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he's obviously playing hurt. Only a blind man would disagree. or someone who doesn't actually watch the games but just looks at the boxscore.
hopefully he can bounce back cause we are not going anywhere with an injure MVParker
Keep in mind the loss on Sunday was the first loss since May 12th... we were "due" a bad game and OKC were in a much worse position than we were, they had to win, we don't have to win until game 5.
he's obviously playing hurt. Only a blind man would disagree. or someone who doesn't actually watch the games but just looks at the boxscore.
hopefully he can bounce back cause we are not going anywhere with an injure MVParker
Is Belinelli hurt, too, in your opinion?..
I'm not going to get into one of the threads debating how good Parker is etc because I think Tony is very underrated...but...
It is disturbing at how easy it is to tell if he is going to have a good game or not these days. The first 5 minutes generally sets the tone. Sometimes he looks aggressive, fast and vocal with his teammates. Other times, like Game 3, he looks aloof, lazy and a bit disinterested.
I really don't understand it.
thats exactly what pop and spurs did game 3 and it failed miserably. Doing so you transform Parker in a passive dude waiting in the corner.
That Portland game where he injured his hammy makes him look worse statistically than actual... If you remove that goose egg... His numbers aren't as bad...
I agree. He's got to go with Mills if TP doesn't have his head on. He can at least space the floor for penetration.
The problem is TP is not attacking Ibaka correctly. He's got to use his floater or jump into his body. Get him into some foul trouble. Also using the rim as a shield. But throwing the ball against the backboard so Ibaka can pin it is not going to work.
I thought most of the moves Pop made in game 3 were about making life easier for Tony and getting him going. Ibaka is in his head though. That time-out where pop was miked was telling and directed at Tony. Something along the lines "if you taking to the hole, ibaka is around pass if off to an open teammate".
thats exactly what pop and spurs did game 3 and it failed miserably. Doing so you transform Parker in a passive dude waiting in the corner.
Adjustments are needed. I like realthruths comments and Tony looking for his jumper wouldn't hurt. Mixing it up where others become focal points and turning ibaka into the primary defender would also help..
Despite this horrible playoff run, Spurs still need Tony in the Finals, obviously..
He doesn't have to be a star, this year's team isn't reliant on him like last year's team was, the Spurs just need him to play his role..penetrate, get shooters involved, create some easy baskets, and go on scoring runs when it's possible..he just can't over-dribble and stall the offense, hopefully he watched what worked tonight..
He's been probably hurting for the entire playoffs, tbh.... at this point you get what you can from him. I think he'll be ready for the Finals...
That said, we now have closed two series without him on the court... which is pretty amazing and speaks volumes of the depth of this team and how well coached it is.
Hopefully he's healthy enough to help out. Maybe the fatigue or injuries are somewhat of a blessing in disguise. It might force him to play less minutes and not stall the offense as much with his heroball. Perhaps he'll be more effective in the minutes he can bring it.
Pop said in the presser Tony hurt the ankle in Game 4, and aggravated it in Game 5... let's hope the docs can do magic in the next 5 days...
So contrary to a lot of posters on this site, lefty all included, Tony was and is genuinely hurt.
Pop even gave him credit for giving them some useful 19 minutes..
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