^^^^Thing is, Manu can't play that many minutes every other night these days either.

Manu has ALWAYS been the best passer with the most superior court vision on our team. At this point, the second best on both those skills is Boris.

Tony has never had the essential skill set that Manu came with when he got here. Tony is 100% a product of Pop's development. He had speed and a decent shot when he got here. That was it. Pop developed him into an effective jump shooter, and a good ball distributor within the motion offense. But no one can develop court vision and/or the kind of passing skills that Manu and Boris have. Tony has his strengths, and when healthy, they include an ability to drive to the paint fearlessly (which he does better than any other pg in the league) and score, which draws the defenders to him, allowing our wing players to take open shots. Without that paint penetration, the defense can stay on our wings and take them out of the offense entirely. Tony also is super fast at getting around so many screens on the loop play that he gets his own defender and all the screened defenders out of position, which helps both TIm and our wings.

Pop told TP that he wanted a 50-50 scorer/passer combination, and he taught him to do just exactly that. When Tony was first here all he did was give the ball to Tim in the low post, because that was our offense at the time. As Tim aged, Pop switched to a motion offense that relies on heavy duty Tony running farther and faster than anyone on the court at all times in order to facilitate our offensive set. When Tony is slowed, he can't cut and he can't drive past people, so he is stuck on the dribble trying to find an opening that he can exploit, and it simply ruins our offensive set.

The reason that Tony passes so often to Tim is that that pass is the first option offensive set for us, and has been for a long time. Tony gives the ball to Tim and begins running the loop or driving and cutting back, and then depending on what play has been called and what Tim sees on the floor, Tim either gives it back to Tony or passes to one of the wing men, all of whom are moving while Tim is surveying the court.

Tony is never doing something that Pop doesn't want done, or he would be on the bench just like anyone else on the team would be - like Pop sat him in the second half against OKC in game 6. Tony is out there running exactly what Pop wants run, wether we like it or not.

TP is not arrogant - although he is quite capable of getting egotistical when he thinks another pg is showing him up…but Pop will curtail that if necessary.

We are better this year without Tony than we were last year, and I think that means that we should rely on him less. But we need him - we just need him at full speed in order to do what he does best.

Just thank you for this great post. I don't know why some people can't see it. Thinking we have better chances with TP in street clothes is just insane. I wonder if the TP haters actually watch games.
And as for the fake injury, this is just too much. Wake up people ! We have a of a team and hating some players this much is not supporting your team.
Spoiled haters (I won't say fans)
Go Spurs, that's all that matters

[mudyez]

just split minutes between manu and tony! 28/20 with the option to play them together in crunchtime of a tight game!

we might not be better with parker right now, but we gotta make sure, MIA has to gameplan for him and his hopefully efficient minutes.

[siraulo23]

Yeah, tp's only had a couple of vintage game this POs

you can tell he is injured

It will be next to impossible to win vs the heat without a 100% tp

[littlecoyotecoin]

Parker's comments on Manu running the point from his practice interview. "I'd rather him than Danny" Got a good laugh.

I think TP will be fine. I look for him to start hot, maybe cool down, but I think he'll start the game in attack mode.

Yeah, I even chuckled. Danny has been a savior in many ways, but a passer he is not.

[littlecoyotecoin]

Parker's comments on Manu running the point from his practice interview. "I'd rather him than Danny" Got a good laugh.

I think TP will be fine. I look for him to start hot, maybe cool down, but I think he'll start the game in attack mode.

Yeah, I even chuckled. Danny has been a savior in many ways, but a passer he is not.

[TheGreatYacht]

I'm with you. The second it was announced that Parker was out for the second half in game 6 vs OKC I knew we had an even better chance to win. And it's not Parker's fault so much---it's just that Manu is a far better play-maker, through and through. Mills and Joseph get all the credit, which is ridiculous, because it's all Manu playing point.

Parker is the best PG in the NBA. But he doesn't involve anyone else when he's on the floor except Timmy. And his dribble, dribble kills whatever rhythm our offense has. He seems to have this arrogant at ude when he's on the court. Like he doesn't respect certain players...Danny Green, Kawhi, Splitter, to name a few.

I almost wish he would sit out game 1 so we could see how we do without him with Manu playing point and 35+ mins a game.

That man said he trusts Manu's playmaking against Miami over Parker's LMFAO

WHO DO YOU THINK GOT DANNY GREEN ALL HIS OPEN LOOKS?

[TheGreatYacht]

Danny owes Tony half of his paycheck...

[mavsfan1000]

It's over for the Spurs if Parker is being serious.

[Diego20]

manu can not play 35 minutes a game anymore
manu hardly plays well now 2 games in a row
tp is not that bad yes he misses some people sometimes when open
but pop also has told him to shot 25 times in a game

Why are you talking about Manu?

