Thanks for Everything Tony -- (Appreciation Thread)

[Strategic]

I remember Tony telling Pop “I’m only 30, I don’t need rest” and Pop saying “ok, get back out there”.

[NickiRasgo]

Wait 'til Manu announce his retirement this weekend.

[Pocho La Pantera]

Sad day, he will be missed

[BlackSilver]

What a day for me to remember my password, tbh.

Welcome back, sir!

[bigfan]

Parker's number will absolutely be hanging from the rafters. I wish you good luck in CHA and see you on retirement day.

[BatManu20]

[Thomas82]

will be really odd seeing him in another jersey next year. I wish him well.

Yeah, it would be like seeing Hakeem in a Raptors jersey or Pat Ewing in a Sonics jersey.

[BatManu20]

[superbigtime]

I'm really going to miss TP. He had it all. Unstoppable in his prime and a real pleasure and marvel to watch. Damn we got lucky w TP. underrated by everyone it seems. Always well spoken too. This is a bitter pill. Much respect and admiration to a Spurs legend.

[NASpurs]

Malik Monk's live reaction finding out about the Hornets signing TP9. Pretty cool

https://streamable.com/hz901

[BWS-1994]

Maraming salamat, TP9! ��

[J_Paco]

Can't believe this was so long ago. Feels like yesterday:

https://youtu.be/w3Sp3AHowks

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/artic...on-1086271.php

Man, it has been an incredible, fulfilling journey that is sadly coming to an end. I'll miss the speed, quickness, spin move, floater and most of all the candidness.

You never minced words and always kept 100. I'll miss defending you from your many detractors but they'll to find a new "whipping boy."

Thank you for all the great memories, TP9. Hopefully, we'll see you back in some capacity when the time is right!

[Slippy]

Tony Parker you will be missed. This wasnt the way to go out, wish it was better cir stances for him to leave .. considering last seasons saga & the snake overhyping a quote. He deserved to finish his career with the spurs.

[spurs10]

What a day for me to remember my password, tbh.

Welcome back, sir!

Indeed! Always thankful for you and Kori!

[spurs10]

This was unexceptional. Seeing TP in another uniform will be very strange. I suppose he just wanted a better contract. Wonder how it went down.

[spurspokesman]

Thanks for everything TP. Hopefully he comes back on a vet min deal and retire a Spur.

[soxxx]

The guy was a top 2 player in the league between 2012-2014.

He was the most important piece to the Spurs rising from the ashes one last time even though he declared the Spurs done after 2011.

[Slippy]

This was unexceptional. Seeing TP in another uniform will be very strange. I suppose he just wanted a better contract. Wonder how it went down.

Dunno the specifics but maybe it had more to do with his role. Probably felt he had more to offer than a mentoring role.

[spursparker9]

Thank you for his leadership.

Seeing this K(C)oward Leonard situation has made it so clearly that Big 3's steady leadership and be willingly to buy into Pop's programme was so under-appreciated.

Thank you Tim, Tony and Manu...

[stéphane]

And then there were one...

He's my countryman, he's not TD but still.
Good luck in Charlotte.

[gilmor2002]

Very tough year for the Spurs organization, 1st the Kawhi Drama, then Popovich’s wife, now Tony Parker. Will Ginobili be next? I can see Parker feeling he can still be useful to a team, in a meaningful way. As a backup he is cool with, not as a 3rd string, as he was towards the end of year. He barely played. He almost become a 3rd string guard and Parker was not ready for that yet, he almost had some DNP-CD. With the logjam of guards, Parker did one last great thing for the organization and moved on, so that D.White, Murray and Walker can play and grow. For the present and future of the franchise. I never saw him leaving. That being said, I have a feeling he will return after 2 years to finally be that 3rd string guard in a mentorship role, for Popovich’s final year, and Parker’s year 20 and then take a Spurs front office job.
Greatest Spurs point guard ever!!!
The Spurs mentorship now falls on Patty Mills.
Go SPURS GO!

Part of the plan to keep Kawhi..

[ata]

Thank you Tony, you will never be forgotten

[bdictjames]

I’ll always remember his play in 07 and 13. He’s the star of so many of the franchise’s greatest moments. One of my all-time favs. Not as fundamentally sound as TD, not as unpredictably chaotic as Manu, Parker was somewhere in between. And that balance is what made the big 3 fit so perfectly.

Well said sir! Parker was monumental and did a great job keeping pace (for the most part) of our team. A great point guard to go along with the fast pace the game was heading at that time, Parker could run with the best of em. Cheers to TP.

[RLT]

I hope he uses the spin move on us . Gonna miss him.

[raybies]

Still can’t believe Parker is gone