matt bonner

[Sean Cagney]

Matt Bonner playoff minutes: 595
Matt Bonner regular season minutes: 10,768

I don't think we learn much at all from his playoff stats. Not enough info.

Edit: That's not entirely true... we learn something. My guess is the truth lies somewhere between the extremes: that his expected future playoff performance is worse than his regular season performance, but definitely not to the degree that it has been historically. I further theorize that the dropoff is due to the slightly different style of play in the playoffs, and has absolutely nothing to do with "choking."

Edit2: Wizard right there below me.

Yep, I look at % though of threes and FG% from two's, if that the case and I go by that then he sucks. I mean thats what it's about right? Great players raise their level in the playoffs and those who don't have IT do not correct? Bonner has not done sh*t in the playoffs, I swear he sucks when it comes around that month before the playoffs until then lol. He is what he is though, people can say what they want about him in here but hey that won't change, he is what he is and accept it as long as he is on the team.

Bonner has always been an serviceable RS player. Hopefully, Pop has already figured that and won't be playing Bonner in the playoffs.

Oh no he will, and he will just shrivel up again like that bum he is.

He takes a lot of crap on this forum for passing up "open" shots (open in quotes because he, like everybody else in the NBA, almost never passes up a truly open shot), but I'm happy with his shot selection. If you're getting challenged and you aren't confident you can shoot a good percentage, pull it down and try for a better opportunity. Why force it? Just my opinion.

So put the ball on the floor and go in and take a worse shot or just F up after you put it on the floor, correct? He does this quite a few times. He will pass up an open shot and put it on the floor and............

[racm]

Bonner has always been an serviceable RS player. Hopefully, Pop has already figured that and won't be playing Bonner in the playoffs.

Bonner is the fifth big in the rotation, to be used when Blair, Diaw, AND Splitter all play mediocre.

The nine-man rotation with Kawhi/Jax out was Parker/Neal/Green/Duncan/Blair with Ginobili/Splitter/Diaw/De Colo off the bench.

[maverick1948]

May I point out a stat that many of you think is crazy? When the 2012 playoffs ended for the Spurs, the record was 10-4. 4-0 against the Jazz. 4-0 against the Clippers. 2-4 against the Thunder. With Bonner getting playing time, we were 10-1. The last 3 games, he got a total of 3 minutes and all 3 were losses.

Is there a correlation between wins and losses when Bonner plays and when he doesnt?

[HI-FI]

May I point out a stat that many of you think is crazy? When the 2012 playoffs ended for the Spurs, the record was 10-4. 4-0 against the Jazz. 4-0 against the Clippers. 2-4 against the Thunder. With Bonner getting playing time, we were 10-1. The last 3 games, he got a total of 3 minutes and all 3 were losses.

Is there a correlation between wins and losses when Bonner plays and when he doesnt?

without glancing at my Hollinger approved stats, I can't say for certain. IIRC, when Bonner was on the floor the other teams went on big runs, at least in the Clippers and Thunder series. I was also smoking a lot during this time so my memory is fuzzy. It did seem like teams going on runs with him on the floor though, which was sad.

it's an interesting question though, and i'm sure the usual mob will bring out their pitchforks. I think DMC's post above is the closest to how I feel on Bonner.

[therealtruth]

Pretty much against the Thunder I remember the momentum swinging when Bonner got in the game. Nick Collision instantly became unstoppable and Bonner couldn't buy a shot.

[HI-FI]

Nick Collison would make a good Spur tbh.

[SenorSpur]

With the emergence of Splitter this season, along with the motivated play of Blair, this has caused Bonner to move into his rightful place as the team's 5th big. Now all they have to do is figure out a way to move him off the roster altogether and replace him with a more athletic PF.