Spur of the Moment - Matt Bonner

After our 131-124 win against the defensively challenged Toronto Raptors, there were many high points to celebrate. Richard Jefferson's 24 points, 8 rebounds, & 7 dishes, and not to mention a couple of dunks. Ginobili's line of 36 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds & 4 blocks. Seriously? 4 blocks? Sounds like we didn't need Theo Ratliff, a respectable Sultan of Swat, if there ever was one in basketball. Then there was George Hill's more than impressive stand-in performance for TP9 with 22 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds, and only 2 turnovers. McDyess had 7 points & 10 rebounds while being the only Spur tonight with credible interior D. Even the rookie DeJuan Blair, while hampered by 5 fouls (2 of which being totally, completely, absolutely bogus calls. An 8 year old would cry injustice here), put forth a commendable effort with 6 points & 7 rebounds.

But no, I didn't choose any of them as my favorite performer tonight, against better judgment. I choose the Red Rocket. Or, shall I say, the newly christened "Hoagie Hammer," for his love of sandwiches and--what's this?--a drive to the hole for a jam, and an authoritative one at that!

Damn, that Raptor defense is decidely porous, and not getting one iota of mercy from this "binary toxin"

Hmm, I probably shouldn't try making any more esoteric biology jokes. But seriously, their cytoskeleton has done been had.

Anyway, Bonner also had 18 points, 4 boards, & 2 assists, an impressive line in its own right. But really, all I care about is the dunk. Why, you ask? Sure, he's 6'10", and I'm sure he's had his fair share of dunks in high school and maybe college. But for his 3 seasons and counting as a Spur, his role has been as a 3 point shooter, and I can say that I'm 95% confident that he hasn't even have the gumption to attempt a dunk, much less pull one off. In his own words from his recent Planet Fitness commercial appearance, it was a "wicked awesome" way to help remedy our 2 disappointing losses in Utah & Portland just last week.

GO SPURS GO!