Cathedral of Tony Parker is now filling the pews

[jag]

I'm watching you

[Brazil]

Nash has always been a defensive liability.

TP can be one too especially during RS but in PO I have always seen doing a lot effort and being more than decent.

I think that Parker has always been under-appreciated in San Antonio. Some of that is because he is a natural scorer in an offense has been dominated by a PF/C offensive preference. He took a beating from Pop in the early days that would have destroyed a lot of men (and did destroy some of them who couldn't take it).

no doubt

Pop's focus on Duncan as the centerpiece of the offense every year he has been here has meant that any number of players might have looked better for their own stats in another offense. Parker is one of them. The team was built to support Duncan's game. Manu is allowed (encouraged even) to create plays for himself. Parker does not have that option normally. He has to run Pop's offense...whatever it is that night. And we all know how Pop's offense suffers when anyone OTHER than Parker is running the offense.

Parker's apg would be much higher is he hadn't been in an offense that ran through the PF. Parker's ppg would be much higher if he had been in an offense that allowed him the leeway to do it.

I agree for the apg part not for the offense. Pop always encouraged TP to be aggressive on the Offense tbh. Pop never has any issue with TP taking a lot of FGA and looking for his O.

Parker looks bored during some of the games when he has virtually nothing to do but 'geev thee boll to teemy'. Lots of people over the years have said that the spurs' played a boring game. Why should anyone be surprised that the point guard for that offense noticed?

All the players look bored sometimes which is quite normal on a 82 games RS a year. One of the exception being Manu, thats maybe why I like so much Manu.

Parker has taken no end of from Pop over the years. He has done EXACTLY what Pop has asked him...that includes denying his own preference for his own game.

I'm always surprised by TP patience on Pop BS sometimes... He has been playing for 10 years for the spurs, he has been AS, finals mvp... and Pop continues to treat him like a rookie.. unbeavable

Parker has NEVER complained about not being the focus of the offense. He has never complained about being used in a way that maximizes other people's stats over his own.

He has, to me, always shown himself to be the consummate TEAM player.

see also having no issue to differ to Manu in the fourths when he has proven over and over that he is a clutch mother er same with playing off the bench

I would like to see once when TP could get a compliment from some of you guys without that compliment being accompanied by a list of complaints about him at the same time.

Just once.

+1 some fans here give him props only when they have no other choice and most of the time compliments are backhanded.

[Brazil]

Manu is back soon nono your nightmare is almost over... in no time Manu will have again some spectacular games and I will one of the first to bump the dikta threads

[Spurminator]

It's good that we've had a scoring PG on this team for the last ten years, considering that we've rarely had more than three starters who would be considered good scorers in that span. I don't understand why people long for a "playmaking" PG to go along with two non-scoring threats in the starting lineup. The PG's job is to put it in the hands of the best scoring option. Many times, that option has been the PG himself, Tony Parker.

Nash in his prime was surrounded by three or four other great offensive players. Parker has usually had Duncan, Manu, a defensive minded wing (or RJ) and a statue in the middle. I'm pretty damn glad we've had a PG that's more of an Isiah Thomas than a Bob Cousy.

[Bruno]

Bump.

Parker has been awesome this year.

[BOHOLANO#21]

amen...

[bus driver]

wasnt planning on joining but i have to believe in him now, he is playing lights out

[Bruno]

Thank you, Tony.

[Mugen]

Tony has been the best point guard in the league so far this year.

[DPG21920]

Ric Bucher says he knows CP3 is in the MVP race, but he shouldn't be ahead of TP.

[Brazil]

Another great game for TP... he definitely deserves his ASG selection... no question.

He and Tim (are u kidding me 17 rebounds !!) are the biggest reasons of the 10 win streaks !

[dylankerouac]

17 rebounds in 41 minutes!

He's still a beast!!!!!!

[Pauleta14]

17 rebounds in 41 minutes!

He's still a beast!!!!!!

no surprise there, if he plays more, he rebounds more.

I'm more concern about his offensive game, he should focus on his mid range game, he would be a killer, instead of insisting on his post game moves.

and for Tony, he's showing he can be the franchise player.

[Cane]

MMmm...crow tastes so good if not a little bitter too. Parker has been playing like an all star stud and has an argument for being a top 3-5 PG in the league, great stuff

[spursfan1000]

Hes always been this good, but now hes actually trying.