Matt Bonner owns the Utah Jazz.

[Sean Cagney]

Bonner already playing like the playoffs started. He forgot the lockout extended the end of the regular season.

April numbers
14 games
19.0 mpg
.406 FG%
5.1 ppg
2.9 rpg

Every year this starts in April, numbers go down before the playoffs start as if chicken can tell they are coming and starts his annual fade. He is hardly clutch.

[therealtruth]

They never do. Therein lies the utility of Matt Bonner as a stretch four.

He'll always be construed as one of the biggest threats from 3 regardless of how he does in clutch situations or in the playoffs. Utah will predominantly focus on his 42% from 3 this regular season and players won't leave him so easily.

Even if he misses an open shot, players aren't suddenly going to go "Oh hey maybe he's not as good from 3 as we thought! Let's help off him more!" mid game. They're going to think "Phew that was close, I better not leave him open again. He's a great 3 point shooter who just happened to miss on that last possession."

If their athletic and determined enough they will be able to help and chase Matty of the 3's.

[ElNono]

They never do. Therein lies the utility of Matt Bonner as a stretch four.

He'll always be construed as one of the biggest threats from 3 regardless of how he does in clutch situations or in the playoffs. Utah will predominantly focus on his 42% from 3 this regular season and players won't leave him so easily.

Even if he misses an open shot, players aren't suddenly going to go "Oh hey maybe he's not as good from 3 as we thought! Let's help off him more!" mid game. They're going to think "Phew that was close, I better not leave him open again. He's a great 3 point shooter who just happened to miss on that last possession."

I just hope Utah doesn't figure out they can run Jamaal Tinsley to close on him and he will pass up his shots. Much like Memphis did last year by running OJ Mayo at him.

And I also disagree with the "doubt" aspect. If you're facing a healthy Spurs and you have to pick your poison between Tony/Manu/Tim or Bonner, you pick Bonner 10 out of 10 times.