No Parker for 3 games now? Do we look any better without him?

[dabom]

[SASdynasty!]

then how did we win these games with him on the bench?

-game 6 against the mavs in 2003


-game 6 against the nets in 2003


-game 5 against the grizzles in 2011 (regulation + overtime)

-game 6 against okc in 2014 (regulation + overtime)


-game 3 against the grizzles in 2016

there's more 4th quarters in the playoffs but spurstalk has a limit on how many videos i can put in one post.

Lol, Spurs win hundreds of playoff games with Parker at full strength, but in 3 of them Parker was injured or on the bench for part of the game. Might want to take a statistics course and check your conclusions.

[$pursDynasty]

because the spurs are really missing a starting pg shooting 33%, averaging 4 assists to 1.5 turnovers

tp doesn't wouldn't even crack the top 20 with that assist to turnover ratio.

patty? he's #1 in the league

yet the offense doesn't seem to work with Patty starting so then there's that. Stats can lie.

[$pursDynasty]

Parker is better than Mills with the 1st unit.... only because the 2nd unit gives Mills freedom to shoot! With the 1st unit, he's to manage the game.

This might be the case, strong point. Because with the 2nd unit Patty shines but on the starters he looks just like new MVParker. Meaning the way the Spurs run the offense this year the point guard in the starting unit isn't going to shine and hasn't no matter who leads them.

[alpha_HaZE]

Been hearing it for a while that we'll be better off with Parker gone. I really haven't seen a difference in our play.

Parker is still very useful Offensively, he knows the system inside and out and he is pretty good at distributing the ball. He also shots well beyond the 3pt line. The problem isn't as much the fact that he can't get to the basket like he used to, is that he is a liability on the defensive end. Opposing teams can just give the ball to whoever Tony guards, compound that with Pau's surprisingly bad defense, his inability to block shots or get any rebounds at D West levels, and you have the answer as to why we struggle. It is very early in the season and of course both of them had long summers and I am not sure they are that fresh. So it's good to see them getting rest, hopefully they will be ready for the playoffs.

[sananspursfan21]

I get that "Porker" is slower and a s of his former self, but the offense hadn't looked this stagnant with him playing.... but hey, who knows