Better finisher: Prime Kyrie Irving vs Prime Tony Parker

[75 Others]

Seeing Kyrie have his way around the rim reminds me of when TP use to get to the rim damn near at will and have crazy finishes.

So which one you got as a better finisher??

 

[El Coupeacabra]

Hmmm...that's tough.

I feel like Kyrie is better at acrobatic flashy finishes. He's a stronger leaper than Parker. He's much better shooter too which opens up more lanes for him to drive.

Parker was quicker, hands down. He couldn't really shoot 3's but his midrange jumper is so strong it didn't matter.

With Kyrie, I'm frustrated when we play perfect defense and he makes the shot anyway (ala Game 7).

With Tony it didn't fukking matter how you played him because the Parker-Duncan PnR was just so fukking godlike.

Duncan was gonna set a perfect screen EVERY TIME and if you showed too hard Parker blew by your PF for a layup...if you didn't show he'd nail the midrange or dump it to Duncan for that stiff ass bankshot that went in EVERY TIME.

With that said....

Great players, both of them

 

[Tim2520]

this is tough but I'll go with Kyrie because his left hand is so smooth

 

[WhoShotCha]

Edit: Didnt full read what OP was asking.

Answer: Kyrie

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

TP not even a contest

 

[Stinky Diver]

Parker.

 

[Supreme365]

Besides magic Parker is the greatest finishing pg I've ever seen he knew every angle and had every floater/runner in the book he was crazy efficient

 

[Supreme365]

TP at his best was never the player Kyrie currently is and ultimately will be. Parker was a talented player who fell into the perfect situation and organization. Kyrie was gonna be dynamite regardless. There's a reason everyone knew this nikka was gonna be the first pick since his days at St.Patrick.

 

[director_of_bands]

aesthetics: kyrie
more consistent reliability: tony parker

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

That Tony Parker spin move was on some 2k cheese shyt

 

[NoMorePie]

That Tony Parker spin move was on some 2k cheese shyt

if i tried that in 2K i'd get called for travelling or i'd lose the ball because my player brushed the opposing one

 

[feelosofer]

I think Kyrie has more versatility with inside moves because of his ability to shoot from midrange, but Parker's spin move was crazy, it was damn near like a teleport.

 

[TrebleMan]

Going to go with Parker. The spin move and floater combination he had was just too unstoppable. Plus dude would throw in a well-timed flop from time-to-time that created foul trouble.

Side note, but all these years I always thought Parker was 5'10. Didn't know breh was 6'2. For him to be flopping the way he was even made it more when I think about it.

 

[Remote]

I gotta defend my boy.
He washed now but too many great plays in his time.

 

[75 Others]

Little Known fact:

TP led the league in points in the paint in the '05 - '06 season