calling Roger Mason Jr. to the team.... [Archive]

Creation88

11-11-2009, 11:11 PM

get your head out of your ass and shrink your ego. you gotta play off the bench.

12-39 this season. 3-18 the last 3 games. :sleep

kbrury

11-11-2009, 11:11 PM

ego?

peskypesky

11-11-2009, 11:12 PM

dude is in a slump. it happens.

Spurs Brazil

11-11-2009, 11:14 PM

Doghouse

coyotes_geek

11-11-2009, 11:14 PM

HarlemHeat37

11-11-2009, 11:16 PM

He's in a MASSIVE slump..

Bogans' taking minutes from him, and I expect Hill will be getting some of his minutes at the 2 with his clear improvement from last year..

He better start making some..

loveforthegame

11-11-2009, 11:18 PM

If this was Finley there would be 15 threads calling for his head.

Mason is more than in a slump. He's not doing anything out there.

SequSpur

11-11-2009, 11:19 PM

He has a hitch in his shot...he's fine.. RMJ Jr. has a season ticket to the Sequ Fan Club...

Without him, the spurs were lottery bound last year....

Chill.

EmptyMan

11-11-2009, 11:21 PM

He'll pull it together, but at the end of the day he is what he is.

Just another good shooter who plays weak D.

ducks

11-11-2009, 11:22 PM

mason problem is he is trying to find his role this year
rj is kind of taking his place this year

SequSpur

11-11-2009, 11:23 PM

mason problem is he is trying to find his role this year
rj is kind of taking his place this year

yeah, just like you trying to find your toothbrush...fo.

exstatic

11-11-2009, 11:24 PM

Mason 09 = Udoka 08

He just looks horrible. Last year, he couldn't play PG. This year, assists are about all he brings.

HarlemHeat37

11-11-2009, 11:26 PM

Hill has clearly improved his 3-point shooting, and his corner 3s have been going in at a very high level since SL/preseason until now..that's going to be another problem for Mason's minutes IMO..

Mase has the size advantage, but it's not a big deal with Hill's length..George is much better at getting into the lane, he's a much better finisher, and he's levels better as a defender..if Hill keeps making the 3s at a good enough rate, there's no reason for Mase to play ahead of him at the 2..

SenorSpur

11-11-2009, 11:26 PM

Coming off the bench and knowing that he's not going to have many minutes, he doesn't appear to be as relaxed as he did as a starter. He appears to be rushing and taking bad shots.

ducks

11-11-2009, 11:29 PM

mason might be the player that needs to know he is going to play 20-30 minutes a night

loveforthegame

11-11-2009, 11:29 PM

I would say RJ is taking Finley's place and Bogans, Hill, and Ginobli are taking Mason's.

While Finley's defense still sucks he's at least hitting his shots and not chucking them at the rate Mason is. Plus Mason's defense is almost as bad as Finley's if not worse. And Mason is getting more minutes than Finley.

Finley: 48%, 54%, 60%
Mason: 30%, 24%, no attempts

And that's not even counting tonights numbers: Finley was 0-1 while Mason was 1-7.

ulosturedge

11-11-2009, 11:30 PM

He is just in a slump. He will get his stroke back. The reality is we just aren't starving for offense this year so he is going to see less minutes as long as our defense remains as priority number 1. Same seems to go for Fin(hopefully).

EricB

11-11-2009, 11:31 PM

I think he's gonna adjust.

Give the guy some time.

Em-City

11-11-2009, 11:34 PM

He has a hitch in his shot...he's fine.. RMJ Jr. has a season ticket to the Sequ Fan Club...

Without him, the spurs were lottery bound last year....

Chill.

that's like saying ATM machine

BillMc

11-11-2009, 11:37 PM

he is just in a slump. He will get his stroke back. The reality is we just aren't starving for offense this year so he is going to see less minutes as long as our defense remains as priority number 1. Same seems to go for fin(hopefully).

+1

exstatic

11-11-2009, 11:41 PM

Y'Know, it's one thing if the guy's game looks smooth and the shots just don't fall. RMJ looks like he's never played in this offense before. He looks tentative, hesitant, and befuddled.

EricB

11-11-2009, 11:44 PM

Y'Know, it's one thing if the guy's game looks smooth and the shots just don't fall. RMJ looks like he's never played in this offense before. He looks tentative, hesitant, and befuddled.

Adjusting to a new role.

It'll take time, IMO it'll be a consistent amount of PT off the bench and some shots to fall before he starts getting better.

ffadicted

11-11-2009, 11:54 PM

It's called a shooting slump, if you've ever played with shooting as your best weapon (I'm below 6 feet lol) you'd understand.

He'll get it back, just give it time

mesothorny

11-11-2009, 11:59 PM

It's not like Mason threw up a bunch of off-balance garbage - his shots were open j's that just didn't fall. I don't expect him to slash and finish anytime soon, but open jumpers he can hit.

callo1

11-12-2009, 12:13 AM

Mason needs to go. He will always be the kind of player that even when hot from the 3, will give it back at the other end with his turnstile defense.

TDMVPDPOY

11-12-2009, 12:21 AM

It's called a shooting slump, if you've ever played with shooting as your best weapon (I'm below 6 feet lol) you'd understand.

He'll get it back, just give it time

dude his played shit for 6 games now...

we cant afford to have a guy who turns up every eclipse only....

