top 3 disappointments on the spurs this post season

[FaithInOne]

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[Winehole23]

1. Going down to the Mavs.
2. No Manu.
3. Timmy not at full strength

[Yuixafun]

Who really expected much out of Bonner and Mason?

That sums it up.

The off season was the biggest disappointment.

Manu, Tiago, who we picked up and kept..

It's remarkable we had the regular season record we had, but playoff success was nothing more than just fancy, like some people playing out of their minds or shooting 80%, Duncan getting leg infusions, etc..

[spurster]

Top 3 disappointments on the spurs this post season:

Game 1
Game 3
Game 4

[antgomez2009]

1: Pop's Inability to play George Hill: Cant burn out our only burner!!! (Tony Parker)


2: Roger Mason's Absence : (the Boi Froze up)


3: Matt Bonner!! (no confidence whats-so-ever)

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

1) Manu Ginobili's injuries

2) Pop

3) The bench

[sananspursfan21]

The Bench
The Bench
The Bench

yah, the bench really sucks for the spurs. they're not bad players, they just don't get it done. there are teams in the league with much less skilled benches who really get it done when the stars rest (nuggets, mavericks, even the suns have a more productive bench)

[Dex]

Who really expected much out of Bonner and Mason?

I expected more out of Mason.

Unfortunately, Pop managed to obliterate any confidence this guy had by making him take George Hill's job. Way to kill two birds with one stone.

[HiLouis!]

I expected a lot more out of mason as well. Good thread from a newer poster. I don't want to give up on this series yet, but I do think we have a lot of promising young players that, if coached and utilized correctly, will be very successful for the Spurs. But man is that a HUGE "if" with the recent personnel decisions we've seen. After all disappointments come from having expectations, and at least we can still have high expectations for this team.

[it's me]

1.) Roger Mason Jr: so much was expected of him coming into the playoff, he struggled a bit during the second half of the season, especially after manu came back. But he picked it up a bit after manu was declared out for the season. he had a decent 1st game and 2nd game but disappeared after that; and especially blows coming off the bench, i think the regular season and game 4 proves that.

2.) Matt Bonner: not much was expected out of him other than playing hard, grabbing a few rebound, and making a few shot; even with the expectation already set so low for him, he still manages to fail us. he might hustle and play hard, but he's just not starter material. worst of all, if the minutes were given to other player (gooden or thomas), i'm pretty sure they would contribute plenty more than bonner.

3.) Coach Pop: i can't really blame matt bonner for being our starting C and playing 30 mpg when we have drew gooden and kurt thomas on the bench, and i can't blame roger mason jr for being our back up pg when we have george hill on the bench. pop proves us time and time again that he doesn't like to make adjustment whether it be due to his stubbornness, ego, etc.

1)- The second coming of Manu for some fans here. FAIL
2)- This guy should be playing for the Rockets. FAIL
3)- Old man is just that.... getting old..... and gotto play with what he has.

[sammy]

1. Matt Bonner - glorified scrub should never have started in the first place. Should've come off the bench and should've been traded when he was worth something instead he's showing that he sucks as always and we are probably stuck with him.

2. Pop - Stupid lineup and being too stubborn to bench the worthless one Bonner and play Oberto or KT instead. He sacrificed our defense for offense ala like Phoenix Suns and it killed our team. Kept Bowen on the bench, continues to play the two worthless ones, Bonner and Finley. Screwed up Roger Mason Jr by making him backup PG. Wasted time not utilizing Hill and who knows what could've happened if he had not given up on him! Jackass!

3. RC/Pop - Not getting any help for the big three! Kept all of the pressure on their shoulders and when they get hurt, there is no-one to help. Resigned Finley, kept Bonner and not utlizing our young talent (Hill, Hairston).

[Fingaroll44]

Who really expected much out of Bonner and Mason?

i expected more out of mason and i dont feel like thats an unreasonable expectation. bonner, well thats another story. Mason really hasn't been the same since Manu returned the 1st time in december or when ever that was...its like he started to defer and has been hesitant to be aggressive offensively. I dont like him @ the point because when he has to drive thru traffic his dribble is too high...his handle isn't as smooth as it needs to be imo