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Go Matt Go!!!
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come on guys, bonner is not that good.
Go Matt Go!!!
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strokes the 3, plays servicable D (although he's not an intimidator like Tim), and knows his role. Works for me.
Pop went small.
The difference with Robert Horry and Matt Bonner is that Matt Bonner is going to give it his all every game. Thank God this year for Matt Bonner!
Another thing, Roger Mason has to chill out with all the 3 point attempts! He went 2 for 10 this game. If he had attacked the basket and got some and 1's, he would have scored like 20 points today.
I was on the "Bonner Blows" bandwagon with you for over a year man...but this guy is not the same player.
For starters....he defends! I mean, he's not the greatest defender in the world, but he doesn't look lost on the court and his on-ball defense (especially out on the perimiter) is head and shoulders above where it's been in past years.
It used to be you could count on Bonner to miss a few rotations, to make cheap fouls that result in and-1 opportunities, and to get frustrated out on the court....not anymore. He's notably different.
On his shooting, I think he'll come back down to earth, but the fundamentals are there for him to get open looks when he plays off of Tim. I think the guy found the right place to be and Pop found the right combo to work off of.
This is not to say Bonner is "the answer" to the Spurs frontcourt woes (outside of Duncan), but if he keeps up the defense and picks his spots to shoot...he's definitely part of the solution going forward.
I used to think the Spurs were going to pawn this guy off on someone next off-season, but the way he's playing now I think he's got a legit shot of playing here through his contract and maybe getting a deal in 2010...depending on what's out there.
dude, they haven't beaten a good team this year. call me when that happends, until then bonner gets no credit from me.
that's poetic
Glad to see Bonner starting getting his together.
Nuggets are not a good team Sequ?
...and the Rockets?
Bonner needs some love from the sigs around here...
Switch that blonde in your sig with Bonner swishing a 3 then.
I've been saying that Pop plays Bonner to showcase as a trade bait. , if he keeps on playing this well, we might as well keep him!
Tolliver deserves a lot of credit for Bonner turning the corner imo. Had it not been for Tolliver and his lack of hesitaion/lack of concious shooting, I'm not sure we'd be seeing this Bonner.
To see Tolliver being praised by coaches and teammates alike for just letting it fly,(even while being mired in a shooting slump) seems to have been what was needed for it to finally "click" for him.
I still feel Bonner's better suited coming off the bench to provide a spark with his energy and hustle, but I'm really glad to see Bonner having the kind of success he's having.
He's taken a lot of crap on this board, but no one can ever question Bonner's work-ethic or committment to being the player the Spurs hoped he would be. It's just nice to see him finally getting the results.
I was a bonner fan when he first got here, then got frustrated that he wasn't really improving.
What I saw tonight was ridiculous. He did not look like Bonner, he was Matt MF'ing Bonner. The big man is quick. He stays in front of his man and doesn't go straight to a foul. Doesn't have the best of hands but he did good with boards tonight. He missed a couple rotations and left his man open, but he was switching pretty damn fast tonight and did not look lost!
He HAS improved tremendously on defense since he got here.
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Whoa now...
Someone make my day and slap Matt's face on this thing.
bonner played well against denver
fantastic shooting who set up our lead early!
Me, too. But I didn't fall off the bandwagon til the beginning of this season. I'm back no now, . Hope he keeps his minutes, and KT cuts into Duncan's and Fab's minutes.
I must admit, the old Fab seemed to be back. He can be a very physical player, and tonight he really showed that.
Simply can't believe how active Bonner is. He's keeping rebounds alive, hustling on post defense and basically being menace out on the floor. He also appears to be shooting with confidence for the first time in a Spurs uniform. Now that he's a starter, he's really helping spread the floor for Duncan. It's wonderful to see. I just hope he can keep it up.
Who would've ever thought Bonner would pass up both Fab and KT in the rotation?
Like anti hero. I was really happy with Matt. Then they brought in Kurt and things went to heck. To answer your question in all honesty. It cant be hard to outplay Fab and Kurt. Ill take Matt and his play over Fab and Kurt anyday. I just hope he continues to play like he has. No more Timmy rubbing his head after a mistake. Just go in there and dont look like Fab and Kurt and the job is yours. 2 blocks? Amazing but it was against a smaller lineup the Nuggets have. Timmy always has his day when playing against smaller lineups.
CIA Pop.
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