If you actually read the article(which I'm sure you did) you should know tha Parker realizes that being his age, he can't approach the game the sam way. Manu took the same approach after 2013. He didn't change his game completely(cue pic of him going top shelf on Bosh), he just changed how he approached the game. After his abyssmal 2013 performance he blamed injuries just like Parker did and spent the offseason getting into shape. No one criticised him for that, although he was taking a lot of heat at the time(rightfully so).
“It was hard to accept it,”
“But I had the whole summer to accept it. I have to understand I’m not 25 and if I want to play at the same high level, I have to prepare differently.”
“It’s not like when I was 20 — just come two minutes before practice and just practice,”
Hope that got breaks his legs
that 2010 Spurs team was much worse than the 2008 suns team tbh
Notice how he talks about preparing differently and approaching the game differently from the standpoint of preparation but never about role...He wants to prepare so he can heroball even more.
He should never be mentioned in the same sentence as Manu or Timmy...The guy is an absolute jackass..He still trying to be the man at this stage of his career...even though no one in their right mind would put this asshole in any top 10 PG list...
Well at least he is not a kid anymore, can eat all the ham sandwiches he wants.
In 2k16, I traded Parker and Simmons for Monta Ellis and Shaun Hill. Good move in real life?
I actually heard the entire interview, it's on Spurs.com. What you quoted had to do with how he was preparing for the season (ie: "I have to come in one hour early"). When the interview started he said he got hurt two months into last season and then he never recovered. He said every player has ups and downs. And then kept saying "If I'm healthy, I can play well" throughout the interview. My comments have everything to do with his comments.
And no, Manu didn't blame injuries for 2013. He blamed a mental approach, his diet, but he never said he was hurt. Plus Manu changed his game dramatically, being much more of a play maker instead of a slasher/scorer, and taking a lesser role. Eventually, in 2014 he had to take command a few times due to certain players being hurt, but generally speaking, he picked his spots, he definitely was not, and was not trying to be the SuperManu of yore. He's fully aware those days are gone.
Listen, I'm rooting for Tony. I don't think my post was demeaning at all. I think he has a very important role to play in this team. As other have said, he's the more solid ball handler on this team.
But he also needs to help himself. He can't come running full steam ahead in the first two months, then get hurt again. That would spell trouble for the Spurs. And there's no reason for him to do that right now, IMO, as we have other people that can carry more of a scoring load.
Parker can talk all he wants about how he feels great; but if Pop doesn't limit his minutes to 25-27 mpg, then he's probably gonna get injured again.
^ THIS, tbh. The worrisome part is when he talks about trying to be in that "championship shape again" he was before. As ElNono said, he needs to change his approach to the game.
lol, people around here are slow to the party. I wanted him to start shooting 3 pointers in games around 2010 or so. That would have been about 4-5 years of working with Chip and by then I thought they should have added the 3 point shot to his arsenal. I was always a little disappointed every time that he came back from the off-season that he still hadn't added it to his game. I mean, I do recall him saying that Pop didn't want him shooting them, but still, he should have taken a couple a game. I find it negligent that he's worked with one of the best shooting coaches and after all these years still hasn't added a 3 point shot to his game. I have no idea why Pop didn't make that a priority years ago and had him shooting a few per game to hone it and add it to his repertoire. It could have helped him not have as many miles as he has at this current juncture and saved some punishment on his body.
If it was Pop's choice for him not to shoot them, then I don't know why it was OK for Manu to shoot more 3 pointers so there was less punishment on his body, but not OK for TP to do the same.
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