Tony Parker
Tony Parker
William Anthony "Tony" Parker Jr.is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. The son of a professional basketball player, Parker played for two years in the French basketball league before entering the 2001 NBA draft. He was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the draft and quickly became their starting point guard. Parker has helped the Spurs win four NBA championships in 2003, 2005, 2007 and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth17 May 1982
CountryUnited States of America
We have a pretty tough schedule coming up. We have to stay strong mentally and must focus on getting better.
The pressure is there, ... Especially when you're trying to win the championship.
I think with Jay Williams, he just needs more freedom. He needs to be able to play and not think. Last year I was thinking too much sometimes. When you?re thinking too much you can?t play free.
I was very, very motivated. I felt like I owed my teammates because I played so bad two nights ago. It was just one of those games. Nothing went my way. So I watched some film with (Popovich) to see what I could do better.
We made some tactical mistakes in the last few seconds. But overall, I am happy with how we played. That's basketball, you win some, you lose some. We should have finished them off earlier.
He got me good. He got me good. I just thought he didn't need to do that because I was right under the basket and I was fouled already and he just gave the extra elbow. I didn't appreciate that. But he knows that he was wrong. I just wanted to make sure I told him.
He looked good at the line to me.
My priority is try to win a championship with the Spurs. Off the court I just let them say whatever they want. I'm used to it a little bit. When I go back to France it's crazy. Everywhere I go it's like a lot of people, paparazzi. So, you just stay with your bodyguard and go into private restaurants and stuff like that.
I think I was too much in a hurry, trying to make stuff happen.
I thought I penetrated pretty well - we just missed a lot of easy shots. It's just one of those nights where offensively it didn't go our way.
We wanted to make sure we didn't come out flat. It was great energy from the beginning.
Tim came out huge today. He was very focused this morning and he played like an MVP.
We can't have bad endings of games because against Detroit or good teams, it can hurt us.
Manu being out hurts us. Before he went down we were starting to establish our roles. We just have to do our best until he gets back.