I wish we had him tooDamn Pops played awesome today, 21 minutes he had 21 points and 8 rebounds. I really wish SA wouldn't have cut this guy now we are going to be sorry
I wish I hadn't watched that- it only shows me what the spurs have given up
it's not really surprising that he's playing like this..Gooden is still a much better addition..
Pops is still an undersized big man..it'll be interesting to see him play once opposing teams start looking to defend him..most of his stats are coming in garbage time and against other teams bench players, so no overreactions..
good for him though, seems like a good guy..
he'll be getting overpaid by Toronto this off-season, no doubt about that..JYD part 2..
Last edited by HarlemHeat37; 03-16-2009 at 01:18 AM.
Figured there is not enough threads about it.
Only 21 Minutes played Vs. Pacers.
DAAMMN
Scola thread!!
oh wait....
esss esss!
Pops Mensah-Bonsu!
Now what we are gonna do about it?
He played few games as a spur and he needs a thread in Spurs section?
nahh
this warranted a new thread?
come on guys.
i dont know about you guys, but im sure glad we waived him. i mean he looks weak on the boards, cant finish, soft and unagressive, surely Oberto will help us against LA's big much more than this guy would have.
AAARRGGGHHHHHH!!!!
He was a cheap waive unlike the guys under contract. Not to mention, being undersized doesn't help with the length of LA.
Fact is, Gooden has about 3 inches on Pop, and as the saying goes, you can't teach size.
I don't see why being undersized was such a big deal, Leon Powe and Davis are undersized yet they can be somewhat effective. Oh well too early to tell but I think he'll end up being a decent player
And I'll add that you can't teach this:
holy ... few impressive plays there. hes definitely got potential.
true that, best case scenario for him he ends up like a turiaf or maxiell type of player
Actually 11-13 from the FT line.
He seems to like Toronto as it has that European feel for him, as well.
Too bad. Was looking forward to Duncan, Pops, Gist, Mahinmi.
he is avg 6 and 6 and on the rise.
lol every single year...and it goes on...and on...and on....
BLAIR FACTS
Don't get carried away with flavour of the month
JEFF BLAIR
March 16, 2009
Let's not go all Pops Mensah-Bonsu over the Toronto Raptors finally winning a game.
Let's not go all over the top, because yesterday's 110-87 win would have felt a better if Chris Bosh had triple-doubled and scored 20 points - and if the win was over somebody better than the Indiana Pacers and was the sign of a team flexing its muscles for the NBA postseason.
Still, the Raptors had their largest margin of victory this year, and ended their seven-game winless skid. For the fifth consecutive game, they scored at least 48 points in the paint, something they'd managed to do just once in the previous 62 games.
Yeah, it was of the train-wreck variety - Mensah-Bonsu almost took out his own teammates a couple of times and appeared to hurt his eye when he choked a dunk attempt off the rim. Shawn Marion made essentially two plays in 23 minutes of playing time - a couple of third-quarter dunks - but, really, who's to complain?
"Guys are trying to go inside a little bit more and be cognizant of the fact that we need to shrink defences if we want to shoot the [three-pointers]," Raptors head coach Jay Triano said. "If you start scoring inside, teams will collapse and it's going to open up perimeter shots."
Mensah-Bonsu went 5-for-10 from the field and 11-for-13 from the free-throw line and had eight rebounds. He crushed the Pacers. He is raw, there is no doubt about that, but much of that comes from the fact he's still over-anxious and still feeling his way.
The Raptors believe that once he acclimates himself, there will be some smoothness to his game. But hopefully not too much.
The Raptors have enough bench guys who play with a detachment that belies their place in the game.
This has been the issue all season long: the Raptors have never had a "change-up" at the guard position to give other teams a different look than Jose Calderon. And their bench players are soft, incapable or unwilling to do any dirty work.
Mensah-Bonsu does not appear cut from the same cloth.
"I don't feel like a borderline NBA player," he said, shrugging. "But I know that's the rep. So, I'm just playing - personally - to stay in the NBA."
Nice to hear, but before Raptors fans get carried away with the flavour of the month, remember these two words: Jamario and Moon.
POPS had NBA.com block of the night on boris diaw
OMG pops vs Chicago!!!!(watch the vid)
http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290329028
He had 13 pts too
Yup makes you drool a bit.
Calderon with 19 assists yo!
Why do you guys continue to bump this thread???
Let it the go!
Who gives a anyway? Gooden fills that role now.
gooden has yet to dunk,jump up & down, and roar with rage after he just slammed dunked. so no gooden does not fill PMB's void
Pops at best is a Ben Wallace Jr.gooden has yet to dunk,jump up & down, and roar with rage after he just slammed dunked. so no gooden does not fill PMB's void
That's it..
There is nothing more he can do.
Beside dunking, rebounding and block shots what
else can he do??
He was an average defender when I saw him play
here, get over it already. If you miss him that much then
go root for the craptors.
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