Different, they had a gameplan adjusted around Parker and when he wasn't there it had them off-guard. Had Parker been traded or injured all year I guarantee defenses would adjust and we wouldn't have as many open shooters. Not to mention Tony does hit crucial shots when we need them, usually out of offensive slumps that occur.
Parker hate is unusual. He's debatable on if we'd be better with a true pass-first point, but for what we do, hardly anybody is more dangerous in the paint at the point position as Parker, which provokes a lot of defense targeted towards him... Notice Tony always does kickouts to an open man? He's been doing that since Bowen was a deadeye in the corner 3.