I believe, at their peak, the 3 pts shooting gives an extra mile to Manu... imho
Debatable.
Tony before the injury was the second best player after LeBron in the 2013 playoffs.
I believe, at their peak, the 3 pts shooting gives an extra mile to Manu... imho
Hey, country first, I can't blame you
Better French Spurs fan than Brazil
I'm not sure I'd be able to choose. Parker would give you more minutes and completely run the offense... but in the last 2 minutes, I want the ball in Manu's hands
I‘m not participating in this stupid discussion
Manu, without doubt. TP was benched on closed games til mid of his carrer as Spur
that's the spirit. yeah it's a potentially complex question, etc etc
but at the end of the day (judgment day)
one question, two choices, one answer:
who ya got?
don't participate in the discussion
just answer the question
ENRIQUE quitted in the finals back 2 back years when mario chalmers gave him 2 peoples elbow, ,im glad no fkn spur came to help that chump up or did anything to chalmers
Manu ... he always gave 100% when he was on the court which I can relate to.
he is a traitor tbh
Vichy Spurs Fan tbh
Petiniste collabo !
Manu, and it is close.
40 to 5
don't cry for france, argentina
The thing is, I think the idea of Manu being "wild" while Tony was "steady" is kinda overstated. For their careers, Parker averaged 2.7 TOs per 36 minutes and Manu averaged 2.8 TOs per 36 minutes, so it's not like there was a crazy discrepancy there. I love both players, but Manu's measurable effectiveness while on the floor was miles beyond Tony's. Honestly, I think Pop held Tony back by actively discouraging his three point game (he once joked that Tony would be fined for every 3 PT FGA), whereas Manu didn't have that hindrance. On D, there's really no comparison.
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Its Manu by a mile. Manu's dunk on Chris Bosh in the 2014 finals will live forever in my mind. You just can't compete with an iconic moment like that. Its one for the ages. While Parker was a very very good player, an all star, It's still Manu for me. Parker was the starter, Manu was the finisher who thrust a dagger in the opponents heart.
Parker was more valuable to the Spurs.
Parker handled the ball more as the pg and had more assits so passed the ball more so more chances for turnovers.
I was at that game in the stands behing that basket. It's hard to describe the rush I got when Manu made that move through what seemed like the whole Miami team. I knew right then that the game was OVER. Manu wasn't going to let the Spurs lose.
It's a character trait in great atheletes known as "heart." It's also why Pop put the ball in Manu's hands at the end of close games as our "closer". His skill set became sharper when the game was on the line. HEART!
True, but Manu split time between being de facto PG (when Parker wasn't sharing the floor) and SG, so fewer chances for assists. I think he was still the better passer overall. My only point is that the TO difference between them isn't as large as some people might think. Someone like Magic Johnson averaged 3.8 TOs per 36 in his career, which is more than either of them, but no one would argue that he wasn't a great passer.
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