#LetBonnerShoot Worked, Matt Bonner in 3 Point Contest vs Novak

[pookenstein]

Great for Matt.
Now the real pressing questions are: can he grow that mullent in a few days? Should Pop send him home to get some extensions? Would we get fined another 250k if he did? Will he grow a stache? IMO the answers should be yes, yes, no and yes.

[therealtruth]

some people here make me laugh thinking the RED rocket aint gonna finish his racks -- for somebody whos been dreaming of being part of the 3point contest all this time wont you think that he probably might prepare and practice for the event geez .....

im rooting for you Matt Bonner make them haters eat crow !!!

Maybe he will finish his racks but he won't be very accurate. When ever he rushes his shots he almost always misses. This contest basically forces you to rush your shots. If you're going for perfect form on each shot you won't finish.

[TDMVPDPOY]

havin a slow release doesnt benefit bonner, but if ur patience and hit most of ur shots timely...then anything is possible...

[polandprzem]

As for how Bonner will do, I guess it'll depend how comfortable he is out there. If it's like he's shooting at an empty gym, he's going to win. In practice, the guy literally knocks down >90% of his three-pointers.

The Spurs have had great shooters over the years but Bonner holds records in the different three-point shooting drills the Spurs have that no one could ever touch. For example, the Spurs have a timed drill where each player shoots 20 three-pointers at each of the five spots along the arc. Hedo Turkoglu had the record for a long time at 82, IIRC. Then Matt Bonner came along. The last I've heard, Bonner holds the record with a ridiculous 97 out of 100.

In an empty gym, Bonner may be the best three-point shooter who has ever lived. No joke.

Brent had more then Turk IIRC
Tim has it at 76 mark IIRC

[Johnny RIngo]

Hope he doesn't embarass himself like Mason did a few years ago

[team-work]

As for how Bonner will do, I guess it'll depend how comfortable he is out there. If it's like he's shooting at an empty gym, he's going to win. In practice, the guy literally knocks down >90% of his three-pointers.

The Spurs have had great shooters over the years but Bonner holds records in the different three-point shooting drills the Spurs have that no one could ever touch. For example, the Spurs have a timed drill where each player shoots 20 three-pointers at each of the five spots along the arc. Hedo Turkoglu had the record for a long time at 82, IIRC. Then Matt Bonner came along. The last I've heard, Bonner holds the record with a ridiculous 97 out of 100.

In an empty gym, Bonner may be the best three-point shooter who has ever lived. No joke.

If the 97-out-of-100 rumor is true, that alone justifies Bonner's inclusion in the 3-point Contest. He is genuinely excited to take part in it. The NBA did show some justice by including him, though it was mainly the result of lobbying by the high-profile people.

[Mal]

Great, happy for coach B

[Mel_13]

Maybe he will finish his racks but he won't be very accurate. When ever he rushes his shots he almost always misses. This contest basically forces you to rush your shots. If you're going for perfect form on each shot you won't finish.

The real truth is that all players make a lower percentage of their shots when defended.

[Obstructed_View]

The Spurs had a drill where you shoot threes until you miss. Roger Mason hit just under 110, if memory serves. Didn't do him much good in the three point contest.

[Rocalcio]

This is truth. I was watching Bonner during the halftime shoot-around at the opening game against OKC...I think he hit all of his 3-point shots, like 18 in a row. Too bad that doesn't always equate to game time. It was incredible (and frustrating) to watch.

If only there was not all that nasty opponents trying to make him miss...

[Dex]

If only there was not all that nasty opponents trying to make him miss...

Tell me about it. Rude bas s with their "defense".

[diego]

I think he'll do well and get all his shots up. he'll shoot different than an nba game because it is a different contest, and you can tell bonner is hyped and will prepare for this. I wouldnt be surprised if the final round is his worst though...

If anyone can prove in any way that his confidence drops in the postseason, I swear on my life that I will PayPal you $50. Acceptable proof would be something like a quote. Unacceptable non-proof is saying his 3P% is less, or pointing out that he takes slightly fewer 3P shots per minute.

, how about instead of confidence, we talk about performance. can you prove that his performance doesn't drop in the PO? oh, and aren't bigmen supposed to rebound and play D too? there's more to the game than shooting 3pters. the only big i can think of that rebounds worse than bonner is bargnani, and as toronto has seen you cannot build a team around a bigman who doesnt rebound.

and Tpark, while I agree bonner gets a lot hate, it has nothing to do with being a ginger. On the contrary, like you said he has tons of "fan love" intangibles- hard working, blue collar, makes fun of himself, goofy looks, etc etc etc. But the fact is that the worst part of the tim duncan era is the one where he got about 20 mpg- 09, 10 and 11. (1st rd loss to mavs, 2 rnd sweep to suns, 1st rd loss to grizz). There are some other factors there (namely manu's health), but the fact is regardless of his 3pt shooting he is not a championship caliber big man. shooter maybe, but big man definitely not.

[Spurs Brazil]

Congrats, Bonner!

But I think he'll feel the pressure and will score less than 10 pts. I hope I'm wrong

Good luck

[Bruno]

I'm not into all the ASG events but, since Bonner really wanted to do it, that's nice.

[EVAY]

Best of luck to you, Bonner!!

I hope you win, but if you don't, I hope that you enjoy yourself.

Please make all the haters eat their words!!

[angelbelow]

Great to hear. Good luck to Bonner but the exposure itself is already good.

[KenziE]

Maybe he will finish his racks but he won't be very accurate. When ever he rushes his shots he almost always misses. This contest basically forces you to rush your shots. If you're going for perfect form on each shot you won't finish.

if he gets in the zone even if he rushes his shots its like throwing rocks in the ocean ...

Matt Bonner has been dying to part of this allstar event im rooting for him he got a chip on his shoulder getting overlooked allstar after allstar even tho he is top 5 in 3 point shooting percentage for quite a while now...

good guys do finish 1st !!

Matt Bonner FTW, tbh

[therealtruth]

The real truth is that all players make a lower percentage of their shots when defended.

But Bonner refuses to shoot if his shot is contested. He only goes for the wide open 3's.

[Avitus1]

Glad to see him in the tournament, have a feeling he wont make it out of the first round.

[pgardn]

I'm not into all the ASG events but, since Bonner really wanted to do it, that's nice.

Only event I will watch.

the game is probably the worst of all, it stings my eyeballs

[Brunodf]

Novak >>>>>>>>>>>Bonner

[chapnis]

Novak >>>>>>>>>>>Bonner

who has more rings.

[slick'81]

fck that its on now!!!bonner is soo winning this

[Ice009]

I don't give a about Bonner. I still don't want him on the team. I'd like to trade him before then.

[Mel_13]

But Bonner refuses to shoot if his shot is contested. He only goes for the wide open 3's.

Some real truth this time, although in contradicts your previous post. Still, it's progress.

All the shots in 3 point contest will be uncontested.