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unreal manu can play hurt for other country but tp can not
we all know that parker is just a poor poor man's version of isiah thomas
unreal manu can play hurt for other country but tp can not
It's amazing how a lot of people here have no idea that TP is the best Spur right now.
Trade Tony Parker for Rondo? << That statement right there calls for a 3 day pinkage!
straight up? that'd be worse than the pau gasol trade.
LOL, just kidding, but for real that'd be dumb. At least for the Spurs. The Celtics would probably threepeat.
Tony Parker is the future of the Spurs, but you have to look at the big picture. When was the last time the PG was the most important player on the team and won a le? It would be Magic Johnson back in the 80's. I know Parker won the Finals MVP the last time the Spurs won the championship, but he wasnt the best player for that season. It was Duncan.
Isiah Thomas was the best player for the Pistons, and Chauncey Billups was the best player for the Pistons..
Also, Parker is our best offensive player, not most important player..that doesn't make a difference though..
this will blow over..anybody asking to trade Tony is a ing idiot..
Tony Parker needs to stay A Spur.......He is a top 3 point guard in the NBA.... CP3, Deron Williams, and Tony parker(In No Particular Order) If we trade him, it better be for one of them, or forget about it........
French coach's take :
"You also have to understand that the spurs were confronted to Ginobili's injury last year. You have to see TP's importance for them and what's in stake after a difficult season. Even if I'm taking this hard, I understand their motivations. French NT is not their priority."
The Spurs are chasing THEIR LEGACY ffs.
Will they finally beat down the favored Lakers in the epic series both cities have been waiting for...
or will Tony play for a meaningless French team that won't win in a meaningless tournament anyways...
No offense France, but $10 million + NBA Team Legacy > you.
The Spurs are DONE after TD retires. DONE. They have a short window. France who?
OK, so he's a 2 guard trapped in a Point Guard's body. But what you fail to point out with your numbers is the type of offense that Pop has had with previous teams. It's a ball control offense(You should know this since you have League Pass. I've had it since 2002-2003) and as such, it's highly unlikely that TP would ever average more than 7 with previous teams because of the personnel mix and Pop's insistence on clock-management and ball control.
So where you get off on saying that because Parker can't give you 10, 10, & 10 like Kidd means that he's less than Kidd...while statistically that may be right, for Pop and the rest of the Spurs, you're way off base. What Parker provides is exactly what Pop wants him to provide. But you'd know that if you really understood the Spurs under Pop.
Now with this new team. A team infused with youth and athleticism, TP is now at the controls of what could be a team that actually does 1st and 2nd break fast break opps, instead of what Pop is known for, setup a play and grind out the 24 seconds. It's possible his assist numbers go up to 7.5-8 per range which is amazing for the Spurs.
How you haven't explained, or why for that matter...is what plagues me about your views when it comes to TP. RECOGNIZE, if 1 of the Big 3 is out, the Spurs chances at winning a le are minimal at best. We're talking about the same odds as Ducks saying he is wrong about Manu.
With regards to Avery Johnson, he was barely 5'11"(A reach I assure you) but as a senior in college, he holds the record for most assists per game at 13.3
So he already has a passing mentality. He didn't have a jumpshot, he wasn't a terrific in the lane finisher, and had Journeyman written throughout his entire career. He doesn't have any All-NBA placements and while pivotal for the Spurs in 99, for the rest of his career, he became a 7th or 8th man player.
Last edited by Man In Black; 08-01-2009 at 02:23 AM.
Quit whining tp!
You have received too much freedom already since you got here.
We are planning a championship so just shut up and do as you are told and take one for the team.
what's wrong with some of u? all the sudden all of u forgot what tp did last season without any help? how ungrateful can guys be. Rondo is good, but he has a at ude problem according to celtics. besides, rondo cant fill parker's shoes for long time. if we going to win a ring this year the big 3 has to be there. tp is a vital part of our success, without tp td mg all together we will not win a ring coming year.
Best quote of the year, Ive always thought the same thing.
Trade em while we can still get alot for em.
To be honest I always felt hes one non-pass away from being Iverson.
Wow, this is pretty interesting stuff here. I mean each side has their priorities. I see how Holt wants to make absolutely sure TP is ok-it doesn't seem like its a knock on French medicine at all, just holt being extra careful. TP shouldn't get mad at that, he's being a little sensitive there. As for TP and the FNT I can see how they could be mad. Once both sides can just relax and understand each others sides then everything will be fine.
