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did you have to create a new profile for this? dude had 2 bad plays at the end of the game - the to and the missed shot he had no business taking. if i'm not mistaken, pierce scored 15 when bowen was on the bench.
I know this place is infested with homers and eternal optimists but I think the last two losses completely and totally illustrate the Spurs' main weakness; Bruce Bowen is not an NBA player anymore, let alone a starter that deserves 35 minutes a game.
The guy can't shoot, can’t dribble, can't make free throws and can no longer defend as evidenced by Michael Redd and Paul Pierce essentially going "balls deep" on him the last two games.
In the playoffs, every game is close and when you have a liability like Bowen on the court in crunch time and your stubborn idiot coach doesn't have the intelligence to replace him; winning will be EXTREMELY difficult.
Other posters here have expressed concern over Bowen and it's high time that Popovich drastically cuts his minutes if the Spurs have a hope of winning this year. The guy is completely lost out there. When you shoot 1 for 9 and the guy you're guarding drops 30 on you; it's real simple- YOU SUCK.
did you have to create a new profile for this? dude had 2 bad plays at the end of the game - the to and the missed shot he had no business taking. if i'm not mistaken, pierce scored 15 when bowen was on the bench.
This is pathetic.
Why make a whole new user name just to post this? I still haven't lost faith in Bruce though... wait until the playoffs to judge him.
Bowen was doing awesome on Pierce in the first half. Pop replaced Bowen early in the third quarter and that's when pierce rattled off 10 or so of his points to get the Celtics up big.
Bowen's shot sucks, but his D is still good.
i disagree..he played great d in my opinion tonight.
Pierce had 17 or so with Bowen on the bench. Did you watch the game?
I guess he stopped selling herb to former Celtics.
it's undeniable that he choked there at the end. He SHOULD have been called for an up&down. had bruce not had the ball promptly stolen the refs might have given a late whistleI know this place is infested with homers and eternal optimists but I think the last two losses completely and totally illustrate the Spurs' main weakness; Bruce Bowen is not an NBA player anymore, let alone a starter that deserves 35 minutes a game.
The guy can't shoot, can’t dribble, can't make free throws and can no longer defend as evidenced by Michael Redd and Paul Pierce essentially going "balls deep" on him the last two games.
In the playoffs, every game is close and when you have a liability like Bowen on the court in crunch time and your stubborn idiot coach doesn't have the intelligence to replace him; winning will be EXTREMELY difficult.
Other posters here have expressed concern over Bowen and it's high time that Popovich drastically cuts his minutes if the Spurs have a hope of winning this year. The guy is completely lost out there. When you shoot 1 for 9 and the guy you're guarding drops 30 on you; it's real simple- YOU SUCK.
bowen is terrible, nice blown layup, can't hit a 3 anymore, every scorer lights his ass up big time, he is a foul magnet, the spurs are out in the 2nd round!
Ugh, Bowen went 1 for 10.
If he doesn't regain his shot fast, I would strongly prefer he just not shoot. It won't be long before opponents just leave him totally open so they can double Tim.
Yeah and what's your excuse for Michael Redd shooting 85% against him Thursday night?
Before I forget, who'd Delonte West drop 23 on? That guy sucks too.
Shooters get hot sometimes.
But the Spurs didn't lose this game all because of Bowen. They shot 1-for-17 as a team from 3 and got killed on the glass in the third quarter.
As always I have no complains on Bruce D
Even when he miss shots I'm OK
But when he tries to drive with a minute to go and lost the ball I can't defend him
True, but Tim and Tony's travels and Manu's O Foul in the closing minutes didn't help either.
The C's were hitting everything. It was their night
Shot 28 for 75 from the field, 1 for 17 on 3s and were outrebounded by 7. But it's on Bowen.
DAMNIT! Bowen seemed so confident with his offensive game in the first half of the season!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no. they weren't
I agree but you have to admit, Bowen is as worse as he's been since his first year on the Spurs. The guy is without a doubt the worst starter on any contending team which brings me to my point; Dallas and Phoenix don't have a Bowen, they don't have a guy that is utterly useless offensively and just average defensively. Pop plays Bowen because Pop takes seven months to figure something out and because he favors veterans.
was he being guarded by a one dimensional player who's one dimension isn't so great anymore? oh wait...
Bowen is going thru a horrible offensive stretch - yes.
But he's still very good defensively.
And considering that Finley and Barry are horrible defensively and barely par offensively, I'm not sure who you want to be on the court and play.
If you are saying the Spurs should have traded to get an top notch SF, then they would have given up Parker or Manu to do so.
Most of the game, the Celts hit every kind of circus shot. West threw up a couple of hook shots fading behind the basket and Pierce hit extremely tough shots over Bowen
I didn't realize Bob Hill posted here.
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