Is Bonner our new Finley??

[SinBAD]

Terrible defense terrible offense yet Pop keeps him in for close to 30 min hopeing he will hit a 3. Thats what pop used to do with Finley.Splitter plays well in 7 min and never plays again.When will splitter get a break and start playing?He is a much better defender.Bonner got abused by Griffin on every posession.

terrible job Pop.

[Trainwreck2100]

udoka

[Refocus]

Bonner is Bonner tbh.

[timtonymanu]

At least Finley could hit some big shots.

[DesignatedT]

just go away. fucking retarded.

[45 bank shot]

at least Finley is a has-been while Bonner is never relevant

[kaji157]

I would like some idiotic memeber of the media to ask pop what is his idea with Splitter playing so little and Bonner playing so much.
Too bad they are mainly idiots.

[MAxEric]

fUCK bONNER!!!
He is useless!

[tim_duncan_fan]

OMFG!!!! Yes, Bonner is the new Finley!

And on a related note:

What the fuck warranted a Udoka signing? We've been down Udoka's road before and we didn't like where it led.

I don't get it.

[kaji157]

Has Bonner ever make a shot that mattered?
So no Finley for him. Let´s Udokize him.

[Death In June]

What the fuck does this question even mean?

[Russ]

Just got back from the game.

One observation -- Bonner is in playoff form!!!! :toast

[ElNono]

lol 5th big
lol 15 mins a game

[Chomag]

lol 5th big
lol 15 mins a game

That was just what the Popolagists wanted us to believe. I'm sure they are happy their plan worked. :lol

Well done sirs, well done

[objective]

Just got back from the game.

One observation -- Bonner is in playoff form!!!! :toast

indeed


lol 5th big
lol 15 mins a game

lol 'he'll only play until he proves he doesn't have it that night'

[ElNono]

lol 'he'll only play until he proves he doesn't have it that night'

lol 'he only plays that much/that role because there was nobody else to play, now we have Splitter'

[objective]

lol 'he only plays that much/that role because there was nobody else to play, now we have Splitter'

:lol

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Those should have been logical assumptions though, shouldn't they have been?..:(..that's our Pop, I guess..

[ohmwrecker]

They looked so bad out there, Mickey Finn would have been a welcome sight tonight.

[awktalk]

I would like some idiotic memeber of the media to ask pop what is his idea with Splitter playing so little and Bonner playing so much.
Too bad they are mainly idiots.

Splitter plays so little because Splitter plays like a 12 y/o girl. He has absolutely no offensive game in the post, he has no jump shot, and he cannot defend 4s. If he is going to be non-useless, he needs to add about 40 pounds, a dose of courage, and elephantitis of the nuts.

[SenorSpur]

As soon as Finley left the team, the torch and mantle were passed over to Bonner.

It's pretty obvious. Bonner did absolutely "0" to warrant his boatload of playing time. As usual, he was bricking open 3's left and right on one end, and getting ass-raped by Griffin, or whomever, on the other end.

Yet Pop continue playing him as though he were a member of the Big Three.

[Sean Cagney]

Man why did they have to sign this idiot again? GOOD LORD WHY?

[UnWantedTheory]

Just go away you fucking retards.

Fixed. :toast

[angelbelow]

You just cant help but notice it. This should be a fun running joke for the rest of the season.

[TJastal]

That was just what the Popolagists wanted us to believe. I'm sure they are happy their plan worked. :lol

Well done sirs, well done

I got the secret transcript from the latest Pollyanna Popper meeting!!

DesignatedT: LOL we sure fooled all those clowns on spurstalk, toast to us!! *holds up bottle of Mike's hard lemonade*

jjktkk: Yah, bro we are the shit at keeping the heat off Pop. Them all fools still think Bonner is gonna play behind Splitter!! LMAO!!

Mel_13: LOL! But you all know this is only gonna work so long right? Their gonna figure out eventually that Bonner is pure crap. Dang, Chumpmeister these raspberry truffles are awesome. I must have the recipe.

BG_spursfan: Don't worry guys, we got this. We'll keep em focused on Bonner's 7-7 night, and how he can potentially blow up like that and all that baloney about spreading the floor.

Agloco: What about that Tjastal fag. He's always spreading lies about Pop it pisses me off!!

Chumpdumper: Don't worry about Tjastal. No one on the board listens to him anyway.

[ElNono]

Splitter plays so little because Splitter plays like a 12 y/o girl. He has absolutely no offensive game in the post, he has no jump shot, and he cannot defend 4s. If he is going to be non-useless, he needs to add about 40 pounds, a dose of courage, and elephantitis of the nuts.

