This vision of the future would never materialize. As Tony
Parker had imagined he would have stayed on to play another year for PS-G. "
Charles Bietry had promised me that I would be the starting point guard and that
the team would be focused around me and Cyril Julien," he explained. This was
all before Louis Nicollin, the president of the Montpellier football team, took
over the Paris team and decided to keep Didier Dobbels, the current coach, and
Laurent Sciarra. The last minute change in plans also changed T.P.’s plans. An
American coach, Ron Steward, was taking over the PBR for the 2000-2001 season.
"I know him well," says Tony happily, "He told me that he would have me come
play for the PBR and he made me a very interesting offer." Laurent Sciarra left
Paris for ASVEL during which time T.P. added another item to his list of
accomplishments. With the Junior French team, in Zadar (Croatia), he was named
MVP of the European Championship while leading the French team to the title of
European Champions. This was something accomplished only once before by the
French team and that was in 1992.
