Matt Bonner and Michael Finley Talk

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner could be a very good bench spark..

Yes, played very well tonight

And I'd rather see Finley than Mason. In fact when TP come back I want to see Hill taking all minutes from both

[VivaPopovich]

Bonner could be a very good bench spark..

Yes he could be

Just not starting PF/C and not playing as many minutes as Pop is having him play. Tonight was an exception with Timmy out. I guess. We still should have been Theo/Dejuan/Blair get more PT but whatever

[VivaPopovich]

"he isn't the one who turns it over everytime he touches it..."
"his defense was decent for the first quarter..."
"his three point ability stretches the floor/no other big on the roster does what he can"

Bonner sucks. Don't care what the so called "experts" think, the guy is a poor man's JJ Red stretched to 7 ft, except his shot is so streaky that it's laughable to call him a 3 point threat. Guy can't rebound, or box out, and how the can anyone say he play's decent defense? You can't stand perpendicular to your man as he shoots and he can't stay in front of a line, let alone anyone with a ball in their hand. He has absolutely nothing over the other bigs on the roster besides the most over rated 3 point shot this side of Manu's balding head and tenure. Thankfully his minutes have been steadily decreasing, because he is becoming more than a liability when he plays extended minutes, he's becoming a detriment to the team, at least Mike Finley can say he is ass old, Bonner doesn't have any excuse, he just flat out doesn't have the talent or ability to do what Pop want's him to do. You can't have a consummate bench warmer playing a starting role for a dynasty with le hopes when you have two better alternatives sitting on the bench who are more productive in the little run they are given than this jabrone.

People on this board can sugar coat it anyway they want and dismiss people like me with snide comments like "do you even watch the games" (half season ticket holder, muffuggas!) or "you're not on the team" but neither are you guys, but in fairness the guy isn't THE reason the Spurs are a mess right now, but he most certainly isn't part of the solution in anyway but in a small role. To say otherwise is insulting, you don't need to be an expert to notice when someone isn't productive enough in their role and if I see that mother er stare at another wide open shooter for 3 seconds and not even bother putting a hand up, I'm gonna put my remote through my TV and I really dont want to do that.
/Rant.

say it baby just say it

i need more cowbell

truth to power!

[TDMVPDPOY]

comparing bonner to red ? hahahahahaha bonner can dunk yo...

[Josepatches_]

Only 14 minutes to Finley today but played well.
7 points 2/2 3PT%

He's not starter but we can use him off the bench.He's not as worse as he seems to be when he has to guard PF or C

[superjames1992]

Maybe we should bring Bonner off the bench. He played quite well tonight coming off the bench. Maybe he fits that role better.

[HarlemHeat37]

Finley played 21 combined minutes in 2 straight games..

Bonner hasn't started in 2 games, and had good games coming off the bench in both..

Have we finally received what we've all wanted?..

[Spurs Brazil]

Bonner with a very nice game

A clutch 3, did I really said that????????????

11pts 9rebs

One more think, Mason to the doghouse

[coyotes_geek]

Finley played 21 combined minutes in 2 straight games..

Bonner hasn't started in 2 games, and had good games coming off the bench in both..

Have we finally received what we've all wanted?..

I'll say we get half. Bogans' D is certainly a welcome sight compared to what we've seen so far this year. If he keeps hitting a decent percentage on his 3's he's really going to eat into Finley's minutes.

With Bonner, I wouldn't be surprised if we see him back in the starting lineup once Duncan returns.

[superjames1992]

Bonner had a nice rebounding night tonight, pulling down nine rebounds, including six on the offensive side.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Bonner: I want to see him used as he's been used for the last two games - energy sub and shooter off the bench. I've said that all along, and I think he's ideally suited to the role.

Starting Bonner is a bad move because then he's playing against starters and tends to get pasted on either D, the boards, or both. As an energy sub he can impact on offense like he has the last two games without being such a liability at the other end because he's generally playing against lesser (bench) players. I have no problem with Bonner playing 20 mins, as long as it is off the bench so that the starters (should be TP/Bogans/RJ/Dice/Tim) can set the defensive tone of the game. As for "spreading the floor for Tim", Dice can do that just as well with his excellent jumpshot out to 20ft, and I also want to see many more hi-low sets for Tim and Dice.

Finley: should only be used at the 2 (3 if absolutely necessary... NEVER at the 4!) as offense off the bench. Like Bonner, he's a liability on defence and the boards. At this point he should be a 10-15min spot guy only.

[booonkers]

so the past few games we got what we wanted no bonner and fin in the starting line-up, does it seem like a coincidence that our defense really improved and gotten more consistent? bonner can play well off the bench when he doesn't have to defend the best bigs of other teams and well fin can still be serviceable in limited mins.

now all we need is for mase to get his mojo back, for manu to get healthy and for blair to get some more playing time. these spurs just need some time. i guess i just really love what im seeing defensively that's why im not losing hope on this team.

[booonkers]

as long as defense is around, we'll be okay. the offense will follow.

[TDMVPDPOY]

its the wizards man, nothing to boast about

[booonkers]

yes i'm not just talking about the wizards but the past few games the d has been good.

[TDMVPDPOY]

yes i'm not just talking about the wizards but the past few games the d has been good.

contract year

[booonkers]

so finley didn't do so well this game. like how mase has been improving the past couple of games. hope this jumpstarts his season.

[superjames1992]

12 points, 8 rebounds, and a block for Bonner tonight. Not bad!

[ElNono]

He's playing better off the bench. And if he's going to average 5+ rebounds a game, my biggest beef with him will be gone. Finley I thought played harder out there too. The problem for him though is that younger guys get around him too easily. Kinda the same problem for Matt with long and athletic guys.

[booonkers]

love the fact that they can play off the bench which they should've been doing from the start.

[HarlemHeat37]

He's playing better off the bench. And if he's going to average 5+ rebounds a game, my biggest beef with him will be gone. Finley I thought played harder out there too. The problem for him though is that younger guys get around him too easily. Kinda the same problem for Matt with long and athletic guys.

I'm still and always will be in favor of Hairston over Finley, but I can live with him if he's giving the effort he was giving tonight, since I doubt Pop ever benches him..

That's definitely true about Bonner, so bringing him off the bench where he won't face too many guys with a high level of talent helps..

[HarlemHeat37]

So now they're both out..it'll be funny if everybody has to eat crow, myself included..

[thOOdee]

IS ANYBODY ELSE EXCITED?!?!?!......I know it sounds bad to be pumped w injuries, but I am really excited to see a team with BIGS WHO CONCENTRATE ON D A LITTLE MORE.
COULD THIS BE FATE?
and if the team actually does better, who thinks pop will bring back bonner and finley to combine for 40 mins still?

[ElNono]

So now they're both out..it'll be funny if everybody has to eat crow, myself included..

Well, so far Finley minutes have been distributed to Mason, Manu and Hill. Hairston hasn't really entered the picture save for spot seconds here and there.
We'll see who gets Matt's minutes... Who do you want to get them if it was your choice and who do you think will?

I'd like to see Theo 10, Dice 5 and Blair 5... but I think we're not going to see Theo and have small ball (maybe with RJ?) taking those 10 minutes (unless there's foul trouble).

[HarlemHeat37]

I agree about small ball, I think we'll see a lot of it with RJ at the 4..

I really don't have any idea what to expect about the rest of the minutes..I actually think Haislip will get a shot, since Pop really likes the big guy stretching the floor..of course it won't work because Haislip sucks IMO, so we'll see what happens..

Probably mix it between Ratliff and smallball depending on the matchup IMO..