Injury Thread: Bonner Leaves Game 2

**Splits** · 05-02-2012

Originally Posted by silverblk mystix

I have been the biggest Bonner hater here and I don't know which game you guys were watching but Bonner took a very hard hit and he earned my respect tonight.

Bonner is much tougher than Tiago and I was/am one of the biggest Tiago homers.

Somebody watch that replay because if Bonner is not injured, he just might be one of the toughest Spurs.

**Sean Cagney** · 05-02-2012

Originally Posted by Manu-20

All the people on here saying we are better without bonner are idiots, so tell me then who do you want to replace him blair? Bonner may not be the perfect big but he spreads the floor as stupid and repe ive as it sounds it is true and his defense is much better than what most people on here say it is. Remeber having Splitter, Bonner combo out there helps both players out to perform better as opposed to the turd towers we saw tonight for a bit.

Relax on the D part man, what are you saying he is GOOD at D now? I agree we are not better without him if he is hitting, if he is not hitting a shot in the game and he is gettin abused down low like last year Memphis series then he is horrible, if he is hitting some shots and playing OK D the Spurs are better. Much better on D though is not a word I would use in the same sentence.

**ElNono** · 05-02-2012

Originally Posted by Stalin

breh, that team leading +42 for diaw was impressive
replacing j with Captain of Scrubs Jack
and
having fatass diaw get gingers minutes, is what makes you a champion

Stalin with the goods. Co sign, son

**angelbelow** · 05-03-2012

Originally Posted by FkLA

Did you see him out there today? He was getting abused by the Jazz frontline, didnt grab a single board and probably gave up about 4-5 offensive rebounds. I think the Jazz cut the Spurs 14 point lead to like 5 with him out there and as soon as Diaw replaced him they went on a 22-2 run and didnt look back. Ginger aint no silent assassin tbh.

Yeah he got abused on the boards. Surprise surprise.. Bonner has always been a below average rebounder. Despite all the rebounding related compliments he received in game threads and in game grade threads, he actually got worse this year. He is boosting a career low 9.3 TRB%, a statistic that has been on the decline since 2006/2007.

His strengths lies elsewhere. For example, his post defense on Millsap was pretty good. Spreading the floor against this Utah team is also crucial. They suck at defending the pick and roll and isolation plays; therefore proper spacing really owes their defense. If Bonner can hit 40%+ of his 3 point shots then the Spurs are going to have a pretty easy series victory.

**chazley** · 05-03-2012

Bonner was atrocious in his 9 minutes today. Was hard to watch.

**Legacy** · 05-03-2012

Oh noes. I hate hearing injury news. Doesn't matter which player it may be on whatever team they may be on. Injuries suck so effin' hard.

Hope Matty heals quickly along with Tiago.

**G-Dawgg** · 05-03-2012

Big surprise...the Spurs 2 softest frontcourt players Splitter and Bonner are sitting out with minor injuries instead of trying to compete with Utah's bruising frontcourt.......lol

**Mel_13** · 05-03-2012

Pop says Bonner "a little sore" after being steamrolled by Derrick Favors yesterday, but basically OK.

http://twitter.com/#!/JMcDonald_SAEN

**TimmehC** · 05-03-2012

Matty's game 1 accuracy had the Jazz ting bricks, so it's good to hear he's not hurt too badly.

**DMC** · 05-03-2012

Originally Posted by Venti Quattro

Should you guys be worried?

Absolutely. He could actually come back in game 3. That could be a disaster.

**flipspursfan** · 05-03-2012

Originally Posted by chazley

Bonner was atrocious in his 9 minutes today. Was hard to watch.

but 9 minutes is not a big enough sample size

**Keepin' it real** · 05-03-2012

I don't want the guy to get hurt, but it was great to see how well the Spurs played in his absence.

**Mugen** · 05-03-2012

We are gonna need his 0pts, 0ast, 0reb, and 1 Foul that he gave us in Game 2 if we have any shot of beating Utah on the road.

**smaka** · 05-03-2012

Jeff McDonald on Twitter: Pop says Bonner "a little sore" after being steamrolled by Derrick Favors yesterday, but basically OK.

**Solid D** · 05-03-2012

Matt has his positive contributions to the team. I'm sure most Spurs fans at the arena would not leave anyone hanging on a "high 5" attempt after Matty-B hits a three-pointer. Baseline Bummers wouldn't...to a person.

With that said, whenever Boris hits a shot from the arc, that little "confidence man" from Cars.com pops up from my shoulder and starts singing in full voice!!!

**Solid D** · 05-04-2012

Originally Posted by timvp

It looks like Matt Bonner got kneed in the thigh in the first half in a collision with Derrick Favors. He stayed in but Bonner hasn't played yet in the second half.

Anyone hear any type of injury update? Perhaps Pop is just sitting his franchise player with the Spurs up by 2423410 in the second half . . .

Originally Posted by MaNu4Tres

Fwiw, Bonner had trouble walking from the bench to the locker room at the end of the game (from being cold/sitting and soreness from the injury probably).

Bump..any update on Bonner?