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Bonner at the 3 spot would allow the other team's 3 to score a lot of points.
So does every other team in the league. The frontlline size of the Lakers is one of the biggest reasons why they're going for a three-peat this next year, so it would be nice to have size to match up.
Unfortunately, Bonner isn't the answer.
Bonner at the 3 spot would allow the other team's 3 to score a lot of points.
Bonner would be able to play SF, but not regularly. If he has enough foot speed to stay with a fast hobbit, he's not going to suck against a SF in that regard. But that doesn't mean he won't get abused in other ways. It all depends on who he's guarding.
I smell something... oh, that's what it is... CHAMPIONSHIP!
Having Bonner at the three-point line and past the foul-line circle allows the other team to destroy us on the defensive glass. Plus, he's notoriously weak at rebounding in traffic at the other end.
The only way Bonner at the 3 would work is in VERY specific match up scenarios. If the other team has a stiff 3 then it might work, if the other has a player that is slower than bonner then it might work..
And did someone say that he can fill the role like AK47? AK47 doesnt even like the SF and is more effective as a PF anyways.. not to mention that hes multi-talented.
More speculation:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/bal...urn=nba,255923
Thanks to the Spurs — who just gave Bonner a 4 year, $16 million contract — the red-headed sharpshooter can now afford a lot of sandwiches.
I cannot it is so hard for us to offer good contracts to the Scolas and Splitters out there but no one hesitates to give Matt Bonner 4 millions a year...
It makes me puke... Bonner must know some dark stories about our guys in the FO.
boner !!!!!!
That's no credible source. Just some blogger, and I think he hasn't even been the editor of that blog for too long. From earlier posts in this thread it seems the contract is closer to 10-11 mil, not 16
My thinking regarding the speculated 16 mil being bogus is
A) Why would Bonner get offered more $ than Tiago?
B) Why would Tiago accept less $ than Bonner?
C) If Bonner wanted to stay in SA, why would we overpay to keep him?
This is why I don't get why people are up in arms over possibly this contract or giving RJ a long term deal. Yeah, those deals suck but when you're in a rebuilding phase then it really doesn't matter because you're likely not going to be very compe ive.
SOMONE will have to be paid during those years and the Spurs will more than likely be terrible so who really cares if Bonner or Jefferson are overpaid for a few years? Its not going to hinder rebuilding in the least.
Because it's bad business to overpay someone just because "someone will have to be paid."
If you're going to be bad, and it's unavoidable, at least be bad on a reasonable budget.
Look at the Nets right now, didn't land a big free agent, so they are making value signings, and will probably have good odds at the #1 pick in the lottery again this year. Find your franchise in the draft, and keep money to build around tha player.
"so who really cares if BONNER or JEFFERSON are overpaid for a few years????" What a stupid question.
As a fan why do I care if the Spurs practice bad business? I care about finances only in so far as they matter to the compe iveness to a team. In other words I care about contracts the Spurs give out at the moment only in so far as they affect the salary cap and the Spurs options to sign necessary players.
In the middle of rebuilding I really couldn't care less about a few extra million spent on these guys for a couple of years because I don't care about Holt's bottom line.
A year or 2 of bad contracts - at least one before you even get a great draft pick - aren't going to stop you from surrounding your new franchise (assuming they find one so quickly - it probably won't happen that way) with good players. Rebuilding doesn't happen very quickly unless you are lucky as and draft Robinson and Duncan in the manner the Spurs did.
But hey, I guess other than the fact that your entire premise was bull I guess it was a stupid question.
OH NOES an extra 5 million over 2 seasons means the Spurs can't rebuild! Oh noes!
How is it we know Tiagos contract, along w bosh, Wade, lebron and everyone else except bonners?
No one really cares about Bonner.
Not sure this was posted anywhere, but on the ESPN Spurs' Team Roster page, it has Bonner's 2010-2011 salary at $3,256,500. Not sure if I believe that or not. It does have Splitter's salary at $3,400,000, so it could be correct.
So? No one cares about Petro or Ian either.
It was a joke, Brotato.
There have been figures somewhat released, but I have a feeling - as someone in this thread pointed out earlier - that his contract is incentivized (think I just made up a word) like a mother.
Lol
I saw it but it is also exactly his 2009-2010 salary. I doubt it's legit.
According to this, Bonner's contract is 4yrs, $12.7325 mil, starting at $2.75 mil for next season.
I know it's not one of the traditional sources, but everything looks to be in order, and a $12.7 number for Bonner sounds much more reasonable than $16. The rest of the Spur salaries are consistent with Sham's site, so I think it's safe to consider these numbers valid. At least until presented with something different.
They have now put it at $3M:
http://espn.go.com/nba/teams/roster?team=sas
Both espn and realgm have now Bonner starting salary at $3M. Both have league sources so it sounds like it's Bonner salary for 10-11.
Bonner's contract is between $10.2M and $13.8M for four years.
Interesting find. I've never seen that source before ... but then again, those are some odd numbers to pull out of thin air. Four years and $12.7 million is still overpaying but better than 4/$16m.
If both of those sites have Bonner's salary at $3M, that's pretty good evidence. Not sure what to think about the above Google doc, then.
I guess we'll have to wait on ShamSports . . .
I still want to know if the last year is fully guaranteed... anything over $10m is too much for a stiff like Bonner, IMO
Resigning Bonner at all is the dumbest thing the Spurs could have done. TP and TD are gone, first opportunity they get.
These guys are champions, they are not going to sit around and let this loser (Matt Bonner) pull them down. Bonner is sorry, he has always been sorry and he is going to always be sorry.
Keep him around will not get the Spurs a Championship.
Don't be surprised if TD is in Miami when his contract is up.
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