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Can't do that.
Tim's going to play 30min/per.
Tiago would play around 30min/per.
Blair and 'Dyess will combined for around 30min/per.
Are you telling me it'd be that terrible to have Bonner playing 6-10 min/per?
Whether it's Kurz, Tolliver, or any other low-cost option, I just don't see how the Spurs would be in better shape than with a guy they know (for better or worse) and that knows the system.
This is such a non-issue if he returns as their fifth Big playing behind Duncan, Splitter, Blair and 'Dyess . . .
Can't do that.
Maybe this will make Sheed reconsider retirement.
ok...
then sign someone else for the 3.2...bonner has had MORE than enough chances to show what he is made of...
and he always choked when he was needed the most.
Can't do that either -- unless you don't want Splitter here.
are you saying it is bonner or nothing?
Not at all.
Of course, it's way less important who is the 5th big compared to who is a starting SF. However, it doesn't mean that Spurs shouldn't try to do their best to fill that spot.
I think Spurs can and should do better than Bonner for that spot. It could be either a reliable vet or a young player.
Was about to post this. Hopefully we can find someone within that price range (vet min) that perhaps has more potential than bonner does. Easier said then done, all in all i wouldnt mind bonner back as the 5th.
Well sure, I'd take Tolliver now that he can hit some threes. Anyone else?
I would also take a vet player with limited upside but who doesn't choke in the playoffs over Bonner. Players like Massenburg or Willis have been solid end of the bench bigmen for Spurs.
Blackjack, with all due respect, if the plan is to have TD play 30 minutes per game in the regular season, then the season is lost before it begins.
I want him playing 20 minutes a game. Maybe 8 in the 4th when it matters most.
We should heed the lessons learned from last season.
TD carried the team early, and was out of gas when needed most.
Rest him for when it counts. The acquisition of Splitter will make this possible.
I'm ok with a vet-min.
I'll take Bonner back, he's not as bad as a lot of posters are making him out to be. His defense got better, he developed a little bit of an in-between game and he knows the system. We could do a lot worse for an insurance option. Guys, you realize that we can't have all-stars backing up all-stars. Bonner is not a bad role-player. I understand that we were all let down with Bonner a couple of years ago, but he's a very serviceable big that meshes well with the team. I hope they re-sign him.
i was hoping Matt could take Ryan Richards under his wing and show him how to be a stretch 4.
Didn't Kori explicitly ask us not to post MYSA stories b/c the E-N threatened legal action?
Now you've done it.
I'm pretty sure that was their intention upon drafting him. They would send him to Austin to learn from the other Bonner, then call him up to learn from Awesome Bonner.
He's choked twice in the playoffs. These types of players the Spurs never bring back. It would be idiotic if they bring him back.
is it possible to believe that the 3rd, 4th and 5th big man will get much more playing time than years past? Wouldn't that make those 3 players more valuable than ever before? I think it's funny that there are those that are fooled into thinking Bonner will get small minutes. He's a shooter and not a pressure shooter at that - don't make him out to be more because he hustles and his defense has gone from crappy to kinda crappy.
We need length even at the 5th big man mainly because Tim and Antonio will need rest, Splitter will be learning the system and there are going to be times that Blair is just too small.
I'm not a Bonner fan by any stretch of the imagination, but he is arguably our best and most consistent 3pt shooter which is a pretty shameful thought in itself. Though he really does not bring anything else to the table.
Like many Spurs fans I'd prefer to see Mahinmi get some real minutes.,. we really have had no opportunity to see what he is capable of in the NBA. However, in the right role I can understand bringing Bonner back.
If you sign him, he will play.
the fkn problem with bonner i have with him, his fkn passive sometimes or non existent on the court, but he has no problem pulling the trigger....
i like how he attacks the basket when the other team is disrespecting his inside game hahahaha....whats that he had last season, 2-3 take it to the hole for a jam, why doesnt he do this more often...3m a year to be a passive soft gtfo...
Not to mention the at ude and continued message it displays.
Suck in playoffs, steal minutes from more deserving players? You'll be rewarded in *Pops System*.
If that 5th big is Bonner then, sarcasm aside, you would be effectively closing the window, since there's no chance in Pop uses him as the 5th big. I actually see Blair losing minutes to him.
Do not want. Thanks but no thanks.
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