Comments on: Get Off Parker’s …

By: Marcus Thompson

Marcus Thompson — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:40:11 +0000

Picking a PG for the future right now, sure Parker is higher. He would go over Nash, Baron, Kidd. But picking a PG to win in the next, say, three years, I stil am taking the older guys.

By: commish

commish — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:49:39 +0000

Marcus, my only point, besides trying to be funny about Tony banging something other than the boards, was what would your top point guards look like if you were picking a team from scratch. Where would Parker rate compared to Baron, Nash, Kidd, and so on? I would rate them lower because of their age and injuries. Although that is a different question, it is a fair one nonetheless and doesn’t disagree with the point of your original posting.

By: EJ

EJ — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:18:11 +0000

I agree. Parker benefits from being part of a great ‘team’ where everyone knows their role. There aren’t many of those these days. They’ve got a Hall of Fame coach and probably the best PF in NBA history. I can’t even imagine how dominant the Spurs would be with Nash, Billups, or Kidd. Pop is running the perfect system for the group of guys he’s got. It can make good players look great.

By: Marcus Thompson

Marcus Thompson — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:52:28 +0000

You put any of those other nine PGs in Parker shoes, I contend they would have three rings, too. You put Parker in the other guys shoes, you have to wonder if he would be as good.
I do love his upside. He is a really good PG. And a pretty all-around fella, too. He’s great to talk to and deal with. My only point is that he’s being thrust up there with Magic and the like. It’s premature.

By: commish

commish — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:33:35 +0000

I don’t know, Marcus. Parker is only 25, will have three rings in a few days, probably will end up with 4 to 5 rings, is consistently voted on to the all star team, averages over 20 points a game in his career, speaks french, and well, bangs you know who. That is quite a pedigree. No question he plays with great to good players and has a hell of a coach, but you got to like his upside. The question is, if you were going to build a team from stratch, would you change your top five if you factor in age, propensity to get injured, and so on?