Tony Parker throwing shade at Kawhi

[apalisoc_9]

I didn't say that. It obviously goes both ways, but specifically regarding the Spurs in general and this Leonard fiasco, I've heard lots of "African-Americans" speak on it and the only one I recall who wasn't clearly pro Leonard, was Broussard, who's mixed.

Brousard is pro leonard

[YGWHI]

I didn't say that. It obviously goes both ways, but specifically regarding the Spurs in general and this Leonard fiasco, I've heard lots of "African-Americans" speak on it and the only one I recall who wasn't clearly pro Leonard, was Broussard, who's mixed.

I guess it's not black people supporting him...I guess some of the guys who are pro-Leonard are former players on media like Sharpe on First Take. He hates Spurs, he always talked about Kawhi but he supported him a few weeks ago when Sharpe talked about his own shoulder injury, he understood why Kawhi asked for a 2nd opinion/not playing.

If former NBA/NHL players on media are all blacks...could be...IDK. I don't care about race when people talk.

I don't give a about SJax comments, he's just a crazy guy but I liked how other former players/reporters get why Kawhi's not playing.

[YGWHI]

I would say they are racial biases in the media which falls into tribalism for both white and black depending on who is making the argument. I just call a spade for a spade. An example I will give is that several years ago when Jimmer came out it was just white sports analyst who thought he was a legit NBA prospect when clearly he wasn't. They were pro-Jimmer simply because he was white but not because of what he could actually do on the basketball court.

Not sure if race is involved in sports debates, or if all things work this way on media but I get your point.

[james evans]

Yes it was because of Parker that Coach Spo decided not to leave Danny open. Only person I blame for that loss is Pop.

was it coach spo that also took the ball out of Duncan's hands and benched him in the 2nd half?

[james evans]

Brousard is pro leonard

i love the spurs but I'm anti bull and I haven't liked the way we've done things for more than a few years now.

[daslicer]

was it coach spo that also took the ball out of Duncan's hands and benched him in the 2nd half?

Again your deflecting like a . The original argument was Parker talking about Danny Green being open in the finals lead to the Heat not leaving him open in game 6. I'm not surprised you are deflecting since you are re ed.

[james evans]

Again your deflecting like a . The original argument was Parker talking about Danny Green being open in the finals lead to the Heat not leaving him open in game 6. I'm not surprised you are deflecting since you are re ed.

check my post. I said and I quote:

well Parker got his wishes as Danny wasn't left open and he got 23 shots off only hitting 6. As Duncan had a 25 point first half and on his way to his 4th finals mvp before Parker, Ginobli, and Popovich decided to throw the game

so I ask again, was coach spo the reason for all of that? Coach spo made Parker shoot 6-23? And no I don't think he would have adjusted. He went 7 games without adjusting to Hibbert killing them. This guy aint a good coach? We're seeing how good of a coach he is since Lebron left.

[tholdren]

check my post. I said and I quote:



so I ask again, was coach spo the reason for all of that? Coach spo made Parker shoot 6-23? And no I don't think he would have adjusted. He went 7 games without adjusting to Hibbert killing them. This guy aint a good coach? We're seeing how good of a coach he is since Lebron left.

Lol

[daslicer]

check my post. I said and I quote:



so I ask again, was coach spo the reason for all of that? Coach spo made Parker shoot 6-23? And no I don't think he would have adjusted. He went 7 games without adjusting to Hibbert killing them. This guy aint a good coach? We're seeing how good of a coach he is since Lebron left.

Yes I do believe Spo made the adjustment by himself to not leave Green open. Spo is not a great coach but neither is he terrible. He has done a good job with the Heat since Lebron has left. Every year besides the first season the Heat have finished with a .500 record or slightly better. That's pretty good when you factor in the Heat also got ed over with losing Bosh to illness.

[ElNono]

The point is Tony's job is to shut up and dribble, not telling other team's coaches how to guard the Spurs, tbh...

[TimDunkem]

The point is Tony's job is to shut up and dribble, not telling other team's coaches how to guard the Spurs, tbh...

I don't want him dribbling either.

[daslicer]

The point is Tony's job is to shut up and dribble, not telling other team's coaches how to guard the Spurs, tbh...

The point is Spo was going to make the adjustment to not leave Green open regardless of what Parker said.

[Clipper Nation]

The point is Tony's job is to shut up and dribble, not telling other team's coaches how to guard the Spurs, tbh...

His job is to shut up and pass the ball to the actually good players on the team - not dribble and play heroball, tbh.

[TD 21]

Brousard is pro leonard

Not when I heard him speaking on it, he wasn't.

I guess it's not black people supporting him...I guess some of the guys who are pro-Leonard are former players on media like Sharpe on First Take. He hates Spurs, he always talked about Kawhi but he supported him a few weeks ago when Sharpe talked about his own shoulder injury, he understood why Kawhi asked for a 2nd opinion/not playing.

If former NBA/NHL players on media are all blacks...could be...IDK. I don't care about race when people talk.

I don't give a about SJax comments, he's just a crazy guy but I liked how other former players/reporters get why Kawhi's not playing.

That plays a part too, but less so.

Many of these ex athletes turned analysts complain about how supposedly "soft" current players are, yet these same people are on the side of a player whose damn near missed a year with no break/tear or surgery and despite being medically cleared for months.

