Yardbarker: Matt Bonner

This Week In San Antonio Spurs Basketball: Late Saturday Edition

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:36:29 -0500

Okay, so this one's late. We had a SEGABABA going into the weekend so this was moved to avoid distraction, and again to provide an avenue for us to drown our sorrows with each loss. Still, lots of good links and music, with a special contribution by our resident Fish Man, Hipuks, after the jump. Mood Music How about putting something that Tony Parker will be pleased about? Here's from a French music duo who call themselves Air. This is just all i...

NBA Live 10 Simulation: Regular Season : San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:05:54 -0500

What's up everyone! I am back with this week's winning pick for the Simulation. Last night was a tough night for us on the floor as we all painfully watched our beloved Spurs get taken down by the Jazz. No fear, we are undefeated when I am doing these sims so we SHOULD win tonight. Just some notes before the jump. I do play these games out in full to get the most realistic stats that I can. I simply play my own style of game. Full 4...

Game Preview #5: San Antonio Spurs @ Portland Blazers

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:18 -0500

Don't let the beauty fool you. This is going to get ugly. Tonight, our Spurs take on my second favorite team, the Trailblazers. So from my perspective, one of my teams will win and the other will lose. I can't lose. Or should that say "I can't win"? Oh forget it, let's talk about what to expect. The Spurs got their asses kicked last night. They didn't play an ounce of defense, which has become quite the disturbin...

Game 6 Preview: Spurs vs. Blazers

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:20:39 -0500

Game Time: 7:30 p.m. Pacific TV: Local--KGW, National--ESPN So...the Blazers sit at 2-3 and are in the midst of soul-searching and lineup-fiddling when--joy and wonder!--the Spurs roll into town. I can pretty much guarantee that the ESPN storyline on this one will be the Old Lion versus the Young Lion. Except that right now the Young Lion has da sniffles. Hopefully a little hanky-blowing and some warm tea will be all the Blazers need to regain so...

PtR Quick Cap: The defense didn't make the road trip...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:47:27 -0500

...or maybe it went straight to Portland instead. Here's your box score for this 113-99 loss. Read it along with me... The two eye opening stats. 1) The Jazz shot 53%. 2) The Jazz had 14 offensive rebounds which was 41% of their missed shots. You will win approximately 1 game out of 82 giving up those numbers. Deron Williams ate the Spurs lunch. I was so disgusted by our defense I failed to be impressed by his masterful game. He score...

Game Preview #4 - San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz - Back from Vacation

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:46:15 -0500

Did everyone enjoy their vacation from the NBA? And we're back. It's Thursday (for which Lauri is very happy), and after a strange four day break in the schedule, the Spurs are embarking on a little road trip, with the first stop in Utah. More after the jump. Welcome to the first truly hack preview of the season. This is much, much harder than it looks (major props to Wayne, Tim, LD, and davis for making this look easy). However, I am excited that o...

Just to fan the flames

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:36:11 -0500

Hey... if people are gonna pick on Rondo, we're gonna defend him. And in this case, defending him involves a .gif of CP3 flopping like someone shot him with a 12-gauge and a video of him charging after Matt Bonner... followed by Tim Duncan telling him to "calm the f--- down"

He's not all THAT innocent.

Thanks to Jeff at Project Spurs for the material.

Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:34 -0500

Yes, there's a Spurs game on Halloween night. No, we're not making any more references to the fact that it's Halloween.OK, that was a lie. GAME PREVIEW IS HERE Yeah, we're playing the Kings. The schedule makers couldn't have made a Halloween thread any easier. Any hack could do this. I mean, Burger King's already done all the work for me. However, the Spurs are doing their best to keep up. Just a guess here, but Ian Mahinmi...

I Really Should Stop Reverse Jinxing A Team I Supposedly "Root For" and want to "Do Well"

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:09:02 -0500

More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Browse more photos » Game 2: Bulls 92, Spurs 85 T-1st in Division, T-6th in Conference grumblestupidgoddamnsegababaretardemonkeyschedulemakerIhatethisriggedleaguebunchaoldslowfartsgrumble (Just random thoughts, don't expect a coherent narrative). Not upset, nope, nope, nope. I'm too old, too matur...

PtR Quick Cap: Spurs vs Bulls - The Ground Hurts When You Fall From Such A High Place

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:33:24 -0500

That thumping you heard was me slapping into Mother Earth. I should have packed a parachute. On the fall, I did catch a glimpse of a supposedly washed up old man with no hops and no explosion posting 28 points,16 rebounds and 3 blocks. Other than that, it was pure terror all the way down. Here's your box score for the 92-85 loss to the Bulls. For every bit of good we had in last night's game, we had bad in this game. Our bench was weak. We couldn't...

And Like That POOF The Beard Is Gone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:38:00 -0500

Oh, boy, that was a fun game. After a slow start in which the offense looked totally discombobulated, we rattled off back to back 30+ point quarters en route to a 113-96 victory over the Hornets that wasn't even as close as the final score indicated. There were 2 surprises to start out the game: Michael Finley and Matt Bonner. I had theorized in an earlier post that Bonner might get the start over McDyess, though I was skeptical. But there he was. I understand the Bonner start in terms of...

PtR Quick Cap: Spurs bench mauls Hornets in 113-96 scrappy doo-ing.

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:13:08 -0500

The Hornets got out to a quick 12-6 lead. Manu Ginobili, coming off the bench, and the rest of the second unit took over and it was 39-20. Yep, they went on a 33-8 run and pretty much iced the game right there, and cruised to the 113-96 win(box score). For the first half, the Spurs bench outscored the Hornets bench 30-0. Yes. 30. To. ZERO. This game would have been much worse if Chris Paul hadn't played great. He tore it up, but could...

Matt Bonners Sandwich Hunter: The Quest for the Hoagie Grail

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:26:23 -0500

Matt Bonner is not only a three-point specialist, but he is also the go-to guy when you're in need of a tasty sandwich shop. Follow him all season as he searches every corner of the country for the best sandwiches in his, "Quest for the Hoagie Grail."

Spurs vs. Thunder: Stat of the Game

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:21:21 -0500

20 points 6-7 FGM-A in 16 minutes, 9 points 3-5 FGM-A in 17 minutes. Those are Michael Finley's and Matt Bonner's stats, respectively. I don't know about you, but the fact that they produced this well in the starting lineup made me cringe, just slightly. So, should we expect to see these two in the starting lineup against the Hornets? Is Coach Pop seriously considering only starting 3 of the Spurs' best 5 players? I think the answer is '...

If only Matt Bonner had been given some minutes

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:42:38 -0500

With many difficult questions to face going into the long offseason, the Spurs and Gregg Popovich have to be asking themselves, "Where the hell was Matt Bonner?"