Just a thought. Someone forwarded this to me. I don't even think that far ahead myself. But it says people in SA have been fretting about this, anyone agree about that? It never crossed my mind.
In the way that hockey fans in Edmonton still blame Janet Jones's acting ambitions for the trade that sent Wayne Gretzky to Hollywood, San Antonians fear that Longoria will whisk Parker out of town. In fact, Longoria loves the paparazzi-free serenity of San Antonio, and almost all of her family has moved to the area in recent years.
It is Parker who frets about the future. Both he and Longoria are committed to their current employers through 2011, he on a six-year, $66 million extension signed in '04, she on a seven-year contract from '04 that currently pays her in the low six figures per episode. "We need to live full time in the same city," says Parker, "so naturally my decision [about where to sign when his contract expires] is going to be affected by Eva and her career."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ker0319/3.html
This is already in another thread. But I guess it depends on if Eva is still a popular actress and wants to remain in LA fulltime, and if the Spurs bring in good players and Tony feels like San Antonio is a good opportunity to keep winning. The Lakers/Clippers/Spurs could be awesome by then, or be horrible. Who knows.
Also, they are building a huge house here, so they might have a family and be settled here by then.
Sorry, just noticed the other thread... had to go back like 5 pages! :-)
Who cares? By 2011 Parker will be well past his peak since he's already having trouble controlling his nagging injuries (tendonitis in knees). Unless he becomes as smart as Steve Nash (basketball IQ), he won't be anywhere near as effective a basketball player when he gets older.
Plus, TD and Manu will have broken down totally by 2011, so why the do we care about Parker? We should be in rebuilding mode in 2011.
That's okay
parker will not be past his peak in 2011
spurs may not have pop or duncan in 2011
Tp = Jkidd Route = bags
Seriously? Your talking 4 years from now. So many things can happen between now & then that it is ridiculous to even ask this question. Sorry, I know you are new & all, but this is a pretty stupid topic.
i really dont get the tendency of so many spurs fans to rag on parker whenever the opportunity presents itself....apparently we have some pretty unintelligent fans because parker happens to be a top 5 pg in this leagueTp = Jkidd Route = bags
Well TDMVPDPOY is one of the bigger idiots. I have to delete about 1/3 of his posts because he's so obnoxious and bad.
The only way Tony stays with the Spurs after 2011 is if they magically come up with another superstar big man to replace Duncan.
tp may like the idea of being the francise player instead of duncan
he walks he walks away from millions also
I see I am not the only one that noticed that
1) Parker deflects attention away from Ginobili. If Parker weren't around, many of those people would rag on Duncan instead.
2) He got Eva, and a lot of men in SA want to bang Eva.
3) Girls like Parker.
4) He is French.
5) San Antonio is not reknowned for being a hotbed of intelligence.
1A) Spurs fans love a scapegoat.
Agree. TP isn't a franchise player. Neither is Manu.
If I'm parker, I reluctantly leave San Antonio due to the general management. I'd be sick of my talent getting wasted by the man never stepping up and paying people to play with me. It would be a wise, but difficult, career move.
if it's true his teammates now tease calling him "Hollywood" maybe they have the feeling that Parker has ambitions to live somewhere close to city like LA or NY or likes to see some other option in the future.
BTW, anybody here saw that new Tony Parker MTV with Eva? the one where Eva sat on his lap?
Daily 10 reports it's now #2 in some France music charts.
anybody here know the le of that?
hmmnn.
then again chances are they will be divorced by 2011
I'm pretty sure TP is gonna miss playing beside Manu and Timmy, but who knows. I hope SA builds around Tony so that he has a team to stay with, but money talks, regardless if he loves it in San Antonio.
I'm banking on a divorce!
when the spurs look after jason kidd that summer parker said he will remembered these things and that nba is a business so while it's not sure he will leave sa he will certainly be interested in LA or big market teams.
I'm not sure loyalty , respect for the organisation, friendship and all these kinds of things will have a huge impact in his choice, but it is the case for most nba players already..
You should put him on global ignore and save yourself the trouble.
I grew up in San Antonio, and I knew the word is spelled "renowned".
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