Now, let me start of this thread by saying that I think TP is a very good point guard. He's extremely quick, has great point guard instincts, and has been well coached over his basketball career (this was evident to me the first game that I ever saw him play for the Spurs, in his rookie season).
But on the other side of the coin, he is regressing. Each season, after his second season, he has statistically dropped off in practically every category. Lower shooting percentage, lower assists, lower free throw percentage, higher turnovers, lower points per game, etc.
Now, some of the homers have been preaching to us that Tony Parker is a superstar in the making. I have always maintained that at best, he is borderline all star talent. And at the rate he is going at this season, TP will not make the all star team again this year.
Now, this really has nothing to do with the Spurs fortunes this season, as I see them having a very strong chance to win the le, whether TP plays well or not.
I'm just hoping that we all take off the rose colored glasses, and see TP for what he is right now, which is a slightly above average NBA point guard.
Last edited by adidas11; 12-09-2004 at 10:38 AM.
I'm not a TP homer, but his game is getting better. He's attacking the basket and scoring again which he wasn't doing early on. That alone makes us much better. He must improve on his jumper and defense. The deal is when TP is at his best, we are unbeatable, as evidence by our record when TP scores 20 or more points.
16 and 4.
STFU.
4 is not good for a high caliber pt guard, take off the blinders.16 and 4.
lol...
16 Wins.
How exactly is Parker supposed to rack up huge assist totals when the Spurs are running a motion O? If you want to judge his performance at point then at least contemplate that.
dude tp is the best point guard spurs could have gotten at the 28 draft pick
you would love tp to be a laker especially this year
to is starting slower then I would have liked. however he was pressing on his new contract
he has played well during this stress
he has not been able to play 39 minutes a game due to spurs blowing them out of the water.
if tp was a rocket this year instead of ward rockets would be great
Wins and losses this early don't mean much. it's the chemistry and execution that we should focus on.
Parker had 16 and 4 but I think he is talking about the spurs record.
At this point, I'm not sure Parker will ever be able to sink an open jump shot consistently. That was the one area that he supposedly worked on all offseason and I see no difference from last year. If Beno becomes a consistent scorer, Tony needs to be traded fast.
Great. Trade Tony in this thread and trade Malik in the other.
Another thing some of the Parker critics seem to miss is that Parker still is all of 22 years old. Before you write the epitaph for his career today you would be wise to recognize that.
16 - 4 is TP's PTS and AST vs SEA
TP shot 38%
MG shot 28%
Spurs can't score enough, and they couldn't stop SEA, who got 54 pts on 3's and FTs.
The Spurs blew the entire game in the first half, joke defense, which is ing mysterious.
no, Beno is way too slow and weak at this point. REPEAT: when Tony is at his best we are unbeatable! We will need Tony at his best to beat the likes of Minnesota and Detroit. Beno at his best can get us as far as maybe beating the Lakers.If Beno becomes a consistent scorer, Tony needs to be traded fast.
He's 22 years old but he has had enough time (here and Europe) to learn how to shoot.
EARTH TO MARCUS. He worked on his shot all offseason and it didn't get any better! Doensn't that have you worried at this point?
The only problem with his game is his shooting. Agreed.
ice how many threes did aj make?
how great of a shooter was aj?
Age is no excuse. Plenty of young guys, even younger than tony do just fine. Others never reach their full potential, the jury is still out on Tony.
Beno will get stronger and quicker.
I've learned not to be worried about the Spurs in early December. This isn't football with the season coming to a close next month.
I'm not saying you should be worried about the Spurs. Just Tony's shooting.
The interesting thing is that Beno hasn't exactly shown much that would convince any reasonable observer that he could run this team better than Parker.
Not right now he couldn't. But give him the same time you've given Parker and I'd bet he could with the talent he has shown.
Brewski,
are you drinking ice cold ones.
Trade a 22 year old point guard who is considered top 5 in the league?
"hes had enough time"
Whew a whole 4 years, damn hes practically done with his career.
Unreal, trade Tony Freakin Parker.
Actually, Beno has shown that he can hit some shots, make some spectacular finishes, and drop the occassional flashy dime.
what the is digressing
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