Quote Originally Posted by Magic 32
Manu was the second option in 2005.

Manu 2005 PO: 20.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.2 spg, 50.7%
Parker 2005 PO: 17.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 0.7 spg, 45.4%

Try harder .... ....
His playoff scoring was higher than Parkers. On the season, he was third option, and that's also the way the Spurs ran their offense. Duncan averaged over 20. Parker had 16.6, Manu 16. More important, in both regular season and the playoffs, Parker and Duncan attempted significantly more shots than Manu. Parker had 80 more attempts than Manu in that playoff run. Manu was third option.