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just keep him and play him 30minutes a game during reg season...then sit has arse until october again.
thats pricey regarding his contract but better than him killing us year after year.
Epic unlock.
Drz should be here soon to fall on the sword for Bonner, per his usual.
just keep him and play him 30minutes a game during reg season...then sit has arse until october again.
thats pricey regarding his contract but better than him killing us year after year.
This year he started to fail late in the regular season. Maybe you play him through the All-Star game now.
The le is still hilarious.
I wonder if the kid with Bonner shaved into his hair has gone with the full shave yet.
TimVP
Spurs fans should be celebrating in the streets. I've watched Matt Bonner play a lot and this guy is damn good. He will be a fan favorite in no time. Think Malik Rose in his prime with an outside shot and like four inches taller.
I know he played in the NBA outpost north of the border, but if we were naming players that we'd want to fill what the Spurs need, Matt Bonner would be high on that list.
Another thing is this guy is tough as nails. When he was a rookie, he put a cheap shot on KG after KG was showing up the Toronto crowd. Bonner got ejected and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
So in recap, the Spurs get an young active bigman who can shoot and his hard ass.
Got damn what a good trade.
Manny is Gay
All I know, is that Timvp doesn't hype bad players. His word is good enough for me.
No !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
I didn't look at the dates and I can honestly say that this thread transcends time just like a great piece of art.
...and what was true in the past is still true today.
God damn, I ing hate Bonner
2012 3,630,000
2013 3,945,000
The le of this thread almost had throwing my computer across the room. Scared me, lol.
I can look at this le all day and still be in disbelief and anger.
Amnesty! Amnesty!
Wow, it took me until page 2 to realize this was an old thread. I was getting pissed!
Pretty sure that's vander; just ask him.
TimVP
Spurs fans should be celebrating in the streets. I've watched Matt Bonner play a lot and this guy is damn good. He will be a fan favorite in no time. Think Malik Rose in his prime with an outside shot and like four inches taller.
I know he played in the NBA outpost north of the border, but if we were naming players that we'd want to fill what the Spurs need, Matt Bonner would be high on that list.
Another thing is this guy is tough as nails. When he was a rookie, he put a cheap shot on KG after KG was showing up the Toronto crowd. Bonner got ejected and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
So in recap, the Spurs get an young active bigman who can shoot and his hard ass.
Got damn what a good trade.
Manny is Gay
All I know, is that Timvp doesn't hype bad players. His word is good enough for me.
Matt Bonner has actually been better than I've expected in the regular season. If he played as well in the playoffs as he plays in the regular season, he'd be a legend.
Too bad he sucks in the playoffs and lacks any semblance of intestinal for ude. Seeing as it was impossible to judge how Bonner would react to playoff basketball while he played in Toronto, I can't really even be mad at 2006 timvp for hyping Bonner.
It was still a great trade. The Spurs never should have re-signed him after 2007. And it was beyond stupid to give him a four-year deal in 2010. But those dumb signings don't have anything to do with a trade.
Well with Timmy signing a 3 year contract, at least Bonner won't be on the team for Timmy's final season unless Bonner gets another extension.
Unless he declares that the thread is full of idiots and not worth his time.
Well.. I guess that would still be per usual.
That's how the playoffs tend to be. Players either do well or do poorly. Not too many mediocre playoff performer. After the '04 collapse the Spurs should have known that better than anyone.
The most confusing element to all this is how much more of Bonner's failings does R.C., Pop and the coaching staff need to see before they become convinced of what has become obvious to everyone - Bonner doesn't have the mental toughness to be a playoff contributor.
Senor, I enjoyed your takes in the past and continue to do so now. However, I noticed that you didn't post much during the regular season. Around that time, Bonner was doing his thing... being red hot rocket. Most of the forum was pro-Bonner (although there were a good amount posters who were weary of Bonner's contributions come playoff time.)
Now that Bonner has reverted to his playoff choker reputation you have returned with a vengeance. Coincidence or were you just busy during the regular season? Either way, good to see you active and lets hope Bonner is gone sooner rather then later.
By better than expected, I take it you're referring to the 2011-12 adjusted plus/minus list below?
#4: Tim Duncan
#3: Manu Ginobili
#2: Tony Parker
#1: MATT BONNER
I'll set aside my usual sample size stuff. It still applies, but it's been talked to death.
Let's give him more credit for what he's done in the regular season. Home court advantage in the playoffs is enormous, and we wouldn't have had it without him. It'd be interesting to see what happens if Bonner got hurt for a long stretch, and how much more difficult it would be for the guards to penetrate.
Angelbelow, I appreciate your thoughts and comments. It's good to see you active, as well.
While I do manage to post occassionally during the regular season, you're probably correct in that probably "dialed it up" more as during the trade deadline and as the playoffs began.
As for the big red-head, I find that ragging on Bonner during the regular season is like ragging on why the leaves have not fallen from the trees in the summer. As we all know, the regular season IS Bonner's playoffs. And like the leaves that fall from the trees when the new fall season begins, so it is with Bonner's production. Except his contributions fall like leaves when the spring playoff season starts.
I'm just beyond frustrated at the long leash this guy has carried with this franchise. I can't remember a player, with such a repeated resume of failure, not only being kept around, but resigned.
People will say, if he's not playing, he's not hurting anything. Wrong. The mere fact that he's consuming a salary slot and a roster space are both inexcusable errors on the part of the Pop and R.C.
We all know how this movie ends. We've watched it for four years. Why they refuse to move on from him is a mystery I'll never understand. Besides, with RJ out of the picture, I had to direct my vengance toward someone.
It blows my mind that Pop keeps this clown around. WTF does he see in this dude?
He actually did what I didn't think was possible: Force Pop's hand to sit him down after being too scared to play. The fact that Pop ended up giving his minutes to Splitter even *after* Hack-A-Splitter and eventually Blair is probably rock bottom.
I hope the FO doesn't have a short memory and dumps him much like they did with RJ after pulling a similar chokejob.
RJ was dumped because his advanced stats were poor.
Bonner will not be dumped because his advanced stats are awesome. And "awesome" is not an overstatement.
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