Mason will be in the 3 point shoot out

[joeyjfive]

I have a very reliable inside source confirming that he will be in the shoot out. Believe me or not just wanted to share this with y'all.

*also if the contestants have already been named I'm sorry and I feel like an idiot

[benefactor]

So you have a source that tells you he is in...but you are already apologizing for being potentially wrong?

Fail.

[spursfan09]

Thought he meant that if the names for contestants were already named (that do include Mason) than he is apologizing for breaking what he thought was news to us.

[joeyjfive]

Thought he meant that if the names for contestants were already named (that do include Mason) than he is apologizing for breaking what he thought was news to us.

Thank you.

[spursfan09]

no prob! :toast

[Texas_Ranger]

And Bonner?

[Mr. Body]

So you have a source that tells you he is in...but you are already apologizing for being potentially wrong?

Fail.

Fail.

[T Park]

Awesome if it happens.

[WildcardManu]

It will suck if they don't pick him to go the way he's been shooting lights out from 3.

[weebo]

I have a very reliable inside source confirming that he will be in the shoot out. Believe me or not just wanted to share this with y'all.

*also if the contestants have already been named I'm sorry and I feel like an idiot

Name your source.

[AFBlue]

I hope it's not true...

Mason needs to continue to be underrated and ignored by the league. Guys like Kapono and Q-Rich just fell off after their "coming out parties" at the three-point shootout.

I hope Mason isn't invited.

[pop'n bottles]

Mason deserves it...but I think he will continue to ball regardless of if he goes or not...just because those other guys flopped after they went doesn't mean that Rogde will too

[raspsa]

Good for Mason, if true. Should increase his commercial appeal and = more $$.

[benefactor]

Fail.
My lack of sleep once again comes back to haunt me..... :)

[spursnatic]

I would love to see that, but the fact of the matter is. We have had great 3 point shooters for years and the people show us no love, because we are the SPURS?..WTF?...:lobt::lobt::lobt::lobt::lobt2::fla g:

[kace]

it would be well deserved and great for him. he really had an invisible career before coming to SA, it should be so pleasant for him to have some recognition.

[Yorae]

Wait, is that Tolliver pouting????

[benefactor]

Wait, is that Tolliver pouting????
Hey, he might actually win it...seeings how he shoots well from distance everywhere except an actual NBA game.

[Kori Ellis]

Name your source.

:lol

You can't name inside sources, or else they will stop being your sources.

[MarHill]

Good for Mason, if true. Should increase his commercial appeal and = more $$.


+1

It will be good for him!!

His career has changed drastically since he's gotten to SA.

:flag:

[Yorae]

So is Tolliver's...

[boutons_]

Ma$on's professional bballer story is a Cinderella one, in the last 2 months, from a no-stats nobody on a lottery team to a starter on a top team, a top 3G shooter, and now maybe in the All-Star 3G shootout.

I'm sure lots of NBA wannabe's in the D-league and elsewhere are encouraged.

[MarHill]

Ma$on's professional bballer story is a Cinderella one, in the last 2 months, from a no-stats nobody on a lottery team to a starter on a top team, a top 3G shooter, and now maybe in the All-Star 3G shootout.

I'm sure lots of NBA wannabe's in the D-league and elsewhere are encouraged.

Yup....

Sometimes it takes the right team at the right time!!

I'm happy for him. He has done everything and more that the Spurs have ask and expected of him.

:flag:

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm calling it right now, Mason will WIN the 3pt shootout - he is a brilliant set-foot shooter with a mega-quick release, so the contest will suit him perfectly.

I hope I get a Spur for this if I'm right! :lol

[benefactor]

I have mixed feelings on whether or not he would do well. He is a catch and shoot/off screen shooter. His shot is pretty flat too. Usually its the shooters with the textbook form and nice high arcing shot that do well.

[raspsa]

I really hope Bonner gets invited too. I think his shooting stroke is simplicity itself w/c makes it ideal for the contest. ABut primarily I'm curious to see how he'd handle the pressure.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I really hope Bonner gets invited too. I think his shooting stroke is simplicity itself w/c makes it ideal for the contest. ABut primarily I'm curious to see how he'd handle the pressure.

He shot-puts it, but why not have him in there since he's making so many of them and he's a crowd favourite kinda guy.

