top 3 disappointments on the spurs this post season

[bless1187]

3.) Roger Mason Jr: so much was expected of him coming into the playoff, he struggled a bit during the second half of the season, especially after manu came back. But he picked it up a bit after manu was declared out for the season. he had a decent 1st game and 2nd game but disappeared after that; and especially blows coming off the bench, i think the regular season and game 4 proves that.

2.) Matt Bonner: not much was expected out of him other than playing hard, grabbing a few rebound, and making a few shot; even with the expectation already set so low for him, he still manages to fail us. he might hustle and play hard, but he's just not starter material. worst of all, if the minutes were given to other player (gooden or thomas), i'm pretty sure they would contribute plenty more than bonner.

3.) Coach Pop: i can't really blame matt bonner for being our starting C and playing 30 mpg when we have drew gooden and kurt thomas on the bench, and i can't blame roger mason jr for being our back up pg when we have george hill on the bench. pop proves us time and time again that he doesn't like to make adjustment whether it be due to his stubbornness, ego, etc.

[spursfaninla]

Not sure that Hill would do better as the backup pg actually. It is unclear; he was playing most recently as the sg...

Mason...well, he is not one to create, so he plays well when teams don't play up on him. He is little more than a spot-up shooter.

Bonner...well, he has been unable to help much. It is unclear if Gooden or Thomas would be better, because Gooden is not much use next to duncan unless we give gooden the ball instead of duncan (i.e. he is mostly for scoring), and thomas can't guard dirk.

[Spurs_9_20_21]

3.) Roger Mason Jr: so much was expected of him coming into the playoff, he struggled a bit during the second half of the season, especially after manu came back. But he picked it up a bit after manu was declared out for the season. he had a decent 1st game and 2nd game but disappeared after that; and especially blows coming off the bench, i think the regular season and game 4 proves that.

2.) Matt Bonner: not much was expected out of him other than playing hard, grabbing a few rebound, and making a few shot; even with the expectation already set so low for him, he still manages to fail us. he might hustle and play hard, but he's just not starter material. worst of all, if the minutes were given to other player (gooden or thomas), i'm pretty sure they would contribute plenty more than bonner.

3.) Coach Pop: i can't really blame matt bonner for being our starting C and playing 30 mpg when we have drew gooden and kurt thomas on the bench, and i can't blame roger mason jr for being our back up pg when we have george hill on the bench. pop proves us time and time again that he doesn't like to make adjustment whether it be due to his stubbornness, ego, etc.

The sad think is, that all of that you said is true. I noticed that once Manu came back from his injury, Mason Jr disappeared. Bonner.... well not much need be said, he failed. As for Coach Pop, he definetly doesn't like to make adjustments, like when in the beginning of this series Pop didn't give Hill much of a chance, but he followed through.

[Thompson]

I think Hill was doing pretty well until Pop lost it earlier in the season and decided to go with Roger. Now that that experiment has failed, he can try going to Hill as the backup, though he's missed out on a couple month's worth of experience due to Pop's paranoia.

Even so, I think he'd be better than Mason at PG. He'll make rookie mistakes I'm sure, but I'd still rather have him as the backup point guard than Mason.

[alchemist]

I think Hill was doing pretty well until Pop lost it earlier in the season and decided to go with Roger. Now that that experiment has failed, he can try going to Hill as the backup, though he's missed out on a couple month's worth of experience due to Pop's paranoia.

Even so, I think he'd be better than Mason at PG. He'll make rookie mistakes I'm sure, but I'd still rather have him as the backup point guard than Mason.

Hill = Mason at the PG, neither was a good option at that spot, his defense is great but he's a liability offensively running the point.

[mrs.purss]

manu playing in the olympics......manu playing in the olympics.....and manu playing in the olympics

[pjjrfan]

Hill = Mason at the PG, neither was a good option at that spot, his defense is great but he's a liability offensively running the point.

At this point I would take Hill's offensive liabilities just to have his defense on the floor, Mason took all of 3 shots last game and really looks very hesitant to look for his shots, and I'm wondering why would Pop call a play for Bonner late in the game and not one for Mason who would have been a better option. what was Bonner doing out there anyway, he's even more afraid to shoot now in the playoffs. At least Hill can also penetrate.

[Andy25]

3...2....3?! What?

