Give me reasons why you think Parker will join Ginobili and Duncan....

[IceColdBrewski]

....in the All-Star game next season.

I'm listening.

[tekdragon]

here's what I'm hoping, anyway:

improved mid-range jump shot.

he was streaky (at best) this year, and that, in many games, was the difference in us winning (or losing) a close game, and us blowing someone out. Those dry spells the Spurs go through every game could be totally eliminated if Tony can start hitting a consistent 12-18 footer. I'm hoping he realizes this, and spends all summer shooting. With that kind of weapon, the Spurs would be tough(er) to stop.

Hopefully, if that doesn't happen, we'll at least re-sign the Big Dog. He can hit that shot.

[JUUOT]

a 23 years old that is 2 time nba champion being a Point guard.
he is slightly inconsistent but has improved every year.
Defense
this year his defense made a big jump forward to the point that for the 7th game popovich can tell parker was the one setting the tone on...Defense ouah when you have two first tem dfense in bowen and duncan on the floor and from the uncontested defense fanatic coach sounds like a progress. tony became one of the best PG defens wise.
thanks to this he can stay in the game even when he loses focus on offense allowing him to concentrate on D and get his game going.

contrary to what some thought he improved his Assist per game of .6 this year compared to .2 progression the season before.
shooting % went up from .47 to .482 and he scores nearly 2 more points per game.
all this considering he palyed the same average minutes per game.

this young player is improving right now in front of us and he is becoming one of the best and keeps improving.

and you know what ! for all the haters!
when you have all this two rings, the sexiest girl friend and you are rich. it takes to be a born compe or to keep wanting more and to be an all star. we should be thinking pop for motivating him like this and tony for working all summer.

i juts enjoy looking this team developing and changing. tony progress this year were shadowed by manu but the spurs triumvirate is preventing a lot of coach and GMs to worry. parker included because everybody in this league know it is just the begining!

[picnroll]

.... so that IceColdBrewski will have one more thing to whine about when it comes to Parker, how he doesn't deserve to be an all-star.

[WalterBenitez]

TD because ... well we know why

Manu because I WISH

TP, because he'd love to

[ducks]

the other allstar thread is not good enough for you to bash tp in
you have to make another one>

[ducks]

manu may get voted in by fans but I do not see manu playing better next year and if other players play improves manu is not a lock by the coaches

[caspian]

Tony is not just quick; he has considerable ups.

He needs to discover how to use them. It will make him more dangerous in traffic, will make him get to the free throw line more (with hopefully more 'and ones'), will add to his assists as he gets more attention, and will make him more spectacular. All these are all-star fodder qualities.

For example, remember when Prince came from behind and blocked Tony's fast-break layup in the finals? Yes, it was a goal-tending, but that should have been a flush; for all sorts of reasons. There are other examples.

When his shot isn't falling is usually when the offense is forced/stifled, there is no penetration, the shot-clock is down, and the defense is stepping out. His shot is often nails, though.

[constantstate]

its a popularity contest. so unless theres like a plane crash with east/west coast sports writers on board and the only ones left alive are from san antonio, or eva longoria gets 2 to 3 million all-star votes, the only way tony makes it in, is a french/san antonio aliance of fans voting (a la yao) or if the coaches vote him in.

not SO unlikely, if MANU gets super-hot pub this offseason and going into next year, and he gets in on his own along with td. (fan balloting) i hear his jersey is selling big time, so he just might?

[nkdlunch]

unfortunately I doubt Tony will make the all-star. Unless he shows some miraculous improvement, which is not likely.

[2centsworth]

being on the verge of being an all-star in the west is still darn good.

[Ginobili_20_gold_medalist]

He obviously won't be voted in so improving that jumpshot and working on his playmaking skills will get him some serious consideration from the coaches. Parker isn't respected as a PG because he doesn't know how to handle pressure and his court vision is limited. If he gets that part of the game down and starts finding his teammates a bit more I think people will take notice. If his numbers were around 15-16 ppg with 8-9 assists I think he would make the all-star team.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

To spite you.

