David Thorpe: Parsons is the best defender of K.Durant I've ever seen

very impressed with Parsons. I hope to see him and Montajunas play together. Speaking of which, when is the European season over?

 

can your sig be anymore obnoxious?

And how does ft% have anything to do with your argument?

 

Holy crap get rid of your signature.

Nobody cares who you like or don't like in this forum.

 

So true. I was just going to post exactly the same thing.

 

a rookie here less than three months, to boot

I say.. !

 

This times a hundred.

You've been a member for 2 months. No. One. Cares.

 

Is this the only guy that ever likes Rocket players?

 

Apparently not. Just ask Kobe!

 

1st game: Buddinger was the starter against the Thunder in which Durant shot 62.5% with 1 turnover. Rockets lose by 15

2nd game: Parson's first start as a rookie and a back to back game with the first game. Durant shot 40% with 5 turnovers. Rockets lose by 3, Parsons has highest +/- for team at + 14

3rd game: Durant shoots 46.2% including 2-7 from 3 with 4 turnovers. Parsons scores 14 on 50% shooting, Rockets win by 1

4th game: Durant shoots 44.4%, 4 turnovers Rockets win by 1, Parsons scores 21 on 9-16 shooting to go with 6 assists and 7 rebounds.

With Parsons as a starter, Durant averaged 43.53% shooting compared to his season avg of 49.4%.

Of course the stats here don't reflect that Parson's wasn't the only one matched up on Durant in all of these games 100% of the time. If you watched the games it was pretty clear in the last 2 matchups how much of an effect Parson's was having on Durant beyond the stats though.

 

Parsons actually defends what Durant does very well -- jump shots.

 

Not only on Durant, he's one of the most disciplined one on one defenders I've ever watched. Remind me so much of Batter, always under great control, knows where on the court to force the opponent, hands up all the time.

 

First off, we dont know if Morris is ready because he hasnt had a significant chance from Mchale. If Adelman's lone flaw in clutchfans is he didnt play young guys, then Mchale should be held accountable for not giving Morris a reasonable shot at cracking rotation. The same risk he'd take playing Morris is the same risk he took playing Bud when he couldnt play D or hit the side of a barn.

Marcus Morris should've never been in the D-league to begin with

 

Parsons did a fantastic job on Kobe yesterday.

 

I think Kobe was just really off. Kobe seemed to have a lot of open shots after crossing Parsons.

That said, Parsons is my favorite player right now. Got him and his 65 overall self on my nba2k roster. :grin:

 

please read this rookie ladder report and email Drew Packham. Ask him why Leonard is #8, but Parsons is not on the list. It's a freaking joke.

http://www.nba.com/rookie-ladder/

opps. this was posted in the NBA forum. sorry.

 

The only really open shot I remember is when Kobe pulled that sick behind the back move to get the open shot in the lane. But my memory is not what it used to be.

 

Not sure if you saw Kobe hit the most difficult shots known to man that ended up giving the Lakers a chance at coming back after the Parsons, Dragic, and Lee 3's. What Parson's did that was so great was he forced valuable seconds off the shot clock.

Even though Kobe was going to make those shots hell or high water, he had to take valuable seconds off the clock to get them off. Kobe last night, was how Kobe always is. He is going to take 20+ shots a night, but in the last minute or two he cant be stopped one on one, or even two on one. There is nobody in the NBA, besides maybe DRose, or Durant now that can do make shots like that consistently at the end of games.

That being said, kudos to Parsons for playing him the way he played him at the end that forced Kobe to take valuable seconds off the clock to play the shot clock and ultimately win the game.

 

Can anybody post the whole article for those of us without insider?

 

hasnt touched nba court yet .