Tony Parker admits playing against Manu was “strange”

As a Spurs fan, it was a bit jarring to see the assortment of Spurs in today’s exciting matchup between France and Argentina — Nando De Colo, Boris Diaw, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker make up nearly a fourth of the entire 2012-13 roster. But it was even more jarring to see Ginobili and Parker, two intricate cogs of the Spurs dynasty, barrel into the lane with impunity on separate teams.

When Parker found some space in transition with Ginobili planting himself in the lane firmly, bracing for inevitable impact, it was pretty weird to see them arguing over different interpretations of the call. They