Tony Parker wearing the San Antonio Spurs 9, 2001-2018
Tony Parker, 36, left the San Antonio Spurs and went to the Charlotte Hornets.
His career has hit 1,198 regular season games, the 40th in NBA history. Nash is 19 games less than Nash, which we don't think will never be old.
In the career playoffs, 226 games, 11 games less than Tianqi, 6 games than Kobe.
The career playoffs scored ninth in history, behind Wade, Bird, Havlicek, Big Dream, Magician, Dirk, Durant and Pippen.
A career assists fifth in assists - although he has never been known for assists, but in the NBA history, he has more assists in the playoffs than Magic, Stockton, LeBron and Kidd.
These data sound terrible. A guy with a lot of data in the forefront of history, the first NBA Finals MVP in European history, the 2014 championship champion regular score + assists (well, really), but rarely talked about.
No way, this is the fate of most Spurs. Harvest victory, silent. This is the Spurs.
For the past 17 years, he has been entrusted to the San Antonio Spurs. Few people think that Parker is great, and his problems are indeed a bunch: defensive, long-range, not a master of organization, and so on. But for more than a decade, the Spurs did not find a suitable candidate to replace him. There is no doubt that the team leader is the first point guard.
A 188 cm, not a three-pointer is not a pass guard's point guard, can hit this level in the NBA, which is amazing in itself.
Regarding him, what I said before was said.
In 2000, Buford gave Popovich a video and asked him to look at the child born in Belgium and grew up in France. Popovich said: "Belgium? Should I eat waffles? "" - "Everyone knows, don't look for a defender in Europe! They are not fast enough, and they are not used to the NBA! If you give me a name with a vie shooter at the end, or Dirk's German neighbor, I will watch it!"
We all know about the later things. By the way: What was the videotape in April 2000? Parker is against the American high school star and shakes them to the game of ghosting.
In 2002, Terry Porter said that he "played a good pick-and-roll, knowing when to push the rhythm, when to slow down, and know how to hang the twin towers. When the boy was in France, he certainly saw a lot of NBAs." David Robinson said that he "is not nervous at all, is playing. The last newcomer? Duncan." Popovich in the game, Parker is the Spurs repertoire between 2001 and 2008, but in fact, Parker will stick to the waves during training. Powich asked:
"Coach, what am I doing wrong? Am I making everyone happy?"
And the old man will say:
"Roll! You are doing very well! Don't pester me!"
Because he is in the Spurs, the habit is forgotten. So no one will pay attention to his gorgeous left-handed dribble, his breakthrough in the opposite direction, his traverse and the first step, his beautiful trailing breakthrough, he only Wade, Paul and Deron can be comparable to the cover The pace, as well as his classic, unique last two steps - a quick turn after entering the penalty zone, or two singular steps, or a post-fake, or a lateral jump to connect the projectile. As for the unpretentious three-step layup, his deductive mode can open a museum to exhibit.
At the age of 25, he already had three rings and became the first European finals MVP in history. But the world only admits that he is one of the best breakthrough layups on the planet. The underrated single-handed, underrated team members, with three rings in hand, he seems to be very good, but, um, the Frenchman seems to be missing something compared to the masters of Nash, Kidd, and Paul.
Fortunately, he is at the Spurs.
As mentioned above, the Spurs have made countless international players, not because they "love international players," but on the contrary, they do not pay attention to nationality at all. The United States, Europe, South America and Asia, the principle of equal treatment, is "whether this person can integrate into the team and win." Therefore, the Bobcats who don’t want the Bobcats, the Captain Jack who rushed out of the door, the Mason who turned around, the Greens who were swept out by the Cavaliers, the Spurs are willing; the Max in New Zealand, the Battelle in China, and the U.S. in the Spurs in Slovenia. . The Spurs even allow the existence of geek-type players. In fact, Parker, who won the championship in 2001-07, is really a French small sports car; but in 2010-14, he gradually evolved, dribbling, hitting the ball, layup, long-range shot, long pass, each He is mature in the process. The world is finally willing to put him into the regular season MVP candidate (yes, he has entered the top five of the MVP ballot), willing to let him become an all-star regular.
He has never been the top three point guards in the league, but when Duncan lost his edge because of injury, he and Duncan's pick and roll once propped up the Spurs' offense, which allowed Duncan to gain new play. You can count a bunch of point guards who have been or are better than him - Billups, Kidd, Nash, Paul, Deron, Granville, Lillard, Curry...The West between 2001-2018 The great point guards like the clouds, Parker and they played the playoffs: also (by the strength of the team) won them.
None of us have seen the true appearance of Tony Parker until the fall of 2008. The Spurs' injury was incomplete, so he scored 133 points in four games and 55 points in Minnesota. In the spring of 2009, he used the 37 points, 39 points, and 42 points to drag the Spurs through the most muddy wounded swamps. Of course, who will remember it - even the Spurs fans will not remember - on March 25, 2009, Parker scored 42 points and 10 assists at home in Atlanta.
Then, back to the system, continue to play Spurs basketball for ten years. Because he was too stable, until 2015, everyone was used to calling him a French small sports car - completely ignoring that he was 33 years old.
Before Tim Duncan, the last great wiper was the Celtics' Sam Jones. He is Parker's best model: Jones has never been a superstar like Cousy, Sharman, West, and Big O, and has never been selected for the first team. It wasn't until he retired that you remembered that he had 10 championship rings. He was the chief perimeter of the Celtics dynasty and the true most loyal companion of Bill Russell.
Tony Parker. San Antonio Spurs 9. 1198 games, 1151 starts. 226 playoffs. Four rings. A Finals MVP.
Except for what John Stockton did for the Jazz, there shouldn't be any point guard, and it has been done for any single team in NBA history for more.
