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I felt bad for Matty, having his first clutch playoff moment ruined by Parker of all people.
Sure, it may have given him some confidence, but that just's another reason to give Splitter a DNP-CD again.
Discuss.
I felt bad for Matty, having his first clutch playoff moment ruined by Parker of all people.
Bonner DIDN'T choke. That's all that matters when it comes to Bonner in the playoffs, IMO
No, it's not good for the Spurs, but that's a good movie in your signature.
God blessNo, it's not good for the Spurs, but that's a good movie in your signature.
Bonner isn't the reason Splitter is getting DNPs. Blair is.
Bonner brings something different than all the other bigs (3pt shooting) even though yesterday was probably the only time you'll ever see it again in the playoffs.
Normally, I'd say no it wasn't a good thing in the long run for the Spurs because Pop would just overplay him some more. But truth is Pop is going to overplay him even if he went 0-10 from the field.
It seems that Bonner's minutes are even more guaranteed than Dice's. You might as well hope for the Ginger to make his shots because he's going to be out there regardless.
Huge + for Matty.
It's bad for the Spurs if he doesn't hit 40%+ in the playoffs, stepping up his season avg.
This ones not on Matt. We played a sloppy game and still had a chance to win, and he was where he needed to be and hit the shots we needed him to hit. Just couldn't close the ers out.
Dont see how it matters. Neither Bonner's poor play nor Splitter's great defense and ability to draw fouls has made much of a difference in Pop's lineup decisions.
Speaking of good 3's, why the is Pau Gasol taking that shot in the playoffs? It did go down against the epic beatdown versus the Spurs earlier in the season but...wtf?
Gasol was so excited to be touching the ball he didn't dare pass it back to Kobe.
tbh it was the best shot he took all game. Very vaginal game from Pau, tbh. I expect him and Odom to wake up for Game 2, but we'll see.
This. It's all about "corporate knowledge". Even if the knowledge puts you two steps out of place because you're too ing slow and let's your man get easy offensive rebounds or baskets (like Bonner).
Where did the "corporate knowledge" bit come from? Did Pop actually use that in a sentence before?
With Bonner, you have to hope for one of two outcomes. One is that he makes his open threes and proves himself a capable fourth big. The other is that his game is such a travesty that it warrants a permanent spot on the bench. Sadly, most days are somewhere in the middle. He finds ways to hurt the team but he does so without being con uously awful.
why not play splitter at pf and bonner at sf. since rj is such trash you dont have to worry about his crap. there is also a part of me that wants to see this. woudl be hilarious lineup.
This helps the team. Memphis will have to respect his shooting. Up til then, they could pack it in the middle because no Spur was hitting anything at all from outside. What I've see this year is that outside shooting success is contageous on this team, if a player knocks down some 3s, the other players seem to get confidence as well.
If TP, Bonner, Neal, RJ, and Hill start hitting outside shots, the Manu, TP, Hill and TD get a lot more opportunities to make layups.
I hope Spurs can get their shooting touch back
The point of playing Bonner in place of a big is to 'stretch the floor', that is move him to the perimeter, and his 'big' defender on the other team moves to the perimeter to guard him, making room inside the paint for Tim/Manu/Tony to operate. If his defender sags on him to cover the paint, then Matt would make them pay by taking and hitting an extraordinary amount of 3 pointers until the other team concedes that the Red Rocket needs to be guarded.
That's the theory anyways. Works well against teams like the Timberwolves, or when we're up 20 and Tony/Manu are ripping the other team a new asshole and the other team needs to start gambling, plus Matty has no pressure wether he makes or misses.
Good teams actually keep his defender next to paint at the start of the possession, and when penetration starts with the screen, whoever is guarding the SF rotates to Bonner, and whoever was guarding Tony/Manu and was screened heads over to cover the SF. Matty won't shoot if he's not wide open, even if the guy running at him is Muggsy Bogues. If he puts the ball on the floor, you pressure the dribble. He's a low turnover guy, but it's almost assured that you broke up the offensive play and the Spurs need to restart.
The benefits for the opposing team on the other end are obvious and well do ented.
Pop didn't need another reason tbh.
Splitter will play in the last game as we're being eliminated (hopefully not in the first round).
I know it's odd quoting a Lakers forum, but the actual article isn't up anymore.
http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?p=2794366
Another site with the quote:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...nce_With_Spurs
And another.....
http://www.48minutesof .com/gladw...alization-rate
Last edited by Agloco; 04-18-2011 at 02:00 PM.
Link? I don't find Bonner to be a great defender or anything, but you make him out to be a turnstile and AFAIK (based on advanced stats), that's not the case.
Does he get overwhelmed by Randolph in the paint? Yes. So does Blair and even McDyess; so would Splitter, and essentially every other big man in the L besides a select few. Where's your "Obvious" comments for them?
anybody who thinks we would have won the game if Bonner's minutes would have gone to Splitter is a mentally challenged individual
now don't get me wrong. I wouldl like some if not 1/2 Bonner's minutes going to Splitter. But only the blind homers think Splitter is some kind of saviour
I don't know, but when I see Matt Bonner in the game I want to kill myself and everyone around me.
^
One of these days Bonner is going to make somebody snap and go on a homicidal rampage.
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