Yup. And he was still tops for three point shooting in the league. He will play way better with a heavily reduced roleQuote:
Originally Posted by __JaG__
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Yup. And he was still tops for three point shooting in the league. He will play way better with a heavily reduced roleQuote:
Originally Posted by __JaG__
Start him!!! Bonner is Spurs Gold!!
Bonner is the anti-Claxton. Where as many on this board will always remember Speedy as being much better than he was, many will minimize the accomplishments of Bonner (not that he is/was great, but he's far from garbage).
We've upgraded over Bonner because we've added a couple of quality post players. Guys off the street (or Austin) would not have been an upgrade.
I don't understand the 1st string/2nd string arguments. All five starters will be on the floor together at the beginning of the game, but we all know the crunch time lineup will be Tony/Manu/RJ/Tim/McD, and it's somewhat rare to have five subs in all at the same time. Also, a quintuple substitution is rather rare as well. There are far more than two lineup possibilities, even with only ten players.
IMO, Bonner as Tim's sub works pretty well. Tim is basically going to be a center anyway, and that allows McD or Blair to man the paint while Bonner spots up behind the arc.
Come on people, Think about it for min before you post.
Bonner will obviously be the first person off the bench at start of year with blair right behind him. Like someone said, you dont bench a 10 and 10 guy in Dice.
As the year goes along and Blair learns, which Im sure he will, He will slowly take away minutes from Bonner. Bonner willl still be usefull versus certain teams and situations.
This talk of 4 bigs coming off the bench is hilarious. You really think Hiarston is gonna get any minutes on a regular basis? Ian is basically a rookie and will probably get less minutes then Hill got last year. He will get his chances, but I dont think he will see consistent playing time unless he has a break out games. Do you see that happening?
I hope for it, but realistically think not. I think Pop wants to slowly bring in Blair and using Bonner ahead of him is perfect. Pop's long range plan is to have
Blair playing alot, but just not right off the back. Bonner will be 1st option off bench and then blair with Ian getting isolated minutes here and there.
Pop normally likes to use 2 big men off the bench and for now, it will be Bonner and Blair.
Anyone else getting limited minutes.
Was thinking over some nice scoring lineups. Can you see RJ, TP, Manu, Blair, Hill on floor? wow,,,I see TP's assists going up because he gonna have a field day runnig with these guys.
I also the D just improving greatly from last year. Interior D was horrible last year, but with Dice and a pounder in Blair,,that should improve....SHOULD that is.
Its gonna be a great year.
He won't play much. But should we try to hold onto him? he is an expiring that could be valuable come Feb.
He is going to help coming off the bench, and in the meanwhile is keeping a roster spot and an expiring contract for Tiago Splitter next summer.
Bonner will be much better if he's brought in to shoot, and not to play heavy defense against bigger more skilled players. Without all the banging and without any of the pressure, he's likely to have a good year in a role reduced to what he's supposed to be on the team for. If he's not dealt, there will be many that are pleasantly surprised with his performance. If he is dealt, there will be many more that are downright giddy that he's gone.
The latest rumor is Matt Bonner to the Pacers for an unprotected 1st round pick!:rollin
Unfortunately , BOnner is going nowhere
actually BOnner is Rockets' best playerQuote:
Originally Posted by Indazone
I don't expect much because he faded when Gooden showed up. With even more competition, I can't see him responding well. If a trade presents itself, it should be taken. If not, we'll hope for the best.
There is a lot of wishful thinking in this thread. If he wasn''t that productive in his lengthy minutes on the court last year, I don't see how we should assume he'll be productive just because he's getting less minutes. It's not like he's Manu that excels in quick bursts. Bonner stands out by the 3 point line and waits for something to happen.
It's true he's learned the rotations and doesn't make as many bad mistakes as he used to. He made great strides last season, but it was all about not making mistakes. He didn't do enough positive things on the court. We need a player who can contribute on his own without just being a role player that feeds off the Big 3. He's seems superfluous with the addition of Haislip.
Anyway, we'll see what happens.