And btw. Spurs not gonna win this series without TP putting the pressure on D like he used to do.
He is still capable of doing. He must get over the hump.
He is the youngest of the big3 and he should make this playoffs his playoffs. Well maybe he is trying to do too much?
memphis is dropping 4 back after shot attempts and stopping our transition so that has been limiting our ability to get to the rim. during the last minute they sagged off him completely and forced tony to shoot from the perimeter. but tony will have to get back to the form he had when he was finals MVP and just attack the rim and try to get the foul or dish it out (of course, the grizz are just sticking to our perimiter shooters like glue).
If he's scared of driving into the lane of Zach "I can't jump for " Randolph, then something's seriously wrong here.
The problem with parker is that everyone here wants him to be ginobili.
He wasn't great last game, but he didn't suck. Maybe he sucked in game one.
Ginobili tends to up his game when someone is lacking, if there is no Parker, or no Duncan, it's usually the scenario that sets for a Ginobili explosion.
In Parker's case it's different, when Ginobili or Duncan is down, he really has a hard time dealing with the extra defensive pressure.
I think the regression on his Jump Shoot is getting to him, because his defenders are backing up a lot as they did in the past, maybe he has to work again on his jumper to became deadly again.
He has it in him, but he has been focusing a lot on the corner 3 and his jump shoot seems less reliable lately.
this is an important series for Tony going forward because Memphis is pretty much playing him the way LA (IF they play them) will defend him.
They're definitely packing in the paint and giving hard help on the PnR. The screener is coming off open most of the time (Dice, Bonner) and Tony needs to do a better job of finding those guys. His J is absolutely critical these playoffs for him and it makes this team a lot tougher to guard.
I do think that guarding Conley has taken a little bit out of him on the offensive end but he's done a pretty good job of defending. If he keeps struggling then maybe Pop might switch Hill onto Conley and let TP get Allen (doubt it since Hill's mins. usually line up with Mayo's).
I still think that he's going to have a breakout game in Memphis but if he continues to struggle than that's a bad sign if the Spurs are able to advance past this round.
I'll bet wine that TP has almost a career game in game 3 and he leads team to victory.
He is waiting to go off at any minute.
Did you start watching the spurs 2 games ago?!
The 1st example that jumps in my mind was a back to back against the Mavs then the Blazers where BOTH Tim and Manu didn't play, TP had something like 76pts and 20assits in 2 nights (2 wins)...
You started your post well though, TP is not Manu, neither in his play, his personality, his leadership or his abilityto make his teamates better...
TP is none of that, but come on! How can you ignore TP's ability to almost win a game by himself (as Timmy used to and Manu still does) when his O in "on"?
this is crazy ...
Nice to hear that the booing Spurs fans didn't know what the they were booing about. I certainly thought the same thing when I saw it. That was pretty embarrassing.
All it takes is one of the League's best defenses.
Seriously, I do agree he's been bothered too easily for a borderline superstar-caliber point guard, but on that same note, Parker has missed a double digit amount of gimmes in just these first two games. I suspect the law of averages will run its course.
Tony will have 1 or 2 monster games this series. That is a given.
but I agree he has the talent to have monster games every single game.
Unless the other team focuses on him. That's a huge bonus for a PG to have, when other teams worry as much about his penetration as they do about his passing (probably more). That's what he wants them to do.Tony will have 1 or 2 monster games this series. That is a given.
but I agree he has the talent to have monster games every single game.
Tony's J has always been trash. Thats why barring injuries he's always been the least consistent out of the Big 3. This isnt the first time that teams have closed down the paint on him, and he's been neutralized as far as scoring goes. He's still running the team decently though so Im not complaining too much tbh. He'll pick it up.
Thank you for the 2004 perspective on your post.
His shot has improved but its still far from reliable. As far as top-tier PGs go, probably only Rondo has a worse shot. I think they stopped doing those NBA Hot Spots this season...but for the 09-10 season his FG% in that midrange area was something like 30%. There's been no significant improvement on his shot this season from last. His shot has been just as bad.
Parker should be tearing up this team. I'm not sure whats going on with him but he needs to figure it out. Sooner or later but hopefully sooner he will because he has so many times before,
I don't know how to pull up those stats, but I'd be pretty confident in saying he's one of the most reliable mid-range jump shooters over the last few years. Someone's welcome to prove me wrong. While I agree that a layup is almost always a better choice, Tony Parker has sealed dozens of Spurs wins with that little free throw extended jumper.
Ive never felt comfortable with Tony's shot tbh. I think he showed clear improvement when he first started working with Chip but has kind of plateaued now at a point thats still below average. I dont think he's been anywhere near one of the best midrange jumpshooters, despite hitting some timely shots from those areas.
http://www.nba.com/hotspots/
Wow so insightful..
He is gonna break out soon. They are focusing on him staying out of the paint so much but if we can start making them pay consistanly with the 3 the lane will open up..
Exactly.
If it were so easy, he'd have been neutralized years ago and wouldn't have went on to make three All-Star teams, a Finals MVP and an All-NBA team.
I'm not concerned about him. He's a consistent player. Back to back bad games are rare, so I expect him to break out in game three and spearhead an offensive explosion. The Grizzlies have done a nice job defensively and are a good defensive team to begin with, but they're not elite defensively and even if they were, this is too good an offensive team to not go off at some point.
Even though the Grizzlies shot just under 40%, they made a lot of shots they're not likely to continue making. Like Allen and Young's cadre of mid range jumpers. Arthur hit a few ridiculously difficult turnarounds at the end of the shot clock. Vasquez, a 29% three-point shooting, hit a quick catch-and-shoot fling as the shot clock was detonating. Look for law of averages to come into play.
Tony is not playing well. On the other hand GHILL is making the most of every minute he gets. I'm loving his intensity on the glass.
Tony is going through a rough patch but you gotta feel good about him turning it around. Seems to be thinking too much instead of playing in a flow. The travel call was an eye opener. Didn't help that the entire team was playing a little crazy in the first half.
One trend that is concerning. He's becoming predictable in important moments of a game,relying on his jumpshot too much.
yeah parker hasn't played very well he needs to step up in game 3......
We need some tear drops and jumpers only in the flow of the offense. He doesn't look like he is quite right.
I'll agree to this...except I'm cheap so I'll just bet box wine
Nice to see Spursfan still trying to compare the effectiveness of our starting backcourt by pitting them against each other.
Manu had one of his best performances as a Spurs in Game 2, which is saying something considering he didn't exactly have his best offensive or FT shooting game. But I think the nature of the situation and the fact that he was coming back from an injury seemed to light a fire in the rest of the team.
Parker goes for 30 in Game 3; book it.
Sincerely,
Church of Tony
But then RJ did the same thing next play. Same situation; both got caught in the air, Parker (traveled) RJ (bad pass).
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