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The case for retiring Matt Bonner’s number
After all, they retired Bruce Bowen’s...
By Jeph Duarte@jeph_duarte Jan 10, 2018, 6:00am CST
This week marked the one-year anniversary from when Matt Bonner “announced” his retirement.
Although Bonner made his announcement in a tongue-and-cheek fashion, there is an argument to be made. And I made it a year ago:
I created a pe ion to Retire Matt Bonner #15 for fans to sign.
Here’s a little of what I wrote:
“Matt Bonner dedicated a decade of his career to the San Antonio Spurs. He is one of only 6 players to have 10 consecutive years with the Spurs and only 1 of 8 to have 10 at all.
Currently, all of the other players -who have retired- have had their numbers hanging in the rafters.
With the Spurs, it is not just about the numbers and statistical contributions. One cannot log into the history books the impact Bonner made on locker room culture as well as Spurs fandome and San Antonio culinary and arts culture. He became a San Antonion.
But if the ALL TIME stats are what are important:
1st- Bonner ranks #1 in Spurs history for turnover percentage at 7.1%
2 NBA les with Spurs (2007, 2014)
3rd- Effective Field Goal % .571
4th best Offensive Rating 118.1
4th in both 3-point attempts and 3-point goals leading to Bonner being
5th in 3 point % at .413
8th in games played at 632
and
10th in True Shooting % .584
I truly believe Matt Bonner deserves consideration for having the #15 retired and hanging proudly from the rafters.”
No one spread the floor like Bonner and had the ability to go kamikaze on defenses that didn’t take him seriously.
Matt’s immersion into San Antonio’s music scene, culinary culture, city events keep him in the public eye. As a Sour his continued contributions to the Spurs System in the gym, in the television studio, and in the arena have endeared him to the patrons of the city he calls home
Thus far, only one person has signed the pe ion: ME!
Andrew Monaco hasn’t signed it. Ric Renner, Bill Land, Sean Elliott, even Matt himself haven’t signed it. I have put it out on Twitter, Facebook, and through email. Admittedly, I don’t have many Twitter followers, I don’t really use Facebook and most of my emails go into people’s junk folders after years of band gig announcements. Still and all.
What do you think? Should the Red Mamba be hanging from the rafters? Honestly, I believe only San Antonio would honor a player of Bonner’s stature. But then, this is San Antonio.
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Spread the floor in 2014 WCF Gm 6 and 2015 Finals Gm 5, tbh.
Nobody on the Thunder was worried about that pasty scrub.
Thank god Diaw went mini-Lebron
No case, thank you.
We gave him a job with FSSW, be happy.
The amount of white privilege showcased here
"GAVE the Spurs 10 years of his career" not the other way around LOL. Poor guy had to make $28,000,000 to sit in the bench, warrior. Haven't even brought up how the Spurs even spoon fed him a post-basketball career.... now fanboys want his jersey retired for his 5 points and 2.9 rebounds bc "I mean, they retired Bruce's jersey. A black"
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Bonner doesn't deserve to have his jersey retired, but he is one of the most influential players in NBA history.
If number 6 is up there, anyone's jersey can be.
Saaaaay, I've always been a high Matt Bonner fan. I'd love for this to happen
jeezus I totally forgot about number 6..lol
At that time he was the best PG the spurs ever had.
So I can see why they hung his number.
But after the emergence of #9,
all they need to do is turn the #6 banner upside down.
Bonner is the man, F the haters butat his jersey being retired.
I think the year before the team moves to Seattle we should retire all the role players,
He was my favorite red headed, white, 6'10 power forward
putting this somewhere in the arena would be great
Bonner was a blue-collar type of role player. He brought his sandwich of the week to work every day and did the best he could. He was valuable in that role. And he apparently was a very positive member of the team off court as well.
All that being said, he may deserve to be a Spur for life by getting a job with the organization, but not a jersey in the rafters.
Superior specimen and doughnut diet, tbh.
Not Bertans?He was my favorite red headed, white, 6'10 power forward
Case dismissed
He was my favorite red headed, white, 6'10 power forward
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