With Boris out for tonight's game; enter The Bonner?

[TampaDude]

I hope the Warriors go full tilt while the Spurs start Bonner, Boban, Kyle, etc

^ this x 1000

[GSH]

That's a bull myth that I'll never stop correcting. Diaw getting extended minutes and closing games was the REAL difference maker. Bonner barely averaged over 14 minutes a game those last two games.

Pop's use of Diaw in those playoffs was, for me, the single best coaching adjustment I've ever seen. Boris wound up leading the team in AST's in the Finals. He was an incredible difference-maker in that Championship run.

But Bonner? I guess you could say that he didn't things up, which is pretty good. You know... for Bonner in the playoffs.

[DAF86]

Bonner is unplayable against GS. Bigs should be mobile enough to be able to switch on pick and rolls.

[nowitzkikopf]

Whut?

3 things that helped win that Series:

1) Ibaka's -not walking through those doors- injury
2) CoJo's dunk/Tony's injury
3) Pop subbing an ineffective Tiago for Bonner in the last 2 games.

turn around moment of the series

[TampaDude]

Pop's use of Diaw in those playoffs was, for me, the single best coaching adjustment I've ever seen. Boris wound up leading the team in AST's in the Finals. He was an incredible difference-maker in that Championship run.

But Bonner? I guess you could say that he didn't things up, which is pretty good. You know... for Bonner in the playoffs.

Pop inserting Diaw into the starting lineup in the 2014 Finals was brilliant. Miami had no answer. Three straight blowout wins for the Spurs and #5.

[SpursforSix]

I hope the Warriors go full tilt while the Spurs start Bonner, Boban, Kyle, etc

I'd like to see the regular Spurs start and build up a 7-10 point lead in the 1st half, then have Pop pull them all out.

[Seventyniner]

Didn't Bonner have a 23/12 at Oracle a few years back?

Still, this is a bad matchup for Duncan so it's a horrible one for Bonner. Not that there are many good ones for Bonner.

[look_at_g_shred]

My body is ready

[.G.]

[Kawhitstorm]

The ONLY reason Bonner is on the squad is b/c he's the designated "players' rep" (NOBODY wants that job....NOBODY!)

[TheDoctor]

Didn't Bonner have a 23/12 at Oracle a few years back?

Still, this is a bad matchup for Duncan so it's a horrible one for Bonner. Not that there are many good ones for Bonner.

[tmtcsc]

First unit:
Duncan/Aldridge/Leonard/Green/Parker

Second unit:
West/Anderson/Green/Ginobili/Mills

Danny will get subbed out early on for Manu, and will play with the second unit. Kyle will play stretch 4, IMO.

[rastaspur]

Bonner is unplayable against GS. Bigs should be mobile enough to be able to switch on pick and rolls.

Traditionally speaking, this is the one thing bonner used to actually do okay on. When switched off on guards he always did a commendable job keeping the guard in front of him. Many years back he was the only big one year who actually kept nash from getting into the paint.

He was always fundamentally sound on defense. He might have gotten torched alot. But he did what he could. Hard for a 6'8 white guy with no real athlwticism and t rex arms to be a good defender and rebounder.

[dabom]

Here I thought Kawhi shutting down Westgod was what won us the game.