No, lets NOT bring back Bruce!!!
Remember people, we have some young guys to develop.
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No, lets NOT bring back Bruce!!!
Remember people, we have some young guys to develop.
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Originally Posted by crc21209
i remember you saying that!! i hope your right
The Spurs should be able to find room for their young guys (minus McClinton, who needs a lot of Toro time) on their roster and still have the spot open for situational Bruce.
call me crazy, but i still think Bruce Bowen can start for this team. he played lock-down defense in the playoffs when he was asked to. he still has the tenacitiy and quickness to be a major piece on a championship team, going by what i saw from him last year. his lack of minutes last year is confusing to me.
a starting line-up of
Parker
Jefferson
Bowen
Duncan
McDyess
gives the Spurs a defensive identity that they didn't have last year, assuming Jeffferson's D, or lack of, last year was situational.
it's an old line-up, with only TP and RJ being under 30, but with the depth that the Spurs will have going into next year, i think it's sustainable.
Of course he can start. He should have started last year. People somehow let others put in their heads that Bruce has lost it. He can definitely start, but we know that ain't gonna happen, so I'd like at least for him to ride the bench if nothing else, so we can use him for emergencies.Quote:
Originally Posted by mingus
Not what i want, but I'll take that over not having him at all.
Yes he is, if we had Bowen, I know we'd be the beast people think we already are. We need Bruce, and we are set.Quote:
Originally Posted by xtremesteven33
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If spurs want to bring Bowen back im for it but if not its all good
signing bowen would be low risk but i don't know how much positive impact he will have, if any. i personally think he's done and spurs fans are clinging to the past, refusing to accept the reality that bowen finally reached the end of the road. the spurs owe him a lot for what he's done but it's time to move on. sign him if there is a spot open and a need but don't dwell too much on it.
smart, bowen should wait it out.
Hello? Bruce Bowen is a Free Agent . . . http://3sob.com/templates/rt_equinox...mailButton.png Written by Lee Eric Smith Friday, 21 August 2009 09:23
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/i...owen-getty.jpgSo you say the Grizzlies need some veteran leadership -- someone who knows how to win. If they have championship pedigree, that's all the better. They need someone who is the consummate professional, who can help instill a winning "team-first" attitude and work ethic - specifically on defense. A savvy player who knows the tricks of the trade and commands respect -- a player who can still give you spot minutes, but won't be a serious threat to the young core.
Admit it: You want Bruce Bowen. And guess what? He's available.
Earlier this summer, San Antonio traded Bowen to Milwaukee for Richard Jefferson. Recently, Milwaukee waived Bowen, making him a free agent, and Popovich has said that it's unlikely that he'll rejoin the Spurs on another championship quest.
There's also the consideration that if Brucie doesn't sign on with a contender -- say Boston, Cleveland or Orlando -- that, at a ripe 38 years of age, he'll retire. (By the way, Cleveland has said they don't want him. Apparently, he's not interested in Boston.)
Why would he even consider coming to the lowly Grizzlies? Well, MONEY -- in a tough economy, no less. Something tells me he's been smart with his money, and doesn't NEED another NBA contract. But I've got a hunch if you put one last big paycheck in front of him . . .
With all due respect to Allen Iverson, if we're gonna spend overpay $4 million for somebody for one season, my vote goes to the multiple championship winner, tough defender, chemistry/character/locker room guy. If there's one offseason FA acquisition that would probably cause Memphis fans (those who really know basketball anyway) to breathe a collective sigh of relief after getting Zach Randolph, it's Bruce Bowen. He'd be our knucklehead-neutralizer.
Imagine Bruce being the tutor to Rudy, OJ and Conley (and Sam Young, for that matter) in how to play defense, how to WIN. Bruce teaching Conley some of Tony Parker's tricks. Heck, imagine Bruce on the floor at KEY moments in close games -- helping stabilize a team that blew so many leads and let so many games slip away in the fourth quarter.
Imagine THE MASTER teaching the young pupils "The Art of Defense."
Imagine having someone as sharp and thoughtful as Bruce appears to be in his blog on the San Antonio News-Express' website.
Imagine PORTLAND pulling the trigger on this before we do.
Who knows if he'd come or not. But if HeisWalHol hasn't made the call to his agent yet . . . please do . . . SOON.
And have your checkbook out.
Ok, you're crazy. I would not mind having Bowen around possibly for limited situational play but not as a starter. I believe if the youngsters are a total bust and there are no alternatives ,then maybe you might see Bowen return.Quote:
Originally Posted by mingus
I agree. There are only so many minutes and so many spots on the bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spursox
If they can't find a defender among the new guys to back up Jefferson by Feb. then Pop could bring him back. But I don't think Bruce wants to hang on as an aging vet without playing time. He's been too vital a part of the team to just hang around for the money.
Pop made the decision last year that Bruce's time had come and gone. It happens to every player so let's remember Bruce's contributions to the team and community and move on.