As for this thread read a few pages, then skimmed back and read people were now knocking tp and suggesting trading him??? LMAO, well that's nothing new here at ST. Parker trades come and go like wind, he plays bad a few games, he shoots too much, this comes up....oh lets just in trade parker---that's just a swell idea guys, really! Stop getting all hyped up, everything will be fine and even thinking about trading parker is just re ed. Im not going into his importance or all the reasons we shouldn't trade him because Im sure its been done in this thread plenty of times-so just settle down anyone who is busting a nut.
You're one game away from watching the Spurs once.
what the is going on here???
Trade Parker? Are you guys serious?
Just to clarify, all Holt had Tony do was come back to SA for medical tests.I think the Spurs are within their rights to do so even if Tony anbd others find this somewhat extreme. The issue of whether he can rejoin his NT will still be addressed after the test results come back. Do I understand the situation correctly?
Last edited by raspsa; 08-01-2009 at 07:10 AM.
Spurs drag Parker back for exam
Mike Monroe - Express-News Protecting their six-year, $66 million investment in Tony Parker, the Spurs on Friday summoned their point guard back to San Antonio so their medical staff can examine injuries Parker suffered a week ago in France.
Parker has been training with and competing forLes Bleus, the French national team, as they prepare for a six-team tournament that will determine the final qualifier for the European championships. The Eurobasket tournament is in Poland in September.
Parker collided with an Austrian player in a game in Strasbourg, France, on July 23, leaving the court on crutches after injuring both his right thigh and ankle. An MRI exam showed no ligament damage, but the Spurs this week requested Parker's return so they could perform their own tests.
Spurs general manager R.C. Buford, responding by text message to a question about the need for Parker to return to San Antonio, said the Spurs were “being cautious” with the three-time NBA All-Star, who led the Spurs in scoring in both the regular season (22.0 points per game) and playoffs (28.6).
Pointing out that the French team does not play again until Wednesday, when it takes on Italy as part of the Eurobasket play-in tournament, Buford said the tests, scheduled for today, will let the Spurs “know what we're dealing with.”
In a media release issued by the French team, Parker was quoted as saying he did not understand the Spurs' insistence that he return to San Antonio. Noting that a representative of the Spurs' training staff had been on the scene in France this week, he said he didn't like having to leave the national team.
“Honestly, I don't understand this decision, because of all the tests done with the French doctors and the Spurs,” Parker was quoted in the release. “I regret what is going on.
“I am obligated to follow what my (NBA) club wants me to do, but I hope to come back (to France) as soon as possible to participate in the qualification with the French national team.”
Parker has had previous ankle injuries, adding to the Spurs' concerns. In the summer of 2007, he sprained his left ankle while training with the French team, missing most of the preseason. He missed 13 regular-season games in 2007-08, all because of left ankle problems.
Last season, he sat out nine games over three weeks after suffering a sprained left ankle in the fifth game of the regular season, against Miami.
The 27-year-old guard has been relatively durable in his eight NBA seasons, playing 612 of 656 regular-season games.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/52233317.html
Hopefully after a week or so, this will be a non-story.
"Parker can get into the lane at will. But..." And finish I might add. I think Parker-haters grossly underestimate how unique a skill that is and how he singlehandedly breaks down team's defenses. How many assists could Tony rack up in a Mike D'Antoni offense? Like Tim and Manu, Tony is a unique player who we should cherish while he is here. Ten years from now listers will be complaining about the Spurs point guard and posting, " He's ok, but he's no TP!" My main hope is that the rumors that Eva wants Tony to go the the Fakers at the end of this contract are untrue.
really
you're blaming TP for whining ????? come on, guy dream is winning something with FNT, he has what everyody considers a MINOR injury, he is following Spurs recommendation doing a 22 hours trip and missing maybe one of the most important game for France in 2 or 3 years and you ask him to STFU ??? YOU STFU
I suggest you read the quotes in the article first big mouth.
I kinda agree with both PArker and Holt.
Holt wants to make sure his $10 Million dollar investment is ok. He will be here when Tim is long gone and probably will be the face of the spurs in the future and key to keeping the ATT center full. He obviously is worth more then just $10 million. This also being the year the Spurs make a last stand to go for the gold is another obvious reason Holt Is concerned. Holt has already lost alot in the injury loss of MANU playing, so he knows how much it costs to lose a player.
For TP, he is pissed because docs already told him what is up and the Spurs already had someone there watching over him for a report. Having to fly half way around the world can sure waste alot of time for a player just to know he is fine when doctors have already told him this. Like come on already, you have the information and a rep here to look over everything, why make me travel hours and hours to see same thing?
I kinda think TP will be a little pissed over it, but will understand the reasons later better and all will be cool with everyone.
Chill out everyone.
Are you 4 real????????????
I suggest you read your own quotes "You have received too much freedom already since you got here."are you for real ? wth are you talking about ?
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