Steve Novak vs Matt Bonner in a three point shootout, with the maximum score attainable being 30 points. Who wins and what score would each player get?
Bonner has had several chances in playoffs. That was the first real playoffs for Novak. I'm sure he will make the adjustments. Novak has the ability to step around or avoid the guy who is trying to chase him off the line. He's that confident in his 3pt shot that he knows he needs to be able to get the ball off. Bonner's only confident when he's wide open and no one is near him.
Calvin Murphy could walk out and beat both of them right now at that game, but I wouldn't want him in my rotation.
cause he's basically a smaller version of bonner with a quicker release?
Neither player(Bonner or Novak) is ever going to make an impact in a playoff game so it's irrelevant to even make these threads. They both act as a crutch in regular season games and predictably do nothing in the post-season.
Well, Novak did shoot 57% on his 3's in his one playoff series last year vs. the Heat...which is more than that red-headed piece of ever has made in his long playoff career.
He averaged like 2 ppg - a considerable drop from his regular season average(9 ppg)
You can say he played ok in the limited minutes he got in the playoffs. But again, made use of his time way better than that red headed asshole whose name pains me to say.
atleast this is the final season of bonner right ?!?
Bonner is a piss poor shooter under any kind of pressure because of his shooting mechanics. He's useless come playoff time when teams close in on him as his shooting mechanics are no good for playoff ball. He has a slow release, which he doesn't have time to wind up in the playoffs as defenses won't give him the open looks he gets in the regular season.
Also, can anyone tell me if Jax had this slow of a release in 2003? I don't recall Stephen having as slow of a release when he was on the team previously. He's looking like total crap shooting the ball. He needs to get his together, and soon.
Please don't get my hopes up like that. I wish this was Bonner's last season, hopefully he'd just go and coach d-league or something.
Hopefully after Bonner is gone they at least try to make an attempt to get some big men...I don't care who it is, as long as they are young players...they could get Kyle O'Quinn for all I care. As long as I see them trying to get big men after this year. And no more drafting PGs.
Oh and no disrespect Kyle O'Quinn, I'm not saying he is a bad player, I'm just saying he is unproven.
Imagine having Bonner as a shooting coach? You'd shoot over 50% in the regular season and would struggle to hit anything in the playoffs or when under any type of pressure.
Yeah he is getting up there in age, that's most likely what is hurting his shot. And maybe he isn't fully recovered from the hand injury, which could be messing with his shot as well. I could see Jax retiring after this year...he said he wanted to retire a Spur...to avoid being traded after this year, it'd make sense that he retire after this season. His injuries are all the more reason to.
How much is he making?? Like $10 million? Yeah we could give some decent contracts with that.
You took a on Bonner just now. But nawh, hopefully, any player that had Bonner as a shooting coach wouldn't pick up on his playoff mentality.
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