[mrspurs]

We have a roster filled with 3 point shooters. Roger is just about the best in the league right now. Why not take 1 of our many and let him play in Phoenix. Someone on this roster deserves to be at the 3 point shoot out. And on the other side, there shouldnt be anyone complaining about us not having anyone on the Slam Dunk contest as well.

[timvp]

It hasn't been announced that Mason will be invited but he has publicly said that he wants in. And seeing how he is near the top of the 3P% leaders, I'm guessing the NBA has to give him a spot.

Although I remember either last season or the season before Barry said he wanted in and was leading the league in 3P% and the NBA skipped over him.

[Obstructed_View]

It hasn't been announced that Mason will be invited but he has publicly said that he wants in. And seeing how he is near the top of the 3P% leaders, I'm guessing the NBA has to give him a spot.

Although I remember either last season or the season before Barry said he wanted in and was leading the league in 3P% and the NBA skipped over him.

Yeah, the Spurs have had a player in the top two or three in percentage more than once who has not gotten an invite.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

JR Smith will either come last or win it (assuming he even gets an invite, which i doubt he will)...

If he hits the first few, then you just know he will nail most of them.........but if he misses the first couple then he will continue shooting cold :lol

[mathbzh]

Yeah, the Spurs have had a player in the top two or three in percentage more than once who has not gotten an invite.

Mason is also top 5 in 3pt made. He really deserves to be in.

[TDMVPDPOY]

hope he gets invited to the 3pt comp....

if he wins it?

i wanna see the reaction of wizardfans.....another mans trash is another mans treasure

[fyatuk]

:lol

You can't name inside sources, or else they will stop being your sources.

I was hoping someone would point that out. Naming sources can also get them fired, since if you NEED a source it's because the info is not yet for public consumption, etc, etc

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I hope it's not true...

Mason needs to continue to be underrated and ignored by the league. Guys like Kapono and Q-Rich just fell off after their "coming out parties" at the three-point shootout.

I hope Mason isn't invited.

Q-Rich fell off because he's a mediocre offensive player unless D'antoni is coach. He was also traded to the Knicks when Isiah was GM, name a player during that era who went to the Knicks and didn't fall off. Kapono is shooting 43.8% from long distance this season and his scoring average is up from last year, most wouldn't consider that "falling off".

If this story is true it won't hurt Mason at all.

[hater]

Mason would definitely have a great chance to win this competition. He is the most fearless shooter I have seen in a while, and he is ultra-competitive.

Bonner, I don't think should compete. He will probably look for Pop after his first miss.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Bonner would actually have a better chance at winning it but Mason deserves it more. His shot is ugly as hell but it's a quick release and requires very little lower body strength, and the 3PT contest always favors those shots.

[mexicanjunior]

It would be very cool to see Mason on All-Star Saturday Night, I would definitely watch...

[DannyT]

:lol

You can't name inside sources:nope, or else they will stop being your sources.

[Dex]

Spurs almost always have somebody near the top in 3Pt%, and yet always seem to get the pass when it comes to the Three Point Contest. I always wanted to see Barry take his shot at the double crown.

Maybe Mason's 'breakout season' story, along with some hot shooting, is enough to get him a trip this year.

[xellos88330]

I just want to see as many of the Spurs at All-Star weekend as possible. I want the Phoenix fans to cringe when they see their destroyers.

I know... I'm a prick. :toast

[BWS-1994]

I just want to see as many of the Spurs at All-Star weekend as possible. I want the Phoenix fans to cringe when they see their destroyers.

I know... I'm a prick. :toast

If Mason does get invited and wins, PHX will be a very memorable place for him in the regular season of '08-'09 :toast

[nkdlunch]

Mason got into the 3pt contest with his game winning 3 in Phoenix.

Funny thing is, while he competes, he will be reminding Suns fans of that same shot, again, and again and again

[ivanfromwestwood]

JR Smith will either come last or win it (assuming he even gets an invite, which i doubt he will)...

If he hits the first few, then you just know he will nail most of them.........but if he misses the first couple then he will continue shooting cold :lol


who gives a shit? when did this become a thread about jr smith?

[baseline bum]

I hope Jason Richardson comes to guard him during it.

[BlackSwordsMan]

badass

[joeyjfive]

I guess I was right.

