Spurs' Parker dazzles French crowd

[timvp]

Man, when David Robinson retired there weren't half as many posters stuck on him. This whole year we're going to have to hear about how Rasho would have done it better.

I'll give it to Rasho that although his stats won't blow you away, he made more fans as a role player than anyone in Spurs history. Not sure what it was but congrats

[bdictjames]

We're not careful with turnovers though, and I haven't seem Big Shot Rob hit shots so that game wasn't really helpful

[Bruno]

Man, when David Robinson retired there weren't half as many posters stuck on him. This whole year we're going to have to hear about how Rasho would have done it better.

I'll give it to Rasho that although his stats won't blow you away, he made more fans as a role player than anyone in Spurs history. Not sure what it was but congrats

It's logical :
Rasho has been more successfull with Spurs than Robinson :
Robinson : 2 les in 14 years => 14% of success
Rasho : 1 le in 3 years => 33% of success

David Rabinson isn't even the most successfull Robinson in Spurs history
Glenn Robinson : 1 le in 1/2 year => 200% of success

[ducks]

Last year Pop said: duncan is in his best shape in 4 or 5 years...

link

[boutons_]

"I've improved my jumpshot."

At least his confidence is at the right level.

Would be so great if he really became a top jump shooter, even just mid-range.

[ducks]

would it not be great if dwight howard and tony parker were the the two great stars
after duncan retires

[td4mvp21]

Last year Pop said: duncan is in his best shape in 4 or 5 years...

GTF over it.

[ploto]

This whole year we're going to have to hear about how Rasho would have done it better.

Three years later we are still hearing about how David would have done it better.

It should be about holding everyone to the SAME standard- pure and simple. But instead it's really about LOW expectations being set for the new guys.

[ducks]

robinson is in another class then rasho
sorry

[ploto]

You make my point for me. Rasho was held to the standard of David. The new guys won't be. Shouldn't they at least be held to the standard of Rasho?

[ducks]

the season has not even started yet
training camp
people will compar the new centers to rasho and david give them some time
fans know what little they got from rasho

[ducks]

you can not go to 3 or 4 players each quarter because then the player does not get in a rythym

[BeerIsGood!]

You make my point for me. Rasho was held to the standard of David. The new guys won't be. Shouldn't they at least be held to the standard of Rasho?

Rasho was a productive center in many ways, but at his salary he wasn't worth the money. If we could have had Rasho at 3 mil (approx. half) he would have been worth keeping to match up against the bigger, slower centers in the league. It's not Rasho's fault the Spurs overspent on him, but it's not the Spurs fault he wasn't worth the money either. In the end he gets a fresh start in Toronto next to Bosh, and the Spurs get to groom cheaper centers to get what they need. Elson = quickness and running ability. Butler = size and power.

[ploto]

It's not Rasho's fault the Spurs overspent on him, but it's not the Spurs fault he wasn't worth the money either.

Blame Minnesota. They set his market value and he took less to play for the Spurs.

the season has not even started yet
training camp
people will compare the new centers to rasho and david give them some time

First pre-season game as a Spur-- in France-- and the comparisons to David began THAT NIGHT on the local news with a clip of Gasol scoring. Just asking for the same treatment.

[milkyway21]

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