Not Greek though, so he can stay in the NBA.
And how do you feel, looking at these 2 awful teams, as you say, when you think that the Spurs didn't even manage to get there?
Mahinmi is not a good player, he's not as bad as some here think, and more importantly he was CHEAP. And in the end he is the one getting some PT in the NBA Finals and one game away from a ring. I'm pretty sure Dice wishes he has signed with Dallas instead, when a scrub like Mahinmi manages to get PT in the Finals, don't you think?
Oh, and he's only "playing" because Haywood is hurt.
You have got to be kidding, right? JV Gundy AND Mark Jackson called Mahimi out specifically for allowing not one but two layups on back to back plays and that the Mavies had to get him out of there pronto.
I still wish the Spurs would have kept him another year or two just to see if something clicked, but he has no clue on defense. He is a really good athlete and a less than average basketball player.
Hindsight is 20/20 on Dice pal. This Dallas PO run is a total abberation relying on miracles and opponent implosion (Lakers squabbling, Thunder inexperience/lack of coordination, Heat Choke from James injury to Wade) and will not be repeated. A big reason Dallas is here is due to the great Michael Jordan wanting to save a few bucks and giving Tyson Chandler to Dallas in exchange for Erika Dampiers expiring, horrible contract. This is one of the times the Mavericks overpaying of players paid off (but only after five six years of average center play from Erika).
BTW, Derek Anderson got a ring with Miami in 2006, but he was just along for the ride, just like Ian. Injury is the only reason playing time has come.
I was bummed that IM didn't get it done in SA, but his work in Dallas probably doesn't keep Pop or RC up at night. He is one of the few Spurs #1 draft picks in the Duncan ERA that will likely NOT be a decent rotation player.
Last edited by Harry Callahan; 06-10-2011 at 08:02 AM.
cheap is not more important than good
You do realize the fouls he got called for were against Wade, Bosh, two of the leagues best players at their position. They would of done the same to Haywood and Chandler. Ya'll just hating on the poor dude because he's playing in the finals and Bonner is probably fixing his Grand Prix while eating a $5 dollar footlong.
How do you expect for someone to get NBA game time experience when you don't even play him? That's were Pop ed up big time! He should of been playing him all these years that Timmy needed help. How could of it have hurt the Spurs to play him? We haven't done in the playoffs since 07. Don't even get me started on the Splitter situation this year!
Threads like this are the reason I spend less and less time upstairs.
You do realize the fouls he got called for were against Wade, Bosh, two of the leagues best players at their position. They would of done the same to Haywood and Chandler. Ya'll just hating on the poor dude because he's playing in the finals and Bonner is probably fixing his Grand Prix while eating a $5 dollar footlong.
How do you expect for someone to get NBA game time experience when you don't even play him? That's were Pop ed up big time! He should of been playing him all these years that Timmy needed help. How could of it have hurt the Spurs to play him? We haven't done in the playoffs since 07. Don't even get me started on the Splitter situation this year!
Laugh all you want dawg, but the Spurs still didn't do all these years with Bonner manning the paint( or should i say 3 point line). I would rather have seen Mahinmi trying to learn the game and yes, making a few mistakes (or a lot) along the way than watch Bonner getting lid up by every scrub power foward in the league for the past four years.
But still, mahinmi is one win away from getting his first ring. His measly 3 points and few boards is still more than whatever Bonner has ever provided in the playoffs and finals.
Pop's team wasn't a playoff style Spurs team this year, but I don't think Mahinmi would have helped much. Blair and McDyess were better.
True, he probably wouldn't have helped much, but anything is better than having that pussy ass fire crotch next to Tim Duncan. It makes my blood boil everytime I see Bonner playing.I wish he would of stayed injured when he hurt himself in the first game of the season.
Given his lack of experience and being thrown into Game 4 and 5 of the NBA Finals against an unbelievably stacked team, I am willing to give him a little benefit of the doubt. There are many NBA players who wouldn't be looking much better in that situation. For a Spurs team that needed some youth and athleticism, it would have been nice to at least give the guy a real shot at some playing time. I am sure he is fine as a cheap end of the bench, practice guy.
The Mavs assistant trainer has the possibility to get a ring as well. Your ranting and raving over a end of a bench player who since being drafted in 2005, has done absolutely nothing in this league, is very funny to me.
Only saw game 3 but didnt Ian get like 5 fouls in 8 minutes? And he played cause haywood was injured.
Yup. Apparantly those hideous stats are good enough to start a "we should of kept Mahimni" thread.
Raptorstalk.com:
Matt Bonner can get playoff minutes with the Spurs but cannot stay on the Raptors' roster? If we had Matt Bonner, we would have a ring by now. He's already gotten one since he left.
Mahinmi sucks. He is about as effective on defense as Van Horn.
http://dimemag.com/2011/06/dallas-pu...-to-the-brink/Ian Mahinmi was WAY in over his head. Brendan Haywood may not be a great player, but Mahinmi was getting exposed by Chris Bosh (19 points, 10 rebounds) nearly every possession he saw the court
Ian sucks.
This draft pick is a total failure. No excuses.
Seriously, I would rather play Cardinal than Mahinmi.
Well Brian Cardinal is a quality basketball player. He's a hustle player and a pretty good one at that. He's tough & gritty and will take a charge and showed he can actually hit a 3 in a pressure situation (unlike Matt Bonner). He plays the role for Carlisle that Bonner should have been playing for Popovich(limited minutes, & only in injury situations).
Thing is, Brian Cardinal is also only 6'8" with limited athleticism, whereas Mahinmi is 6'11" with good hops. Mahinmi just needs to learn the nuances of the nba game and he'll be a solid role player for any team (just like Cardinal)
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