Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by Spurs and Mavs fan
Any time the Spurs are holding a 20-point lead in the second half, I'd be fine with McGrady playing.
Otherwise, no.
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06-04-2013
N0 LyF3 ScRuB
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by hoppedupford
not sure what you are talking about Bonner not playing good D. He played good but not great D against the Lakers and Griz. Bonner plays good D against strong Physical post players, he has problems against players that shoot jumpers and attack the rim.
He's been getting bullied by every post up player. He wraps the player up, refuses to hustle or go for a rebound. He does better against "shooting" big men. Howard, Bogut, Landry and Randolph all bullied him.
06-04-2013
N0 LyF3 ScRuB
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by hoppedupford
Did you watch the WCF at all.
I watched every single game.
06-04-2013
Dex
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by N0 LyF3 ScRuB
I'll give you that. But add up his tally post the Lakers series and you'll see he is slowly regressing back to the old Bonner. And quite frankly, I think his defense negates his offense completely.
Career 3PT%: .417
2012-2013 3PT%: .442
3PT% post the Lakers series: .400 (8/20)
I'm a known Bonner hater, but if shooting 40% from 3 is him "regressing", I'll take it. Especially since the lane has been noticeably more open whenever he is on the floor, and his defense has not been as bad as you describe.
06-04-2013
N0 LyF3 ScRuB
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by hoppedupford
Did you even watch any of the playoffs.
I can't tell if you're serious or just trolling. I watch every single player playing. Randolph pulled more rebounds than Duncan and Splitter in every games (like 14-16 in a few of them). Bonner has no post defense, no rebounding ability. He literally wraps them up. Count up how many games he's had 4-5 fouls in 15-20 minutes playing.
06-04-2013
spurs4legacy
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
Mcgrady for the win! He can still do it, he could be effective on the bench but he could be more effective on the court. We know that he just wants to win just like all of us on the board. go spurs, bring home the win! spurs4legacy
06-04-2013
therealtruth
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
Bonner needs limited minutes to be effective. Within those limited minutes he can't pace himself. He has to go all out.
06-04-2013
Gagnrath
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
Bonner has had a good play-offs I can see him being useful, Haslem is someone he can guard and he can be effective against birdman as long as we have strong rebounder on the floor with him.
I see T-Mac as a back-up SF to guard LeBron limited minutes for Kawhi to get a breather if absolutely required.
06-05-2013
Indazone
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
I dunno, I dug up his highlights when he played in China. Still look like he got it to me. I can see why Pop picked him up. But that said, you go with the team that got you to where you are. Granted he's not posterizing Shawn Bradley anymore but if T-Mac plays like this next year, damn! He's more suited for the point guard position now. His court vision is unbelievable and he'd be a mismatch for anyone else at guard. JVG did use T-Mac a lot at the guard position while he was in Houston.
06-05-2013
AchillesHeel
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
T-Mac is still a decent player, tbh. It was only about a year and a half ago when he owned Lebron on his home court, tbh.
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by Indazone
I dunno, I dug up his highlights when he played in China. Still look like he got it to me. I can see why Pop picked him up. But that said, you go with the team that got you to where you are. Granted he's not posterizing Shawn Bradley anymore but if T-Mac plays like this next year, damn! He's more suited for the point guard position now. His court vision is unbelievable and he'd be a mismatch for anyone else at guard. JVG did use T-Mac a lot at the guard position while he was in Houston.
The team he played with was horrible. The only reasons pop would play tmac would be if he saw something in him during practice or neal suddenly collapses.
06-05-2013
Jumi
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
He's had time to get up to speed with a few things during the layoff. Who knows, Pop might see something we don't. If not, pray Neal can come through for us.
06-05-2013
Indazone
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
Did you watch the videos? Dude can still dunk the ball. He still has all his moves and ball handling skills. He's 34 yrs old. Maybe he's a step slower than before but he can find other ways to score. He's much more adept at passing the ball and he doesn't turn the ball over.
06-05-2013
moisaenz
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by Jumi
He's had time to get up to speed with a few things during the layoff. Who knows, Pop might see something we don't. If not, pray Neal can come through for us.
Neal seems healthier but his shot still isn't falling, and if it isn't there is no point of having him playing.
06-05-2013
ffadicted
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
The NBA finals is not where you essentially debut new players into the rotation
06-05-2013
scramby eggs
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
I have not seen anything from T-Mac this year the leads me to believe he can still ball. I am not saying he can't, just all I have seen from him is standing around the 3 point line and whipping nice passes followed by occasional missed 3s
06-05-2013
Legacy
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
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Originally Posted by ffadicted
The NBA finals is not where you essentially debut new players into the rotation
06-05-2013
TheyCallMePro
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
I agree Tracy needs to play this series but...it's not gunna happen unless we find ourselves down 3-1 or something.
Just like Blair not playing vs the Thunder last year until game 6. We needed him. Pop was stubborn.
Let's just pray it doesn't get to that point.
06-05-2013
TheyCallMePro
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
I gotta agree with Neal and Bonner being completely useless this series. Especially Neal dribbling the ball vs the Heat's pressure defense is just a nightmare...
And Bonner just isn't quick enough defensively. He also can't jump.
Neither one should play. Why not let T-Mac have a few minutes? And Blair?
06-06-2013
Sean Cagney
Re: All T-Mac jokes aside, we need him to take Bonner or Neal minutes to have a chanc
T mac will not see a minute in the series unless we are down big or up big. This is the truth.