Lets bring bruce back for the playoffs!
i hope he just retires and becomes and tries to be a assistant coach
Kerr did a pretty good job of destroying the Suns, but we did not really need his help.Quote:
Originally Posted by lefty
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Originally Posted by ohmwrecker
Really disgusting :
" Earlier this week, former Celtic Bruce Bowen reportedly turned down an offer to come back to Boston. Instead, Bowen will now likely sit until February… or until his wife gets sick of being cheap-shotted in the groin. "
http://www.csnne.com/2009/08/21/the-.../#comment-5031
Bowen wont be back.. He was a great part of the last three title runs for the spurs but now he is done.. I see him retiring and taking a job on TNT or ESPN.
http://www.nesn.com/2009/08/bruce-bo...ome-point.html
Bruce Bowen to the Celtics Makes Sense -- At Some Point
by Evans Clinchy on Aug 27, 2009 6:28:58 AM
http://nesnstg.typepad.com/.a/6a0115...8b9f970b-400wi As far as melodramatic "will he or won't he?" retirement story lines go, Brett Favre's isn't the only one floating around this summer.
But to the credit of longtime Spurs forward Bruce Bowen, a free agent this summer at age 38, he's gone about his mulling quietly. Bowen was traded this offseason, sent to Milwaukee as part of the three-team trade that gave the Spurs Richard Jefferson, and he's now in a state of limbo as he considers his NBA future.
The Jefferson-Bowen trade went down on June 24. In the five weeks that followed, the Bucks front office tried to move him cheaply, but to no avail. Bowen is a bad fit there, with his ripe old age and weakening knees. He belongs on a contending team that can use a strong defender as a role player off the bench. He deserves quality minutes, but as few of them as possible.
The obvious destination, of course, would be Boston.
Milwaukee had the option to keep Bowen locked in. Bowen's contract gave the Bucks the chance to extend him for another year -- they had until Aug. 1 to either extend him and pay him $4 million, or waive him and give him $2 million to walk away. The Bucks slept on Bowen, the deadline passed, and he walked away. Now he's $2 million richer.
But money probably isn't the main concern. Bowen's made over $25 million of it in his career, and if he decides to come back, it will likely be because he's still got game and wants to prove himself at the highest level.
It would be a shock if Bowen went anywhere but Boston. He's already got three rings, and he's grown accustomed to playing on championship-level teams. But the Spurs, who have upgraded to a high-scoring star small forward in Jefferson, don't want him back. The Cavaliers, who recently poached Leon Powe from Boston, are running out of money to spend. They don't want him.
The pool of possible suitors for Bowen is getting shallower by the day, but Boston's still there. Seeing the eight-time NBA All-Defensive teamer suit up in green would make sense.
The Celtics, who might end up using Marquis Daniels as Rajon Rondo's backup due to their lack of point guard depth, could now use one small forward. Thanks to Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, the C's are a defense-oriented team, and Bowen fits that mold.
But rumor has it that rather than making a comeback with the Celtics, Bowen is considering retirement. It's been reported that the Celtics "were said to be aggressive in their pursuit of Bowen but were turned away," implying that Bowen might just walk away from the game.
Bowen has no other suitors at the moment, so his decision appears fairly simple. Either he comes back and contributes to the Celtics bench, or he retires.
The dark-horse third option is what HoopsWorld's Steve Kyler refers to as "pulling a P.J. Brown" -- in other words, sitting out until January and waiting until he can feel out the NBA's playoff picture.
For the Celtics, that third option would be fine. The C's have enough manpower to coast from here to January -- the wing positions will be under control. The real task for Bowen would be stepping up in the playoffs -- Doc Rivers needs a body he can stick on LeBron James, Vince Carter or Ben Gordon in May, and that's where Bowen would come in. Until then, both parties can remain patient.
Bowen in Boston would be a good fit. A deal would make sense, but neither side should be desperate to pull the trigger right away. If a deal is meant to happen, it'll happen in due time.
In the meantime, just be happy Brett Favre's back. That's one fewer retirement drama to worry about.
Bowen's not about the drama. If he were going to play in Boston, he'd have signed by now, and would report to camp.
Pop has given every indication that Bruce will not be back. Bruce has given every indication that he's not going to play anywhere else. Add two and two together.
Thanks for the memories, Bruce.
I still think, if he is going to play anywhere, its San Antonio or bust. Pop isn't called CIA for nothing, he isnt going to come out and say "yeah, well, we are going to wait and feel things out and if we think we need Bruce back by mid-season..... thats just something we will have to look at when the time comes."
It's a sensative situation that would have other teams screaming collusion if there was any indication he was coming back to the Spurs, and after "Barry-Gate" I think the league would look into it this time if there was indication there.
That being said, I think he retires. I'd love for him to become a defensive coach for the Spurs though or hell, even do guests commentary with Sean Elliott.
Bruce and Sean as a broadcasting team would be funny, but who would do the play by play?
Three man booth. Bill Land, Sean Elliott, and Bruce Bowen.Quote:
Originally Posted by ohmwrecker
That would be great TV right there.
Bowen could be an eligible spy and goes undercover for us.
Sean only works about half of the games, Have Bruce do color on the other half.Quote:
Originally Posted by ohmwrecker