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yup, evidently the reason for the raise was due to his sprewell speech he gave.
''Why would I want to help them win a le? They're not doing anything for me. I'm at risk. I have a lot of risk here. I got my family to feed.''
$250 per handjob. That is expensive for sure.They resigned bonner to give handjobs during half time, that doesnt come cheap
yup, evidently the reason for the raise was due to his sprewell speech he gave.
''Why would I want to help them win a le? They're not doing anything for me. I'm at risk. I have a lot of risk here. I got my family to feed.''
This deal makes no sense to me. Bonner does not deserve more than the league min. He does not make the Spurs better. I can't believe that we don't have the money to throw at someone like Ian but we can hand this guy 4 million.
I will always root for my Spurs, but they don't stand a chance if Bonner is getting serious minutes. He cannot help the Spurs defend teams like LA and he can't make them pay with his jumper as they can throw players like Odom on him to shut him down.
I am even tempted to not buy the NBA package this year just because I do not understand what the front office is doing. Of course, i will get it just because I have to but I will and complain all year long.
Have the Spurs done sh#t since Bonner joined the team? I don't care how great his +/- is, anyone watching the games can see that he folds in high pressure situations.This is just a guess, but maybe they use statistics to see how the team performs when he's in the lineup. Maybe, just maybe, they employ paid professionals to evaluate the performance of a team on a level that transcends your emotional evaluation of what you yell at the TV. Omg, I bet they even use Excel! With macros!!!
Have you seriously been watching basketball since 1989? It allows for easier penetration. What would generate more points, 3 on 3 or 100 on 100. Less players out there leads to a more efficient, higher scoring offense. See the NHL for a real-world example.
I would've rather the Spurs taken their chances on Anthony Tolliver. Sure he's an unknown stretch 4, but he's a better passer than Bonner. Besides Bonner is a known playoff up. Unless the Spurs are planning on using his contract in a trade package for a better player, there is absolutely "0" upside to retaining him.
I know he gets a bad rap on the board, and I realize he's a good guy. However, if the Spurs are truly serious about trying to field a team that can maximize its playoff possibilities in this final year's run, they cannot do so with a guy that has such a history of playoff failure - like Bonner. His post-season resume is indefensible.
I hope to God he's insurance as a 5th big that sees no time on the court but we all know deep down inside Bonners going to be raining bricks, getting dunked on, holding up his hands and walking backwards as his defense, and jumping 3''s in the air for about 15-20 mpg.
Well, we might as well just skip next season. We have never won with Matt Bonner on this ing team.
Un- ing-believable
The math shows that Bonner shot 38.5% in the playoffs. That's well above average. His role is to be a shooter and spread the floor for TD, Manu, and TP to operate in the lane. He's not paid to be a defensive stopper. Brent Barry wasn't a defensive stopper either. Brent's 3pt % and Bonner's 3pt % are almost the same. All the Bonner haters prove is that they have no clue how NBA basketball is played. Re-signing Bonner is good for the Spurs because we need shooters big time. That's what he does and that's why he earned this new contract. Kyle Korver is a shooter too and somebody is going to pay him the MLE.when that's all you bring to the table 37% isn't cutting it - see below
Date Opponent Result MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Playoffs
Conference Semi-Finals
May 09 vs. PHX2 L 101 - 107 30 5 - 6 2 - 3 2 - 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 3 14
May 07 vs. PHX2 L 96 - 110 19 4 - 6 3 - 4 0 - 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 11
May 05 @ PHX2 L 102 - 110 15 0 - 4 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 0
May 03 @ PHX2 L 102 - 111 13 1 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2
First Round
Apr 29 vs. DAL1 W 97 - 87 12 2 - 4 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 4 4
Apr 27 @ DAL1 L 81 - 103 22 2 - 5 2 - 5 0 - 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 2 6
Apr 25 vs. DAL1 W 92 - 89 8 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Apr 23 vs. DAL1 W 94 - 90 15 0 - 3 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Apr 21 @ DAL1 W 102 - 88 20 3 - 6 2 - 5 0 - 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 8
Apr 18 @ DAL1 L 94 - 100 19 2 - 6 1 - 2 0 - 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 5
he needs 70% to make up what he gives up doing this
four years? the ?
Well Done
And he played a total of 0 min in 2007 finals !
I guess all dynasties end with cronyism, drunkenness, and senility.
I've already mentioned that I like Bonner. But this is kind of disappointing. I was hoping this team was over the stretch-four-bizniss.
Duncan, Splitter, McDyess and Blair supply a balance of size, youth, and experience. I really wanted to see the Spurs play bigger from now on, but Bonner could add versatility if he toughens up and plays with consistency.
What I can't understand is the four years and a raise. Is the market really this ed up?
Bonner played garbage minutes in the 2007 playoffs - 25 minutes in total.
not from without but from within?
Motherf*****.... are the spurs really trying to up this franchise by keeping this piece of ?.... I don't fukn get it anymore... are we the fans the only ones that noticed bonner wasn't worth a last season?.. I mean does the FO need a good slap in the back if the head? If this asshole sees minutes he shouldn't deserve next season, u can count on a repeat season of last year.. and those that defend this asshole, ur outa ur brains....
That's the point right there.
Also until such time as Bonner is able to guard other 4's (Aldridge, Odom, Nowitzki and others), he'll continue to be what he is: a one-trick pony, who is an on-court liability when his shot isn't falling.
With Duncan in decline, he can no longer carry the team as he once did. As such, the objective should be to upgrade the supporting cast around him. This signing DOES NOT achieve that objective.
Furthermore, it does nothing to get the Spurs closer to the perennial target - the Fakers.
Those of you who think he will be the 5th big with limited minutes are kidding themselves. If they are paying him 4 mil a year then he will play.
This means Blair and McDyess will be fighting for the 4th/5th big man spot with Duncan, Splitter and Bonner ahead of them in the rotation.
This is the Finley Syndrome all over again. , knowing Pop, Bonner will probably be the 3rd big in the rotation and first one off the bench.
lol..this thread is funny.....on a serious note though ....ill always be a spurs fan...but this may hurt my interest come next year.....i get ill watching bigs on the bench ala theo or ian while bonner is running loose looking like a chicker w his head cut off.....MAYBE THERE REALLY IS A ROMANCE BEHIND THE SCENES.
Its a lose lose. If hes gonna play, we take minutes away from Blair and Splitter, if he doesnt play we just overpaid a 5th big off the bench.
I just hope the numbers are wrong and he actually has a 4 year 8million total contract. I think hes worth about 1.5-2mil a year.
The only way giving Bonner more than $10 million guaranteed is if the Spurs are going to trade away McDyess before the start of the season. Otherwise, if Bonner is the fifth big, his salary wouldn't be worth the difference between what he gives you and some scrub like James Singleton, Tim Thomas, Steve Novak, Josh McRoberts, Jonathan Bender or even Connor f'in Atchley gives you.
Didn't see the RJ opt-out coming, but I figured things would get worked out with Bonner fairly quickly.....didn't think he was going anywhere. Goodbye Ian, o Tiago?
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