Parker finishes the season #2 behind Curry among all guards in FG%

[SouthernFried]

Parker gets criticized when some fans think he shoots too much. Now you are criticizing because the stat is because he shoots less. Everyone should be aware--but some obviously aren't paying attention--that Parker's role this year was to gracefully give up the #1 scoring option in favor of LMA and Kwahi. If you think about it, he was still scoring a lot early on this season, because the other guys were still perfecting their new role as leaders of the offense. Then he began taking fewer shots, sometimes giving up wide open shots he could make (floaters) and passing to one of the other Big Twos. It took a lot of character for Parker to begin to give up his #1 scoring option status. And if you notice, when the team is stagnant in the 4th or behind, he has cranked up his scoring and often brought the team to a win along with the other two guys.

Nobody else has shown this year that they can be relied on as a good scoring option. I also hope his leadership will extend to the playoffs and he will step up his scoring to the level it was early in the year.

Everyone's problem with Parker ain't so much him not scoring...but, that when he's not scoring, he does absolutely nothing else. He can only do one thing, and that's score. When he's not doing that, he's pretty much of no use to the team. If POP has told him not to score to bring along LMA and Kawhi (which I can see as a possibility,) will POP change that in the Playoffs? "OK, Tony...you can score again now?" Has Tony sucked in the 2nd half of the season cuz POP told him to suck? Or something else? To me, what Tony does in the playoffs is perhaps the major key in our success/failure in the playoffs. Because, again...if Tony is not scoring, he does nothing to help the team. And will be a huge liability...possibly costing the Spurs any chance of success in the playoffs.

How many le contenders have had both their starting guards...not being able to score? What happens in our back court will determine how far we go...or not.

[J_Paco]

Don't have time to take on a rook and "mentor" him... LMA is 30, he probably only has the next 2-3 years at peak value, you want to bring a seasoned player that's been through some battles, and Mike Conley is that kind of guy.

Plus Mike is an unselfish guy and not a headcase, he would be a solid fit on the Spurs setting the tempo and running the offense.

Excuse me, but didn't Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard come in early on in their development and contribute to a compe ive (and stil winning) organization? Now, they are both likely HOF level talents, so expect other prospects to do the same could be or possibly would be foolhardy.

Yet, I give Pop, his incredible coaching staff and the front office the benefit that they could strike gold again for a third time. They just have a knack for cultivating talent beyond where other organizations would, IMO.

They also still have two solid, serviceable veterans under contract in Parker and Mills, so the youngster wouldn't be immediately thrust into the starting role. We need a dynamic guard that can do a lot of what a "prime" Parker was capable of and Conley doesn't necessarily bring those skills/tools.

[rastaspur]

Op finishes second behind tonys wife in sucking off porker. Congrats to op. This obsession of porker is cult like. Tony is on a downward spiral like Jim jones. Drink some poisoned kool-aid and put yourself out of misery

[SASdynasty!]

Op finishes second behind tonys wife in sucking off porker. Congrats to op. This obsession of porker is cult like. Tony is on a downward spiral like Jim jones. Drink some poisoned kool-aid and put yourself out of misery

Hey, if finishing #2 among all guards (PGs & SGs) is considered a downward spiral, then Tony was much better than even I gave him credit for. You guys are the ones propping him up so high if you're saying that this was a bad shooting season for him.