enough of this sh....!!!! Bring back Bruce

Well, he's no Pops Kunta-Kinte, that's for certain.

When you think about it Chris Paul ended Bowen's career with the Spurs.

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i hope bruce comes back. With out him we would have only one championship.

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The Milwaukee Bucks continue to make Bruce Bowen's $4 million expiring contract available, but word is no trade is close. If the Bucks don't strike a deal in the next two weeks, Bowen will be waived by Aug. 1 at a cost of just $2 million, making him a free agent sure to interest various rivals of the San Antonio Spurs, since Bowen is not expected to return to the silver and black.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...Chatter-090714

trade booner or finley to bucks for bowen LOL

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Originally Posted by init2winit

There is a reason he didn't play much on a depleted Spurs bench.

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Yeah, there is. Pop was playing games. Which wing player was better against the Mavs last playoffs?

Name one.

There isn't one.

Get over it. He's got more left than Finley. He may have more left than Mason. Especially if Mason continues to "play" PG.

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Originally Posted by Marcus Bryant

38 year old Bruce Bowen would still be the team's top perimeter defender.

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No, he sucked. Pop played him some as a last ditch effort and well.. he sucked.

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Well, lets see what other had to say:

TiMVP's game thoughts on Game 4 vs. the Mavs

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Originally Posted by timvp

-Starting for the first time since November, I thought Bruce Bowen did good work. His D on J.J. Barea wasn't always great but he had a few fantastic sequences. Bowen's help defense was also very good, as was his rebounding. Offensively, Bowen was one of the few players on the team who obviously wasn't intimidated by the circumstances. If this is Bowen's last season as a Spur, he has nothing to be ashamed about concerning his effort in this series. He's gone from bit player to integral cog in record time.

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TiMVP's game thoughts on Game 2 vs. the Mavs

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Originally Posted by timvp

-Gotta love Bruce Bowen. He didn't get to do much in the regular season. Pop seemed ready to send him to pasture. Come playoff time, Bowen is back to being a vital cog to San Antonio's machine. Defensively, Bowen didn't just look like he hadn't lost a stepped, the 37-year-old looked like he had gained a step. He was all over the place and whoever he defended simply hand no chance. Bowen mostly took turns making harassing J.J. Barea and Jason Terry. His play in the first half earned him a start in the second half and probably much more minutes going forward.

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TiMVP's game thoughts on Game 1 vs. the Mavs

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-Bruce Bowen might have been the brightest spot for the Spurs. After being locked in the freezer for most of the season, Pop quickly figured out he needed to defrost him if the Spurs were going to have any shot. Bowen played very good defense against Terry, drew a few offensive fouls and hit the only shot he attempted. He was by far the best defender on the court for the Spurs and for San Antonio to win, it's going to require a healthy serving of Bowen.

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TiMVP's series summary vs. the Mavs

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Originally Posted by timvp

Bruce Bowen has another year in him. George Hill should really blossom next season. The Spurs should be able to fill out the roster with younger and better pieces.

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I would take this to mean get rid of Finley...

Get a take on the situation that's vaguely supported by evidence will you, stomping on you this much is getting bloody boring... Bowen's familiarity with the system, skill level, and character say that if he becomes available for the minimum, you bring him back in. It's a no brainer.

PS. TiMVP didn't do a game thoughts on games 3 and 5 (or at least I didn't find it from a cursory search...)

I wouldn't mind dumping Fin/Bonner for a 7 footer somewhere and bringing bruce back for one more year to add depth at the 3

Is he coming yet?? :madrun

Just saw on WOAI that it was very unlikely Bruce would be back, and Milwaukee is having trouble finding suitors...he may be cut.

It'd be funny to see SA sign him to the vet min, and Pop play him only against the Suns just to piss Steve Nash off.

He's not done though. All he has to do is hit the open 3 and play D for 10 minutes off the bench. And i'd love to see him back in the league again, he's a great guy.

Bruce = back would be fine with me too, but I don't see the roster space, unless we do a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 trade. Sure, we are getting younger and need too, but having Bruce on the roster for some situational defensive situations would still be nice.

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Originally Posted by Knoxxx

Bruce = back would be fine with me too, but I don't see the roster space, unless we do a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 trade. Sure, we are getting younger and need too, but having Bruce on the roster for some situational defensive situations would still be nice.

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It's hard to justify signing a project player, when the team is into the Lux Tax, because they actually cost double what you pay them in salary. You would have to be pretty damned sure of the player's future value to pay them double for sitting on the bench.

On the other hand, if Bruce were to sign a 1-year minimum contract, the league would pick up all but $825K of his salary. There aren't many players we could get for $825K that would have a realistic chance of getting minutes. Bruce would obviously have a realistic chance of getting minutes.

If he gets waived, and I think he will, signing him looks almost like a no-brainer. The only exception would be if someone really impresses in Summer League play.

I've been saying this, but nobody seems to believe it. The Spurs could do a 2-for-1, and dump salary at the same time. As long as the player they receive makes at least 80% of the player(s) they send, the trade would work. (The reverse of the 125% rule.) And since they are into the Lux Tax, every dollar they save in salary would really save two dollars. By doing that kind of 2-for-1 trade, and signing Bruce, the team could probably save in the neighborhood of $4 Million. That's nothing to sneeze at in a bad economy.

The Spurs should offer Richard Jefferson to the Bucks for Bruce Bowen. Pronto.

All I know is RC has not deleted Bruce's # just yet

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Just saw on WOAI that it was very unlikely Bruce would be back, and Milwaukee is having trouble finding suitors...he may be cut.

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That's cuz News4 doesn't want Bruce back.

if Matt Bonner makes the final roster but Bruce doesn't i'm going to s*** myself

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I wouldn't mind dumping Fin/Bonner for a 7 footer somewhere and bringing bruce back for one more year to add depth at the 3

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The only scenario where i would want Bowen back. Finely and Bonner are both under contract and we need to test the young guys so we can have proven guys next year.

Arguing against playing the unproven guys is arguing against playing Hill last year. The only way we can tell if Hairston (hopefully), Blair, Haislip, Ian are any good is to PLAY THEM! As for the bigs, we have 2 proven and a quality backup in Bonner. We need to fill the 3rd bigman and the 5th. It would be great if they could send Bonner to the 5th but not necessary. Therefore we need 1 of the 3 to work out as a rotation player and 1 of the remaing 2 be serviceable. This still allows one to bust out or get hurt.

At the Wings we are just as ready assuming RJ can do anything against larger wings as between Manu and Hill we can take care of them. If we could get rid of Finley than i would love to have Bruce back, but we are unfortunately stuck with Finley :depressed

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if Matt Bonner makes the final roster but Bruce doesn't i'm going to s*** myself

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All I know is RC has not deleted Bruce's # just yet

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ready to be retired...

Bruce deserves a farewell season, for all he has done in the Spurs yersey. And its not only a matter of honoring him, he showed he is more then capable to be a valuable contributor for at least one more season. I hope he comes back, and that at the end of the following season, or the next one, he can say a proper goodbye to the franchise that gave him so much, and he inturn has given so much back