This Tony Parker Kid Ain't Half Bad After All

Ahhhhhh. We can all breathe a sigh of relief, for one game at least. That was a thorough butt-whooping, and the most complete game we've played to date.I actually had to watch the game on an illegal feed in Chinese (when games are on NBA TV, League Pass Broadband doesn't show them, so if you don't have NBA TV, you're SOL), so with the blurry-ish screen and non-English commentary, it was hard for me to glean specifics from the game. The players were white and blue blobs, respectively. In a way, it was refreshing to see the moving parts and inner workings of the game without the names and faces. Sort of like seeing the forest, not the trees.The most important thing to take away from this game is the importance of Tony Parker. No player that means as much to his team probably receives as much flak from the team's most loyal supporters. Parker is a popular and easy target amongst the Spurs' faithful, and it's easy for us to lose sight of just how good ...