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What's funny is that Parker held Curry to the worst shooting game of his entire career.
Post of the year. Treat the Hall of Famers right and some of the future ones might stay.Still, the anti-parker crew has a zest that I never saw for Bonner, Manu or Kawhi. By that I mean nearly every thread these days seems to turn into a profane Parker thread. You'll have a perfectly nice thread and then - bam! - Parker ing commences. While Bonner hate has been excessive, and Kawhi and Manu have had their share of unreasonable detractors, I don't remember the hate so often seeping into unrelated thread. It's closer to prime Scola thread territory, where random topics would transform into a discussion of the failure to sign Scola.
Having said all that, I will now chime in on the Parker situation.What the anti-parker crowd seldom does address is what the PAFO should do about Parker in a realistic way. Unrealistic trades are suggested, ones that often give up as supposedly-useless Tony for a prime player on another team, as are prayers that we'll sign CP3 or (for a while) Westbrook. But the Spurs have done really what is appropriate to the situation. Managed Tony's health, changed his role, and spent a number 1 draft pick on a PG (2 #1's, if you consider KA was often point at UCLA). Signing LMA cost us Joseph, and he'd have been nice to keep, but that's the sacrifice you make when you sign big name FAs. (As Pau cost us Boban, etc.) So, we can hope to get CP3 a year or so down the line, but that will cost us too. And as SAGirl pointed out in a previous thread, you can't keep hoping to sign big name FA's because even if you succeed, it will hammer your salary cap and deplete your depth. You have to develop young guys. So, let's hope Murray does well. I'm sure Pop and crew know Tony's declined (though not to the degree some say on here). But given they've had to replace TD, and retool the depth, I am not surprised that they haven't got a Tony replacement yet. While not what he once was, those other areas were greater needs. We can't have it all, there are always going to be weaker spots on any team.
Lastly, we shouldn't be so quick to get rid of Tony. I'm a big Miami Dolphins fan. When Dan Marino was aging, people were clamoring for young blood to replace him. Then he retired and Fins fans realized how much it sucks. The Fins haven't had a good much-less-great QB in 17 years. Don't be in such a hurry to push out your hall of famers.
What's funny is that Parker held Curry to the worst shooting game of his entire career.
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