I love Tony and all, but how much better would Duncan be if....

[Brutalis]

Aside from ignoring the thread starters Name and Sig....


Yes. It is a fact that if Tony was a true PG it would only be better for the Spurs. If he could put up 9 asts a game. Then it would really be over the rest of the NBA.

[Lady M]

Brad Miller is the best in assists in Sacramento
trade TP for him he 's a very good PG

[Dazzle]

Steve Francis is a perfect example of a terrible PG, terrible player overall. Way over-rated.

Are you crazy? Francis is an amazing player, but is a ballhog. He is the best rebounding PG in the league and has all the talent in the world. However, he will NEVER win a ring.

[bobbyjoe]

How many guards have averaged 9 assists on teams where the ball goes through low-post stars 60-70% of the time? Parker's playing phenomenal right now. He's not a Jason Kidd or Stockton as a pure PG but far from a ballhog like Steve Francis or Stephon. His outside J is the only real weakness in his game, not his passing.

[travis2]

I'd like to thank travis2, 101A and easjer for taking up the charge while I slept

happy to oblige...

[pache100]

Ridnour is a shoot-first PG if I've ever seen one. Biggest ballhog since Steve Francis.

Steve Francis is a perfect example of a terrible PG, terrible player overall. Way over-rated.

He's a mean, nasty little man, too.

[smeagol]

Bring Speedy back

[ambchang]

Perfect example of Tony's terrible vision

More often than not, Bowen has made defenders pay for leaving him to cut off Tony Parker or double-team Tim Duncan. Because Parker has penetrated into the lane so successfully this season, Chicago coach Scott Skiles thinks teams have to get the ball out of his hands sooner to allow defenders time to close out on Bowen and the Spurs' other shooters.

"It's like sometimes they forget (Parker) has an outlet and can kick it to me, Bowen said. "There have been times where my defender has actually turned his back and looked at Tony, and he just whips (the ball) past (the defender's) head to me."

[mathbzh]

This kind of thread is always funny.
Of course it would be better to have a lineup like:

PG Nash
SG Kobe
SF Lebron
PF Duncan
C Amare

And KG, Iverson, Kidd, Dirk... on the bench

SA has the best lineup in the league. For me it is enough.

Right now Parker plays really well. He has strength and weakness as anyone.
While he fits Pop plans it is OK.

Does it really matter who scores in a team?
Two rings in 3 years isn't enough?

How many 23 years oldl PG have more than 20 pts and 6 assists a game?

[mathbzh]

To complete my post, when he was 23 (97-98) Nash stats were 9,1 ppg 3.4 apg and 2 rpg in 21 minutes.
in
98-99 : 7.9 ppg 5.5 apg 2.9 rpg in 31 minutes
99-00 : 8.6ppg 4.9 apg 2.2 rpg in 27 minutes

It seems than basket IQ don't come so easily when you are a PG.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I think that Tony's ability to get to the hoop keeps teams more off balance than if we had a more traditional PG. I'll admit that in his early years with the Spurs I would have much rather had someone more in the mold of Kidd or Stockton, but the growth that he's shown in the last few years I wouldn't trade him for any other PG in the league. Don't get me wrong, I don't think that he's necessarily the best in the league at the moment, but he's the exact guy that the Spurs need, he's young and he's only going to get better.

[TDMVPDPOY]

But would u trade him up now for c.paul from N.O? i do it in a heartbeat