'07 was still mostly Duncan's team. He averaged 22, 11.5, 3.3 assists, 3.1 blocks, and shot 52% from the field in the playoffs. TP just happened to be a nightmare matchup for the Cavs.

Now Sports Nation has voted Tony as the best PG in the NBA.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/poll/conversation/_/id/3715287

TP

Nice article:

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In the Western Conference Finals against the Memphis Grizzlies, Tony Parker averaged 24.5 points per game, 9.5 assists and two steals while shooting 53.2 percent from the field. That's pretty impressive, considering the Grizzlies had the second-best defense during the regular season.

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Parker has two games in the last five postseasons of at least 35 points and 70 percent shooting, and is the only point guard to have two of those games during that span.

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Since Parker made his NBA debut in 2001-02, he’s won three NBA championships and was named Finals MVP in 2006-07. Since 1990, Isiah Thomas, Chauncey Billups and Parker are the only point guards to win the Finals MVP.

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What's more, Parker has won 70 percent of the games he’s played in, including the playoffs, the best winning percentage among point guards during that span.

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Parker was tied with Chris Paul and Stephen Curry among point guards with 1.03 points per play (PPP) this season. What separated him was that he scored on 50.4 percent of his plays, which ranked him third behind LeBron James and Kevin Durant among perimeter players.

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The Spurs outscore their opponents by 10.7 points per 100 possessions when Parker is on the court but that drops to 2.2 points per 100 possessions when he’s off. That difference of 8.5 points per 100 possessions was more than Paul, Curry, Kyrie Irving, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook and Deron Williams this season.

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http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/58819/is-parker-the-nbas-elite-point-guard

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Bump

I love this thread. Been searching for it after each playoff game

Once again, I defy anyone to name a better, more accomplished PG than Parker. Dude is unreal and proving it every night.

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No way Oui Oui gets the MVP. And for the genius who said Westbrook is an injury risk....you do realize he's never missed a game in his NBA career, right?

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Can we label this one of the most awesome jinxes ever?

A bigger and bigger majority of people are starting to realize that he's the best.

Jalen has been saying that Tony is the 3rd best player in the entire league. He said that people don't watch enough of the Spurs, but that he is going to make sure the world knows that Parker is that good.

^

This thread gets quieter and quieter...

That final shot, slowed to 120 frames per sec. I'd recommend muting the music, though.

Pretty clutch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFUh4toTS5k

[This message has been edited by daggertx (edited 6/7/2013 3:54p).]

Remember when Tony Parker was the best PG in the NBA? In the most important game in years for the Spurs, Parker was a -6 with 0 second half points.

ouch.

If you're not down voting his posts feel free to start.

[That enough of the vulgar name calling. -Staff]

[This message has been edited by TexAgs staff (edited 6/16/2013 4:01p).]

10 points game 7 NBA finals...best pg in the game

Best pg in the game w a gimp hamstring.

look at his stats for this series. He shrunk big time. he had big shots in game 1 & 6, but he wasn't big time throughout the series. he deserves the 2011 finals lebron treatment

He has the injury as an excuse, but I don't know why he wasn't playing in the most important possession at the end.

Injury or not, he didn't meet the potential that was there in front of him after the Memphis series. If he fights through the injury and makes a bigger impact on this series then he had it.

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Injury or not, he didn't meet the potential that was there in front of him after the Memphis series. If he fights through the injury and makes a bigger impact on this series then he had it.

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So kinda like Dirk in 03?

Pretty puzzling with the way he ended this series.

I still think he is the best pg in the league right now. He carried this team all season. Incredible player. Glad he is on my team.

Between the injury and being defended by Lebron it got pretty rough for TP, but I firmly believe he gave it all he had given the circumstances

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So kinda like Dirk in 03?

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Dirk's coach forced him to sit after injury in 03. Parker is closer to Dirk 06, 07 or 11. Parker was at the cusp of becoming a legend and fell short - a 2nd Finals MVP, 1st PG since Magic to lead his team as the franchise superstar to a title, 3rd best player in the league, etc. But he's not done.

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If that makes you feel better. Parker has three rings as a starter and a Finals MVP. He has his legacy locked down. How many other PGs have that resume?

Aside from Magic I can't think of any....TP will go down as one of the best PG's of all time

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look at his stats for this series. He shrunk big time. he had big shots in game 1 & 6, but he wasn't big time throughout the series. he deserves the 2011 finals lebron treatment

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A pulled hamstring is not a minor injury, especially as his entire game (and the spurs' entire offense) is built around his speed. He tried to fight through it, but a driving pg can only do so much when he's got a bum leg.

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If that makes you feel better. Parker has three rings as a starter and a Finals MVP. He has his legacy locked down. How many other PGs have that resume?

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Parker has not won a title since ascending to the role of franchise player. If you're content to slot him there then that's fine, but it's odd coming in a thread where you all say he's the 3rd best player in the league. That's a title that comes with expectations.

His Finals MVP came when Duncan was the franchise player and the best player in the playoffs - Parker had the most points in a 4 game sweep against a horrible Cavs team that focused on stopping Duncan. Expectations change for the franchise player/best PG in the league/top 3 player in the league. Can't have it both ways.

Dennis Johnson - Finals MVP and 3 rings. Not a bad comp

Joe Dumars - Finals MVP and 2 rings
Jo Jo White - Finals MVP and 2 rings

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it's odd coming in a thread where you all say he's the 3rd best player in the league.

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Really? Did I proclaim that I thought he was the 3rd best player in the league? Can you show some evidence of that, or are you just making **** up again?


Joe Dumars was a 2.

Dennis Johnson is probably a fair comparison, only they were very different players. DJ was a better defender, and Parker was a better scorer/distributor.

Point Guards with MVPs/Finals MVPs+Multiple titles as the Franchise superstar player:
Bob Cousy
Magic Johnson
Isiah Thomas

Other Point guards with Finals MVPs+Multiple titles:
Dennis Johnson
Jo Jo White
Tony Parker


Parker missed his chance to move up.

Even if the Spurs won that, Parker wouldn't have moved ahead of Isiah, Magic or Cooz. He isn't as good as those guys were.