Lol Bonner

[Blake]

...led the team in scoring and rebounding and barely a whisper of him on this board....:lol

spur fan's hate of the Ginger Rocket is incredible.

[BillMc]

He did a nice job and I applaud him.

[8FOR!3]

lol The Red Rocket outplayed Dirk and Odom combined. Generations to come will speak of his heroic effort tonight.

[Sigz]

Bonner is a fucking wimp.

He could score 100 and I could give a shit.

[Splits]

Props to RR, but Dick pulled down more trousers, errrrrrrrr boards, than Bonner.

[MannyIsGod]

Who gives a shit? Hooray, he has a good regular season game!!! Hooofuckingray!

[DPG21920]

Nobody respond to Blake's basketball takes. Please.

[4>0rings]

Of course he had his best game against a non playoff team.

[200 miles]

I thought I would never see the day when I would actually be nauseated rather than ecstatic after a Spurs win.

[Blake]

Nobody respond to Blake's basketball takes. Please.

shhhhh, girl.

[DPG21920]

Yes, my goods are good. Feel free to use them. Try using my basketball takes as well to help yourself out all around :lol

[Bill_Brasky]

cool story bro.

[Spurs9]

Sons Bonner is balling

[dunkman]

I think that people expect all-star type of consistency from a role player. For what he's being paid Bonner does a decent job.

[DAF86]

I think that people expect all-star type of consistency from a role player. For what he's being paid Bonner does a decent job.

I expect him not to suck on the playoffs.

[The ADMIRAL 50]

Bonner definitely played his role well tonight. There's no denying that. Great game for Bonner let's not hate for tonight at least. That said, I haven't, but I'm confident that if I were to look up Bonner's numbers in any of he Spurs recent blowout victories (such as the Miami win last season) Bonner's number would be fantastic in all of them. That's the type of player he is, most often he excels when the pressure is lessened.

This was one of those classic SPurs blowout wins where we get on an opponent early, get open shots, shoots lights out and coast. Bonner is always big in games where we are on fire.

[jjktkk]

Haters gonna hate Bonner, till he shows something in the playoffs. Good chance that might never happen.

[Blake]

Yes, my goods are good. Feel free to use them. Try using my basketball takes as well to help yourself out all around :lol


When any team hit's 3's like this it's hard to beat them

Solid take.

I may use that some day. :tu

[Sean Cagney]

Haters gonna hate Bonner, till he shows something in the playoffs. Good chance that might never happen.

THey aren't haters then, they are realists! Hating means you are good and hate for that, he is not.

[angelbelow]

Bonner's been absolutely miserable on offense this season. We were due a game where he starts hitting his 3s again. I hope he keeps this shit up entire the season but we all know that's a huge question mark.

[MI21]

Seen it all before.

No one doubts his ability to provide some positive effect during meaningless regular season games while his shot is falling and the team is playing.

A lot of things have to be going right though, obviously.

[dunkman]

I expect him not to suck on the playoffs.

He played some good games against Phoenix in 2010 and against Memphis in 2011. If he were able to score 15 ppg every game he would command a bigger salary. He scores 5 ppg 2-3 games, than has one with 15.

I think that Pop's plan wasn't to play him so much last season, but Splitter missed the training camp and returned injured from an international tourny.

[jjktkk]

THey aren't haters then, they are realists! Hating means you are good and hate for that, he is not.

Realists for what? Bonners a role player, who disappears in the playoffs. My expectations were never high on him to begin with. I'm not gonna hate on him when he has a good game.

[ElNono]

He prevented Tim from having to come back in the 4th. Props to him for that.

Matty being a star when we're up 20+ has never been in doubt, IMO.

[NRHector]

this was 1 game out of 6, let's see how many more games he can shoot like that, maybe 3 more for the rest of the season and do his annual magic trick in the playoffs

[underdawg]

...led the team in scoring and rebounding and barely a whisper of him on this board....:lol

spur fan's hate of the Ginger Rocket is incredible.

what no mention of his +\-? Bonner shot well tonight and like others mentioned it was done with a large lead. That said, he needs to consistently score a good clip of points to compensate for his weaknesses on d and by the rim.

Good job Bonner - way to win the game tonight!

[rayray2k8]

Yeah, when the 3's are falling its great for the team, but when they aren't what else can he offer?

[Borosai]

Matt indeed.

[underdawg]

Haters gonna hate Bonner, till he shows something in the playoffs. Good chance that might never happen.

expectations or not - the spurs need a better role player than what they get out of bonner or they need bonner to be a much better player than he's been.

every role player is now more important on the spurs as the firepower of the big 3 has dwindled.

[Spursfan092120]

Hell of a game for Bon-Dog tonight..

[DPG21920]

Blake mad.

[Blake]

Blake mad.

bad take. :td

[jjktkk]

expectations or not - the spurs need a better role player than what they get out of bonner or they need bonner to be a much better player than he's been.

every role player is now more important on the spurs as the firepower of the big 3 has dwindled.

