I just like the dude. Pity he left us for the Warriors, but understandable.
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I just like the dude. Pity he left us for the Warriors, but understandable.
Wait what?!
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What else is he supposed to say? I don't see D'Antoni doing this though:
http://clutchpoints.com/gregg-popovich-only-watches-film-rockets-james-harden/
Caddywompus
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I wish we could have seen prime Parker on another team. He was the product of the Spurs and wouldn't have been special on any other team.
I would guess his career path in best case scenario would be Kemba Walker. Someone who can be the best player on his team and might have a season were he's in consideration for an all-star nod.
Cornbread78
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What else is he supposed to say? I don't see D'Antoni doing this though:
http://clutchpoints.com/gregg-popovich-only-watches-film-rockets-james-harden/
Pop looks like he's about to lean in for a kiss. He must really like the dude.
Shamrock7r
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Spurs have never had a good player. It's always the system. The secret, elusive, system
Cornbread78
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MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
for real
you just got the news? Where you been at all season?
Here we go again. You're starting early with the bullshit this morning.
Lionel Richie
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They're the Patriots of the NBA so fucking much.
True Savior
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Notice he is looking at the beard. Maybe jealous. Or he saw a fly in there.
Jonsoncao
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Danny Green will be the main defender on Harden.
Hyperactivity
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Would be nice to finally see the two best regular season teams meet in the WCF.
Respect. ESPN often drives the drama narrative for clicks. We all know that real recognize real.
#bringbackthehandcheck
Hyperactivity
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Celtics closed out their Cavs and Hawks series in losses though...
Cornbread78
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Ouch.. Just cost his kid millions.
Have fun Lakers fans.
That's the joke .gif
Tom Penny worked hard to bring this thread a fact, and you spin it into fake news. Sad!
Lionel Richie
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Brad Auerbach.
Caddywompus
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Never said that, I used George Hill as an example because we can see the difference of what happens when you take a promising young PG away from the Spurs system. We'll never know how worse off Parker would have been on another team but he wouldn't have been a multiple all-star or ever been in the running for MVP
Shamrock7r
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It's a shame we never saw prime Kobe on another team. We can't be sure he would have been a special player.
Hyperactivity
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Say whatever you want, but DeRozan isn't a trash bro anymore
Caddywompus
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I know you're just making some dumb smart ass comment like it's a one for one comparison but we saw Kobe on a number of different teams under one jersey. We had 20 years to see Kobe adapt to a variety of coaches and all-star teammates.
Ninja Scooter
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Well now Larry won't be around to gift PG to one of his buddies like Danny or Magic.
Hyperactivity
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Another thing - the Rockets are the only team the Spurs have never beaten in a playoff series in the western conference, forget Tim Duncan.
Shamrock7r
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yea Tony Parker has been playing with the same 14 teammates for his 17 or so years right?
Seriously, when is the "it's the system" argument ever used for any star not on the Spurs? Lol
Caddywompus
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All that matters is every HOU/SA gm this season ended in two possession or less. 12 points between 4 gms. Should be an entertaining match every night.
Caddywompus
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You seriously don't see the difference?
Playing with the same coach and three core players for a decade and a half is an anomaly, in any sport.
Shamrock7r
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There is only a difference in that you are trying to now incorporate exceptions to what is a lazy argument.
Kobe is just one example. Use any star in place of Kobe. I've never seen the "it's the system" argument use for any star not on the Spurs, ever, at least with any commonality. It's such a lazy critique that you can apply to any star. The system worked for Parker because it was tooled for Parker's talents. Same with Kawhi, same with Lebron, same with Westbrook, same with Kobe, and same with any successful star player.
thehypocrite
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LeBron broke him.
Shabadoo69
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I'm a die hard Jazz fan and never been to a playoff game before. I've been to a ton of regular season games just never playoffs for some reason. Anyway, I have been telling my wife how awesome it would be to go to a game and especially game 6 now that the Jazz can close it out. She just surprised me with tickets to tonight's game and I'm pretty sure they are lower bowl seats. Damn my wife is amazing!!! Go Jazz!!!
thehypocrite
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She does sound amazing, but you already knew that and are just humble bragging now 👏.
I would too though 😂
Stern for Larry Clipped.
Caddywompus
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Because it can't apply to any other situation. What other franchise has been as stable as the Spurs? No one has replicated that success for a reason.
That's exactly what I'm saying but you're somehow disagreeing with it. You take Parker off a team that optimizes his specific talents he's not the same player.
Shabadoo69
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Yes I am, but any excuse to give props to my wife.
Shamrock7r
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My point is you can say that about virtually any player lol. Why you only trying to knock Parker over it?
I mean, you maybe have 1, possibly 3 star players in the league right now that can work under any system (and even those players have ideal situations to maximize their skills), but the lazy ass "it's the system" critique is only ever used on star Spurs players.
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