Post by xystophoros on May 13, 2017 20:53:55 GMT
Tony Parker's clearly well past his most effective days, and now it's not even clear that he can come back and be effective after a serious injury that will necessitate a very long and difficult rehabilitation period.
Meanwhile, Chris Paul needs to get the hell away from a team that thinks Raymond Felton, Jamal Crawford and a decrepit Paul Pierce are a legitimate bench, not to mention a starting lineup that -- when Griffin inevitably gets injured -- features the "talents" of Luc-Richard Mbah a Moute, D'Andre Jordan, and Daddy's Boy Austin Rivers.
Seriously, it's a miracle that Paul was able to average 10 assists per game in the first round when 3/4 of the other guys in the starting lineup cannot score, and the other guy (Redick) was in a pathetic shooting slump.
So Chris Paul has to go. He's 32. It's now or never for him to join a winning team with a winning culture.
At the same time, the Spurs really need a legitimate point guard. Tony Parker is a future Hall of Famer and has done a lot for the Spurs organization, but he's no longer an effective starting PG on a team of the Spurs' caliber. The Spurs could seriously use an upgrade, a real playmaker, and Chris Paul will be looking to join a winning team -- it's a good match.
Paul will thrive in Popovich's system, which values fundamentals, hard work, effort, and team basketball.
Meanwhile, Chris Paul needs to get the hell away from a team that thinks Raymond Felton, Jamal Crawford and a decrepit Paul Pierce are a legitimate bench, not to mention a starting lineup that -- when Griffin inevitably gets injured -- features the "talents" of Luc-Richard Mbah a Moute, D'Andre Jordan, and Daddy's Boy Austin Rivers.
Seriously, it's a miracle that Paul was able to average 10 assists per game in the first round when 3/4 of the other guys in the starting lineup cannot score, and the other guy (Redick) was in a pathetic shooting slump.
So Chris Paul has to go. He's 32. It's now or never for him to join a winning team with a winning culture.
At the same time, the Spurs really need a legitimate point guard. Tony Parker is a future Hall of Famer and has done a lot for the Spurs organization, but he's no longer an effective starting PG on a team of the Spurs' caliber. The Spurs could seriously use an upgrade, a real playmaker, and Chris Paul will be looking to join a winning team -- it's a good match.
Paul will thrive in Popovich's system, which values fundamentals, hard work, effort, and team basketball.