True. In regards to Bonner, anything he does positive on the floor, I consider icing on the cake. The problem, for several years now, is the lack of a starting bigman to pair up with Duncan. As Duncan gives way to father time, that glaring hole at the 4/5 gets bigger and bigger. Just guessing, but because of no quality big to pair with Duncan, Pop oveuses Bonner, in the hope he can at least score, which most of us know, has failed.

[Sean Cagney]

Realists for what? Bonners a role player, who disappears in the playoffs. My expectations were never high on him to begin with. I'm not gonna hate on him when he has a good game.

He does hit some shots here and there like some said, but his mins are too high in playoff games when he is off etc.! If he is not hitting he doesn't do a thing, thats my problem! A black hole on both ends of the floor in big games to me is just useless. If he plays his role fine! But he is overused IMO when he is off and Pop needs to learn that to balance it out. If he is off sit him, if not let him roll.
True. In regards to Bonner, anything he does positive on the floor, I consider icing on the cake. The problem, for several years now, is the lack of a starting bigman to pair up with Duncan. As Duncan gives way to father time, that glaring hole at the 4/5 gets bigger and bigger. Just guessing, but because of no quality big to pair with Duncan, Pop oveuses Bonner, in the hope he can at least score, which most of us know, has failed.

Great post!

[jjktkk]

He does hit some shots here and there like some said, but his mins are too high in playoff games when he is off etc.! If he is not hitting he doesn't do a thing, thats my problem! A black hole on both ends of the floor in big games to me is just useless. If he plays his role fine! But he is overused IMO when he is off and Pop needs to learn that to balance it out. If he is off sit him, if not let him roll.

I agree with everything you're saying, but just looking at the alternatives, I understand why he keeps trotting Bonner out there. This is the chance for Blair, and/or Splitter to step up, so hopefully Bonner won't keep getting overused.

[underdawg]

I agree with everything you're saying, but just looking at the alternatives, I understand why he keeps trotting Bonner out there. This is the chance for Blair, and/or Splitter to step up, so hopefully Bonner won't keep getting overused.

too bad the spurs couldn't have invited another neal to camp, but this time a big man "neal".

it's early but I'm glad to see some of the other role players improving the bench dramatically over last year - maybe they can hide bonner in tight games or better yet give pop a reason not to give bonner so many minutes.

[Borosai]

Andeed.

[Stalin]

Of course he had his best game against a non playoff team.

Co sign

[Hooks]

...led the team in scoring and rebounding and barely a whisper of him on this board....:lol

spur fan's hate of the Ginger Rocket is incredible.

Lmfao he had one good game this season :rollin and you expect everybody to be all over his nuts.



I bet you'll bump this thread around 3 times a month just like Bon Bon fans have been doing the last couple of years whenever he FINALLY has a good game :lol.

[cantthinkofanything]

Lmfao he had one good game this season :rollin and you expect everybody to be all over his nuts.



I bet you'll bump this thread around 3 times a month just like Bon Bon fans have been doing the last couple of years whenever he FINALLY has a good game :lol.

His stats may indicate he had a great game. But when he was out there with Splitter, the Spurs looked terrible. Hopefully, it's just Pop resting people. But if that lineup (think it was also Neal, TJ, and...can't remmeber) was put in a close game, it'd be a disaster. If he's not about to shoot, Bonner looks clueless when the ball is in his hands. It immediately stops any ball rotation.

[Blake]

Lmfao he had one good game this season :rollin and you expect everybody to be all over his nuts.

No expectation. Just an observation.


I bet you'll bump this thread around 3 times a month just like Bon Bon fans have been doing the last couple of years whenever he FINALLY has a good game :lol.

I'll take that bet.

I'll also bet you the next time the Spurs lose with Bonner getting minutes that more than one Spur fan will whine about him playing too many minutes.

[Hooks]

No expectation. Just an observation.



I'll take that bet.

I'll also bet you the next time the Spurs lose with Bonner getting minutes that more than one Spur fan will whine about him playing too many minutes.



Spurs fans complain when he gets too many mins. and sucks it up big time which he does A LOT, his job isn't hard, all he's got to do is take and make WIDE open 3's. Take the Nuggets game last year when Harrington went off, that is just one of MANY examples. Bonner guarded Harrington the whole game and Harrington raped the shit out of him, scoring 27 points on 67% shooting in just 28 mins.

Or one of the Heat games last year where the Spurs were up by 10+, Bon Bon came in, Bosh/Wade/LBJ literally scored 12 points just on him in the 5-10 mins. he was out on the floor for, they erased the 10pt deficit and went on to win the game.


Or the Mavs game last year in March where Marion raped Bonner, scoring 13 points in 13 mins on 75% shooting, luckily he injured his wrist that game and had to leave. Spurs were up by like 10+, Bonner came in, Marion scored on him at will, and the Spurs blew the lead.


Bonner has blown countless leads these past years just by himself those are just a few examples, his shit play has forced the starters to play more minutes than they had to, and play even harder to regain all the leads he's blown.

[Blake]

Lol whining about Bonner after a nice game.

