news4SA: Matt Bonner: 'I'm probably not going to be with the Spurs'

[LaMarcus Bryant]

Bonner should go down as an all time Spur no question. I used to hate his ass.
When it comes down to it, it is not his fault Pop over played him in his prime, RC kept re signing him.
He did the best he could when his number is called but you can't expect him to be something he was not.

He spread that ing floor against OKC en route to a ring. He was a great team mate. He provided countless funny moments both unintentional and intentional.

I'll remember him fondly.

[dabom]

People romanticizing Bonner.

[LittleCriminal]

This article should of been written five years ago.. Minus the Duncan parts..

[BillMc]

If it is the end for Matty, as a Spurs fan, I wish him the best and thank him for the years of being on my favorite team. Sure, as some have said (too many times) he was not the most talented player, but he was part of locker room chemistry and well-liked by everyone. Those guys are important too. Just look at the video of the team when they met Obama. The President made that joke about the sandwich hunter and the whole team laughed, and looked for him. Unless you view the NBA as just a bunch of mercenaries (at best) and gladiators (at worst) then you got to root for a guy like Bonner. It's like not liking Patty. No matter how he plays, he's a total team guy.

[LaMarcus Bryant]

People romanticizing Bonner.

I hated his ass more than people hate parker now.
But I realized my ire was misdirected.
It was RCs fault for signing him to the big bucks and Pops fault for playing him heavy minutes in the Dark Era.

Not Matt's.

[SpursforSix]

Someone need to create a slow mo Bonner highlight reel with "My Way" as the audio.

[TheGreatYacht]

This article should of been written nine years ago.. As soon as his plane arrived to San Antonio..

Fixed

[LaMarcus Bryant]

If it is the end for Matty, as a Spurs fan, I wish him the best and thank him for the years of being on my favorite team. Sure, as some have said (too many times) he was not the most talented player, but he was part of locker room chemistry and well-liked by everyone. Those guys are important too. Just look at the video of the team when they met Obama. The President made that joke about the sandwich hunter and the whole team laughed, and looked for him. Unless you view the NBA as just a bunch of mercenaries (at best) and gladiators (at worst) then you got to root for a guy like Bonner. It's like not liking Patty. No matter how he plays, he's a total team guy.

Agreed.

[dabom]

Patty is fire in the playoffs though...

[TheGreatYacht]

Good night sweet prince....................

I now join you brothers Playblair & PlayNando

Send me the password before you leave, need to make threads again

[spurraider21]

ElNono

[SpursforSix]

Subway needs to get Bonner to be their spokesman now that Jared's serving time.

Ha. No damn way. There are enough dumbasses in the world that would see the commercial and then see Bonner on the street and think he was Jarred.
That's probably going to be a hard spot to fill.

Unless on every commercial, they add a box on the screen saying, "this spokesman is not the pedophile from the earlier commercials".
But then that might not be great for sales.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Another blow to unathletic white guys in the NBA...a sad day (speaking as one).

[.G.]

Matt Bonner Basketball

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Parker didn't want him on the team and manipulated Pop.

Underrated post.

[LittleCriminal]

Lol

[TheGreatYacht]

Parker didn't want him on the team and manipulated Pop.

this is funny

[Spur|n|Austin]

Good night sweet prince....................

I now join you brothers Playblair & PlayNando

[Budkin]

Pop's inside guy finally got that blackmail material taken care of. Bonner has nothing now!

[hooperflash]

Another blow to unathletic white guys in the NBA...a sad day (speaking as one).

What team do you play for fam?

[Sean Cagney]

Good news.

But I think most fans would enjoy to still see him on the bench, as a coach or mentor of some kind. As long as he's not on the court we're okay.

He's never been one to complain or ballhog or bring anything negative to the team (outside of his play) and he seems to be a good teammate.

All true, as long as he is not on the court we are good. Coach or Mentor would suit him just fine at this point.

[SpursforSix]

Pop's inside guy finally got that blackmail material taken care of. Bonner has nothing now!

I told him, "Matty, you can leave walking or you can leave in a box".

[ulosturedge]

[Spur Bank]

As for the future.....
gotta say, his coaching skills did not look good to me in the Coach B videos.

LEFTHANDERRR

[NameLess Scrub]

Bonner should go down as an all time Spur no question. I used to hate his ass.
When it comes down to it, it is not his fault Pop over played him in his prime, RC kept re signing him.
He did the best he could when his number is called but you can't expect him to be something he was not.

He spread that ing floor against OKC en route to a ring. He was a great team mate. He provided countless funny moments both unintentional and intentional.

I'll remember him fondly.

I'll remember him as a symbol of how lucky tall guys could be.