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Doesn't the Red Mamba know this is the playoffs, great to see
Buck Harvey with a good piece at mysa -
http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursna...-a-comedy-act/
Doesn't the Red Mamba know this is the playoffs, great to see
The notion he's a playoff choker is just bull . Its about other teams actually trying on d in the playoffs and closing out on him hard and rushing his shot.
I agree. Especially guarding DH, his job is just to foul him if he goes up for the shot. Got to give him props for the last 2 games. It doesn't erase the past playoff failures, but maybe that 3pt shooting contest with all that pressure and being in the spotlight did something for him. I'll eat crow for the past 2 games and hope it continues, but I won't hold my breath.props to bonner. nothing to be said, he came through although it is against the lakers. soon as he was guarding a mobile big he was already on skates again. Gasol + Dwight are really like 2 panzers, just slow enough for bonner
but still props. He knows where to be and what to do given enough time.
We tried it last year and it didn't work.
The lakers are in a bad way to defend against Bonner right now, Gasol is to slow to really stickwith/close out especially if bonner is doing the usually spurs motion offense and changing sides of the floor. Howard is guarding Duncan because Duncan abuses Gasol. The corpse formerly known as Ron Artest is busy with Leonard. This means the Lakers have no one to adequately guard Bonner on the floor most of the time. Bonner is fairly effective guarding Gasol, and isn't all that small to guard Howard even if he's mainly fronting for ball denial and then fouling. Its sort of a Dream series for Bonner. The important thing is that anyone 6'5" staying with him or closing out hard can cause him problems, historically. I love that he's getting this moment in the sun because he's a good regular season player and seems like a good guy who has a great life. I also hope I'm wrong and its a product of the new imrpoved bonner and not match-ups.
"Mamba sting?"
It didn't work because Bonner didn't play well. If he does play well, it will work. When Bonner's clicking he's the most helpful role-player the Spurs have. He doesn't win the plus-minus trophy every regular season by accident.
When Bonner is clicking it works beautifully... There was a game two seasons ago (albeit during the regular season) in which Bonner lit up OKC with 7 three pointers in Oklahoma City no less... The Spurs won handedly...
Totally agreed! Just go with the ing flow already, clowns. smh
The Red Mamba looked dangerous out there! Loved it!!
For the past seven seasons, I like a lot of other Sours fans I assume, have wanted to like Bonner. Really. I mean he's a funny guy. But the comedy, funny guy schtik hasn't caught on well because he's been a ginger with no nuts in the playoffs. Barely a cut above Scalabrine. Doesn't cut it on a team that's had the Horry's, Jackson's and Kerr's. But now that he's had two playoff games you find yourself wanting to root for him.
For me it's all gonna be about what happens going forward. All the Spurs have done is hold serve in the first round and getting their rhythm back against a ty Lakers team. It's going to be about what he does in the next few rounds and hopefully the finals. Good first two games, Matty. Props after seven seasons. But let's see if you can make Scalabrine envious.
@ people never learning from the past
This thread is hilarious.
Meh, GS really is the worst possible matchup for him. Not saying he'll bounce back against Memphis, but his showing up against the Lakers with Diaw sidelined was huge. Can't take that away from him.
He's utter and complete this series, but it doesn't change what he did against the Lakers. You're ing re ed if you don't see that.
This thread is hilarious.
it's like he ties 2 bricks to the bottoms of his shoes. Dude moves around like he has 2 left feet.
that's not the point got. He's ting the bed like usual and one series against a crippled team does not make for seven years of complete and utter failure. But yeah, I can't see beyond his one good series. off dumbass
If everything goes according to plan, I think Bonner is absolutely crucial against Memphis and think he will do well. Of course Bonner isnt playing in this series, they need perimeter defense. Bonner's defensive strength is in the paint.
Bonner would be useful in the WCF if SPurs were to advance thou.
That's exactly the point, got-who-can't-read. The thread le says "The Best Game of Matt Bonner's Career." That means he's going to go back to sucking afterward. Nobody is saying he wouldn't the bed, they gave him credit for playing well in one game.
Again, you're ing re ed.
Not going to lie though, Bonner does frustrate Z-Bo for some reason if the Spurs get that far.
Read the whole ing thing dumbass. It's why I bumped this .
And I'm the one who can't read.
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