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Nice, i'll be in Poznan to watch my country take on GReece
I hope france manages to qualify, i would love to see them playing.
Have a nice day too. What you, EricB and all those who do not give a about what happens beyond your doormat is irrelevant anyway. That is TP's choice (or Manu's) and there is nothing you can do about it. And everybody has the right to disagree but the words used by EricB are not only uncalled for but plainly shocking.
Nice, i'll be in Poznan to watch my country take on GReece
I hope france manages to qualify, i would love to see them playing.
I think Tony just wants to bring basketball pride to his country. What has France won in basketball?
they won a silver medal in the 2000 olympics and a bronze medal in the 2005 eurobasket. and that's it.
2001 Women Basketball European Championship.
Yes, French NT sucks.
One thing about Tony is that although he has played professional BB or so many years at such a young age, I think he has been VERY smart at "managing" his body all these years...
For example, playing so early with veterans teach him that only PO really matters, that's why he NEVER gives 100% in defence during regular season (whitch often leads to "spurstalk bashing"!lol)...
If you look at his averages min played since he came, the max is 34min! (whitch is ALWAYS the fewer among starting PG or even gards in the nba!)
Although one of his strengh is his speed, he never specialy worked on it, and doesn't have an atletic body (he hates training and all the physical stuff...), whitch leads to less muscular problems...
We/he often complains that he doesn't get enough FT,obviously it"s because he doesn't ge enough repect from the refs, but it's also because he avoids contact with the bigs and knows how to fall...
Finaly, for those who know him from th begning, you see that he is "on a mission", I mean he is the consumate professional BB player, he knows what it takes to get what he wants, meaning he doesn't drink or party to much...
All that to say that I'm very confident in the fact that he has at least 7 or 8 years left at elite level...
Manu is more a "cape diem" type of player, he gives all he has EVERYTIME, he never "saves" his body...that's what we love in him and why he has(had?lol) such a career!
Anyway, go Tony, hope you qualify us (I'm french) this summer!
Go France Go !!
Go Spurs Go !!
Which is not good enough team to win a medal in Eurobasket.
And so Team USA will never play Olympics with NBA players. Dumbass.
It is a qualifier to Euro championship not World championship. And how the can France play in Olympics without qualifying?
They cannot qualify for ing Olympics without playing Eurobasket. How stupid are people here? And Eurobasket is very close or even equal to level of Olympics. American NBA fans really sound like arrogant s in this thread.
How respectful of you Eric... I wonder how Tony Parker himself would feel reading your post?
Obviously, you hate the country of France, but it is beyond childish to think that everyone in the world and throughout history would agree with you. I could start with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington, who were all great admirers of the French.... many of Jefferson's views about freedom are directly derived from the French philosopers that he loved so much.
You are clearly a perfect example of a stupid & obsessed American sports fan who has no clarity and understanding about the world. The fact that Tony-- the guy that your last username (TPark!) paid homage to-- decides to play for his country leads you not only to criticize the decision but to then declare that an entire country and population of people is good for nothing just shows how small-minded you are.
With just one post, you've insulted Tony Parker more than all of the other Parker-haters on spurstalk combined. Congratulations on that.
Last edited by Tully365; 04-15-2009 at 02:19 PM.
So I trust that this means you're ok with the product you're about to see in these 2009 playoffs right? Your argument would seem to indicate that a players personal agenda is first and foremost and the teams needs come in a distant second.
How do you reconcile your want to see "number five" this year with Manus "quest for glory" as you put it? You can't possibly argue that engaging in this type of reckless behavior is beneficial for your San Antonio Spurs in any shape form or fashion.
There is such a thing as being hungry to a fault. Years are being shaved off of Manus career as a result of this. Truly a shame to see.
Be in it to win it sure. But make sure it's what you're being paid to win.......
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How embarassing!
We should start a poll after the massive EricB/Tpark ownage.
1-Will EricB/Tpark get a third screen name?
2-Did he (also) fail on trying to improve his reputation by changing his screen name?
3-Does he already have numerous screen names?
4-All of the above.
It will be hard for him to top his last stunt!
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20020
haha no matter the username you are the same you've been
Jeez you thought you will be a diferent person changing the name?
wtf
Changing name to let's say ... Chis Angel won't make you a magician
Did you actually read the post you quoted in it's entirety? The team benefits monetarily from the players playing in their respective national teams. The player personal agenda is perfectly aligned with the teams. If it wouldn't be, the NBA wouldn't have signed an agreement with FIBA to start with.
Are there risks involved? Sure. But it's obvious that those risks were contemplated and that overall the positives outweighed the negatives.
Second of all, I'm absolutely at peace with the product we're going to see, because it's the only product we have. I was OK with the product that played the 2006 playoffs too, with Duncan in one leg with planar fasciitis. I don't quit on my team when they're down. I support them all the way to the end.
What reckless behavior? He got his last injury playing for the Spurs, not running motorboats. And I don't see how you couldn't reconcile his hunger with winning number five, considering he plays balls out every single time he dons the #20 silver and black. , are you really going to question his heart and commitment towards the Spurs?
What is 'this'? An injury? It happens to everybody. Man up and deal with it.
Wrong, again. Manu played for the Spurs all last season and earned his salary. He didn't get paid NOT TO play in the summer. And the Spurs got every cent back for the games he missed due to the injury in the Olympics.
This current injury has nothing to do with the Olympics, as stated by Manu himself after he asked the Spurs medical staff.
And before you argue otherwise, I want to see factual evidence to the contrary. I'll be waiting.
so ... so far option 4..
...and we are only 8 games in.
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