Noooo, Spurs re-sign Bonner

[Sean Cagney]

you Matt Bonner! Why can't you just go away!!!!!!!

I wish this all the time, but he is still there and POOP can't help but overplay him, he must have a devils curse on POP, thats all I can think of.

[rmt]

I wish this all the time, but he is still there and POOP can't help but overplay him, he must have a devils curse on POP, thats all I can think of.

Pop's fascination with Bonner is worse than Finley. At least Finley can hit a 3 under pressure and if an opponent got by him on defense, we could hope that a big (Horry, Oberto, Thomas) would be waiting for him. Now, horror of horrors, that big man is Bonner (or Blair).

[Chomag]

another 3 more years to look forward of this? gah!

[baseline bum]

Dorrell Wright earned 2 million last year, Spurs could have signed him for what they paying Bonner, this dude is 24 years old, 6'9 and a small forward that can shoot the 3. What are we thinking

[Dex]

Pop apparently just wanted to see more Bonku's.

[lefty]

Piece of

Hit open 3's on a good night

Doesnt bring anything else

[Dex]

What did you expect?
Bonner is as Bonner does.
Que sera sera...

[benefactor]

[timtonymanu]

LMAO 5th big

[Spurs Brazil]

[Marco]

Blame on Duncan also for not questioning this FO decision.

[silverblk mystix]

Blame on Duncan also for not questioning this FO decision.

This.

Timmy is too classy to question the FO...sometimes I wish he would just forget his manners and put some pressure on Pop.

[Ice009]

This.

Timmy is too classy to question the FO...sometimes I wish he would just forget his manners and put some pressure on Pop.

Simple. Tim can do it now by telling Pop he won't play again until they win a game. Force Pop to play Splitter in the 4th.

[ElNono]

I love it Love it when the noobs melt down

Ah the typical reactions from the typical moons

How does a signing Bonner put the Spurs farther from contention? They didn't have any other realistic options for the money they could've spent (LLE or vet min). I could understand if the opportunity cost for signing Bonner was equal or greater than his value, but I just don't see it.

Spaces the floor and converts a greater amount of the shots when he gets them than any other Spur.

Then who is hitting that important shot? Who is the replacement player?

I'm telling you, the Spurs were going to fill that role regardless and give whoever assumed that role some minutes. How many minutes is a legit question for any player in that role, including Bonner.

If Blair, Splitter and especially Dice prove to be more beneficial on the court, then Bonner's minutes are limited.

Either way, this is not the end of the world.

[Ice009]

LOL u never see EricB in these situations.

LOL when his player is failing and the coaching is failing EricB is long gone.

[Mugen]

LOL u never see EricB in these situations.

LOL when his player is failing and the coaching is failing EricB is long gone.

so ing true.

[4>0rings]

bumpskidadel

[timvp]

I had forgotten how much we all hated his re-signing. It turned out to be just as dumb or dumber than we imagined.

The classic end to the Bonner era would be to use Splitter's rights to salary dump Bonner's contract.

@ this practically being the case

[ElNono]

thanks for unlocking this thread... classic thread...

tbh, you can read the 2010/2011 posts and you would think you're reading what happened this past playoffs

[timtonymanu]

no surprise that T Park/EricB wasn't against the signing.

[baseline bum]

Man, I did not take this well

me. Bonner just crucified and nailed the Spurs asses to the Tree of Woe.

Quick, is Finley available to sign a 3-year deal?

The Spurs don't need a soft PF who is a one-trick pony who forgets his trick when the games start to matter. They need bigs who can rebound, defend, and get high percentage looks inside. That skillset of Bonner's is hugely detrimental to the success of the Spurs. It worked with Horry because he was also a phenomenal defensive player with a basketball IQ that was off the charts.

Bonner provides no spacing because he can't hit an important shot, and the opportunity cost of having a big on the floor who can grab a board and not get torched every possession is a of a steep price to pay for all those missed shots. Bonner is dog and we all stepped in it.

Finley would have been a better choice. At least he can hit a clutch shot. Or Mason. He did it a couple of times. , Steve Smith's corpse would have been better.

I hate being right.

[timtonymanu]

Unfortunately, Bonner STILL hasn't proven us wrong.

I still don't understand why the front office thought handing him this contract was a good idea.

[objective]

This is a disgrace.

I'm not spending money on the Spurs for the duration of his time with the team. Which will be four years because nobody will want to trade for a choking minutes-stealer.

and I haven't spent a dime since.

[Venti Quattro]

4 year contract

[therealtruth]

Bonner made everybody a Nostradamus.