Matt Bonner injures ankle

[Spurs Brazil]

Good news it's only 2 weeks.

It'd be nice to see Tiago ready to go on saturday

[duncan228]

Life without Bonner: An opening for Simmons?
by Jeff McDonald

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...g-for-simmons/

[JR3]

I was shouting for joy when Bonner went down! I care for him as a person but I knew that this is the only way pop wont play him! We are much better without bonner. As for Simmons- I want him out of town. I will pay his ticket if the Spurs cut him. teams walk by him regularly and it was the last straw when he air balled that three at the end of the half (or whenever) on Tuesday.

[BadOne]

I don't have a vendetta against Matty either, but why are Pop and R.C. still big on this guy? I think he's a good player, but he lacks the intangibes that makes him a quality back up at the 4 or 5 for the Spurs.

When he was re-signed, R.C. and Pop mentioned how important it was for them to have that "stretch four" player. The truth is though, since they started relying on the stretch 4 enough to give him significant minutes, the Spurs haven't won a championship. Now yes, the defense is horrid, with or without Bonner. But let's look at who Bonner replaced as the primary back up at that spot. Horry was much more than a "stretch four". He would physically defend, fight for boards, and could even post and pass. Let's not forget his clutchness during the playoffs. Bonner's greatest quality [at least for the regular season] is shooting, which is a good thing...if you're a guard. Now I know Horry's shoes are big to fill, but you figured the Spurs would have searched for a player with more than one similar quality in Horry's replacement.

Again, not a Bonner basher, but I have to agree with everyone here saying he shouldn't see significant minutes, which obviously doesn't bode well with the contract he just signed.

[androck]

Playing at a frenetic pace and focusing more on scoring rather than defense may suit Bonner's strengths as a player and may work against alot of teams, but it almost always backfires against the elite. We've seen this happen year after year.

The Spurs won a championship with Bonner getting about 12 minutes per game so it's not like he can't contribute to an elite team. The problem is that he is not an NBA-level starter and that was the position the front office forced him into when Horry finally ran out of gas and a 34-year-old Oberto and 37-year-old Kurt Thomas were the other bigs in 08-09.

[TDMVPDPOY]

i smell a winning streak for the spurs

[TJastal]

The Spurs learned Thursday they could be without sharpshooting center Matt Bonner for up to two weeks with a sprained right ankle. Some took the news better than others.

Antonio McDyess, the 36-year-old center/forward who appears in line for more minutes with Bonner shelved, called it “devastating.”

There's that trademark McDyess wry sense of humour again.

Jefferson’s theory is that the Spurs might play a bit more small ball, using Simmons as a small “four” to approximate Bonner’s floor-stretching abilities. Of course, Jefferson could have an ulterior motive for stumping for Simmons as a backup big man. A fish out of water as the Spurs’ small-ball four last season, Jefferson has been looking to pawn that role off on someone else this season.

Somebody outta tell him to sack up, but then I remember this is RJ were talking about..

[lefty]

I hope Bonner will be OK





In July 2011

[Fabbs]

The Spurs won a championship with Bonner getting about 12 minutes per game so it's not like he can't contribute to an elite team.

Bonner played 2.8 minutes per game and in doing so lit up the 2007 playoffs with 0.8 and 0.3 points/rebounds per game.

2008 4.5 minutes
2009 20 minutes where he really sucked ass
2010 17.3 for more suckage.
He's won 4 les, you know.

lefty

I hope Bonner will be OK

As Western Conf playoff foes always have.