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Bonner is ok from the bench... NOT A STARTER
As if fans and the Spurs FO hadn't already endured enough misery from his perennial playoff choking, now this, according to Jeff McDonald:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s..._97550859.html
Richard Jefferson wasn't the only Spurs player to hit free agency Wednesday night. Four other notable players also became free agents, albeit much more expectedly than Jefferson.
Matt Bonner, Roger Mason Jr., Keith Bogans and Ian Mahinmi had their contracts expire at 11:01 p.m. CDT, as free agency's opening bell sounded.
Of those four, only Bonner stands a significant chance of coming back. The Spurs value his unique skill set as a 3-point shooting center/forward, which they could be hard-pressed to find on the free-agent market.
Bonner's agent, Kenny Grant, said formal talks with the Spurs have not yet begun, but he expects them to start soon.
“Matt wants to be a Spur, and I'd imagine they want him back, too,” Grant said.
The Spurs are open to bringing back Bonner, but only if the price is right.
A career 40.5 percent shooter from 3-point range, Bonner made $3.2 million last season. He averaged 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds and shot 39 percent from 3-point range, despite missing 17 games after breaking his hand in December.
Bonner is ok from the bench... NOT A STARTER
If he comes back in any way shape or form... then THE SPURS and they deserve to be losers.
The price being the veterans minimum....
Bonner could turn into the next Finley, as in a player that gets way more minutes than he deserves. That's why I'm hesitant to even have Bonner for the veteran's minimum. Pop still might be too in love with the stretch big, but like Bogans, you can't turn players into something they're not. It just kills the entire team.
I hope Spurs won't bring him back. Even at the min and even at the deep end of the bench, it will be a bad move.
Bonner has no upside and chokes in the playoffs. I don't see what he could bring to Spurs.
Bonner re-signed would be a nightmare and the leading indicator of the window being closed.
He is a better insurance big than Brian Cardinal.
vet min please
OH GOD NO!!!
I cant stomach seeing this guy in a Spurs uni.
this . First they convince Jefferson to opt out of his final year and now they want to bring this worthless piece of back? What the , RC? Maybe he should have been allowed to interview with Portland after all.
Thats all he'll be offered...
Bonner w/ more than 10 min. =
Bonner w/ less than 10 min. =
for the min and 5th big minutes fine but i really dont want him back
If Splitter is brought over, with McDyess and Blair, there really is no time left over for Bonner.
Again, his agent says Bonner wants to go back and the Spurs are "open" to it.
But again, that doesn't mean the Spurs WANT him back nor are they CLAMORING.
Its a very one sided street and you don't read reports of RC being up right now calling Bonner, so there....
Bonner has got talent, and with Splitter down low, he should see more open looks.
He can be used to rack up qtr 1-3 regular season minutes in the big man rotation and help ensure that TD is allowed to ride the pine and get limited minutes until qtr 4 of most games and up til april when TD's minutes can start to be ramped up a bit.
Fresh TD in april/may/june means le contenders.
If Bonner is retained as a fifth Big now that they've seemingly got the ability to pay him without going into the tax, I don't see the problem. He'd eat minutes during the regular season when he's useful and be a non-factor come the playoffs by choice and not his play -- Duncan, Splitter, Blair and 'Dyess will be all they really need in the playoffs.
Bonner's fine if you're not depending on him. If he's willing to come back as the fifth Big, I'm not going to be up in arms. What other athletic Big or shooting Big is out there that you'd really want over Bonner as your fifth in the rotation?
if bonner gets a contract then ian deserves to get a contract too....he is too young to let him sign some where else...
Seriously. Bonner. Nice guy but so is my neighbor and I don't want him shooting in the playoffs either.
Something is seriously wrong when Ian can't get minutes yet our three other castaways kept getting chance after chance.
Bonner comes back and I agree the window is closed. That's just the wrong message. It says we accept mediocrity and softness. I'd rather roll the dice with someone young and unproven.
I agree, the Spurs' fifth Big will decide whether this team wins a championship or not.
If they get Splitter, signing Bonner is fine -- though I'd just as soon tryout Rob Kurz or someone similar who would seem to be in line for the same amount of minutes.
. Re-sign Mahinmi for the minimum for sake, and play him 24-30mins during Nov-Dec to give plenty of rest to Tim (or Dice). This seems like a no-brainer to me - give the kid some run, save Tim's legs. We don't need Tim to take the court until January.
NBA teams have to start thinking about using the ends of their benches more in the first two months of the season, especially to rest aging stars.
Just like bringing back Finley. If he is there, Pop will play him.
WHY?
take those 3.2 mil and add them to the LLE and get a real player who won't choke in crunch time...bonner sucks as bad as finley did...
if bonner is re-signed--the spurs are heading in the wrong direction again...
2008,2009,2010....
2011?
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