I think he has the potential to defend 4's better than Bonner ever will. Some would argue he's already doing that. Ultimately, if he has no time to improve on the court actually defending and getting to know the competition, it's going to be awfully difficult for him to get there.

As far as his offense, he's certainly not worse than Oberto. We have enough scoring as it is, I think. We need more/better D from him.

[ElNono]

Honestly, anybody really thought the team would hand out a guaranteed 3 year deal if they weren't really high on this guy?

[SenorSpur]

For little as Pop uses Splitter, he would've been better off leaving him in Europe. What's the point of having the guy on the roster, if the coach is joined at the hip with Bonner.

[TJastal]

For little as Pop uses Splitter, he would've been better off leaving him in Europe. What's the point of having the guy on the roster, if the coach is joined at the hip with Bonner.

I'm sure Splitter must be thinking.. "I went to all this trouble to come here to play in the nba and yet here I sit on the bench behind this red-haired doofus I could school all day & night. WTF, man."

[ElNono]

Good thing we at least got Tiago at a discount... :lol

[dunkman]

When Fin lost a step, he became excellent shooter. He was extremely consistent, even when shooting low % one could count with at least 1 or 2 treys every game. Bonner sometimes shots great, but also often goes something like 0-4 or 0-6 on open looks, more so in the playoffs.

[Bruno]

There are some players like Finley, Barry, Mason, Bonner... who Pop put in the category "great shooters" as soon as they are signed. Once they are put in this category, there are some automatic consequences:
- They get a lot of playing time.
- Even if they are bad at everything except shooting, they still get playing time.
- They get the green light to take as much shoot as they want. They will never be blamed for jacking up threes. Pop will only be mad as them if they don't take an open jump-shoot.
- When they are in a shooting slump, they continue to get playing time and Pop continue to ask them to shoot the ball. Pop takes care a lot about their confidence.
- Pop is very patient with them. It takes a damn lot of sucking to reach the point where they are in the doghouse.

That's one of the few thing I don't like with Pop: He overrates shooting and gives a special treatment to players he has labeled as great shooters.

[Fabbs]

^^^ Get Barrdog out of that category.
2 for 3 on Championships before Popped started his affairs.

[SenorSpur]

There are some players like Finley, Barry, Mason, Bonner... who Pop put in the category "great shooters" as soon as they are signed. Once they are put in this category, there are some automatic consequences:
- They get a lot of playing time.
- Even if they are bad at everything except shooting, they still get playing time.
- They get the green light to take as much shoot as they want. They will never be blamed for jacking up threes. Pop will only be mad as them if they don't take an open jump-shoot.
- When they are in a shooting slump, they continue to get playing time and Pop continue to ask them to shoot the ball. Pop takes care a lot about their confidence.
- Pop is very patient with them. It takes a damn lot of sucking to reach the point where they are in the doghouse.

That's one of the few thing I don't like with Pop: He overrates shooting and gives a special treatment to players he has labeled as great shooters.

Which is precisely WHY the Spurs have morphed into a team that jacks up the most 3's per game than any other team in the NBA. The over-reliance on the 3-ball is a potential "achilles heel" of this team. During the Clippers game, there were a couple of instances where they passed up clean layups, just so they could kick the ball back to the arc for a 3-ball attempt.

[Cessation]

bonner even gets abused by scrubs like craig smith
you see smith take bonner to the hole, like he was an allstar

[Leonard Curse]

I got the secret transcript from the latest Pollyanna Popper meeting!!

DesignatedT: LOL we sure fooled all those clowns on spurstalk, toast to us!! *holds up bottle of Mike's hard lemonade*

jjktkk: Yah, bro we are the shit at keeping the heat off Pop. Them all fools still think Bonner is gonna play behind Splitter!! LMAO!!

Mel_13: LOL! But you all know this is only gonna work so long right? Their gonna figure out eventually that Bonner is pure crap. Dang, Chumpmeister these raspberry truffles are awesome. I must have the recipe.

BG_spursfan: Don't worry guys, we got this. We'll keep em focused on Bonner's 7-7 night, and how he can potentially blow up like that and all that baloney about spreading the floor.

Agloco: What about that Tjastal fag. He's always spreading lies about Pop it pisses me off!!

Chumpdumper: Don't worry about Tjastal. No one on the board listens to him anyway.

