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Everytime you post something, it turns into a vulgarity fest between a bunch of losers. If this thread doesn't go wild again, it will stay open.
Every time you say something about him, it get's locked or you're an idiot.
Dude is overrated. The Spurs would be much better with a forward that could rebound, score and dunk in that position.
One of the reason the Spurs are 10 games behind Dallas is because he can't stop any of the elite players anymore.
Saying the Spurs need a long forward is just a cheap way of saying Bruce needs to go.
WTF?
Everytime you post something, it turns into a vulgarity fest between a bunch of losers. If this thread doesn't go wild again, it will stay open.
Who is rating him that you think he's overrated?
Everyone knows he's a 35 year old defender who is struggling with his shot. But his defense is still a big part of what the Spurs do.
If he hits his open shots at a high percentage and plays as good of defense as he can play then he will be fine. If against Phoenix or Dallas he shots a mediocre or poor percentage and his defense isn't top notch for his standards -- then the Spurs will likely be in trouble vs the Western Elites. Then again the Big Three are most important in the playoffs offensively, and the team defense and rebounding are also extremely important. This includes whoever is in the frontcourt with Timmy in the big moments of the playoffs.
Sequ u are a troll
Bowen is the reason we don't get blown out, when the opposing team star gets hot.
Bowen is the enforcer in the Spurs. Remember that block on Melo?
without him and we are soft as tissue
Bowen shouldn't be taken for granted. He's a key piece, as far as importance, Bruce is the interchangeable 4th in addition to the big 3--for what he does in Spurs basketball, and the core system we have established. This thread is so stupid.
I love Bruce,and I think he is a great Defender,but I think the question is:who will take his place from next year?
cause realisticly we are gonna need a SF eather to the starting lineup,or to play 24 mins P/game.Considering that Bowen will be 36 and His legs are not the same tham years before.
Is there any SF available this offseason(FA),or a SF prespect for this coming draft?
Nocioni? Delfino? Garcia? Artest?
Yeah I think the FO is anticipating the new leg-replacements for the next two years..
I'm gonna miss Bruce when he hangs it up in a couple years. I think Nocioni would be cool if we could ever get him in the offseason. Which is probably unlikely since apparently, he's restricted.
Bruce needs to be replaced yesterday. His stats have never been that great and now they are down even farther.
To beat the Suns and the Mavs, you are going to have to rebound and score because of their team offense. They don't have the one guy that you can stop and you'll win. You have to stop most of them. Honestly, 35 y/o Bowen can't stop any of them. Time to move on.
I'll reiterate from a previous post in another thread. For Bowen to stay on the court and truly be an asset to this team, he needs to hit to two shots in his arsenal (the corner 3 & 20ft elbow shot). The other elite teams are too good offensively and the rules give the offensive player too much advantage for Bowen to JUST be a defensive guy.
I'm not saying he has to slash to the basket or create contact, in fact I cringe everytime he puts the ball on the floor, but he needs to be "effective" on offense.
Not sure I predicted this would ever come out of my mouth, but with the way Finley is playing, I think he might be the better option or at least get more minutes in lieu of Bowen.
Oh shoot.. there are 2 Rs in overrated..
Bowen's long ball used to be really reliable.
I think in this past season, he's confused about picking when to spot up and just go long ball, or go off the dribble a little. Take a 20-footer. But I think it's Pop's fault not Bowen, for giving him extra hesitations to actually mix it up. It's like NOooo...Bruce is limited. DO NOT MIX UP HIS OFFENSIVE GAME TO THROW OFF DEFENDERS.
he's passed up an open three to take it in within 20 ft. or to blow an easy lay up. It's just plain cringeworthy. I think his affected jumper is for the same reason Finley had a problem. He was trying to decide what he should do, instead of just taking jumpshots. (Like Finley, man the guy yesterday knew what he damn wanted to do. Hope he keeps it up)
Also Bruce never learned how to rebound. Which is one slight weakness to his "defensive" prowess, but he's old. Heh.
Bruce may be regarded by this league and the national media as a "defensive specialist", but the fact is that he had developed into a reliable 3pt threat for the Spurs and his offense has been needed for some time in order for this team to succeed. And at a time when his offensive production is most crucial (other teams improved, lessened defensive impact), he has been the most offensively inept in his career.
I'm not saying he can't get out of this funk. In fact, for the Spurs' sake...that's what I'm rooting for.
Delfino is more PG/SG
Nocioni or Garcia would be nice,but We comeback to the money issues.
Artest, NO!
what about a good Defender SF Draft pick?
any good ones this year?(I donīt know much of NCAA college BB)
what in recent history makes you think that the spurs will draft some one out of college?
The Spurs hired George Felton in the off-season to focus on college talent evaluation (Director of College Player Personnel) Things might change.
LOCK this IDIOT.
I think Sequ has a point. Bruce Bowen has been "struggling with his shot" for longer than in years past.
He's on a knife edge in my mind. Pop has to seriously weigh whether his shot will recover because right now he's hurting the team in spots. I think Pop has realized this somewhat and has cut down his minutes. If Bowen isn't hitting from long range then he can definitely be a liability regardless of his defense.
Lets hope this isn't the year Bowen doesn't turn that corner because he seems close to it.
I do agree with this. His time in the Playoffs vs Suns or Mavs..should be limited. But it won't be because Pop will be stubborn adjustments.
Yeah that's been talked about in other threads. Many think it's related to his back issues (which I hope are getting better). He definitely has to hit his 3's.
I love Bruce, but I'm surprised the Spurs haven't managed to get a viable back-up/future replacement for him yet. They're probably two years behind on that one.
True. Since the summer of 2004, most of us here having been talking about them getting someone to groom behind him. Hopefully it's a major priority this summer.
and I call myself a hater? the original thread starter is a moron!
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