Matt Bonner Rumors & News
- San Antonio Spurs
- #15 | PF
- Height6-10
- Weight240
- Age32
- Experience 8 years
- Salary $3,630,000
- CollegeFlorida
Game 2: Spurs’ keys to victory
Courtside | San Antonio Express-News — By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer Prepare for the correction: The Spurs left the AT&T; Center after Game 1 uniform in their belief that they were unlikely to make 14 3-pointers again this series. “I’m a math guy,” Matt Bonner said. “It’s highly improbable we’re going to shoot that clip again.” The trick for the Spurs [...]
San Antonio Spurs May 20, 2013
The Red Rocket lifts off
Pounding The Rock — I have to admit, when I saw Matt Bonner entering the game Sunday I was pissed. "What the heck are you doing Pop?" I thought to myself. I felt like I was watching something beautiful die. We were up 23-12 with 2:50 left in the first quarter and had played amazing defense. Z-Bo hadn't scored, but here it came...I knew it. The stout and attitude filled tough guy was going to beat up on the awkward red headed kid. Our great start to the series was done, I was going to watch what was so precious to me die, our early big lead. "NOOOOOOO,"* screamed so many Spurs fans when they saw the Red Ma...
San Antonio Spurs May 20, 2013
GIF: Bonner rebound, Parker fast break, Leonard layup
Pounding The Rock — Matt Bonner , cleans the glass, ignites the fast break with a nice outlet to Tony Parker who dribbles the length of the floor and finds Kawhi Leonard with a nice pass. This was one of the rare easy buckets against the Dubs, and it made it 36-44 in the 2nd quarter of the 2nd game of the second round matchup between the Spurs and the Warriors. Sure would have been nice to see Leonard dunk this one. Boy, Matty sure gets the ball out of his hands quickly, doesn't he?
San Antonio Spurs May 8, 2013Bonner’s defense has been critical for Spurs
Courtside | San Antonio Express-News — LOS ANGELES — For as long as his team's first-round series against the Lakers continues, Spurs forward Matt Bonner occasionally is going to be asked to guard hulking Los Angeles center Dwight Howard. The 33-year-old contributed 10 points and five rebounds to each of the Spurs' two victories, making 7 of 11 field goals and 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Duncan turned 37 on Thursday, continuing with his career-long tradition of celebrating his birthday in the midst of a playoff series. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich pointed to Duncan's competitiveness as the reason he has been able to thrive even as he ...
San Antonio Spurs April 25, 2013
Morning Rehash: Stepping Up
Pounding The Rock — Opening Hash I'll keep the Opening Hash short and sweet - Manu Ginobili and Matt Bonner are crushing the Los Angeles Lakers bench. Through two games, the Spurs veteran duo has out performed the entire Lakers bench in nearly every column of the stat sheet. Ginobili has 8 more assists and 2 more made three-pointers than the Lakers' bench and is only 3 back in both points and rebounds. The Lakers bench has been a sore spot for the franchise for much of the past two seasons and, with several key players either missing or limping, will continue to assist in the downfall of the Gold and P...
San Antonio Spurs April 25, 2013
GIF: Fancy Manu Ginobili pass to Tony Parker ends in a triple-bouncing three pointer
Pounding The Rock — In the fourth quarter of Game Two in the Spurs vs Lakers first round series, Manu Ginobili directs traffic for Matt Bonner and DeJuan Blair while Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker occupy the corners. Bonner drops into the paint as Blair sets a high screen for Manu, who drives right and towards the paint before being stopped by Howard while Bonner retreats to the left wing beyond the three point line. Manu passes back to Bonner, who also dribbles to the right of the lane before pulling up and passing back to Manu who, in a single motion, catches the pass and immediately converts it into a b...
San Antonio Spurs April 24, 2013
GIF: Gary Neal closes the third quarter with an exclamation mark
Pounding The Rock — With the clock winding down on the third quarter of Game Two in the Spurs vs Lakers first round series, Matt Bonner grabs the offensive rebound and gets it to Manu Ginobili at the three-point line. Manu completes 75% of his shooting motion before passing it to ... well, it looks like nobody, until Gary Neal enters the frame, dribbles to his right, pulls up at the free throw line and cans the jumper to make it a 10 point Spurs lead heading into the fourth. Watch the way Darius Morris can't catch a break on this play. He runs at Manu to prevent him from taking a three, sprints after the...