:toast i agree. and those cowards that call themselves reporters, and the "real spurs fans" are nothing but cowards for never questioning pop. im sure those guys are happy with whats going on in a america as well, typical sheeple. lmao!!!yet they think theyre so smart eating whats fed to them on a daily basis. :lmao

[Leonard Curse]

seriopusly its gotten to the point of me hoping for a bonner back spasm because im sure splitter is going to talk shit to pop and then its all over. and then all you guys who suck up to pop will be in heaven cause well have bonner locked up yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[TJastal]

seriopusly its gotten to the point of me hoping for a bonner back spasm because im sure splitter is going to talk shit to pop and then its all over. and then all you guys who suck up to pop will be in heaven cause well have bonner locked up yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Splitter meet Pop's doghouse! :lol
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/1307/is894rm00003356001.jpg

[ChumpDumper]

:toast i agree. and those cowards that call themselves reporters, and the "real spurs fans" are nothing but cowards for never questioning pop. im sure those guys are happy with whats going on in a america as well, typical sheeple. lmao!!!yet they think theyre so smart eating whats fed to them on a daily basis. :lmaoHey, I said fire Pop a long time ago.

The Spurs would never lose a game if he was fired.

No one can argue against this.

[Ocotillo]

meh, anybody got a disgruntled Greek on their team that wants to go home?

At least we could get some cap relief for Splitter. :wakeup

[spurtech09]

I would have either had dice or splitter in the last mins of the game....bonner was crap last night

[DaBears]

POP keeps Bonner in the games for 2 simple reasons.. One is that Bonner spreads the floor which makes it easier for the rest of the team to move around.. I like Splitter, he has been a good pick up but cannot create the space needed on the floor like Bonner..

His Defense might be suspect but he is a fighter out on the court.. Splitter will get his time so just be patient.. I take the choices made from a professional and trust them, they haven't let us down yet...

Sure there are times when Bonner should be pulled and Splitter brought in but up to this point Bonner has played extremely well...

[wontstartdumbthreads]

If Bonner was black he would not be in the NBA.
Or at least not getting any minutes.

[itzsoweezee]

I predicted this shit exactly when the Spurs gave Boner that big fat contract this offseason.

[itzsoweezee]

POP keeps Bonner in the games for 2 simple reasons.. One is that Bonner spreads the floor which makes it easier for the rest of the team to move around.. I like Splitter, he has been a good pick up but cannot create the space needed on the floor like Bonner..

His Defense might be suspect but he is a fighter out on the court.. Splitter will get his time so just be patient.. I take the choices made from a professional and trust them, they haven't let us down yet...

Sure there are times when Bonner should be pulled and Splitter brought in but up to this point Bonner has played extremely well...


You're full of shit. Every single one of your points is laughably wrong.

[Russ]

Bonner is supposed to absorb some big man minutes during the regular season, IMO, saving TD, McD, Blair.

Using Bonner for 30 minutes against the Clippers was not the problem. Losing to the Clippers -- no matter who is playing -- that was the problem.

The real barometer will be Dec. 28. If Pop uses Bonner 30 minutes against the Lakers (and Splitter 7 min), then I'm officially worried.

[DrSteffo]

Yes Bonner is our new Finley.

[rmt]

There are some players like Finley, Barry, Mason, Bonner... who Pop put in the category "great shooters" as soon as they are signed. Once they are put in this category, there are some automatic consequences:
- They get a lot of playing time.
- Even if they are bad at everything except shooting, they still get playing time.
- They get the green light to take as much shoot as they want. They will never be blamed for jacking up threes. Pop will only be mad as them if they don't take an open jump-shoot.
- When they are in a shooting slump, they continue to get playing time and Pop continue to ask them to shoot the ball. Pop takes care a lot about their confidence.
- Pop is very patient with them. It takes a damn lot of sucking to reach the point where they are in the doghouse.

That's one of the few thing I don't like with Pop: He overrates shooting and gives a special treatment to players he has labeled as great shooters.

I wouldn't put Barry in this category. I thought that Pop pulled him too quickly after his defensive mistakes. Besides, Barry brought more to the table than shooting - ball-handling and passing. I remember getting mad at Barry only once (compared to the countless times for the others) - when he passed to TD on a fast break before mid-court during the 05 Finals, but all is forgiven :lobt2:


I predicted this shit exactly when the Spurs gave Boner that big fat contract this offseason.

Yep, I knew this would happen.


Bonner is supposed to absorb some big man minutes during the regular season, IMO, saving TD, McD, Blair.

He should taking TD and Dice's minutes - not Splitter's. I'd like to see Dice play against the weaker team on back-to-backs and TD play against the stronger team with neither playing 2 days in a row.



At least Finley could hit some big shots.

Yep, in the playoffs unlike the choking Bonner.

[Fabbs]

Has been the new Finley for going on two years.