although he certainly isn't at the same level, he reminds me of another rocket draft choice. bobby jones.
Obviously I already stated that Pippen was better, but in his second year Pippen averaged 14.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.9 steals, .8 blocks and only shot 27.3% from 3 pt range. It's certainly not out of the question that Parsons can meet or exceed all of those numbers this year. Of course Pippen continued to improve on those numbers every year and averaged over 20 ppg, ~8 rebounds, ~3 steals, and ~6 assists during the prime of his career while being a first team defensive player. I don't expect Parsons to ever reach that peak, but if he ever becomes a star it's more likely that he becomes that style of player who does alot of different things really well, than that he becomes the next Dirk.
Batum got a 4yr/48mil deal. If Parsons keeps improving from year to year, he may get something around that like a 4-5 yr deal for about 10mil each from somebody desperate
I just hope we have a championship roster in place before we have to pay Parsons. We can always go over the cap to keep our players.
Parson's 3 point shooting has been incredible this season, especially for someone who's always had a streaky outside shot. He's basically a rich man's Trevor Ariza.
The only weakness he has on offense is his ball handling and probably shot creating off the ball, but the guy is a stud.
Speaking of Batum... that's who I was going to say he reminds me most of. I don't think many teams are going to offer Parsons 10mil each year because they're desperate. They'll be offering him that much because that will be his price at this rate.
Not a bad comparison. I think Batum's more athletic (capable of defending 3 positions on the court), but Parsons is a more consistent player (never disappears the way Batum sometimes does). They're both very good on both sides of the ball and excel at filling up the stat-sheet with their versatility.
I like the Dirk comparisons. It makes so much scents. On one hand you have one of the worst man to man defenders in the league that is all offense and rebounding, on the other you have one of the best man to man players at the wing. Actually, if you combined the two, you'd have one of the best players in history.
If Parsons learns how to get to the free throw line more often, then look out. And he is shooting his free throws well this year.
Agreed. I think Batum is more athletic naturally (genetics) but it's mostly evident in terms of Batum's speed/quickness. I think quite a bit has to do with the fact that Parsons has about 20 pounds on Batum. Regardless, they're interchangeable to me and their careers have gone quite similar as they improve and get better each year except Parsons looks like he's developing at a more rapid pace. The fact that we got Parsons in the 2nd round and have him locked up makes it that much better. Parsons being really personable and engaging to teammates in addition to the fact that he really seems to enjoy representing the Rockets makes him a fan favorite.
Parsons reminds me of a '95 version of Robert Horry. A SF that can defend 1 on 1, cut to the basket, hit timely 3's. They both have slight above average handles. Hell, he even has some putback dunks that remind me of Robert Horry, and they even wear the same number. I think Parsons will turn out to be a better scorer though. Rookie comparison Per 36: HTML: Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS 1 Horry 1993 1993 79 79 2330 5.0 10.5 .474 0.2 0.7 .255 2.2 3.1 .715 1.7 4.3 6.1 3.0 1.2 1.3 2.4 3.2 12.4 2 Parsons 2012 2012 63 57 1804 4.9 11.0 .452 1.2 3.6 .337 0.9 1.6 .551 1.8 4.2 6.0 2.7 1.5 0.6 1.6 2.8 12.0
I hate to join in on the rampant over reactions that happen on this board (and most sports boards), but Parsons does look like he may have a very high ceiling. I just hope he keeps it up.
Ceilings are nice and all, but basically if all Parsons did from this point on in his career was maintain just these levels of production, and for some inexplicable reason never improved at all from this point on, it would still be enough to make him one of the league's better players.
Parsons reminds me of a better playmaking version of Danny Granger. At the same age (24), their stats are very similar. But Granger took another leap after that; we'll see if Parsons can do the same.
