Better finisher: Prime Kyrie Irving vs Prime Tony Parker

[bigillwill06]

Breh that series

I saw GP guard MJ and get cooked, but TP straight did something else to that nikka

gp was an old man at that point

 

[75 Others]

gp was an old man at that point

Fair enough, he was approaching his twilight years.

it was still odd to see someone do that to him though

 

[42 Monks]

gp was an old man at that point

yeah because TP put the flattop on him

 

[NormanConnors]

gp was an old man at that point

He still had something in the tank. The microscope started to get viewed on him after Parker abused him. It started to downhill from there.

 

[bigillwill06]

He still had something in the tank. The microscope started to get viewed on him after Parker abused him. It started to downhill from there.

he wasn't the glove tho was he

 

[Patrick Kane]

Little Known fact:

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

Came to post this

He wins off this stat alone

 

[Cᵣₐₛₕ&ₜₕₑCₒᵤₚ]

TP going off percentages, but I'd take a Kyrie if I needed it badly in a congested lane ​

 

[75 Others]

TP going off percentages, but I'd take a Kyrie if I needed it badly in a congested lane ​

You think TP couldn't finish surrounded by behemoths??

 

[Cᵣₐₛₕ&ₜₕₑCₒᵤₚ]

You think TP couldn't finish surrounded by behemoths??

I didn't say that, I just think Kyrie has all-time shot creation ability including in traffic when finishing ​

 

[NormanConnors]

he wasn't the glove tho was he

Probably not prime glove but he was still looked at as formidable, even the commentators were surprised at how he was being did by TP. It was unexpected.

 

[MJ Truth]

Yeah, I always wonder why media members completely forget about Tony Parker when they talk about Kyrie Irving being the greatest finisher of all-time and shyt (well, I don't wonder why, it's because these fakkits are all about the current moment and don't know shyt about the history of the game, even the recent years).

Goran Dragic gotta be up there as well.

 

[Reggie]

Parker is better finishing at the rim but it's not a knock to Kyrie. If Parker is 10 in that department Kyrie is damn sure a 9.5.

 

[malbaker86]

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.

This post has NOTHING to do with this thread....

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Tony Parker was one of the best scorers in the paint over a decade as a damned guard

with no jumpshot
in a league where the gameplan wasn't to spread the floor as much as possible to keep bigs away from the paint

Parker didn't need to do all that dribbling... first step was sending you straight to hell

Don't let Rondo change the status of the bare minimum. TP couldn't shoot for shyt for YEARS. He didn't become anything around average for a starting PG until the last third of his career imo

If he was shooting Pop was looking ready to RKO his ass from the bench

Say what now?

Parker was hitting 37% on total jumpers in 2002/2003
Parker was hitting 34% on total jumpers in 2003/2004
Parker was hitting 36% on total jumpers in 2004/2005
Parker was hitting 40% on total jumpers in 2005/2006

Parker was hitting 36% on midrange jumpers (308 attempts) in 2002/2003
Parker was hitting 36% on midrange jumpers (302 attempts) in 2003/2004
Parker was hitting 40% on midrange jumpers (345 attempts) in 2004/2005
Parker was hitting 41% on midrange jumpers in (417 attempts) 2005/2006 - on par with a prime Melo

 

[duncanthetall]

Is Kyrie in his prime now or is it not for another couple years? I'm going wth TP. Those spin moves and that unstoppable floater was just godly