Message to Tony: Pass the ball to Mason!!

[stéphane]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/argumentation



You were saying?

Now that's embarassing...

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Definition of Argumentation: A useless modification of a perfectly good noun, to be used by pretentious speakers who strive to appear more intelligent than they actually are, even when "arguments" works just as well.

In the context of Spurstalk...may be used by non-native english speakers, who are irrationally entrenched in their support of a countryman, in an attempted display of their respective mastery of the English language...even though that effort is undermined by use of unusual phrases like "lose my time," and base, generic third grade adjectives such as "weird" and "stupid."

[South Side Spurs Fan]

I began this thread in hopes that the topic might spark an interesting discussion. Instead, the Tony Parker fan club (The TP Pink Ladies?) has taken over the thread, and intelligent input has been the exception.

Time to watch the game, Pink Ladies!!!! Let's see how many times TP assists Mason tonight; I'm keeping count!

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Definition of Argumentation: A useless modification of a perfectly good noun, to be used by pretentious speakers who strive to appear more intelligent than they actually are, even when "arguments" works just as well.

In the context of Spurstalk...may be used by non-native english speakers, who are irrationally entrenched in their support of a countryman, in an attempted display of their respective mastery of the English language...even though that effort is undermined by use of unusual phrases like "lose my time," and base, generic third grade adjectives such as "weird" and "stupid."

So then you admit it's a word. I mean, you just typed the definition.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Admitted.
Gotta go.
Tip-off!!!!!

[jcrod]

Just do a search for TP on this forum. There is an unknowledgable poster like you every other week. Everybody gets tired of explaining TP's important role on this team.

[John_C]

Tony do tend to dribble the ball so much, using up almost half of the shot clock because he is looking mostly to score first.

Look at him with Ginobili on the court and you'll see that Ginobili is often left stoning, even when open, because Parker is dribbling so much. Not only Ginobili but even Duncan at times.

I love Tony specially when he gets hot but he could be a better distributor also if he puts his mind to it. The only way for Tony to really increase his assist is either the Spurs become a better motion offensive team, or Tony looks more to pass than score most of the time.

[anakha]

Admitted.
Gotta go.
Tip-off!!!!!

I thought argumentation wasn't a word?

Next time, try to have a clue about what you're spouting off on. Thanks.

[Brazil]

I'm tired of all these ing TP threads. I beg u create 4 threads in the troll forum: TP sucks / trade TP / TP is selfish and TP doesn't like Mase and Manu. AND GTFOH

[South Side Spurs Fan]

Message to Fans who are Infatuated with TP:
This thread is all about getting Mason into the flow iof the offense.
It's not an I hate TP thread.
I dig TP. He's great. But lets get some Mason on the stat sheet.
(though I am begining to hate Tony Parker Fanatics...who don't read before they start getting defensive)

[South Side Spurs Fan]

I'm tired of all these ing TP threads. I beg u create 4 threads in the troll forum: TP sucks / trade TP / TP is selfish and TP doesn't like Mase and Manu. AND GTFOH

Please read the above post...and know that its pointed right at you

[Brazil]

(Oh, and take a lesson or two from Hill's defense...)

Anybody else notice Tony "freezing out" Mason? Isn't it a bit su ious that when Parker comes back, Mason's output tanks?

[South Side Spurs Fan]

I love Tony. But all that is the truth.

I love tim, but he could try a little harder sometimes on help defense.

I love Manu, but he turns it over to much.

As a spurs fan since the mid eighties, I can rag on my team when I get the inclination.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

all that said, I feel like mason is the ferrari in the garage, that tony has yet to drive.

[Brazil]

South side we have dozen of threads for complaining something about TP game we don't need one in particular about passing the ball to Mase. Mase is much better when Tony plays, both are playing great together. What do you expect besides that ? I don't get you, since last year TP has improved his ppg by 3 pts and his assists by 1 or 2, his FG% is still good, he is the scoring leader and sorry but IMO he is defending well. Now he made some very bad games : true, he can improve his defense : true, sometimes he made bad decisions : true but it's also true for everybody. You gonna create a thread on TD being soft sometimes ? Manu TO's ? Pop stuborn ? Finley being Finley ? Hill inconsistency ?