San Antonio Spurs April 24, 2013Last remaining Mamba more than a comedy act
Courtside | San Antonio Express-News — By Buck Harvey #LetBonnerShoot turned into #LetBonnerPlay. A guy the Spurs had tried to go away from, came back. Matt Bonner, relegated to comedic relief this season, best known for indie groups and his Red Mamba nickname, found unfamiliar footing. He made shots Wednesday, which is what he does best. But he mostly made Dwight [...]
San Antonio Spurs April 24, 2013Parker, Ginobili help Spurs take 2-0 series lead
Courtside | San Antonio Express-News — By Jeff McDonald, Staff writer Dwight Howard had the ball in the block, which is always trouble. Matt Bonner did what he was coached to do, the only thing he could do. He wrapped up the Lakers’ center in a bear hug, hoping to give Howard free throws instead of a dunk. Wearing Bonner like [...]
San Antonio Spurs April 24, 2013
GIF: Kawhi destroys World Peace!
Pounding The Rock — With just 8:08 left in game 1 of the Lakers @ Spurs first round match up in the 2013 playoffs and the Lakers still within shouting distance, Kawhi Leonard laid down the KaBoom! After doing a great job of getting back on Metta World Peace after helping Matt Bonner defend Dwight Howard, Kawhi blocks Artest's World Peace's 3 point shot attempt and runs out just in time to receive a perfect full-court pass from Tony Parker. Not content to show up Metta on just one side of the ball, Kawhi gets the pass just in time to give his opposite number a head fake that sends MWP flying by, leaving h...
San Antonio Spurs April 21, 2013
GIF: Matt Bonner dominates the paint with the Shy-hook
Pounding The Rock — Late in the first quarter of Game 1 of Lakers @ Spurs first round playoffs series, Matt Bonner does not "shy" away from pressure and sinks a bucket off the excellent passing from Tiago Splitter and Manu Ginobili. Now just hit those 3s, Matty!
San Antonio Spurs April 21, 2013Spurs running out of time to find mojo
Courtside | San Antonio Express-News — The first time Matt Bonner started a game at small forward, it was a gift. This was back in 2005, Bonner’s second season in Toronto. The Raptors were playing a preseason game against Boston in Manchester, N.H., not far from Bonner’s hometown of Concord. Coach Sam Mitchell put the local kid in the starting lineup [...]
San Antonio Spurs April 16, 2013Makeshift Spurs fall to Warriors
Courtside | San Antonio Express-News — By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer OAKLAND, Calif. — Spurs forward Matt Bonner was sitting in his locker at Oracle Arena before Monday’s 116-106 loss at Golden State, fiddling with a video game on his iPhone, when an assistant coach ambled up to deliver the bad news. Bonner would be earning his first career start at [...]
San Antonio Spurs April 15, 2013Matt Bonner on Matt Bonner
Courtside | San Antonio Express-News — Fear not, Spurs fans. Your favorite team might be limping into the playoffs, but you’ll always have Matt Bonner to cheer you up. His latest mailbag with Hardwood Paroxysm is loaded with the bone-dry, self-deprecating humor we’ve come to appreciate so well from the ginger sniper. It’s tough to pick a highlight: Either his admission that [...]
San Antonio Spurs April 15, 2013
Pounding the Rock Twitter contest - Follow and re-tweet to win a T-Shirt!
Pounding The Rock — Pounding the Rock is proud to announce a sweepstakes where a randomly selected person will win a T-Shirt simply by re-tweeting this link! PRIZE INFO: Winner will select a t-shirt from either Matt Bonner's charity (http://shop.themountain.me/red-mamba-15/) or Patty Mills' charity (http://www.wearsmyshirt.com/charities/Patty-Mills-Foundation.html). Abbreviated rules: One re-tweet per user/account. You must re-tweet the link and hashtag "#PTRSweeps" in order for the entry to count. You must be following @PoundingTheRock in order to win. For complete rules and guidelines, please refer ...
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