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Be afraid....
Be very afraid.....
We'll be back on top...
Bonzi the Spurs killer to the rescue!!!! Yeah!!!
Be afraid....
Be very afraid.....
We'll be back on top...
Bonzi the Spurs killer to the rescue!!!! Yeah!!!
the rockets could be a problem because bowen can only guard mcgrady or wells. if he is guarding one the other will probably eat the spurs alive. and dont forget how Yao was playing 2nd half of the season. if he keeps that up with a healty t-mac, bonzi wells, and shane battier, this team could do some real damage....
But Casey Jacobsen is the real Spur killer.
Rockets is a pretty good matchup for Spurs.
Houston best lineup is Alston/Wells/TMac/Battier/Yao and they won't be able to do it against Spurs because Battier can't defend on Duncan. Rockets must use a true PF against Spurs and their PFs are a 34 years old Howard and a 6'6" Hayes. Rockets needs another bigman (like Melvin Ely) if they want to compete with teams like Spurs or Suns (Amare will give them the same problem than Duncan).
Rockets will be a very dangerous team for Mavs.
So how is their starting lineup going to look? I don't see where Bonzi fits unless TMac brings up the ball and they bring Skip 2 off the bench. I don't see anyone that can guard Parker either way.
Well, if Houston stays healthy, they are a dangerous team. I wonder if Battier will start alongside T-Mac. A lineup of Alston/Battier/T-Mac/ Howard/ Yao with Wells as 6th man looks really good on paper. It will be interesting how the Spurs match up with them...
well if houston plans to iso wells all night long then good luck. bonzi killed us because he was allowed to pla one one one. the less shots for yao and t-mac I'm all for it.. I hope the rockets aren't expecting bonzi to do the dirty work.
That's the same you said when you all got T Mac. And you still haven't won a 2nd round series.
Lets not forget who is the Captain, the man in charge, the one that calls all the shoots, the one that starts every night, the one that plays 40+ every game, he has won 3 Championships, all the way from Air Force Academy.
The man him self, some people call him CIA POP, He never discriminates but regulates ever night in and out, on the court and off the court.
The one and only Gregg Popovich
Lets break this down to see how they match up..
Coach:JVG
Alston
Tmac
Battier
Bonzi
Yao
bench:howard,head,Vassilis Spanoulis,Sura,Deke
Spurs
Coach:POP
Parker
Manu
Bowen
Duncan
Butler(defense on Yao)
Bench: Finely,Elson,Barry,Bonner,Horry
Parker Vs Alston:Winner Spurs
Manu vs Battier:Winner Spurs
Bowen Vs Tmac : Winner Rockets
Duncan Vs Bonzi: Winner Spurs
Butler Vs Yao:Winner Rockets
Bench:Spurs Vs rockets: Winner Spurs
Coach: Pop Vs JVG Winner POP
Of Course playing together and doing a game on paper are to diffrent things but i like the looks of this match up, elson would prob be a better match up vs the mavs but against the rockets butlers defense would be more needed on yao. the X factors imo are Manu and Spanoulis. Looks to be a great and fun yr.
If these teams meet in the playoffs i have the Spurs in 5 or 6.
They still haven't won a first round series.
I suspect Bonzi will end up being a sixth man so that he can be the featured go-to perimeter guy in the second unit when McGrady takes a rest, or the second option if Yao is on the bench.
I think that will also allow T-Mac to be fresher at the end of games, and I'm sure Houston hopes it allows for T-Mac to stay healthier during the course of the season.
But, I do agree with Bruno that Houston still has a pressing need at the power positions. Ryan Bowen, Chuck Hayes, and Dikembe Mutombo are the big man reserves. That's not good, especially when one of your starting bigs is Juwan Howard.
Rockets still need a younger, more athletic reserve big man that can play either PF or C. If he's still availabe, Melvin Ely might be a nice option, as Bruno mentioned. If I were the Rockets, I'd also see what it would take to make a deal for someone like Carlos Boozer or Zach Randolph. Those two might be available.
Bonzi won't be starting at power forward when the Rockets play the Spurs.
Off the bench, Bonzi Wells alone is better than everything the Spurs have on their bench.
will wells be happy off the bench
Ouch.
Rockets are a tough matchup for the Spurs now. Bowen can only cover one of Bonzi and McGrady at once. No Rasho to guard Yao. Defensive stopper Battier to chuck onto Manu.
Tough team to beat if they stay healthy.
I think he'll be fine coming off the bench. It will be his overall minutes and getting run in the fourth quarter that could make him disgruntled. If he doesn't consistently get 25-30 mpg, he might not be happy. But, taking less money to go to Houston because of T-Mac and Yao kind of demonstrates that he's willing to make some compromises to be where he wants to be.
He should be ok coming off the bench as long as he gets his minutes and plays in crunch time.
you guys just took a critical hit in your division
Given how tricky McGrady's back is there will be plenty of minutes for Bonzi, both in the eventuality that TMac misses some time or that the coaching staff tries to limit his minutes. It's still all on Yao and McGrady though. They stay healthy Bonzi could be the X-factor that can take them deep into the playoffs, and if they keep getting hurt then this signing will be a footnote to this offseason.
i'd have finely over bonzi for the spurs any day. and other then that, what play off the bench is better then elson butler horry beno extra.
Don't understand this signing. Shane Battier is already their starting small forward. Unless, of course, they are planning to bring him off the bench.
I bet that would be a minority opinion. At this point in their respective careers, Bonzi is 10 times the player Finley is.
I said Bonzi ALONE is better what the Spurs have on their bench.and other then that, what play off the bench is better then elson butler horry beno extra.
As for the rest of the Rockets bench, I'd take Luther Head over Beno Udrih, and Dikembe is as old as dirt, but he's more proven than either Elson or Butler, whichever comes off the bench for the Spurs.
Again, my statement was that Bonzi ALONE was better than what the Spurs had on their bench.
Battier starts. Bonzi comes off the bench to be the main scoring option in the second unit. Makes sense to me.
Rockets still need help at PF and C.
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