If you were an opposing defense, who would you send to help? IMO, the best person to help off of would be Parker. This is not meant as a slight against Parker, but it is simply mathematical. Parker just isn't a long range threat like Green or Leonard. Keeping this in mind, last season Parker took and made the most threes since 2005 according to basketball-reference.com The wrinkle in this is that he posted a career high 3pt percentage at 42.7%. I remember watching the season that the 3's he was attempting weren't mainly from the corner as in previous years (excluding the beginning of his career). I found this quite surprising.
Long story short, I was mulling it over and I am actually thinking that Parker will have banner year. Of all of the starting 5, I believe that Parker will be the one who benefits most from the signing of Aldridge. Should his 3pt % show last season wasn't a fluke, Parker will most likely tear this league a new one.
I know that everyone is hungover from celebrating our summer le last night, but I would like to have your serious thoughts on your expectations of Parker this upcoming season.
My expectations are that he will be a little better than last year, sprain his ankle and or strain a calf/hammy/hip flexor midway and come into the playoffs well rested.
He will play a few great games in the playoffs, but the most important pg during crunch time will be Patty Mills.
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I think he'll have a good year since he won't be relied heavily upon to generate offense. Averages... 14 ppg, 5 apg, and 51% fg.
Just pray whataburger goes bankrupt.
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He's probably still better than super chucker Kemba WalkerSpursfan predicts PG going on 34 years whose game was predicted on elite quickness will recover from being a bottom 5 starting PG
http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/t...-career-061815
The articles from this past June, but fwiw I think Parker realized he was porker and has been working to change that.
Ideally, I'd like to see him at least get back to where he was during the 2013-2014 regular season. It's unrealistic to expect him to ever return to being a top 5 PG in the league, but at the same time, I can't help but think there's no way in he'll be as bad as he was last season. Hopefully the extra spacing that Aldridge/West will provide will create more space in the paint for him.
It'd also be nice if he could continue working on that 3-point shot. Worse comes to worst, at least he'd be a spot-up 3 threat that teams can't just ignore on the perimeter.
Weight control, agree entirely with whataburger threat
I would be happy with some improved defense..
Everyone's trying out their shiny new alts.
Don't be deceived by those numbers. His three point shooting was flukey as last year. Shot around 50% pre-all star break and proceeded to fall back to earth afterwards. Shot 28% from three post-all star break. 0% from three in the playoffs. I don't think it's realistic to expect TP to shoot 40% from three again. Anything above 35% would be fine.
There is no conspiracy. Everyone just knows Enrique needs to lose some weight.
How hard is that to understand?
So defensive. You can tell who made an alt pretty easily.
Tell me who the alts are in this thread then.
The ones who have alts are the ones who get defensive when the subject of alts is brought up.
You came in here calling out alts but how could you tell if the "subject of alts" was never raised?
I brought it up. What part of that do you not understand?
You should reread my last response.
Yes, I can tell. the defensive posters make it easier tbh.You should reread my last response.
He'll be better just on the fact that he doesn't have two 7 footers clogging up the paint anymore, same goes for Kawhi. The early playoff exit will help him and the rest of our older guys tremendously and euro basket will get Parker in shape for training camp.
Agree with this. If he can sustain his 3 pt shooting he will be fine scoring. His athletic drop off is most noticeable in his creating for others, which he wont be relied as much to do. Hopefully he will then have the legs to hit his jumpshots. If he can do that and stay healthy, he could hopefully have a bounce back year.
Im not terribly concerned with him regaining most of his offensive form. I think he can still turn the jets on with the best of em for another couple seasons, as long as he can reach and maintain peak fitness and conditioning.
What concerns me is the other end of the floor.
Overall he has hot 47% from three but I remember for a while he was blazing hot, shooting something like 55% from three. Obviously that wasn't sustainable, but I'd like to see what his percentage was after that hot streak the first couple of months of the season.
Like other have posted, I expect him to be at least better than last season, with the improved spacing and all.
If he accepts his role as a facilitator that just runs the offense, shoots open shots and takes advantage of the occasional mismatch when he's hot, he should have a nice season IMO..if he tries to be a star again, the team is going to suffer tremendously..
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