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With Curry's injury looming, the NBA.com people decided they better start some buzz elsewhere. NOW they want to acknowledge that the Spurs are pretty damn good, too.
http://www.nba.com/2016/news/feature...can/index.html
delete if someone has posted this - i hadn't seen it
With Curry's injury looming, the NBA.com people decided they better start some buzz elsewhere. NOW they want to acknowledge that the Spurs are pretty damn good, too.
A good read, thanks for posting.
Very fine article. We gotta win now.
Porker in 2011:"I always think we have a shot, every year," Parker said. "This year is not different from other years. I think we always have a shot. We try to contend for a le. Obviously, Golden State, they have all the credit, and well-deserved. They've been playing unbelievable."“We will always have a good team but we can no longer say that we’re playing for a championship.”
Porker in 2011:
I always think we have a shot, every year," Parker said. "This year is not different from other years.“At the start of the season I said this was our last chance,” he said. “Tim (Duncan) and Gino (Manu Ginobili) are getting old. It’s going to be tough to regenerate ourselves.
“We will always have a good team but we can no longer say that we’re playing for a championship.”
I don't see any contradiction. At the beginning of 10-11, he thought they could win it all, but didn't think they could the NEXT season. But when 11-12 rolled around, I'm sure he felt differently - especially since they reached the WCF.
Damn, do you hate the guy that much? You have to make an issue out of some piss-ant 5 year-old comment about the fact that the Big 3 is aging?
Kind of a weird article, as it's basically an aggregate of quotes from the last few months poised to look like he asked all of the players about these specific issues. All you would've had to do to write this article is watch about 20 player interviews on the team website, summed them up, and be named "David Aldridge".
Even with his play somewhat diminished (although I genuinely feel that's been exaggerated a bit), this article shows why losing Duncan next year would be such a hit to the team.
In addition to really struggling to find any player that could contribute what Tim does for $5M a year, his impact on the team's culture, his leadership and calming presence, and his knowledge of the system are irreplaceable. I think those calling for Tim to retire would be in for a rude awakening next year to see how different the team looks without him. At least give him another year to fully cement his approach with LMA and Kawhi, even if he's only a 20 mpg starter.
Meh same ol "flying under the radar" article that we read every year.
If he didn't make his RECENT comments about "I ALWAYS think we have a shot, EVERY YEAR" then there wouldn't be any contradiction.(He's basically CONFIRMING that he's a frontrunner)
And as someone pointed out, Pop said there was no way he'd still be a coach in 2016. Are you busting his balls for that as well?If he didn't make his RECENT comments about "I ALWAYS think we have a shot, EVERY YEAR" then there wouldn't be any contradiction.
Didn't think so.
If Pop didn't have a point guard that he wanted to trade a couple of times maybe he would have been optimistic about the future.
If Pop didn't have a point guard that he wanted to trade a couple of times maybe he would have been optimistic about the future.
Yeah just a hall of fame point guard, best point guard in franchise history, a point guard who avgs 15 a game while being the 4th option.
Yeah, what a ing cement boot he is. ing idiot.
Spurstalk standard reply.Nothing we didn't already know.
Holy goodness. We've really devolved to this sort of crap -- parsing the words of a guy who is giving interviews in his second language to characterize him in some way that fits the narrative that you've chosen for him? Really?If he didn't make his RECENT comments about "I ALWAYS think we have a shot, EVERY YEAR" then there wouldn't be any contradiction.
Particularly when, after the 2011 playoffs, he (like virtually all of Spurs fandom) had no idea that they would be able to acquire the wing stopper they so badly needed in 2011 AND that the guy they would acquire would blossom into an MVP-type player and an absolute defensive monster AND that Boris Diaw's basketball IQ would suddenly become available for a song. Really?
I know the Parker hate is strong in many corners of this forum, but if that's the route you choose, there are plenty of reasons to criticize him. Electing to go back to something like that statement, and using it to broadly characterize Tony Parker is either petty or ridiculous -- probably both.
I like RC's articulation of the tipping point:
It fits into the "we all know this" category, but it's interesting (to me) to hear RC acknowledge that point. There's a vulnerability in that -- a recognition that for all the acclaim RC and Pop get for the length of this run and the successes during it, there were real times when the whole thing was teetering on the brink of collapse. They saved it with a savvy move, and that's why they get the acclaim that they do.
I like this quote from David West:
"It's not about individuals here," West said. "It's a group approach. It's that constant focus on the group. Nobody or no one person or one thing is bigger than the group focus and the group agenda. It's just kind of the way they do things. It's easy to buy in when you see the other guys who've got that pedigree, who've been around awhile, still allowing themselves to be coached and talked to. That's probably the most humbling thing, to watch these guys who have all the credentials in the world still are humble enough to accept criticism, accept coaching, and allow themselves to be pushed."
If he didn't make his RECENT comments about "I ALWAYS think we have a shot, EVERY YEAR" then there wouldn't be any contradiction.
So you take that to mean every year... in the future? C'mon, man, that's just petty.
If he has felt positive at the beginning of each season, he's being 100% honest with that comment. The fact that he can look forward and see a time where they won't be AS compe ive? That's just honest. And if they get new talent (e.g. Kawhi, Boris, LMA, West, etc.) then I'm sure he would change his mind when the time came.
I don't know why you're saying that, but I can guess. Even you have to know that it's not fair. Give it a rest.
Fat Tony, is that you?
So a team that won 60 games has no chance, when they lost in the first round b/c Manu got injured & Porker got locked up by Conley: http://www.48minutesof .com/on-th...of-tony-parker
If it was Manu saying it then it would have merit but Porker after a ty series?
Porker has proven himself to be a dude that talks out of his ass, didn't he recently say he was sure Pop wouldn't play the starters against the Worriers then backtracked when he was proven otherwise.
If he didn't spew BS then I wouldn't even get on his case but dude just can't help himself.
Does he hurt your feelings on the reg?Porker has proven himself to be a dude that talks out of his ass, didn't he recently say he was sure Pop wouldn't play the starters against the Worriers then backtracked when he was proven otherwise.
If he didn't spew BS then I wouldn't even get on his case but dude just can't help himself.
Parker has that kind of power over you?
Based on this thread, it's the Porkerstans that are fluttering their feathers & acting like an overtly protective parent.
No argument. I'm just wondering why you're wasting your energy on this.Based on this thread, it's the Porkerstans that are fluttering their feathers & acting like an overtly protective parent.
I find it to be amusing when grown folks lose their shyt on a messageboard
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