Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs did not get to repeat their NBA championship this year in the NBA Finals, because they were eliminated in the first round by the Los Angeles Clippers in 7 games, which might be the best series in the Playoffs this year. With an aging Duncan and Ginobli, every year this same cast of Spurs try to make a run will be harder, but Tony Parker still has faith they can make one more run.
According to Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-news:
Spurs point guard Tony Parker has played all but one of his 14 seasons alongside Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili as part of the team’s Big Three and can’t imagine playing without them.
The youngest member of the championship-winning trio that ranks as the most successful in NBA history, Parker, 33, believes the three will be together at least one more season.
“I think they’re both going to play one more year,” Parker told the Express-News on Wednesday. …
Parker admits his opinion about keeping the trio intact next season is a bit of wishful thinking.
“I’m trying to be positive,” he said with a chuckle after an appearance at his annual basketball camp at George Gervin Academy.
I remember seeing a quote by Parker around this time, last year, and I am not surprised by what he is saying now. I’ve learned this the hard way, but I no longer doubt the San Antonio Spurs, so I will believe that Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobli have one more year of NBA tank left in them. If they do, the Spurs will have a legitimate chance at another title. With their starting lineup intact, they would still be able to go after free agents to help them develop their squad, and prepare for the future. LaMarcus Aldridge has been a name that has been rumored to be interested in joining the Spurs. Who knows, Aldridge could sign under the Spurs, learn all he can from Duncan, and become the next Tim Duncan. Never doubt the Spurs.