[South Side Spurs Fan]

No I just want Mason to become a major part of this offense, and I'm asking TP to help out.

Does that make sense?

[anakha]

Anybody else notice Tony "freezing out" Mason? Isn't it a bit su ious that when Parker comes back, Mason's output tanks?

No I just want Mason to become a major part of this offense, and I'm asking TP to help out.

Does that make sense?

Then don't throw around accusations of 'freezing out'.

[South Side Spurs Fan]

I think sometimes thats the case.

Think about this: Tony went through as a young player playing with pop. That is well do ented. I think sometimes he wants the new guys to have to prove their worth before he treats them as an equal to the big three.

I think he might resent Pop's new gentler kinder approach (which I think pop developed after he ruined Beno), and I think ths resentment might lead him to freeze out certain new players.

And while thats my theory, and I do believe I have seen it happen, I think Mason has the potential to help our team at some point down the road when the big three need him the most.

[amy020]

As a PG,TP made 17 shooting attempts,also 6 turnovers.the rest of the teammates had at most 9 attempts. . If we keep playing like this ,we will surely loss when it comes to some good teams like hornets.

[stéphane]

In the context of Spurstalk...may be used by non-native english speakers, who are irrationally entrenched in their support of a countryman, in an attempted display of their respective mastery of the English language...even though that effort is undermined by use of unusual phrases like "lose my time," and base, generic third grade adjectives such as "weird" and "stupid."

Ok now you're seriously being an asshole. You've been here for 2days and you already know everybody hehe Ok maybe I'm not old enough to have witnessed the iceman's smooth fingerolls and stuff but I've been here daily for four years and been a spurs fan since the early 90s. So quit insulting foreign fans because they can do some language mistakes. You're just being xenophobic.
Wether it's argentinians, french or anything most of us are spurs fan. When you'll be able to speak french as well as I speak english we'll have an argument ok?

[mathbzh]

Disclaimer: I am French, I don't try to "display of my mastery of the English language". I just write the English I know... and it is limited.

Parker had 6 assist tonight:

Mason Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Assist: Parker (1 AST)

Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Assist: Parker (2 AST)

Mason 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Assist: Parker (3 AST)

Bonner Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Assist: Parker (4 AST)

Mason Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Assist: Parker (5 AST)

Duncan Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Assist: Parker (6 AST)

3 of them for Mason... Parker may pass on an opportunity here and there but it does not look like he refuses to pass him the ball. You can argue Tony should pass more but why do you focus on Mason?

[Rogue]

Mason doesn't need someone to pass him the ball 'cause he can get the ball by himself. Grab the defensive rebound and then run to the front court with the ball. Mason is more capable in dribbling than JV who is considered to be a PG.

[diego]

somebody should youtube the roger mason segment they had on the broadcast last night (before the end of the half.. i left to watch a movie after that) ... every basket mason scored was off a pass from TP

[Kori Ellis]

I think sometimes thats the case.

Think about this: Tony went through as a young player playing with pop. That is well do ented. I think sometimes he wants the new guys to have to prove their worth before he treats them as an equal to the big three.

I think he might resent Pop's new gentler kinder approach (which I think pop developed after he ruined Beno), and I think ths resentment might lead him to freeze out certain new players.

And while thats my theory, and I do believe I have seen it happen, I think Mason has the potential to help our team at some point down the road when the big three need him the most.

You are just pulling weird stuff out of nowhere now. You actually think Tony resent Pop for being nice to people? And you actually think Pop was mean to Beno?

[Kori Ellis]

In the context of Spurstalk...may be used by non-native english speakers, who are irrationally entrenched in their support of a countryman, in an attempted display of their respective mastery of the English language...even though that effort is undermined by use of unusual phrases like "lose my time," and base, generic third grade adjectives such as "weird" and "stupid."

This stuff isn't necessary at all. Simmer down or your Spurstalk time (under this user name) will be short.