Ludden: Role Change - Parker Follows Ginobili's Lead

[bonnington]

Tony has been growing since the day he's become a Spur and has not stopped yet. Look at how his game has transformed/improved every single season.



+1

true. I was remembering his game and at ude trough seasons and I see a complete mature player. Props to him.

[TMTTRIO]

Big props to Tony for just accepting it and continuing to play well off the bench (especially with all the accomplishments that he has). Also to be fair I remember Manu had a really hard time accepting it at first when he came off the bench for Hedo. Over time though it's become natural for him.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

I can feel Ludden has got emotional with yesterday's game. You can only write an article like this if you really feel it.

[raspsa]

Ludden's the best. He really has insights into this team that go to the core,nothing superficial.

I am very happy for Tony's success. He and Manu really worked well together in the 4th quarter. He seemed content to let Manu do most of the playmaking which also helped keep him fresh and explosive for when his energy was needed most. A win-win for the Spurs.

[Spurs Brazil]

another great article from Ludden

[carina_gino20]

Another great article by Ludden. I say, keep them coming. Time and time again, I forget about Tony's sacrifices. Now, I remember and I really appreciate how he has adjusted to his role.

[Danny.Zhu]

Ludden is just that great.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

Ludden da man. But isn't this the 2nd article coming out of yahoosports that hints at a trade of Tony? The first one, not sure if it was Wojnarowski or Ludden, came when Tony was out w/ the hand & right before Manu was resigned. I wrote it off as BS speculation: Tony is often the "head of the snake" for S.A. But now that Ludden brigns it up again I find myself wondering if he's dropping hints about the picture he's getting behind the scenes.

Or maybe, hopefully (like Kori said,) it's just Ludden's old TP bias coming out.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

sorry -- posted twice

[TJastal]

Because there is zero evidence that he is MORE effective, just that he is effective.

I think the evidence of how well the spurs are playing begs to differ.... he's been noticeably better since being thrust into the 2nd unit/6th man role so far... doesn't have to worry about getting Jefferson involved, and can pretty much look for his own offense as he pleases, with spot up shooters like Bonner that compliment his game better.

To his credit he has embraced his new role like a champ, I'll tell you what it sure is a nice feeling that he's handling the ball instead of Bonner in that 2nd unit.

Great job Tony, keep it up.

[DieMrBond]

Ludden becoming (or already was) the Timmy D of Journalists... Some seriously kick-ass articles coming from him since the playoffs started.