VI_Massive

11-12-2009, 12:30 AM

dude his played shit for 6 games now...

we cant afford to have a guy who turns up every eclipse only....

His minutes are getting all yanked around as is his general role on the team. Give Pop time to figure out how he wants to use Mason and give Mason time to adjust to that role. He's not exactly killing us out there, and we know he can be useful, so patience is needed and appropriate in this situation, I think.

FkLA

11-12-2009, 01:23 AM

Dude is in a slump, I still feel confident that its going in when he takes a wide open shot...he needs to keep shooting. He has too much range and his shot is too wet for him to continue shooting this bad. Not his biggest fan, I completely ripped him for his dissapearance in the playoffs last year but shooters go through slumps he'll be fine. Only a matter of time before they start falling.

Same with Dice, if any of yall saw him play with Detroit yall know that his 15 footer has always been money. It hasnt been falling here consistantly but its only a matter of time. He's too good of a shooter.

Bonner is a good example, was completely bricking everything until a few started falling against Toronto.

TJastal

11-12-2009, 05:11 AM

His offense isn't in dire demand anymore, but..............

Mason is still valuable to keep around, especially once those big games where he showed a knack for singlehandedly affecting the outcomes.

I think he's good insurance to have around for Bogans and Manu.

I like him coming off the bench w/ Bonner for a shot of scoring. Sure they both play terrible defense but if they can heat up at the right times they can extend leads. Course that goes w/out saying that if they both are bricking they can lose leads... but that's when Pop should go with Finley.

raspsa

11-12-2009, 06:06 AM

He's in a slump and has to shoot his way out of it. I think you can never have too much firepower and there will be games when Spurs run into scoring droughts and Mason would be one of the first options.

ceperez

11-12-2009, 06:50 AM

Mason needs to go. He will always be the kind of player that even when hot from the 3, will give it back at the other end with his turnstile defense.

That's B.S.

Yes, he's a bit one dimensional in offense, but so are many other Spurs players. He's a specialist and probably one of the best a getting up a 3 point shot while being crowded. The Spurs already have a lot of players that can create offense, we don't need any more. What we need are specialists.

sa_butta

11-12-2009, 07:10 AM

It looks like he lacks confidence in his shot. Talking about ego.....he has none right now I wish he had his swagger back.

NickiRasgo

11-12-2009, 07:15 AM

Roger Mason should limit his shot then focus on his passing, he had some good pass a while ago.

Agloco

11-12-2009, 10:13 AM

Don't think Mason has an ego problem. He just can't hit a shot right now. Unfortunately for him, he needs to hit shots if he wants minutes.

A small silver lining for Mason tonight though, 4 assists and only 1 TO as Hill's backup PG tonight............

This. I thought he looked pretty sharp overall. His D was fairly solid as well. Unfortunately most posters only remember the cold shooting. There's a bit more to the game than that.

SpurNation

11-12-2009, 10:40 AM

In my book he gets a pass. He has been placed in situations and played in a position he never played before. Now he is caught in a situation where rotations are being experimented with and him having the possibility of being the third option off the bench.

His defense isn't as bad as some make it to be and his shooting slump now is probably more of a heat check to try and prove he belongs on the team.

I for one would hate to see him go if that were to happen. He's a prototypical Spurs player and stand up guy. I have faith for him to settle down and succesfully contribute in the role he eventually secures.

mingus

11-12-2009, 10:50 AM

Roger Mason shouldn't play ahead of Boguns or Hill, or Hairston imo, but i think if he can be good if he plays with a Duncan/Ratliff, perhaps Duncan/McDyess (McDyess has been average thus far on D), that way there's back up when the guy he's guarding inevetably gets by him. he shouldn't be in there with Blair or Bonner. too much liability

loveforthegame

11-12-2009, 11:54 AM

So Finley gets ripped and Mason gets a pass? Both are put in situations that they shouldn't be in.

Obstructed_View

11-12-2009, 02:05 PM

The only thing that I've really seen missing from Roger's game is his jumper. He's making good decisions when he's running the point, he's defending pretty well and he's giving good effort. His jumper's gonna come back at some point.

borders

11-12-2009, 05:55 PM

Roger Mason is a loser. The Spurs should dump him.

Muser

11-12-2009, 06:04 PM

People hop off/on bandwagons so easily nowdays. The same people who were saying we should cut bogans are now riding his dick, and the same people who were riding masons dick are now calling for his head.

Creation88

11-12-2009, 07:21 PM

no it's accountability. he needs to show up and give the same effort he was giving when he started.

superbigtime

11-12-2009, 08:13 PM

He is playing really poorly. He can't get that ball to Manu soon enough (Manu had some awful passes last night though). Trade him for AI, haha. The salaries match I think.

EricB

11-12-2009, 08:15 PM

Creation88

11-12-2009, 08:19 PM

he is not making good decisions at PG. he's making decent slightly crappy ones and we've learned from last year that he can't handle that position.

and enough with the "spoiled fan" crap if it doesn't have to do with the craptacular turn out at the ATT Center. Pop sure as hell is gonna hold Mason accountable for sucking and fans are too, that's what we do.

MaNu4Tres

11-12-2009, 08:22 PM

He's expendable...

Won't hurt the Spurs if he's traded.

Spurs Brazil

11-13-2009, 07:10 AM

I don't worry about his slump. My biggest problem with Mason Jr is his pathetic D. I thought he would show some improvement from last year playoff but it's still the same.