Lmao Bonner haters

[Mel_13]

Bosh/Wade/LBJ literally scored 12 points just on him in the 5-10 mins. he was out on the floor for

Bad plan to have Bonner guard Bosh, Wade, and LeBron...

[Dex]

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSq3TpKBRaoxPR-yrbnQVldP49PVl87ZmCHfjVNt2Vsc105K765

[therealtruth]

Bonner has blown countless leads these past years just by himself those are just a few examples, his shit play has forced the starters to play more minutes than they had to, and play even harder to regain all the leads he's blown.

Bonner can only play depending on matchups. Pop's got to be smart about that.

[KuntryDude]

Shit, just count this one as backpay.

[shraediggz]

Bonner's first bucket gave the Spurs a 26-9 lead. He could have went 0 for 9 for the rest of the night and the Spurs still would have came out on top.

As a matter of fact, take away Bonner's offensive contributions and the Spurs still win by a bucket.

One could even argue the spurs would have been better off without Bonner after he boasted a +/- of +2. Only TJ Ford (+1) Ike Diogu (an even 0) and James Anderson (-4) had a worse +/-.

Outside of Tiago and Green (+15 collectively) no one else was below +16 on the night (including Blair who notched a +16 in 18 minutes of action).

Anyway. All of this goes to say is that the OP is a useless tool and that the spurs played better when Bonner was on the bench. Come back and post this when Bonner's contributions are actually relevant.

[Blake]

As a matter of fact, take away Bonner's offensive contributions and the Spurs still win by a bucket.

lol "fact" that the Spurs still win.

[timvp]

One could even argue the spurs would have been better off without Bonner after he boasted a +/- of +2.

Using plus/minus against Bonner? That won't end well. Bonner is the Michael Jordan of plus/minus.

[my2sons]

Bonner is great coming off the Bench...Do not want him starting, but all these moronic comments about scrub xyz being 10 times better is a joke....so hate away, go red rocket hope you can continue to play like this....It was agains the mavs, a team so many on this site said he would never play well against....

[underdawg]

Bonner is great coming off the Bench...Do not want him starting, but all these moronic comments about scrub xyz being 10 times better is a joke....so hate away, go red rocket hope you can continue to play like this....It was agains the mavs, a team so many on this site said he would never play well against....

Can you tell me how many players in this list are worse than Bonner (I took out the SF's)?

NBA Players Minutes per Game (average minutes on the right)

Centers
25 Joel Anthony , MIA 8 180 22.6
26 J.J. Hickson , SAC 8 176 22.1
27 Jermaine O'Neal , BOS 6 129 21.6
28 Brendan Haywood , DAL 8 162 20.3
29 Darko Milicic , MIN 6 120 20.1
30 Ian Mahinmi , DAL 8 155 19.4
31 Jordan Hill , HOU 6 113 18.8
32 Omer Asik , CHI 7 126 18.1
33 Robin Lopez , PHX 6 108 18.0
34 Samuel Dalembert , HOU 6 108 18.0
35 Byron Mullens , CHA 6 104 17.4
36 * Josh Harrellson , NYK 6 103 17.3
37 Kwame Brown , GSW 6 101 16.9
38 Kurt Thomas , POR 6 100 16.7
39 Timofey Mozgov , DEN 7 117 16.7
40 * Enes Kanter , UTA 6 89 14.8
41 Johan Petro , NJN 6 87 14.6
42 Ben Wallace , DET 6 87 14.6
43 Chris Andersen , DEN 7 101 14.4
44 Zaza Pachulia , ATL 7 100 14.4
45 Nazr Mohammed , OKC 7 99 14.2
46 Andris Biedrins , GSW 6 82 13.8

Forwards
63 Glen Davis , ORL 7 155 22.2
64 Tiago Splitter , SAS 7 155 22.2
65 Channing Frye , PHX 6 131 21.9
66 James Johnson , TOR 6 129 21.6
67 Troy Murphy , LAL 8 170 21.3
72 Lamar Odom , DAL 8 158 19.8
73 * Markieff Morris , PHX 6 117 19.6
74 * Tristan Thompson , CLE 6 116 19.3
75 * Chris Singleton , WAS 6 115 19.3
76 Nick Collison , OKC 7 134 19.3
77 Taj Gibson , CHI 7 131 18.8
78 Matt Bonner , SAS 7 131 18.8
79 Ed Davis , TOR 6 106 17.8
80 * Derrick Williams , MIN 6 106 17.7
81 Ryan Gomes , LAC 5 86 17.4
82 Jason Thompson , SAC 8 138 17.3
83 Dante Cunningham , MEM 6 103 17.2

[dunkman]

Few of them have 3-pt range. Frye, Murphy and Odom. That players force one of the opposite bigs out of the paint and spread the floor.

[bluebellmaniac]

Using plus/minus against Bonner? That won't end well. Bonner is the Michael Jordan of plus/minus.

:lol.

[ElNono]

IMO, Matt had his best game of the season against the Nuggets. Those were some solid 41 minutes on the bench, and exactly what the team needed. Good job, Matt. :tu

[Borosai]

Matty was just resting for the Thunder.

Cover your heads tomorrow.