Duncan will not play tonight, Bonner to Start

[GB20]

he will rest
http://twitter.com/intent/user?scree...JMcDonald_SAEN

[Thomas82]

I'm not upset at all.....he could use the rest. Can't wait to see Tiago Splitter dominate!!

[ChumpDumper]

Bonner starting smh. Maybe some Thomas PT though?

[Spurs Brazil]

And off course Bonner will start

Scola will score 15pts in the 1st quarter

[mystargtr34]

Damn.. i dont know about that decision. Seems like too much coddling going on.. he only played 25 minutes last night.

Anyway.. it will be nice to see Tiago get extended minutes.. but it doesnt mean as much if its not playing next to Tim.

[timvp]

If Duncan wasn't going to play tonight, why did Pop conserve him last night? If you are going to sit Duncan on back-to-backs, at least pick ones where he played a lot in the first game.

Pop should also sit Parker tonight and play Joseph a lot of minutes to figure out if he can trust the rook or if the Spurs need to go get someone else.

[stephen jackson]

so he barely plays in the 4th last night and sits today smfh classic

[ElNono]

lol officially 3rd big, turd towers starting...

[Thomas82]

Bonner starting smh. Maybe some Thomas PT though?

Say what!!!???!! Man....I never wanted a player gone from the Spurs more than I want him and Richard Jefferson gone. ****smh****

This looks to me like Pop wants to surrender this game to the Rockets tonight.

[GB20]

our big man need to step up big time tonight.

[ElNono]

If Duncan wasn't going to play tonight, why did Pop conserve him last night?

Mother ing this.

[ElNono]

Does the team has a shrink as part of the coaching team? I think the coaching staff could use one right now.

[baseline bum]

So this means Bonner plays 40 minutes and Splitter 8?

[Spurs Brazil]

JMcDonald_SAEN Pop admits the call was made more difficult by last night's loss to Sac. "It would be easier to fold ... but that's like cutting off you ...

JMcDonald_SAEN How's Duncan handling the night off? "Tim's not a very happy camper right now," Pop says.

JMcDonald_SAEN Pop: "(Duncan) probably ought not to play four games in five nights if I want to have him at the end of the year."

[timvp]

And off course Bonner will start

OMG I thought you were joking. Pop sits Duncan and starts Blair and Bonner up front?


















I'm not one to pull the Pop Has Lost It Card ... but w ... t ... .

[Johnny RIngo]

Bonner logging in a lot of minutes tonight? Not gonna bother to watch

[mystargtr34]

If Duncan wasn't going to play tonight, why did Pop conserve him last night? If you are going to sit Duncan on back-to-backs, at least pick ones where he played a lot in the first game.

Pop should also sit Parker tonight and play Joseph a lot of minutes to figure out if he can trust the rook or if the Spurs need to go get someone else.

I dont know if that was actually 'conserving' him.. i think it may have had a little to do with Tiago playing so well and wanting to keep the hot hand in so to speak.

It would have made 1000x more sense to bring Duncan back in at around the 3 or 4 minute mark and play him next to Tiago.. but Pop just refuses to play his two best bigs together so im not going to try and justify that.

[stephen jackson]

this is getting out of hand now....
we need to fully revolt against bonner on this team.
start a pe ion website something

[Thomas82]

I feel like Pop should have sat Tim last night and played him tonight since tonight, just my opinion.

[mystargtr34]

Wait, what? Bonner is starting ahead of Tiago?

[mystargtr34]

I dont know whether to laugh or cry tbh.

[Spurs Brazil]

Wait, what? Bonner is starting ahead of Tiago?

yep

[Russ]

I can just see Bonner bounding out on to the court during player intros with a huge smile on his face -- his arms chopping but not in time to his feet or to the rest of him.

[silverblk mystix]

"Matty knows the intricacies of our sophisticated offense whereas Tiago was injured 82 games last season and isn't really ready this season. It also wouldn't be fair to the team to start Tiago."

[ElNono]

Scola savoring his new career high...