Matt Bonner equals offensive explosion

by Manuwar on Feb 1, 2010 11:02 PM CST

There has been some good discussion concerning The SPURS current roster. Some think we're in need of a tweak, while others think we need a blockbuster deal to get us where we want. Others think that the pieces are there but Pop isn't utilizing them correctly and then there are those who think it is just a matter of time before everything comes together.

When I started this post I wanted to outline what I think we should do and in the comments section get some good arguments for strategy moving forward however I've been distracted. In the comments section still feel free to discuss Spurs strategy but I have to deviate from my original plan.

The Lakers just lost but Kobe achieved quite possibly the greatest individual accomplishment of his career: he became the Lakers all time leading scorer. As I watched the Lakers post game show they played highlights from Kobes career and during these clips an unmistakable orange caught my eye over and over. Matt Bonner!

Fred Silva has outlined all kinds of reasons why Bonner does not deserve major, if any, minutes. Well add this to the list: Matt Bonner was part of the most impressive offensive performance in modern day; he was opposite of Kobe Bryant when Kobe went for 81 points. Bonner was the starting center for that '05-'06 Raptors team, the enforcer, the shot blocker, the last line of defense. To my chagrin the box scores from then do not show a +/- or else we'd really be able to tell how much of Kobe's explosion was due to Bonner's lack of defense.

Dear Pop,

Please, pretty please, don't play Matt Bonner.

Sincerely, Manuwar

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I love how your title is positive, and your text is negative…
Both are true by the way!

I play basketball here in Belgium, and I’m a very good threepoint shooter. Which is why I kind of like Bonner sometimes.
The thing is, I play hard defense too (really, I learned that lesson from being a Spurs fan). I just don’t realise that I do…

Which then makes me realise: indeed, Bonner cannot defend, so what is he doing out there?!

(Still love seeing his weird shot fall in at a high percentage)
Dilemma dilemma!!

by Bakkie009 on Feb 2, 2010 7:54 AM CST reply actions

Here is the advanced statistical breakdown of that game. If it was not for Bonner, he would have scored 120 ; )

"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG

by LasEspuelas on Feb 2, 2010 8:27 AM CST reply actions

LE = Red Rocket apologist

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Feb 3, 2010 12:53 AM CST up reply actions

You noticed uh? If I could watch the games more often instead of just the numbers I probably wouldnt be.

"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG

by LasEspuelas on Feb 3, 2010 9:32 AM CST up reply actions

THAT IS NOT VERY NICE TO CALL MATT BONNER A FART WHICH IS WHAT I PRESUME YOU MEAN BY OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION. I AM FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MATT BONNER IS THE GREATEST ATHLETE ON THE SPURS TEAM AND ALSO THE rOCKY MOUNTAINS SUCK, WHITE MOUNTAINS ALL THE WAY WOOOOOOO! CARLTON FISK!! 1!

I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.

by Lauri on Feb 2, 2010 10:16 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

Wow, Lauri, you just took ARGENTINE to a whole new level. I’ve missed your pithy comments lately.

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. - Jane Austen

by CapHill on Feb 2, 2010 10:46 AM CST up reply actions

I’ve missed being around. Hope to have a handle on the juggling act soon!

I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.

by Lauri on Feb 2, 2010 11:08 AM CST up reply actions

whats this juggling act you keep mentioning? did you get a new job or a bf or a new bff?

"I will five all over this blog." - JRW

by Manuwar on Feb 2, 2010 4:02 PM CST up reply actions

No, same job, same bff, same boyfriends . . . I just added a few more ingredients to the mix and suddenly hit the tipping point. That or I broke my organizing bone. I cannot seem to make a schedule and keep to it.

I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.

by Lauri on Feb 2, 2010 11:54 PM CST up reply actions

I have family in Groveton, NH. They have absolutely no idea who Matt Bonner is.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Feb 3, 2010 12:03 AM CST up reply actions

They must hate their state.

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Feb 3, 2010 12:55 AM CST up reply actions

I got a stealth rec! My day, she is made.

I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.

by Lauri on Feb 3, 2010 10:00 AM CST up reply actions

The stealth rec; why is she better for you?

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Feb 3, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions

Oh, any rec is good. But the stealth rec has an aura of mystery.

I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.

by Lauri on Feb 3, 2010 4:13 PM CST up reply actions

YOU have an aura of mystery.

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Feb 3, 2010 5:17 PM CST up reply actions

You two just get a room and rec the hell out of each other.

To serve man.
Gustatus similis pullus.

by Hipuks on Feb 3, 2010 8:02 PM CST up reply actions

GOL!! I’m just picturing this.

JRW: “Spurs are awesome”
Lauri: “rec’d….Manu is awesome”
JRW: “rec’d….you’re awesome”
Lauri: “rec’d.”

"I will five all over this blog." - JRW

by Manuwar on Feb 3, 2010 8:59 PM CST up reply actions

::whistles::

Don't compare RJ to Sean unless he's coming up clutch while playing with a failing kidney.

by Tim C. on Feb 4, 2010 11:15 AM CST up reply actions

I actually like Matt Bonner……..when his 3-pointers are falling. But if he comes out cold, bench him immediately.

Also, why was Blair not played more in the Denver game? Blair was an animal in that game offensively, yet when the offense started sputtering we didn’t put him in. Way to go Pop.

Evey- "Are you a crazy person?"
V- "I'm quite sure they'll say so."
V for Vendetta, blowing your mind away since 2005.

by KA1Z3R on Feb 2, 2010 3:06 PM CST reply actions

It has been lost on me why a hall of fame coach like Pop would stake his reputation on a player like Bonner.

Does Pop even know that Bonner was a part of the worse defensive effort in modern basketball history?

So what ever happened to the coach that played Bonner and gave up 81points to Kobe? What ever happened to him is exactly what you do with a coach who is obviously too stubborn to see you can’t win a Championship with a player like Bonner? Everyone in the world knows it, except one person.

by GhosTown on Feb 2, 2010 9:24 PM CST reply actions