I guarantee you, if you swapped Parker and Leonard and the latter was the old one, with nothing left to prove, who had ruptured his quad, beat the timeline by 2 months and recently called a team meeting to address the former, as well as taking thin veiled shots publicly, they'd make him out to be a hero and leader.

[spursistan]

Not when I heard him speaking on it, he wasn't.




That plays a part too, but less so.

Many of these ex athletes turned analysts complain about how supposedly "soft" current players are, yet these same people are on the side of a player whose damn near missed a year with no break/tear or surgery and despite being medically cleared for months.

I guarantee you, if you swapped Parker and Leonard and the latter was the old one, with nothing left to prove, who had ruptured his quad, beat the timeline by 2 months and recently called a team meeting to address the former, as well as taking thin veiled shots publicly, they'd make him out to be a hero and leader.

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You have been uncharacteristically soft on this pathetic coward despite the evidence starting to stack up against him.

I'm completely disillusioned with him, tbh..

[apalisoc_9]

Not when I heard him speaking on it, he wasn't.




That plays a part too, but less so.

Many of these ex athletes turned analysts complain about how supposedly "soft" current players are, yet these same people are on the side of a player whose damn near missed a year with no break/tear or surgery and despite being medically cleared for months.

I guarantee you, if you swapped Parker and Leonard and the latter was the old one, with nothing left to prove, who had ruptured his quad, beat the timeline by 2 months and recently called a team meeting to address the former, as well as taking thin veiled shots publicly, they'd make him out to be a hero and leader.

Yeah he mentioned a day ago he was pro Leonard.

[TD 21]

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You have been uncharacteristically soft on this pathetic coward despite the evidence starting to stack up against him.

I'm completely disillusioned with him, tbh..

Its not my style to judge injuries, pain threshold, etc. Most athletes obviously want to play more than any fan could ever want them to, so I viewed this like, even if this was a mental block, anxiety type thing, fair enough.

Where I draw the line, is with him apparently showing no commitment to team off the court and hiding publicly, forcing them to constantly have to answer for him. You'd think when you're already sitting out despite being medically cleared, you'd go out of your way to be at least present as much as possible to show that you're invested.

The fact that he doesn't feel the need to do so with, in some cases, people he's played with or for, in excess of 6 seasons and practically won 2 championships with, makes it especially bizarre.

[tholdren]

Its not my style to judge injuries, pain threshold, etc. Most athletes obviously want to play more than any fan could ever want them to, so I viewed this like, even if this was a mental block, anxiety type thing, fair enough.

Where I draw the line, is with him apparently showing no commitment to team off the court and hiding publicly, forcing them to constantly have to answer for him. You'd think when you're already sitting out despite being medically cleared, you'd go out of your way to be at least present as much as possible to show that you're invested.

The fact that he doesn't feel the need to do so with, in some cases, people he's played with or for, in excess of 6 seasons and practically won 2 championships with, makes it especially bizarre.

+1 well written

[duncan2k5]

Its not my style to judge injuries, pain threshold, etc. Most athletes obviously want to play more than any fan could ever want them to, so I viewed this like, even if this was a mental block, anxiety type thing, fair enough.

Where I draw the line, is with him apparently showing no commitment to team off the court and hiding publicly, forcing them to constantly have to answer for him. You'd think when you're already sitting out despite being medically cleared, you'd go out of your way to be at least present as much as possible to show that you're invested.

The fact that he doesn't feel the need to do so with, in some cases, people he's played with or for, in excess of 6 seasons and practically won 2 championships with, makes it especially bizarre.

He has done interviews about it... What more do u want? A 60 minutes interview? He had literally done EVERYTHING you guys are saying he should do! He goes to the games, he talks to teammates and the FO... U guys sound stupid saying he isn't doing anything

[TD 21]

He has done interviews about it... What more do u want? A 60 minutes interview? He had literally done EVERYTHING you guys are saying he should do! He goes to the games, he talks to teammates and the FO... U guys sound stupid saying he isn't doing anything

He did one interview after basically being coaxed into it. I want him to be invested in this team or at least pretend to be. There's no excuse for not sitting with the team during home games and according to Ginobili, barely being around them beyond that.

[YGWHI]

There's no excuse for not sitting with the team during home games and according to Ginobili, barely being around them beyond that.

Another false narrative. He has been there all time, even sat on the floor to see home games...He only missed the home games he was training in SD, just one or two, can't remember.

Maybe Kawhi needs to call Ginobili instead of texting his younger teammates all time to prove he was close to the team.

[TD 21]

Another false narrative. He has been there all time, even sat on the floor to see home games...He only missed the home games he was training in SD, just one or two, can't remember.

And maybe Kawhi needs to call Manu instead of texting his younger teammates all time to prove he was close to the team.

So Ginobili, who is by all accounts about as salt of the earth as they come (even that s bag Jackson was mostly praising him), lied?

[duncan2k5]

So Ginobili, who is by all accounts about as salt of the earth as they come (even that s bag Jackson was mostly praising him), lied?

lied about? ginobili never said kawhi wasnt talking to them...

[duncan2k5]

He did one interview after basically being coaxed into it. I want him to be invested in this team or at least pretend to be. There's no excuse for not sitting with the team during home games and according to Ginobili, barely being around them beyond that.

ginobili never said he barely is with them...and kawhi does sit on the bench for home games...since when does kawhi do a ton of interviews? the guy said what he had to say already...just because OU dont believe him doesnt mean he has to go out of his way to convince YOU...im convinced