[1Parker1]

This point has been argued to death. I am not going to sit here and spend 20 minutes giving you the stats and explaining why I believe Parker will make All-Star or why I think he is a Top 10 PG, soon to be Top 5. No matter what I say, you're still going to hate on him, your sorry ass is still gonna show on the forum only when he has bad games to make your "point," you're still gonna deny what a great talent he is and how he works well in the Spurs system--which not many PG's may be able to do.

I am so freakin tired of having to defend Parker around here and repeating myself over and over again. This debate is getting old. Let's just leave it that I and some others believe that Parker has upside potential and you and other Parker haters believe he is what he is now and end it at that.

I am just going to wait and let Parker's game and talent defend itself.

[td4mvp21]

I think he will because he's a great regular season player now. If you look at his numbers during the season, they were outstanding. He just has trouble when defenses collapse on him, much like any other guard would. I think he's gonna have a great season overall next year.

[IceColdBrewski]

As many have already stated, the All-Star game is a popularity contest. Parker didn't do much in the playoffs to improve his status. If anything, all he did was solidify his status as a player who gets rattled when a defense collapses on him.

[timvp]

Here are two questions for IceColdBrewski:

Do you still take Beno over Parker?

Do the Spurs win the championship with Beno as their starting point guard?

[Marcus Bryant]

As many have already stated, the All-Star game is a popularity contest. Parker didn't do much in the playoffs to improve his status. If anything, all he did was solidify his status as a player who gets rattled when a defense collapses on him.

I'm certainly glad we had Beno around when the Pistons started trapping the ballhandler...

[1Parker1]

As many have already stated, the All-Star game is a popularity contest. Parker didn't do much in the playoffs to improve his status. If anything, all he did was solidify his status as a player who gets rattled when a defense collapses on him.

Yea, that OT game against Denver sure did suck, Games 1 and 2 against Seattle when he scored 29 pts and 22 pts respectively sure did suck, Pheonix series where he scores 27 pts--same as the MVP of the league sure did suck, his defense on the last play of Game 5 against Rip and his defense against he reigning Finals MVP in Game 7 sure did suck. And oh yea, Game 4, when Duncan and Manu decided to take the night off with the rest of the team--Parker was the one that kept us in the game that night, continously attacking the basket, getting hacked across the faced by Billups, and getting back up on his way to 21 pts--yea he did look rattled there.

Oh yea, and his 17.4 ppg in the playoffs on 48% shooting sure did suck.

[Marcus Bryant]

Does Blewski not realize that Parker was the only Spur who consistently attacked the Pistons' defense? Even TD and Manu shied away from that at times in the Finals.

"Rattled"? Give me a ing break.

[1Parker1]

Brewski's problem is that he decides to concentrate solely on Parker's weaknesses and bad games while discounting the numerous great games he's had.

[Spurologist]

It's obvious tp won't be a starter if he makes the team. So it comes down to the coaches picking him. He just has to play well enough against western conference teams to sway the coaches. Moreso than other potential all stars. I remember Jeff Van Gundy said in column I read that tp deserved to make the team and that he voted for him. That's the kind of impact tp needs. A consistent jumper would help.

[IceColdBrewski]

Here are two questions for IceColdBrewski:

(1)Do you still take Beno over Parker?

(2)Do the Spurs win the championship with Beno as their starting point guard?

1. I'm not so sure anymore. Beno played great (for a rookie) in the first half of the season but then petered out down the stretch. Kinda like Parker in his first season. I'm officially "on the fence" now.

2. No. He looked worse than Parker in these playoffs. Which is really bad when you consider how mediocre Parker looked. But Beno is a rookie so he gets a free pass this year. If he plays like in the playoffs next year, I'll be more than man enough to admit I was wrong about him.

[timvp]

Apology Accepted.

[IceColdBrewski]

Does Blewski not realize that Parker was the only Spur who consistently attacked the Pistons' defense? Even TD and Manu shied away from that at times in the Finals.

"Rattled"? Give me a ing break.

Parker is known as a player who can be shut down easily ever since the Lakers did it to him last year in the playoffs. You know it. I know it. He didn't do anything to break away from that image this year.