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I hope so. I'm rooting for him.
He already started to adjust his game and improved his 3 pt shooting. When he's been healthy, he attacks the rim with quickness and spin moves. True - for a long stretch this season he looked extremely slow and hampered by his injury. But as recently as a few weeks ago, he looked like he was back to his usual self.
Trust me, I've never been a huge fan of the guy and believe he shrinks way too much in critical moments. I've always felt the Spurs were better off when he wasn't counted on for a lot of points. He'll let you down way too often. Expectations for him need to be realistic. Tony can still be good and serviceable.
I hope so. I'm rooting for him.
@ 13-14 mil per season he needs to be more than serviceable. There are a lot of "serviceable PGs in the league who can manage 9 points and 3 assists for far less than that salary. I know what you're saying but the 3 point shooting isn't something that he can create off dribble which would make his ability to attack the basket easier if he became better at that. Sitting in the corner waiting for a pass is not improving your game.
The player I think the Spurs should have real concerns about is Tiago Splitter. It may be time to move on from him. He suffers from very unusual, freakish injuries and is way too slow to recover. He's very good when he's healthy but he can't be trusted to stay that way. I'd move him before Parker.
Who would want him and what could we get for him?
Portland Trailblazers, Lakers, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks just to name a few. I have no idea what we could get back. Hopefully the Spurs would be able to pick up a top UFA like Marc Gasol or Aldridge.
Since players are people and the Spurs promote themselves as a people first organization, I doubt Parker will be shelved like some legacy piece of capital equipment (which in reality he is). He'll be that "under the glass" legacy model in the rotunda, for curious fans to ogle. You know, when you go to some facility where such and such is made, and they have that "original" model encased in glass in the front lobby so everyone passing by can say "that was a good model"? That's what Tony will be starting next season.
He'll be paraded around and people will start to wax poetic about what he's done for the Spurs, his game, how he's changed the way point guards in the NBA play, how he ushered in a new era after the Admiral, and how he could have taken more in any other market yet sacrificed it all for the good of the team. They will talk about how unfair it was for people to call him selfish when he was carrying out coach's orders, how he worked under grueling conditions under the calloused hand of a taskmaster in Pop, who shaped him into a star, one that would not have been revealed had he played elsewhere (which goes against the more money in a different market idea).
They'll say it all. He'll have his jersey retired, he'll enter the HoF and all the while his main contributing factor has been his ability to get to the rim, and to hit short range jumpshots. That's it.
He can do neither now, yet people pretend it's his health. It's not just his health, it's his age. Sure there are those who play better at his age but he's basically played a few more seasons just due to post season play, and that doesn't even take into account the summer play.
Nope, Tony is done. He's done like Andy Dufresne was done, except Tony actually sucked it I think.
Which pick is it ? This 16th that is originally Boston`s ? It should be interesting since expiring 10M would be worth another 1st rounder in wake of 80 mil salary cap.
This is dumb. Just keep Wallace, suck next year on the Philly plan, and wait until 2016/17/18 when the good draft picks/swaps come into play. We are still quite far from competing for a le.
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