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Chip Engelland
If it was Chip France, he would have already given up on Tony.
Hi, I decided to create a topic on TP's game as he's going to play a lot of games
during the European Tournament. It will be pretty interesting to see if he has improved his shot during summer even though he hasn't practiced much with our new Shooting coach (what's his name btw?)!
There is France vs Russia tonight at 7:45pm (paris time), I'll watch the game and tell you how Parker did.
TP vs Kirlienko
For those who missed the France-Turkey last time, don't miss this one on Sport+ (Canal Satellite).
Chip Engelland
If it was Chip France, he would have already given up on Tony.
Thanks, I for one would appreciate the recaps
i wish we could see it too...
This is an article from "L'equipe" (a French newspaper).
"This year, I've seen what were my limits concerning my shoot. The years before, I've never wanted to change it. My priority was to prove that I can play in the NBA. I didn't want to admit that I had to change my shooting technique to improve in 2, 3 years.
But last season, I wasn't good and I told myself that I needed to react."
He decided to analyse his gesture, adjust it without changing everything
"I'm warning you that I'm not trying to change completely my shoot"
Helped by the new shooting coach, Chip Engelland, he worked one week at L.A. this summer and then during the mini-break with the French team last week. He worked in paris during 3 days to get new sensations.
The idea is simple: to recreate in a long distance his gesture when he's
doing his "tear drop" shot, this shot at one hand that he masters perfectly.
In the facts, TP has then learnt how to put his thumb correctly on the ball
in order to shoot better.
"I never used it before when I was shooting. While, all the pure shooters
use their thumbs.
I felt the difference against Turkey, I was really feeling the ball.
Even on the FT line I'm not worried anymore, I did 11/14 for the last 3 games,
that's really good for me! Of course, I know that there will be games
where I will miss everything, but I had a good feeling vs Turkey . Now my priority is to be more steady and shoot like Steve Nash in 3 years!
I don't have to focus too much on it also, it has to be a + on my game and not the opposite"
Good to see that he's optimist about his shoot and that he's ready to improve. Furthermore, that's funny that he's talking about Nash while I was reffering to him yesterday
I hope these are lasting improvements. The more TP learns to rely on his shooting hand and use the guide hand only as minimal support, the less of that curve ball he is going to shoot.
Kirilenko! I love that player. I'd love to see him play w/a decent team, he'd kill
Good to see that Parker is embracing the extra coaches.
What happened to the tear drop in the playoffs? Seemed much less reliable and I can't remember TP making one in the Finals or even taking one near the end.
The Chauncey and B. Wallace factor....
Van Exel will remind Tony of the teardrop shot, if TP forgets. Nick has a fairly nice floater too!
tony knows it is his bread and butter.
building on what works (the tear drop) to streghten the outside jumpshot without penalizing him too much on actual game. this is a great idea.
he has at least 90 games to get a minimum comfortable with using his thumb.
next summer he will work on another part
Use the link in Slovenian national team thread! (page 11 I think)
thanks a lot . quality is bad but better than nothing since i am at work.
No problem.
this young gelabale is amazing. i was judging on interview and report but to see him. man he is good. good pick for sonics.
What's the score JUUOT?
it stopped but it was 42-39 for russia 2 minutes ago after the half
france is really weak inside. kirilenko is good
How's Tony doing?
This is the stats of TP:
10 pts 7ast
2PT FG: 4/4
FT: 2/2
3PT FG: 0/4
AST: 7
RBD: 2
TO: 1
STL: 0
BLK: 0
F: 1
This is a recap of the game by quarter:
1Q: FRA 22-16 RUS
TP didn't shoot, he gave the ball often to his teamates to invole them.
Boris Diaw did a Jordanesque dunk 2ft after the FT line!
1F, 1TO
2Q: FRA 37 - 34 RUS
TP was on the bench at the beginning of the quarter and France was just horrible. They scored 4 PTS in 5'30 min (each QT is 10 min..) and they were outscored by Russian.
But TP came and had 3 AST - 0/1 3PT
3Q: FRA 48 - 44 RUS
TP was not in the game offensively, still haven't shot a 2PT FG
0/3 3PT, 2FT, 1RBD
4Q: FRA 69-73 RUS
Hopefully, TP started to be on fire in this final quarter, he had like 2 layups and 2 teardrops and gave 4 ast!
France is too weak inside and they had too many turnovers (around 18..) and were horrible at 3PT (3/21). Boris Diaw was awesome (he amazes me each game) and had good offensive moves (some fadeways..) but Pietrus sucked at 3PT, he missed like 4 or 5 open shots!
For TP, his 3PT shot were more like desperate shots at the end of the shotclock 2FT behind the 3PT line.. so we can't really judge his improvement.
Unfortunately for France, TP woke up too late and he needs to be the leader of the team sooner!
They are playing tomorrow against Serbia-Montenegro!
Honestly, if France can't even beat Russia.. they just suck!
I agree! I didn't even know this guy and when I first time saw him at the draft with his suit I thought that he was a PF or C!
But he can shoot (3PT as well, he drops 2 or 3 in this game) and has a big jump!
Is he coming this year at Sonics? I initially heard that he prefered to stay 1 more year in Spain but who knows..
disclaimer: i watched half the game
i am disappointed with antoine and mike pietrus. Pietrus is not bringing his usual agressivity that could help compensate for the lacking interior game and he should take less 3. Antoine is not bringing the leadership to give tony a break. the team counts too much on tony forcing him to take bad 3pt shoot.
I am amazed with:
Boris diaw. tony always say it but this guy is underrated. he is great defensively with speed and long arms (can defend 1-2-and 3 not as well) but when he is agressive like this last few games his offense is SWEAT.
i think boris and James Jones are going to be the surprise for phoenix next year. coach D will know how to get something out of Boris.
Gelabale played better than pietrus for the second game. he brings it when on the floor. great spirit. good skills. few pounds and he will be a successful 3 in the big league when he joins next year. he had to win his place on the team and he just won it by far.
lequipe.fr said tony was convincing at the end of the game and finished with 10points and 9 assists.
Damn France did not win yet if i am right. They lost twice against Spain and those two losses in Turkey......
9 assists for tonty is promising. I think he forgot how to get them during the finals.
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