Idea: Pops Mensah-Bonsu?

by ballin on Jul 26, 2007 6:23 PM PDT

Are any of you guys interested in Pops Mensah-Bonsu? He's a pretty quick player and a pretty good rebounder. I've seen him in a couple games last season when the Mavs played the Warriors and he looks like a solid big guy. He's a little undersized at 6'9, but I think he can jump pretty high which recovers for his lack of height. He would seem to be a good fit as a backup center for the Warriors or just an energy guy like Paul Milsap.

Brandon Bass, a 6-8 forward who played two seasons with New Orleans, is expected to sign a two-year contract today with the Mavericks. The parties agreed to the deal this week.

The addition, the Mavs' first of the free-agent signing period, could mean Pops Mensah-Bonsu, a 6-9 forward, won't be back with the Mavs next season.

Pops could probably be cheap to very cheap. I think it wouldn't be a bad try to get him, since he does have the capabilities of becoming a good player in the W's rotation.

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Pops Mensah-Bonsu?

Maybe

4 votes

Yes

5 votes

No

11 votes

Not Sure

4 votes

24 votes | Poll has closed

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no

i'd go with j. powell before somebody with a name like that..

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by JudBooshlur on Jul 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions

Well...

Maybe you should go with talent...his name won't matter if he's scoring left and right!!

by BigTex84 on Jul 26, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions

If the team didn't already have

either a Tobey Bailey and or Josh Powell lined up to fill out the bench, I'd say sure.

Zorgon and I were wagering on who would see minutes in a blowout game first against the Mavs last season , Pops or Foyletime. I think Pops got in there first.

by back2back51s on Jul 26, 2007 7:52 PM PDT reply actions

couldn't decide

between Not Sure & Maybe!

For now, I'd say he would compete with Powell to backup the bigs ...

Ask me again after Aug 6-7 when (I still have hope) the picture could be very different

by hardcore on Jul 26, 2007 9:06 PM PDT reply actions

damn

i would not mind.. i like pops.. you see him play in the d-league all star game? he's no james white but he can throw it down nice...
i almost got into a fight at the oracle because i was givin mensa-bonsu praise at one of the games against dallas (garbage minutes) and i guess some nobody got offended and thought i was rootin for dallas with my sprewell jersey on ahaha..