Pop must give some playtime to Matt Bonner

[Indazone]

Big Shot Bob...yeah gotta give him some burn to get him ready for playoffs.

[Bruno]

I've got full confidence in Robert horry, don't know why you don't.

Damn I'm stupid for considering that Horry, who is 37 years old and has his worst regular season, could maybe suck during the playoffs.

Horry will maybe again step up during the playoffs but it's very risky to consider that as a sure thing.

With Bonner, Spurs had a quite solid plan B in case Horry sucked during the playoffs. Pop is currently destroying this plan B by not playing at all Bonner.

[td4mvp21]

Damn I'm stupid for considering that Horry, who is 37 years old and has his worst regular season, could maybe suck during the playoffs.

Horry will maybe again step up during the playoffs but it's very risky to consider that as a sure thing.

With Bonner, Spurs had a quite solid plan B in case Horry sucked during the playoffs. Pop is currently destroying this plan B by not playing at all Bonner.

Bonner got his chance with minutes and he never did anything consistently. He played poor defense. In the Houston game, he ed up the play Pop had set up. I would surely hope he wasn't the Spurs' plan B.

[timaios]

Bump

Matt Bonner 14:45 min 4-8 fg 1-3 3pt (+/-) +8 2Rbs 1stl 1blk 1to 10 pts

He brings something to this team.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Good bump. It was a good confidence game for Bonner.

For everyone in addition to Bonnner as well.

[Tigole Bitties]

[Dave McNulla]

Matt can take rebonds, shoot the 3, he has a good midjumper, he shoot the FT at 94 %.
Besides he is young and tough !

Ok, he's not a good defender, but with some significant minutes he could improve his game.
He need some trust from Pop. It's difficult to be a good player when your coach has no faith in you.

Horry can be good for 4 or 5 minutes and be lazy for 4 or 5 minutes.
His game is very inconsistant... and his shoot %.
I know he's a better defender than Bonner, but once again, i think Matt need some minutes to become a really good player for the spurs.

Maybe it will not work, but Pop should try.

Share your own opinions.

when bonner is hitting all the threes he takes, i can see having him out there. when he isn't, i don't like it. when he gets rebounds, he dribbles the ball and takes bad shots inside. that dunk was a huge exception, but not the general rule. he should never dribble the ball again in his life. and his defense makes me vomit.

[Bruno]

Let's hope Pop will continue to give Bonner some playing time. He could be a really good insurance for the playoffs.

[T Park]

In the Houston game, he ed up the play Pop had set up

UH wrong.

The play got broken so Bonner volunteered to take the shot.

Hes got cojones, he just missed it.

Why you blame the play being broken on bonner is beyond me.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

when bonner is hitting all the threes he takes, i can see having him out there. when he isn't, i don't like it. when he gets rebounds, he dribbles the ball and takes bad shots inside. that dunk was a huge exception, but not the general rule. he should never dribble the ball again in his life. and his defense makes me vomit.

Bonner so far has had problems knowing his role.

I don't like it when he forces up a shot or doesn't make the extra pass or flubs a defensive rotation. I remember seeing an Horry camera shot of him looking from the Bench when Matty caused an immediate turnover. He didn't look too proud.

But yeah, I think this game was good for him, and his teammates belief in him.