How many minutes will Michael Finley play tonight?

[baseline bum]

Please let tonight be Finley's once a week good shooting game.

Didn't help out in game 1 when he was still the worst player on the floor despite shooting 70%.

[Libri]

Fin off the bench is not bad and then you bury him when you shorten the rotations for playoffs.

Finley wouldn't complain if that was his role.

[DPG21920]

You must not have watched Finley play off the bench.

You must not have watched how Pop will never bury Finley.

Speaking hypothetically.

[lefty]

68.

Pop will keep Finley on the court during halftime, too.

(Picturing Finley taking fadeaway jumpers and not challenging the ballboys when they shoot the ball)

[ElNono]

Please let tonight be Finley's once a week good shooting game.

[ElNono]

This is how Josh Howard looks when guarded by Finley:

[Spursmania]

Those are my fav pics. Dig the cat!

[Bruno]

Finley being here next year will also depend on what SF Spurs will be able to get via FA/trade.
If Spurs keep Mason and get a good SF, Spurs will keep either Finley or Bruce. If Pop isn't senile, it will be Bruce.

[Rynospursfan]

Finley being here next year will also depend on what SF Spurs will be able to get via FA/trade.
If Spurs keep Mason and get a good SF, Spurs will keep either Finley or Bruce. If Pop isn't senile, it will be Bruce.

There is no debating it. It is far more likely that Finley is here than Bruce next year. Just because of their contract situations.

[Spursmania]

Too many.

[it's me]

Just the final minutes if we‘re down by 2 or 3… take the three pointer… call time out and back to the bench until we get the ball again.

[Bruno]

There is no debating it. It is far more likely that Finley is here than Bruce next year. Just because of their contract situations.

We will see. I would be extremely surprised and disappointed in Spurs FO if Bruce is playing for another team next year.

[DPG21920]

We will see. I would be extremely surprised and disappointed in Spurs FO if Bruce is playing for another team next year.

You would be surprised. Pop has already shown that he has buried Bruce by not playing him in the regular season and by saying he would not be playing if Manu was healthy.

He also tried to trade him.

[Bruno]

You would be surprised. Pop has already shown that he has buried Bruce by not playing him in the regular season and by saying he would not be playing if Manu was healthy.

Pop said that he wanted to have him fresh for the playoffs. And in the playoffs, Bowen has played a lot of minutes.

He also tried to trade him.

He would have been likely waived and re-signed by Spurs 30 days after the trade (like with Brent last year).

[DPG21920]

Then why did he say he would not play if Manu was healthy?

[Bruno]

Then why did he say he would not play if Manu was healthy?

When did pop say that ?

[DPG21920]

Cannot find the quote, but I think Kori mentioned it somewhere...

[Das Texan]

I like how Finley was our 5th guard option during the summer and is now basically option 1.


Boy I knew better than to believe that load of crap from Pop.


Please dont be a total absolute 100% disaster tonight Fin.....

[DPG21920]

When did pop say that ?

Cannot find the quote, but I think Kori mentioned it somewhere...

Here ya go


Will Spurs Target Wallace?

Rasheed Wallace | Pistons

San Antonio will not have cap space until 2010 (when Manu Ginobili's contract expires), but there will be plenty of talented free agents who may accept the mid-level exception this summer.
Expect the Spurs to make a run at Rasheed Wallace, the longtime starting power forward for the Pistons. -- The New York Times


•Sources say Pistons forward/center Rasheed Wallace asked for a buyout this year, but management declined.
Some observers think the possible buyout would have been to join the Cavs. He's an unrestricted free agent this summer and could be someone the Cavs covet -- at the right price



Will Spurs Keep Bowen?

Bruce Bowen | Spurs

The Spurs have yet to begin discussions on what to do with the roster and, with Bruce Bowen, there are several options.
They could keep him, and that would be easy enough. He's under contract next season.

But his salary is only partially guaranteed. The Spurs can buy him out for half of the $4 million he is due, then pursue someone else with the savings. Or they could trade him this summer, or they could trade him next season.

They already tried to trade him this season, and for a reason. Bowen might not be playing at all against Dallas if Manu Ginobili were healthy.

So the Spurs will evaluate, and they will repeat what they said last summer. They need to get younger, right? -- San Antonio Express-News

There it is, someone just posted it. I do not see where it is directly quoting Pop, but that is what I thought I read the first time I saw that.

[SA210]

I don't know where the quote is, but Pop had mentioned that since Manu was out it would give others an opportunity, Bruce being one of the guys he mentioned. Which is stupid, cuz Bruce should have started even with Manu healthy.

[bigdog]

Finley will get a lot of minutes. Not because he's the most amazing player on Earth, and he's definitely nowhere near the player he used to be, but if you think about it, he's been extremely solid for the Spurs this year, no matter how streaky he may be.

Would you rather have Udoka playing in his place? I think not.

Besides, I want to see Mike play good against the Mavs. He deserves to kick their asses.

[loveforthegame]

I expect around 30-35 minutes unless Mason busts out of his scared s and starts playing like we know he can.

Bowen can only play so many minutes and just doesn't get enough shots to make a difference on the offensive end.

Fin on his worst night is still better than Udoka's ever been.

It's possible that Hill could get some of his minutes unless Pop chains him to the bench again.

[sportsman1]

WTF happened to Finley's three? I keep waiting for him to break it out.. but it just hasn't happened.

[MaNu4Tres]

I don't get how fans can be so hard on Finley and give Mason a free pass when Mason hasn't really done anything better.

[baseline bum]

Finley will get a lot of minutes. Not because he's the most amazing player on Earth, and he's definitely nowhere near the player he used to be, but if you think about it, he's been extremely solid for the Spurs this year, no matter how streaky he may be.

Would you rather have Udoka playing in his place? I think not.

Besides, I want to see Mike play good against the Mavs. He deserves to kick their asses.

I'd rather have Bowen and Hill playing large minutes.