[ManuTP9]

I guess I was right.

name your source:lol

[HarlemHeat37]

Mason is either going to win it, or be the worst IMO..he's streaky as hell..

[Gutter92]

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/56948/20090201/parker_mason_will_represent_spurs_in_phoenix/

[bigfish22]

What if one day they change the rules for the 3pt shootout to give shooters the option of picking the ball off the rack or receiving a pass. I think Mason would benefit from this rule.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

:jackoff

Let's celebrate when this shit is official. The NBA has a history of snuffing Spur players for stuff like this.

[Kori Ellis]

It's already official. Read the other thread. Mason is in it.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Would have been a shame if he wasn't, and I think he'll win it. Set feet, quick release, the comp is almost designed for him.

[pawe]

Go Mason Go! Im glad he got in. I hope he wins it!

[Yorae]

Can't wait for phoenix crowd's reaction when mason starts shooting!

[BlackSwordsMan]

bonner in the dunk contest?

[Yorae]

bonner in the dunk contest?

Yeah and bowen is an all-star.

[BlackSwordsMan]

source?

[angelbelow]

and he will win!

[FreeMason]

Hell yeah ma boi.

[whottt]

Spurs almost always have somebody near the top in 3Pt%, and yet always seem to get the pass when it comes to the Three Point Contest. I always wanted to see Barry take his shot at the double crown.

Maybe Mason's 'breakout season' story, along with some hot shooting, is enough to get him a trip this year.

Barry was in the 3point point shootout after winning the dunk contest...it was when he was with the Sonics, probably 2002 or so...probably the year he lead the NBA in 3 shooting.

I think it was the one Peja won...and I think he went out in the second round.

It was funny because he was pretty hot in the first round and most of the second and he hit a bunch in a row and then jumped up and started making whooping noises...then he missed a bunch and lost.




The guy who has gotten jobbed on this is Bruce Bowen. He's a former 3 point champ and he's been right at or over 40% on 3's for like 5 or 6 years running and he's never gotten the invite.

I think Bruce would do well in it...he would flat out own the corners.

[NFGIII]

The guy who has gotten jobbed on this is Bruce Bowen. He's a former 3 point champ and he's been right at or over 40% on 3's for like 5 or 6 years running and he's never gotten the invite.

I think Bruce would do well in it...he would flat out own the corners.

Agreed. To have that kind of % over that time period shows how consistent he has been. And you are right in that he would own the corners but unfortunately I think he would have trouble at the other spots.

All he needed were 70,000+ more Chinese to vote for him and he would have been in the ASG and starting! Maybe TD is right and he gets in next year after he makes another trip over in the summer. :p:

[Thomas82]

I'm calling it right now, Mason will WIN the 3pt shootout - he is a brilliant set-foot shooter with a mega-quick release, so the contest will suit him perfectly.

I hope I get a Spur for this if I'm right! :lol

Yeah, and hopefully team San Antonio can successfully defend their title in the shooting stars competition.

[hater]

Can't wait for phoenix crowd's reaction when mason starts shooting!

those bitches will be booing the whole time, I'm sure. mason should do the big ball dance once he wins it

[DDS4]

Just a hunch, but I'd think in a contest like this, Bonner would do a little better than Mase.

Mase is a rhythm shooter while Bonner has more of a set shot.

Maybe I'm just talkin' out of my ass.

[LakerHater]

It's already official. Read the other thread. Mason is in it.

What other thread!! http://board.freeones.com/images/smilies/dunno.gif

Link please....

[Spurs Brazil]

What other thread!! http://board.freeones.com/images/smilies/dunno.gif

Link please....


http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115807

[LakerHater]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115807

Thanks!

[raspsa]

Just a hunch, but I'd think in a contest like this, Bonner would do a little better than Mase.

Mase is a rhythm shooter while Bonner has more of a set shot.

Maybe I'm just talkin' out of my ass.

I'm probably one of the few to agree with you. Bonner's not a classic jumpshooter and will expend relatively less energy. He puts a higher arc on his shot than Mason as well.

[afireinside20]

That's awesome!!! Now I have a real reason to watch the shootout. It would've been cool too if Bonner would have made it. One thing I never understood though was why Brent Barry and Bruce Bowen never went those years before when they were tops. Oh well, I'm gonna go ahead and predict that Mason will win the shootout. Go Spurs Go!!!!