After 25 games, Is Parker a top 20 NBA player ?

[Brazil]

So Kawhi, Duncan, Tony, Aldridge are all top 20 players to you?

read OP you will surely have better questions

[Mugen]

I'm just glad he's been able to run up and down the court so far. It was more of an enthusiastic waddle last season tbh.

[letmk]

So far he plays solid. If he can play like a top 50 players during the playoffs, the Spurs would have great chance to win. Last year, he was like top 200 player or even worse, even though the raw numbers like points and assists were not that bad.

[SpurSwag]

He's played better than I ever could have expected, and I'm not a parker hater in the slightest. I've always been a huge fan of his, but I didn't think he'd adjust his game so perfectly this quickly. I thought it might take some of this season or maybe the entirety of this season to figure out his role in being the bridge between the Duncan Manu era and the Kawhi Aldridge era, but it looks like he's balancing it perfectly. He knows he still needs to be our third best scorer most nights, but on nights where TD or Manu has it going, he seems content to just play his role, take 7 or 8 shots to keep the defense honest, and call it a night. Really happy with the team so far!

[100%duncan]

Definitely not top 20. But we dont need him to be.

[GSH]

Parker's efficiency has benefited from Kawhi's ability to draw the attention of defenses.

If you have to facilitate the offense of a player on your team, you would facilitate the offense of your best player, or the offense of your vet point guard? Kawhi is a great post up player, that's way people have been ing that the Spurs don't feed him in the post or at least exploit his favorable matchups. Utah switched, Kawhi had Neto on him and nobody passed him the ball...

You're ing that Kawhi didn't get a pass in a game the Spurs won by 37, and led by as much as 46? ing player fans.

Kawhi is shooting right at .500 from the 3P line. Maybe they should just let him shoot a 3 on every ing possession, and score 120 a game. Offense solved.

[spurraider21]

no

[dabom]

Wow OP.

[YGWHI]

You're ing that Kawhi didn't get a pass in a game the Spurs won by 37, and led by as much as 46? ing player fans.

Kawhi is shooting right at .500 from the 3P line. Maybe they should just let him shoot a 3 on every ing possession, and score 120 a game. Offense solved.

No. I've said before the easiest way to score and win a game is exploiting matchups.

Ignoring Kawhi when he has a favorable matchup is not something you should be proud of.

If Parker or any other Spurs player ignore Kawhi against scrubs winning by 37 you can say it doesn't matter, but you won't say the same thing if Curry is guarding Kawhi in the post and nobody passes him the ball.

The team should create the habit of feeding him in favorable matchups situations.

You should to play your best player to his strengths, Kawhi's great post up player, you should give him more the ball in the post.

[FromWayDowntown]

[Brazil]

Wow OP.

what tbh ?

As I said, top 20 is obviously a stretch but I'm not sure you will find 30 names better so far... yeah maybe but... again it is not really important 20,30,40... the evolution vs. LY is and it is quite nice to see... let's hope he keeps up

[TrainOfThought5]

IMO he is the best PG in the NBA right now, and I'm 200% convinced he will be even better in the playoffs

Bold ass claim right here considering Steph Curry is alive and breathing.

And playoffs?? If he continues to facilitate without turnovers and knockdown open midrange jumpers and not be a total turnstile on D, ill be ecstatic.

[Seventyniner]

I disagree. I've seen Parker pick up his defense intensity in the waning moments of big games; but throughout a season or even a playoff series, his defense has never been better than average at best. Even when he was prime, this was the case. The reality is that he gives away something on defense. So, to take him top 20, one is saying he is that pivotal to an offense. I don't know that I see it that way. But given his resume, there's at least a case for it.

Defense can't matter that much if James Harden can finish in the top 5 in MVP voting.

[Spurtacular]

Defense can't matter that much if James Harden can finish in the top 5 in MVP voting.

I see what you did there....

[lefty]

Bold ass claim right here considering Steph Curry is alive and breathing.

And playoffs?? If he continues to facilitate without turnovers and knockdown open midrange jumpers and not be a total turnstile on D, ill be ecstatic.

Somebody explain him pls

[TrainOfThought5]

Somebody explain him pls

LMAO cant believe i bit the hook. Damn you lefty

[Splits]

The player fan crew has no idea how to react.

Sure they do. They make up some ridiculous claim and quit.

[SASdynasty!]

First the guy leads the league in scoring in the paint, then he leads the league in 3P% for like the first half of the season, now he is he best midrange shooter in the league. What doesn't this guy do?

[100%duncan]

what tbh ?

As I said, top 20 is obviously a stretch but I'm not sure you will find 30 names better so far... yeah maybe but... again it is not really important 20,30,40... the evolution vs. LY is and it is quite nice to see... let's hope he keeps up

He aint top 30 either but I love this version of parker tbh

[FkLA]

He's been a really good role player but nowhere near Top 20. Borderline Top 100 imo which is still a huge upgrade from last season when he wasn't even Top 300 tbh.

[TheGreatYacht]

10 dimes on his worst game of the season. MVParker

[Mr Bones]

He's been a really good role player but nowhere near Top 20. Borderline Top 100 imo which is still a huge upgrade from last season when he wasn't even Top 300 tbh.

Why do you think that is? How did he jump 200 spots?

[gilmor]

who gives a as long as Spurs is winning..

[313]

10 dimes on his worst game of the season. MVParker

[Brazil]

He's been a really good role player but nowhere near Top 20. Borderline Top 100 imo which is still a huge upgrade from last season when he wasn't even Top 300 tbh.

give me that list of 100

desperation mode