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Glad to see spurstalk continue to sully it's name by openly being glee over a player getting hurt.
Bonner's absence DOES have an affect in Tiago's PT (even if they play different roles). As TD or Blair ( who both play Center and PF) would play additional minutes at the four spot to make up for Bonners loss and as a result additional minutes are freed-up at the center spot for Tiago to take.
So yes there definetly is a domino affect in our bigs PT rotation with the absence of any of our bigs.
Glad to see spurstalk continue to sully it's name by openly being glee over a player getting hurt.
splitter will get a larger share of the minutes that bonner is out. i want to see him become the defensive center the spurs need. they already have the shooter, the hustle rebounder, and the veteran. need that defensive presence in splitter. splitter will get the time he needs to show whether or not he warrants more minutes.
"sully" "glee" lol. Gtfo.
You would think that he would make an argument, but all he really does is about our ing.
Bonner sucks.
Those who are defending him are still in denial-after Bonner has shown you his true suckiness for years and choked in the playoffs.
I don't like to see any player injured on ANY team-this isn't about celebrating an injury.
This is about pointing out that Bonner OUT of the lineup is a good thing for the spurs.
The fact that the front office decided to re-sign this piece of is as bad a stain as the Scola fiasco, S.Jackson fiasco,etc...
The fact that the spurs went on a run against the pacers immediately AFTER bonner exited the game is obvious-unless you want to remain in denial.
The fact that there is even a question -of somebody possibly celebrating a spurs players injury-is a direct result of how much him leaving the game improved the spurs.
EVERY single minute that Bonner plays is ROBBING someone more deserving of minutes.
If you feel sorry for Bonner because of the hate he gets-just try to remember that Bonner is a multimillionaire who gets to have a pretty damned charmed life-even though he is one of the worst so-called big men in the NBA.
Isn't this all moot because Tiago could very well miss the same amount of time as Bonner?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/sa...t#notes_quotes
"I would expect he'll be beating my door down."
—Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, on the reaction he anticipates from injured forward Tiago Splitter if he's held out of a second consecutive game Saturday night because of a strained right calf.
Does this imply that Tiago is ready to go and theyre holding him out as a precaution? Sounds like it to me.
The Bonner hate is well deserved.
Re-watch his performance in the playoffs.
Thats exactly what I told my bro last night when he asked me if I took joy out of seeing him hurt. My response was that its not like I'm wishing serious harm on the guy that I want to see him crippled and besides the guy is a multimillionaire so its not the end of the world if he can't play. Its not everyday people besides bankers can suck ass at their job and still make millions. Bonner is one of those blessed people who can do that so I don't feel any pain for him when he is out with an injury. He just straight up sucks no way anybody can spin it the guy is terrible. On his best days he's mediocre and on his worst he is a YMCA player.
It has nothing to do with Bonner, I just don't like 6'10 big men that can only shoot but can't play a lick of damn defense and can't rebound worth jack . That's kinda the whole point in being a big man. And he only plays good against the crappy teams.
If you're a big man and can shoot, that's fine, but that should be a bonus, not your main game. Now if Bonner played good defense and crashed the boards hard and showed up against the best teams and in the Playoffs, (Rasheed Wallace), I would love him.
But he doesn't. He's just shoots 3's, and I don't like that. Nobody really should. And he's certainly not the type of big men that deserves plenty of minutes. He shouldn't ever play over 12 minutes. EVER! He's just a specialist player.
Pop knows why they need him and RC knows what it costs to get a bigman veteran role player in the NBA. 4 championships prove they know what are doing.
Bonner bashing has no sense and it's disgusting being injured. If he were able to play better or more consistent his contract would have been much higher too.
Whether you hate him or not, Bonner's absence was felt tonight..he usually plays well vs. the Hornets(at least from what I remember), and his spacing would have been useful..he also couldn't have played worse D than Blair tonight, and the Spurs' needed big men depth..
Bonner is a massive choker and completely useless in the playoffs, but he's still good to have during the regular season when the players in front of him are playing poorly and the Spurs need some kind of spark..
So much for it being a gain for Simmons.. LOL.
Seriously Bonner'r's coming back soon, this should allow Dice who is playing extended minutes some rest. Hopefully it dosen't affect Splitter's steady increase of PT and learning curve to learn the system
Leave bonner alone!
lol
Seriously in the minutes he got in preseason and vs Pacers he played well and showed improvement on skills from last yr on the whole.
This is only a negative for the team, Tiago's development into the system shouldn't be affected whatsoever, he can't shoot 3's and has no NBA experience. How is this a gain for Tiago, I would say gain for Simmons and Dice much more.
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