Tony Parker Absent in Basically 2 Consecutive Closeout Games; Spurs Win Both

[Dex]

There was a point during TP's recent Kimmel interview where he casually remarked that while his kid was being born and he was in the hospital, there he was doing treatment with his ankles etc. on ice in the delivery room while trying to assist his fiance. The man is a warrior.

He doesn't complain about injuries, he doesn't make excuses; instead, he is there in the hospital doing something far more valuable than playing basketball, and yet still he brings all the necessary equipment to treat his injuries every possible second, at a time when any sane person would just want to rest.

If he were a choker or a faker, those things don't happen. He almost won us a le last year (a fluke prevented that), and he was instrumental in getting us to a le this year (see Dallas, Portland series). That he got a ton of attention against the Heat, thereby freeing up Kawhi, is not a knock on him but a natural result of the threat he presents.

Next year I expect a lot of MVParker given the rest he will get this summer.

Bold this man.

[DMC]

The spurs have decent bigs. There's nothing wrong with their bigs...

Tim is short in the stay and long in the tooth.

[Jenks]

tp did more then his share for the le this year

Yes he did. That doesn't mean he played well in game 5.

[spurs10]

It means we had a deep, healthy team that didn't need to rely on his heroics... I'm not concerned about him, I think he'll bounce back to MVParker next season. There shouldn't be any age constrains, etc for that not to be the case. That said, I wouldn't mind having Patty back as insurance...

I can't imagine the PATFO not doing everything possible to bring Patty and Boris back. Unless they can find a great spread 4 to spell Boris then the Red Mamba probably is coming back for minimum.

[ducks]

Yes he did. That doesn't mean he played well in game 5.

he wore out james

[ElNono]

I also think Tony is a victim of his own success... he had such a gorgeous 2012-2013 season (despite ending with an injury), that he set a very high bar of what was expected of him. By that measure, it's not inconceivable to say he had a down year.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I think he was mostly tired, had some nagging injuries, etc. We'll see what he looks like next season. Even if not '12-'13 MVParker, he's still key for this team.

[ducks]

if you had aj out there instead of tp
james would have guard leonard and he would have slowed him down

[DesignatedT]

People clearly just don't understand how much he actually means to this team and that the spurs would have a 0% chance at making it through an entire regular season and playoff run without him.

[smrattler]

Khawi, Manu and Patty torched the Heat for three quarters. Parker closed the show. When he was 1-11 through 3 quarters, you knew he wasn't going to not do his part.

Everyone contributed.

[dbreiden83080]

It means that assholes like yourself can't just appreciate the championship without nitpicking the insignificant details.

[dbreiden83080]

I actually seem to recall people on this site giving Tim Duncan tons of for being less than dominant in the 2007 NBA finals. Its just never enough for some people..

[dbreiden83080]

People clearly just don't understand how much he actually means to this team and that the spurs would have a 0% chance at making it through an entire regular season and playoff run without him.

Tim Duncan pretty much carried the Spurs to the first two championships but there is really no doubt that the big 3 won the next three championships together each stepping up at different times when the team needed it. They were a vital part of all three of them.

[Brazil]

Great thread tbh will recommend to family and friends

[Brazil]

Also OP is a got

[howbouthemspurs]

It means you are obviously clueless!

[lefty]

What does that mean?

that like any French before him, he had to be bailed out by Muricans

[DMC]

Also OP is a got

[Brazil]

[lefty]

[100%duncan]

It means we can trade him for anyone. He did nothing tbh

[T Park]

Tim is short in the stay and long in the tooth.

Does nothing to change the now. When he wants he can still drop 24 and 12. So again, don't see your point.

[DMC]

Does nothing to change the now. When he wants he can still drop 24 and 12. So again, don't see your point.

You don't wait until you have no one. You bring in your next franchise big and let him be Duncan's apprentice. Tiago is not that man.

[skulls138]

It means shut the up, that's what it means.

Seriously though it means them guarding Parker opened it up for other players.

[therealtruth]

It means we had a deep, healthy team that didn't need to rely on his heroics...

I'm not concerned about him, I think he'll bounce back to MVParker next season. There shouldn't be any age constrains, etc for that not to be the case.

That said, I wouldn't mind having Patty back as insurance...

I actually don't want MVParker because it makes it very easy for the team to rely too much on him. Then the second you shut down him down the team struggles. I think sharing the load offensively was one of the biggest reasons we were hard to beat. There wasn't any head of the snake or any one guy you could just concentrate on defensively.

Basically TP not being MVParker makes as a much more dangerous team. That is TP being able to get 17-18 w/o being the focus offensively.

[therealtruth]

if you had aj out there instead of tp
james would have guard leonard and he would have slowed him down

James did guard Leonard quite a bit.