Mensah-Bonsu to sign with raptors

[SpursFan0728]

Pops 10 rebs in 12 mins

[Chomag]

....

[ducks]

garbage time

[lefty]

Pops playing well tonite

nice tip ins

[Chomag]

At least he is getting playing time there though. As much as I hated to see him go thats probably better for him since we would never play a high energy athletic player that rebounds anyway.

I know I'm going to be flamed here for saying this but I have a gut feeling its going to turn out to be another Scola type of thing of the player we could of had.

[ducks]

one game

lets see if they resign him

spurs could offer him a 2-3 year contract this summer
if they liked what they saw
just they are going to try to win a le
raps are just getting ready for next season

pops would have been great AT THE START oF THE seASon

[rayray2k8]

Hey thats great!
I doubt he would have been able to do that here, but at least we know
the "craptors" will use him.

[ducks]

it is hard to change your lineup 22 games before the playoffs the real season for a player that never played a nba game

[rayray2k8]

Spurs fans were on something if they thought Pops had a chance in
the rotation during the playoffs.
Vets only.

[ace3g]

[K-State Spur]

Keeping Pops wasn't about this year, it was about the future.
I like his potential upside. Sure he's unproven, and he could be a bust, but I already know what I am getting from Jacque Vaughn. And like someone else noted, if we're depending on JVs production for the playoffs, we're already sunk.

The Spurs have got roster spots occupied by Hill, Hairston, and Mahinmi - how much of the roster do you want to devote to the future for a team with championship aspirations?

[K-State Spur]

Yes we have had occasions IN THE PAST that required using JV, but that no longer applies because we have Mason and Hill as well as Manu. We haven't had a sixth big that I can recall. What I'm saying is that Pops' upside trumps what JV is able to do on the court. Manu or Mason can play limited PG role if need be. That's the way I see it and if others think otherwise, that's okay. No one will convince me that Jacque doesn't suck balls.

vaughn gets a lot of hatred for having done EXACTLY what he was signed to do.

work his butt off in practice, act as a coach on the bench, be able to step into the back-up PG role and not crap himself if the guy in front of him (i.e. beno) completely loses any feel for his game. and do it all while making near the league minimum and never complaining.

vaughn's not gonna win any games for this team. but we've never lost a game with him receiving PT that couldn't have been won had other guys done their job better.

...and keep this in mind, i am naturally inclined to have hatred towards vaughn because of his alma mater. (same with gooden)

[thOOdee]

The Spurs have got roster spots occupied by Hill, Hairston, and Mahinmi - how much of the roster do you want to devote to the future for a team with championship aspirations?

, with duncan gino and parker, i rather have a roster devoted to the future than old scrubs ala vaughn. I get he knows the system, but really what does he contribute? THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! people who need the job and have the talent can learn.

[VI_Massive]

Vaughn blows, like previously said, if we had to depend on JV we would suck and lose. Might as well have a player that shows a hint of promise than someone who is 3rd string PG.

sure, if we had to depend on any of our bench players we'd be screwed. that's why they're bench players.

we need a solid third string pg in a season when our back up pg is a rookie who played shooting guard in college and our pseudo-back up pgs are our two best sgs (mason and manu)

[thOOdee]

sure, if we had to depend on any of our bench players we'd be screwed. that's why they're bench players.

we need a solid third string pg in a season when our back up pg is a rookie who played shooting guard in college and our pseudo-back up pgs are our two best sgs (mason and manu)

and if you put it the way you stated, i guess vaughn is a 5th string point gaurd

[m33p0]

one game

lets see if they resign him

spurs could offer him a 2-3 year contract this summer
if they liked what they saw
just they are going to try to win a le
raps are just getting ready for next season

pops would have been great AT THE START oF THE seASon

raptors have guaranteed his contract for the rest of the year. good for him.

[completely deck]

OK? And?

[bigdog]

nba.com says he didn't have any steals.

Anyways, good for Pops.

[bigdog]

finally an intelligent point

I agree.

[thOOdee]

at least pops didn't go to a contender

[benefactor]

Led raptors in rebounding with 10 in only 15 minutes of action. Also 4 points 1 steal. Game was also close- he played some in crunch time.


you Popovich. Go have gay sex with JV tonite.

Gooden = Finals experience.

Vaughn = Finals experience.

Pops = D-League experience.

I'd rather have the top two.

[ploto]

Pops has 10 rebounds in 15 minutes while Andrea has 2 rebounds in 41 minutes!

[rayray2k8]

finally an intelligent point

Just get over it!!
Jesus Christ, if you love him so goddamn much, then go root for Toronto.

[Bruno]

Raptors are a crappy rebounding team. Pops should be able to continue to have good rebounding numbers with them.

[ohmwrecker]

Does anyone really not understand why Mensah-Bonsu was let go? Vaughn and Udoka are under contract, if the Spurs cut them they have to pay their salaries. Pops was the cheapest cut. Why is this so difficult to grasp? We got Drew Gooden on the cheap and there is no way Pops Mensah-Bonsu would've made the playoff roster anyway.

Stop whining!