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After the game against Wizards I said Parker opted to make plays for himself and lost the ball, when LMA was guarded by a scrub like Dudley several minutes in the second half, and the same with Beal on Kawhi.
And he didn't exploit huge mismatches against the Hornets, again.
It's hard to believe that a coach doesn't show his starting point guard in the film sessions, all the mismatches he ignored...
It's interesting, Parker said it's LMA and Kawhi team now but they were getting better looks with him off the court.
Pop wants LMA to get involved at Duncan prime level so Parker will play a lot more of pick and rolls with him but there is still the problematic dynamic between him and Kawhi on the court.
Kawhi gets more opportunites to create for himself and his teammates when Parker's off the court.
In the last game he didn't get the ball until the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, against the Wizards he made one shot early in the 4th quarter and then he didn't touch the ball until the last seconds of the game.
After four seasons Parker couldn't build chemistry with Kawhi on the court, a bad sign if Kawhi is supposedly the future of the franchise and Parker is the starting point guard for the next three seasons or more.
Parker's going to need to re-invent himself and that's not easy.
He's a scoring point guard not a true playmaker, at this point of his career he doesn't have all the tools necesary to fill his new role.
