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Did not know that--that's pretty cool. I like RMJ a lot--that 3 pointer against the Suns on Christmas day will always be one of my favorite Spurs moments. He's humble too--glad he's taken to SAtown
Isn't Roger an Architecture major? If so, San Antonio is in the top 3 most unique cities in the US in that respect, along with New Orleans and San Francisco.
Did not know that--that's pretty cool. I like RMJ a lot--that 3 pointer against the Suns on Christmas day will always be one of my favorite Spurs moments. He's humble too--glad he's taken to SAtown
now i feel bad for hatin' on him lol..
Roger seems like a cool dude.
Too bad things didnt work out with the Spurs but glad to see him wanting to stick around the city.
Ya he is. And isnt it a 4some thats listed as the unique cities with Boston added to that list or am I thinking of something else?
Roger Mason is the reason I drink Venom
If his best players stayed healthy, role players wouldn't have to play out of position.
This is the type of insight and analysis that leaves no one questioning dbestpro's views and opinions of Hairston and others.
I do not understand all the RMJ hate on this board. It's quite startling actually.
It's also startling to watch Spurs history be re-written before my eyes with all the needless hate towards the man.
Yes he sucked this last season, yes his injury was a huge blow, yes he was wrong to about PT and trades.
But the fact of the matter is, until Pop demanded him to play a certain way, placing him in a position to fail and shattering his confidence for the rest of his Spurs career, he was really ing good for us, and won a bunch of games with clutch threes.
His three against the Lakers and Suns were bad ass memorable games. He did that. Treating him like Derek Fisher is an injustice. I am no big fan of RMJ and actually want him off the team, but I do not think he deserves all the hate being thrown at him on this message board.
He has never been the same since Pop made him be backup pg over Hill in the 09 season and that's the facts. He didn't start sucking by himself. It's not all his fault.
Just when I thought he was for sure gone.
I don't hate Mason at all. I don't even blame him for feeling the way he did about his minutes in a contract year.
That said, he's one-dimensional. And whether you want to blame the inep ude of that one dimension on Pop, injury or anything else, he became a one-trick pony incapable of performing that trick. The Spurs need better. Simple as that.
If I ever run into him, I'll be happy to give him my best and reminisce about those shots he authored against the Clippers, Lakers, Suns and Celtics. Good times, great shots.
Time to move on.
Mason played out of position for a chunk of the 08-09 season, but last season he was given the opportunity to play where he's best suited and he didn't re-establish himself there. fact of the matter is also that he played a lot of pg in Washington, so that was on his resume. part of Pop wanting to play him there had to do with his success at the position previously. and it's more Mason's fault that he wasn't able to regain his confidence than Pop (supposedly) breaking it. lots of players lose confidence at some point in their career and overcome it. Pop did nothing abnormal.
Mason pretty much just proved why he is a marginal NBA player at best last season and shouldn't be relied upon by any championship team imo. Pop didn't make him suck. he's sucked for a long time, which explains why he's been in and out of the league and in other international leagues. dude just isn't that good. his most memorable moments were great, but even in two of those games where he hit the game winner (the Celtics and Suns game) he had ty games. i didn't see the Clippers game. LA game he was good in.
Points taken but there is a difference between a Spur who sucks and a Spur that is totally spat upon and hated by spurs fans. Mason's been getting thrashed on here lately and I don't think it's warranted.
Boston has some unique architecture, for sure, but those 3 cities I listed have areas that are as close to being in Europe as you can get without taking a plane.
he lives the oversupply of big butt chicks...
i personally think Mason is a good guy, but at the same time his asking for a trade showed he was to an extent in it for himself, which is bull. imo, the thrashing is warranted.
I could use your help in my thread...
Whatever happens I hope Roger has a year with no injuries and can get that stroke going again.
I don't hate him at all. I think he's not very good, he lost his place to Hill, and at this point he's not necessary. I think we can find a more versatile player out there. That said, I don't think bragging about being the 'steal of the offseason' two seasons ago somehow reflects well on him at this juncture. It's actually pretty hilarious. But best wishes for him wherever he goes.
I don't think Mason is even NBA caliber talent at this point. He's too poor (inconsistent, low %) of a shooter and not good at anything else. Like others said, he doesn't seem like a bad person, but the truth is his performance for the last year+ was horrible.
I can see the merit of the Pop-PG experiment excuse but if true, that just goes to show how cemented his one-dimensional status is.
In a job where your career lasts 10 years or less, you have to be about yourself sometimes. Performance and playing time are the basis of your next payday...if you're rotting on a bench, you're effed.
There aren't very many NBA SGs that can play PG.
Nice try, but blackjack is not 20 its 21. Huh, go figure. All this time you thought you were winning.This is the type of insight and analysis that leaves no one questioning dbestpro's views and opinions of Hairston and others.
this thread is in the twilight zone......alot of people giving him props.(did i not watch the same season he had as everyone else)
he gets paid to shoot a ball through a basket......playing out of position, BS! if he cant make a shot on any part of the court then him. the spurs need someone else. he ass needs to be on any bus that is leaving town.
if he wants to spend his summer's here than cool, but other than that the spurs better not sign his sorry ass....not even for water boy.
Roger Mason sucks. It'll be a good day when he's gone.
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