Tony Parker achilles injury thread

[RD2191]

tony needs to take a trip to south beach or overseas to germany

[cd98]

No question he needs to take the summer off. He's played so many games during his career, that he is not a normal NBA 32 year old. Some will question if he is really injured. I don't. He looked slow, which is out of character for a guy that is still recognized as one of the fastest players in the NBA. He needs every bit of that speed to be effective, so any injury that slows him down at 32, can really cause him to produce subpar performances. This is a tough series to not have your starting point guard because Chris Paul is so good, and while our backups can win a game or two, I'd be worried about them holding up after Rivers has time to game plan Tony being out. I also think it is nonsense to compare Tony to Rondo. For one, Tony is a capable scorer and can make free throws. Even when he is having an off shooting night, the opposing team is not going to let him get his shots or put a subpar defender on him. Second, Rondo quit on the team. Tony isn't quitting on the Spurs. We have a team of character guys, and if Tony was a quitter, Pop would have dropped him long ago. Rondo and Tony may both be struggling right now, but Tony's struggles are likely injury related, while Rondo's are that he could never shoot and now he is pouting and not trying because RC is not giving him the reins.

[K...]

Parker is hurting the team with all his explosiveness gone. He's so gimpy he can't even shoot a jumper. 11 points, 6 assists in two games. 4 for 17 shooting. In 59 minutes!

Disagree with hurt. Defense yes, not really. He's mostly a non issue.

I am as big a fan of TP as anyone, but we won despite him last night. 5 assists but only 1 point on 0-6 shooting.

You were a big fan. Now you're off he list.

The team has not really ever been reliant on TP as a playmaker. We can't win playing 4 on 5 in the playoffs. Mills brings scoring and energy more than sufficient for us and has huge Juevos.

I have a special hearty lol for this one. Rely? Yeah I guess we could wear out number one and number two options: Tim and Manu. Sucks having a guy who could break down defenses when we already had two.


TP was abysmal in our closeout game against Miami yet we still dominated. He caught fire late in that game but it's not like we didn't have a murderer's row of assailants that couldn't have done the same thing in driving those nails into Miami's coffin.

Yup, would totally be cool if that could happen all time every time and of we had those murderers row back in 2004-2012.-

[SupremeGuy]

We basically won last year without him...

[Mugen]

this series isn't for Porky tbh.

[Hemotivo]

Eva Longoria says hubby Tony Parker fakes on-court injuries
Malaysia Sun

Wednesday 23rd January, 2008
(ANI)

Washington, January 23 : Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria has revealed that her husband, basketball player Tony Parker, often fakes his on-court injuries.

The actress says that she really finds it difficult to watch her husband play for the San Antonio Spurs because she never knows when he is actually hurt, and when he is acting.

"Sometimes he acts to get the flagrant foul or, to sell the foul more, he'll throw himself on the floor and really play it up more than what it is," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"I really don't know what the difference is so I'm like, 'Stop laying on the ground if you're not hurt. Just get up!' He's like, 'Honey, I have to stay on the ground sometimes.' But I get really nervous, it's nail biting," she added.

[cd98]

We basically won last year without him...

Sorry, but I heartily disagree. Sure he had uneven performances, but he had some great performances in each series. Losing our starting point guard and best ball handler would be big. Sure some guys can step up, but teams can take advantage of our bench players' weaknesses when they have time to game plan. Notice how the Spurs mostly could not play Cojo because his lack of an offense give allows the Clippers to play 4 on 5 and it just kills the Spurs offense. Have my worries about Patty playing big minutes as well, but love what he did yesterday...he's definitely back to playing his game.

[hater]

years with Manu do that to anyone tbh

[Hemotivo]

"He went to the locker room and didn't come back."

[hater]

Sorry, but I heartily disagree. Sure he had uneven performances, but he had some great performances in each series. Losing our starting point guard and best ball handler would be big. Sure some guys can step up, but teams can take advantage of our bench players' weaknesses when they have time to game plan. Notice how the Spurs mostly could not play Cojo because his lack of an offense give allows the Clippers to play 4 on 5 and it just kills the Spurs offense. Have my worries about Patty playing big minutes as well, but love what he did yesterday...he's definitely back to playing his game.

pretty much.

if parker is out, this series is lost.

he still runs the engine. too bad most fans are too stupid to see this.

[benefactor]

I don't have a dog in the hunt here, but basically every player in the NBA does this.

[Hemotivo]

years with Manu do that to anyone tbh

[SupremeGuy]

[NASpurs]

[SASdynasty!]

We basically won last year without him...

And by "without him" you mean he was our leading scorer and distributor throughout the regular season and playoffs, was our only All-Star, our only All-NBA player, came through in our only elimination game of the season, and led the team in scoring in the Finals. So yah, "basically," lol

[Malik Hairston]

And by "without him" you mean he was our leading scorer and distributor throughout the regular season and playoffs, was our only All-Star, our only All-NBA player, came through in our only elimination game of the season, and led the team in scoring in the Finals. So yah, "basically," lol

And the team was statistically better when was on the bench throughout the playoffs..

using popularity awards and points scored as an argument

[SupremeGuy]

And by "without him" you mean he was our leading scorer and distributor throughout the regular season and playoffs, was our only All-Star, our only All-NBA player, came through in our only elimination game of the season, and led the team in scoring in the Finals. So yah, "basically," lol

Tim and Kawhi have been carrying that scrub for 2 years, . You know it, I know it, everyone knows it, but you're too much of a -ass player-fan to ever admit it. You're the same ing idiot that tried to deflect blame for game 1. "Basically," stop being such a .

[RD2191]

And the team was statistically better when was on the bench throughout the playoffs..

[Brazil]

And the team was statistically better when was on the bench throughout the playoffs..

using popularity awards and points scored as an argument

Clippers in 7

[hater]

Clippers in 7

[Malik Hairston]

Spurs only need 1 of Parker/Ginobili to play at a high level to make a run, as we have seen the past 2 years..if they are both going to struggle, Spurs will struggle..

[Malik Hairston]

yup. even Reggie Miller was saying tonight Parker is getting into the paint which helps the Spurs.

He also said it would be impossible for The Spurs to beat the Clippers if Parker doesn't play great, just like he said during game 6 of the OKC series.. vanilla fans and media

[Beaverfuzz]

Time to hit the Duncan regiment for his diet to be honest.

Stick to the salmon burgers from HEB.

[Malik Hairston]

Clippers in 7

The series is 1-1..

[RD2191]

The Spurs don't need Parker to win this series.