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Ideally, he will be traded with Oberto, they will be cut, and Bruce will be back soon after. A win-win.
Well, it's possible that the consensus among medias isn't the same than the one in the FO.
Spurs aren't exactly known to be a franchise that shares its views with the media.
Ideally, he will be traded with Oberto, they will be cut, and Bruce will be back soon after. A win-win.
Bruce Bowen should retire as a Spur, and he's not there yet.
Yeah that would be perfect.
Oberto IMO will retire most likely.
I am all in favor of bringing back Bowen for one more year if Pop starts him, but if he is going to do the same thing he did this year by bringing him off the bench, then we are going to be in trouble. Bruce needs to start to be effective. Trying to bring him in when a player is already hot and then asking him to shut them down is too much to ask for at his age already.You could get away with doing that a couple of years ago, but he has lost a step and you have to allow him to get into a rhythm defensively before you can count on him spotting up for the corner 3 on the break.
I wonder how this season would have turned out had Pop not retired Bruce.
Might've gotten out of round one, but not much more. Not without Manu and half of Timmy.
I'd love to see him stick around. I know they say he's lost a step but I think he's still one of the best defenders in the league.
Not much different.
i don't know if bowen will still have it next year. he will be another year older and he's already lost one or two steps since 2007. i like him as an insurance policy at the vet minimum but not as a primary option. spurs should figure out a way to get rid of his current salary. spurs need to aggressively pursue a replacement at the wing and look towards the era after bowen.
I really would like to know what exactly all this "lost a step" business is based upon. The only thing Bruce lost this year was PT, and perhaps patience.
bruce scored 50 points this game. OK, Pro B (2nd french league) wasn't a very high level, but that's still 50 pts.
Well if anything, Bruce should be one of the freshest vets on the team next year with the time he's had to rest this season....he essentially had a year off.
If Bruce wants money he won't be here next year.
Save him for the PO if need be. Then when he retires, keep him as a coach!
he's partially owed $4 mil and will likely be bought out for about half that, then signed to a vet minimum deal of 1.2mil.
That's still about 70% of his pay, and I doubt he signs for more than the vet minimum somewhere else.
One more year IMO. I love to see Bruce starting instead of Fin
then another...and another.... and another!!ONE more year.
Bruce doesn't get the recognition he deserves. Bruce is the epitome of Spurs Basketball. He should be brought back until he decides it's time to retire. Then the FO should still hold onto him as an assistant coach. or a scout.
Bruce should definitely be around next season. He can continue mentoring Hill and any other youngsters that end up on the roster. The man can still play at great level. There's no one I'd rather send into a game to shut down a hot shooter than Bruce!
i hope that's the way it will be. Outside needing him to be part of a trade, i just don't see a single reason to get rid of Bowen.
Bowen shouldn't be very attractive for others team and is very useful for us. So, i see him staying with us, even if Pop reluctance to play him could be a bad sign for him.
If the Spurs make a trade (which they all but have to do if they hope to improve), Bruce will be a part of it. Hopefully, they buy him out and he comes back to SA.
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