Three Spurs with Expiring Contracts worth Trading

**ducks** · 09-24-2009

Originally Posted by mookie2001

once again ducks drops the mother ing science on yall

**wildbill2u** · 09-25-2009

Originally Posted by mountainballer

Mason ran out of gas at mid season. end of story. it wasn't the whole "Pop broke his confidence and rhythm ba playing him wrong". Mason would also have struggled at SG. IMO when Pop tried to play him as back up PG, his first intention was to find a role to reduce the workload for Mason. defending some back up players is usually less exhausting than defending starter SGs. IMO Pop just tried to save Mason's season, he knew very well during February, that Mason is going to fall apart.
however, the secret for a successful season for Mason will be a special endurance programm over the summer and reduced minutes, not much more than 20MPG.
as we heard some weeks ago, Mason has lost weight and works hard every day. and point two will be easy to manage, with RJ, Manu back and also the addition of Bogans.

How does a highly trained professional athlete of his age run out of gas, especially since he finished the season as a starter for Wash. last year?

Just playing all those minutes as a starter should produce a player in shape.

As far as playing out of position, he was and it wasn't pretty nor acceptable. If all he can do is perform the Kerr role--a role player whose skill is spot up shooting when brought in--he shouldn't be starting.

Manu will have to make it or break it as the starter because Mason simply isn't one.

**ceperez** · 09-25-2009

Going to say this about Mason. He's a specialist, he's only got one kind of move, that is a quick 3pt. jump shot. He is very good at this particularly with a pick-and-roll, its very difficult to stop. I think nobody in the Spurs is a good as he is when we need a 3pt shot.

Otherwise, he's average is all other aspects of his game.

He therefore likely will stay.

Finley was very accurate last year, in addition he has size that's useful against bigger players. I don't know how well he'll do this year, but if he's in great shape then he's also a keeper.

Bonner... well if he doesn't hit his open shots... then he's history.

**Spurs Brazil** · 09-26-2009

The Bobcats Raja Bell continues to be shopped around the league, GM's say. No doubt he'd love to get back to a contender.
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