[Russ]

Question for the crowd:

Will TP have a 30 point game in this series?

(I think he might.)

[ManuTastic]

^^^^Thing is, Manu can't play that many minutes every other night these days either.

Manu has ALWAYS been the best passer with the most superior court vision on our team. At this point, the second best on both those skills is Boris.

Tony has never had the essential skill set that Manu came with when he got here. Tony is 100% a product of Pop's development. He had speed and a decent shot when he got here. That was it. Pop developed him into an effective jump shooter, and a good ball distributor within the motion offense. But no one can develop court vision and/or the kind of passing skills that Manu and Boris have. Tony has his strengths, and when healthy, they include an ability to drive to the paint fearlessly (which he does better than any other pg in the league) and score, which draws the defenders to him, allowing our wing players to take open shots. Without that paint penetration, the defense can stay on our wings and take them out of the offense entirely. Tony also is super fast at getting around so many screens on the loop play that he gets his own defender and all the screened defenders out of position, which helps both TIm and our wings.

Pop told TP that he wanted a 50-50 scorer/passer combination, and he taught him to do just exactly that. When Tony was first here all he did was give the ball to Tim in the low post, because that was our offense at the time. As Tim aged, Pop switched to a motion offense that relies on heavy duty Tony running farther and faster than anyone on the court at all times in order to facilitate our offensive set. When Tony is slowed, he can't cut and he can't drive past people, so he is stuck on the dribble trying to find an opening that he can exploit, and it simply ruins our offensive set.

The reason that Tony passes so often to Tim is that that pass is the first option offensive set for us, and has been for a long time. Tony gives the ball to Tim and begins running the loop or driving and cutting back, and then depending on what play has been called and what Tim sees on the floor, Tim either gives it back to Tony or passes to one of the wing men, all of whom are moving while Tim is surveying the court.

Tony is never doing something that Pop doesn't want done, or he would be on the bench just like anyone else on the team would be - like Pop sat him in the second half against OKC in game 6. Tony is out there running exactly what Pop wants run, wether we like it or not.

TP is not arrogant - although he is quite capable of getting egotistical when he thinks another pg is showing him up…but Pop will curtail that if necessary.

We are better this year without Tony than we were last year, and I think that means that we should rely on him less. But we need him - we just need him at full speed in order to do what he does best.

Excellent post. Hear, hear.

[ezau]

Great. So he lost his health AND his hatred-fueled drive to win.

It seems to be that he's just happy to b there. Dafuq?

[heyheymymy]

cia pop?

[DMC]

CoJo will take us to the promised land.

[DMC]

^^^^Thing is, Manu can't play that many minutes every other night these days either.

Manu has ALWAYS been the best passer with the most superior court vision on our team. At this point, the second best on both those skills is Boris.

Tony has never had the essential skill set that Manu came with when he got here. Tony is 100% a product of Pop's development. He had speed and a decent shot when he got here. That was it. Pop developed him into an effective jump shooter, and a good ball distributor within the motion offense. But no one can develop court vision and/or the kind of passing skills that Manu and Boris have. Tony has his strengths, and when healthy, they include an ability to drive to the paint fearlessly (which he does better than any other pg in the league) and score, which draws the defenders to him, allowing our wing players to take open shots. Without that paint penetration, the defense can stay on our wings and take them out of the offense entirely. Tony also is super fast at getting around so many screens on the loop play that he gets his own defender and all the screened defenders out of position, which helps both TIm and our wings.

Pop told TP that he wanted a 50-50 scorer/passer combination, and he taught him to do just exactly that. When Tony was first here all he did was give the ball to Tim in the low post, because that was our offense at the time. As Tim aged, Pop switched to a motion offense that relies on heavy duty Tony running farther and faster than anyone on the court at all times in order to facilitate our offensive set. When Tony is slowed, he can't cut and he can't drive past people, so he is stuck on the dribble trying to find an opening that he can exploit, and it simply ruins our offensive set.

The reason that Tony passes so often to Tim is that that pass is the first option offensive set for us, and has been for a long time. Tony gives the ball to Tim and begins running the loop or driving and cutting back, and then depending on what play has been called and what Tim sees on the floor, Tim either gives it back to Tony or passes to one of the wing men, all of whom are moving while Tim is surveying the court.

Tony is never doing something that Pop doesn't want done, or he would be on the bench just like anyone else on the team would be - like Pop sat him in the second half against OKC in game 6. Tony is out there running exactly what Pop wants run, wether we like it or not.

TP is not arrogant - although he is quite capable of getting egotistical when he thinks another pg is showing him up…but Pop will curtail that if necessary.

We are better this year without Tony than we were last year, and I think that means that we should rely on him less. But we need him - we just need him at full speed in order to do what he does best.

This is really all that needs to be said.