[Duncan2177]

Top 3 disappointments this post season

1.Pop

2.Mason Jr

3.Bonner

[KVas]

It's easier to list the guys who haven't been disappointments. TD is struggling on his one knee but continues to fight and be aggressive. I would like to see Hollins guarding the healthy Tim Duncan. He wouldn't be such a hero in Dallas. Parker is doing what the team asked him to do. Score, score, and score even more. He's the only one capable of getting to the basket. George Hill wasn't expecting to see big time playoff minutes but made the best in the crucial minutes he played in game 4. Had he gotten playing time throughout the last half of the season I'm sure he would be a smarter player regardless of his shaky offense. Everyone else have been disappointments in my book. But how can you blame them? They are old and the Mavs aren't. Or any other NBA team for that matter.

[45 bank shot]

POp at NO.1 no doubt bout it.
Itz really not we dun have any talent on this team or nobody on our team can play playoffs basketball. itz really pop who play the wrong players at the wrong positions plus destroyin some players confidence

[sonic21]

kurt thomas, he was our best big after the ASG but he really sucks against the mavs.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Bonner was expected to fail in the post season. He might be the worst player in NBA history to lead the league in 3 point FG%. If you simply stand in front of Bonner he will miss all of his shots.

The Mavs have done a great job of contesting the Spurs at the 3 point line since they don't need to double on anyone.

[45 bank shot]

kurt thomas, he was our best big after the ASG but he really sucks against the mavs.

well wat can he do? Mavs dun really have a power lowpost player, instead they have a bunch of young and quick forwards who can stretch the floor.
that kinda cancels out KT's defensive ability and also limits his PT thus restricts his offense

[45 bank shot]

Bonner was expected to fail in the post season. He might be the worst player in NBA history to lead the league in 3 point FG%. If you simply stand in front of Bonner he will miss all of his shots.

The Mavs have done a great job of contesting the Spurs at the 3 point line since they don't need to double on anyone.

agree, and in game 4, bonner had a few wide open opportunites but he turned 'em down probably cuz hez too chicken. Instead, he put the ball on the floor n got cut off every time n more importantly killed the shot clock

[peskypesky]

1. Poopavitch
2. Poopavitch
3. Roger Mason

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

The Bench
The Bench
The Bench

[peskypesky]

The Bench
The Bench
The Bench

Which bench? You mean the bench players who have been starting (Bonner and Finley) or the starters who've been benched (Mason, Gooden and Bowen)?

[bless1187]

Not sure that Hill would do better as the backup pg actually. It is unclear; he was playing most recently as the sg...

Mason...well, he is not one to create, so he plays well when teams don't play up on him. He is little more than a spot-up shooter.

Bonner...well, he has been unable to help much. It is unclear if Gooden or Thomas would be better, because Gooden is not much use next to duncan unless we give gooden the ball instead of duncan (i.e. he is mostly for scoring), and thomas can't guard dirk.

well, from the time i seen of hill as back up pg, he's not as good a shooter as mason, but he does bring the ball up under pressure better, he doesn't make silly passes that leads to direct TO as much as mason does, and what's annoying is that our offense when mason has the ball consist of a big man setting a pick for mason to jack up a 3pt shot. i really don't see much more in him than a spot up shooter, since every time he tries to take it to the hole, its either a turn over or a block shot. and i don't know if anyone else noticed this, but i really believe that roger mason jr is a soft player, he respond very very poor to physical plays, and every time there's a loose ball on the floor, he would always lose out on getting it.

from your assessment of gooden not likely to play better than bonner in his minute. there's only one thing i need to tell you; there's no way possible anyone can contribute less than bonner has done in 30 mpg in the playoff. he's performance has been the lowest of all the lows.

[pawe]

Mason was playing pretty well when he would just catch and shoot. Pop ed him up by forcing him to be a Tony Parker. Pop should've just went after Marbury if he wanted a scoring PG.

[Mr. Body]

Who really expected much out of Bonner and Mason?

[Gervin44Silas13]

manu playing in the olympics......manu playing in the olympics.....and manu playing in the olympics

yeah...that right there jerked us>>>>>>

thank you manu for screwing with our post-season...
I hope your injury was worth getting a *&#@* silver medal!

[Gervin44Silas13]

Mason was playing pretty well when he would just catch and shoot. Pop ed him up by forcing him to be a Tony Parker. Pop should've just went after Marbury if he wanted a scoring PG.

Imagine the drama with this team if we had Marbury

[I Love Me Some Me]

1. Manu Ginobili's health.
2. Tim Duncan's health.
3. Pop's decision to not use Hill.

[mrs.purss]

Who really expected much out of Bonner and Mason?

Noone did. Noone in the NBA anyways.