return of parker at san antonio

[jéjé]

there's new on tony yet ?

He made his MRI ??

[OM_fever]

Is it really worthy to comment on your post Aggie?

I'm honest, I don't really understand why best american players don't play for the US, but that's not my business...

Concerning parker, you were strong enough (or blind enough) to read what you wanted to read... We speak about the interest of making a trip back to the US with the jetlag & the other pbs, not speaking about superiority, inferiority or whatever you said...

I just hope the NBA teams will not try to block international players to play for their countries, that's my only scare, nothing more.

[Bruno]

there's new on tony yet ?

He made his MRI ??

Stop with your off topic post jéjé, this thread isn't about Parker but it's about a worthless France/USA hate.

Parker has landed in SA yesterday. He has started his rehab in SA yesterday and will made a MRI in SA today. Spurs medical staff still has pictures of the MRI that Parker has made in Geneva for one week. They will send today's MRI pictures to French medical staff and both staff will decide on a rehab schedule even if it's in fact Spurs medical staff will be the only one to decide.

After the first MRI and the start of the rehab (Parker's ankle has responded well to treatment) French medical staff thought that Parker would be ready for the Strasbourg tournament that start on august 10th. We will know today or tomorrow if Spurs medical staff will have the same diagnostic with today's MRI result. I wouldn't be surprised to read that Parker will be out for few more days because Spurs staff will be extra careful with Parker health.

[stéphane]

Stop with your off topic post jéjé, this thread isn't about Parker but it's about a worthless France/USA hate.

[ForeignFan]

it is funny no one mentions that playing for the NT in international compe ions also make the players better. The NBA is certainly the biggest concentration of talented players, but remember what happened to the US teams lately (and remember what AI said after the Olympics). So TP or Diaw or whoever playing for their NT is definitely not a waste of time or money for the NBA franchises. The SA organisation -and some of the posters here- shoud keep this in mind.

[ducks]

Stop with your off topic post jéjé, this thread isn't about Parker but it's about a worthless France/USA hate.

Parker has landed in SA yesterday. He has started his rehab in SA yesterday and will made a MRI in SA today. Spurs medical staff still has pictures of the MRI that Parker has made in Geneva for one week. They will send today's MRI pictures to French medical staff and both staff will decide on a rehab schedule even if it's in fact Spurs medical staff will be the only one to decide.

After the first MRI and the start of the rehab (Parker's ankle has responded well to treatment) French medical staff thought that Parker would be ready for the Strasbourg tournament that start on august 10th. We will know today or tomorrow if Spurs medical staff will have the same diagnostic with today's MRI result. I wouldn't be surprised to read that Parker will be out for few more days because Spurs staff will be extra careful with Parker health.

thanks for the info

[JPB]

Claude Bergeaud, french NT's coach seems pretty mad. Here's some quotes of his own, reported on lequipe.fr (french sport newspaper website)


"TP's ankle is really fine but we said we wouldn't take any risk...I don't see why he wouldn't be allowed to come back, except Spurs say : "French NT is over for TP !". Then, we'll understand it 's over for ever. Because if he's coming back to SA for those reasons, which are insignificant, a kick on the foot wich causes a really little, minor thing, then it will mean it's over. We won't have NBA players anymore, at the slightest fart."


Worries are high but signs of irritation are staying rather sober.

"Since Spurs are the owners of the player, I understand very well that they want to make further exams, verifications, assurances."

Irritation remains mesured but does exist. On Boris Diaw and the insurance issue :

"If we are told that Boris can't play, it's a stabbing. Beyond Tony, we built this team around Boris. Should have we know that he couldn't play, some players wwouldn't be here and some others would be. without diaw, we would be dismantled. "when 250 pds guys say something, 120 ones listen" (famous french movie line)".

[Bruno]

Some news :
Spurs medical staff thinks too that the injury isn't serious at all and that the injury is almost over.
Parker will stay in SA for one week and work with Will Sevening and Chad Bergman. Parker won't play the Strasbourg tournament (10th - 12th August) and will play again with French NT on August 17th.

[Alain]

Great! Parker is so good that he doesn't even need to train with the NT!

[jéjé]

that sucks for the strasbourg tournament !!!

[Lady M]

Some news :
Spurs medical staff thinks too that the injury isn't serious at all and that the injury is almost over.
Parker will stay in SA for one week and work with Will Sevening and Chad Bergman. Parker won't play the Strasbourg tournament (10th - 12th August) and will play again with French NT on August 17th.

from l'équipe.fr

Une chose est sûre, la bonne nouvelle concerne Tony Parker ce samedi. «Il sera opérationnel pour le tournoi de Strasbourg même si on fera bien sûr très attention avec lui» a indiqué l'entraîneur français. Car la préparation à l'Euro n'attend pas. Les Bleus se rendront à Strasbourg dès mardi où ils participeront à un tournoi international le week-en prochain (10-12 août).

[Bruno]

Some news :
Spurs medical staff thinks too that the injury isn't serious at all and that the injury is almost over.
Parker will stay in SA for one week and work with Will Sevening and Chad Bergman. Parker won't play the Strasbourg tournament (10th - 12th August) and will play again with French NT on August 17th.

^ It was in today's newspaper (l'équipe) and it was what Spurs PR have said to this newspaper.

But Bergeaud (Franch NT coach) has said after today's game that Parker has called him to say that he will be ready for Strasbourg tournament.

http://www.lnb.fr/index.php?pid=50&i...cursor_start=0

Strange...

While French NT has no leverage towards Spurs, Parker has some leverage. Spurs should avoid to make Parker unhappy. IMO, Spurs staff want to be really careful and let Parker plays only on August 17th. Parker wants to play one week sooner in Strasbourg and is trying to convince Spurs to let him play. We will see if he succeed.

[Demo Dick Marcinko]

That's good that he isn't hurt seriously. Let's hope that going into the Stasbourg tournament that he isn't too fatigued after a grueling 82 game season and another 19 or so intense playoff games.

As a USA fan I want our best to represent, in hopes that that the US can again regain their status as the best basketball nation in the world.

As a Spurs fan I would be highly pissed if he came back to training camp this year, fatigued or with micro tears in muscle or tissue or worse that will diminish his play in our quest to repeat.

Can't have it both ways (unless there's a female involved) but there has to be a better way. Too bad there has to be Spurs fans of whatever nationality ing back and forth because of this issue.

[JPB]

Update :

TP will be back in France tomorrow and will play the Strasbourg tournament (vs Serbia, Grece and Slovenia).