Talk:Tony Parker

Tony Parker Jr. and French citizenship
How is it that Tony Parker Jr. has French citizenship where his father is American, his mother is Dutch and he was born in Belgium?
 * Why not. Perhaps you can read the WP article on citizenship, that might help. Chensiyuan 16:30, 15 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Chensiyuan doesn't know ... Parker was born in Belgium but moved to france when he was 3 weeks old and his father played for a french league team. He took french citizenship when he was 15. I could add this to the entry but chensiyuan would certainly remove it


 * Yup, whoever you are, I only know you make poor edits that pay no attention to grammar and spelling. And claims which do not provide sources. Goodbye! Chensiyuan 09:14, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

There is an accusation against Chensiyuan, and accusations are.....he probaply is as such. --83.108.30.25 (talk) 23:28, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Capitalization
I also agree the sections don't need to be capitalized, according to Manual_of_Style on Headings section.

"Capitalize the first letter only of the first word and of any proper nouns in a heading, and leave all of the other letters in lowercase". Aree 10:41, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Racist?
Is racist the right adjective to describe Longoria's supposed remarks? I would generally prefer to find another word to describe racially derogatory remarks made by somebody about their own group, although I'm not sure what would be appropriate. john k 19:29, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah calling someone a Mexican bike cop when you yourself are Mexican is borderline. Also it was such a minor event. Quadzilla99 06:21, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

France...no, U.S...no France...no, U.S.
This article says Dominique Wilkins was born in France, but is a U.S. citizen by birth. Isn't this contradictory? To be a U.S. citizen by birth you have to be born in the U.S.


 * If one is the children of U.S. nationals, one can be a U.S. citizen by birth in certain contexts, even if one is not born in the U.S. john k 21:59, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Since his father is American, wouldn't he be French-American?

No, you do NOT have to be born within the borders of the United States to be a U.S. citizen. You can be born abroad, but if at least one of your parents is a U.S. citizen, then you are also a citizen from birth, as long as your citizen parent lived in the U.S. for a certain number of years. (I believe the requirement is 5 years.) Moreover, some countries allow for dual citizenship, depending on parentage. It is possible to be a dual French-American citizen. By the way, "Pamela Firestone" is not a Dutch name. Could Parker's mother be half-American (or half-British) and half-Dutch? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lolliapaulina51 (talk • contribs) 02:29, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

Dunking?
Is it really "popular belief" that he can't dunk? Is there a source for that? Crumbsucker 05:22, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

Early Years
Is it true that he's related to the Parkers of Parker Brothers fame? I would like to see some kind of citation with regards to this.


 * I also have a hard time believing he's related to famed injury attorney Larry H. Parker, presumably on his father's side. I'd like to see that attested to as well.


 * I'm going to remove the information since it's likely untrue. If someone wants to find a citation for it and re-add it, then by all means. -- WHS Talk 07:31, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Chensiyuan removed the 2 lines about tony parker number 9 and tony's godfather. Why? This can be easily checked (see tp9.net) or the french WP entry for tony parker!

French in the NBA
The article states that TP is the second french national to play in the NBA. That is not true. The second Frenchman to play in the NBA was Jerome Moïso. But I can understand why he's been forgotten.

Why is Trivia section called Other Information?
Is that in an attempt to make it more encyclopedic sounding? Renaming isn't going to make it more encyclopedic. Harvey100 14:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Gone now. Tayquan 02:16, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

His debut album
will be released March 26th in France. http://www4.fnac.com/Shelf/article.aspx?PRID=1951280&OrderInSession=1&Mn=1&SID=96868119-43b3-7d27-4996-1ef496d2ecc5&Origin=FnacAff&Ra=-28&To=0&Nu=1&UID=11061C68D-833A-391C-5428-D75831FE343B&Fr=0

GA passed
I reviewed and passed Tony Park for Good article status. It's broad in it's coverage, stable, and contains images (where possible). For FA status, the prose could be improved and the lead could be expanded. MahangaTalk 20:05, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Nicknames
I did explain my revert in the edit summary. I said one article doesn't cut it. Downwards has explained offering more or less the same reasons. Just because one article contains "French Bliss" does not mean that is his nickname. You need more than that, because obviously we are looking for established nicknames, not occasionally coined ones. Further, it's also not about finding a dozen hits off google which contain "French Bliss", it's about using reliable and reputable sources. You would find similar discussions on nicknames on other players' talkpages. Chensiyuan 01:56, 22 June 2007 (UTC)


 * You are also advised not to keep hitting the "edit" button when you're unsure about the edit -- if possible use the preview button. The reasons for that should be obvious to anyone. Chensiyuan 01:57, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Okay, But in the NBA.com website, http://www.nba.com/finals2007/  you will see when click on Parker's photo in the image gallery that French Bliss: Parker is MVP     You call that not a reliable source. So, it is an established nickname okay. Both NBA and that source(which is reliable and is a famous website okay) has called Parker Fench Bliss I fell that it is proven to establish the nickname. Brave warrior 13:29, 1 July 2007 (UTC)


 * The connection between the title of an article and that being the subject's nickname is rather tenuous. And please do not contradict yourself -- the original source you cited was not nba.com. Finally, if you really think about it, was "French Bliss" conjured to convey the idea of a nickname? Chensiyuan 14:56, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Marriage
@203.214.72.239, I don't know why you have a hard time accepting it, but yes, they really did get married. Your removing that information from the article won't change that fact and just appears to be vandalism.

Date of Marriage
I changed the date in which the article claimed he was married. The page said that he was married on July 7th, but he was married today and it's the 6th. They're expected to have a wedding party tomorrow, but they're already legally married.

Lead
needs to be expanded to include details on his earlier life. will work on it. Chensiyuan 00:34, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Rising star award
The French League Rising Star Award in 2001 is not a team honor. The mention of it should be displaced to the "Individual honors" section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brice LS (talk • contribs) 03:33, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Questionable phrase in "Family Life" section
Regarding the alleged affair, what does "supposed model Alexandra Paressant" mean? Is she a model, is she not a model, or is it unknown? I can't see how the current wording is appropriate for any of the three options. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 13:11, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Picture
Can we get a pic of him in a Spurs uniform? DangerousJXD (talk) 07:17, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * There is one in the "Falling short" section but it's from 2010. The French one is from 2011, so we use the more recent one. DaHuzyBru (talk) 07:23, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. DangerousJXD (talk) 07:27, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

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Deletions and restorations
I restored part of the details to the lede, the possible career-ending injury to Parker in the second round of the 2017 playoffs. It followed the gist of his prior career record existing in the lede. From the lede, I removed the marriage details to Longoria, tabloidism that was exhaustively covered later in the article. Parker had his least productive season since his rookie year in 2017, and improved his game in the first round and the first two games of the second round. He had scored 18 points with almost nine minutes left when he suffered his severe injury, two weeks before his 35th birthday. His continuing career was already questionable, but his playoff performance, if maintained, could have improved those prospects. Instead, his injury likely assured its end. I restored my original cite that had been deleted, as that which replaced it had format problems and inaccuracies. Activist (talk) 08:17, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

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