I think he got minimum guaranteed with his contract going up to 1-1.5million.
Will count as 854K against the luxury tax.
http://members.cox.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#Q16
I think he got minimum guaranteed with his contract going up to 1-1.5million.
Reminiscent of the Memorial Day Miracle shot....
Different position. But I can see if given PT and he produces, that GN will be playing during clutch time when a 3pt shot is needed.
Duncan
Anderson
Ginobili
Neal
Hill
Cm'on guys...let's get organized.
This is the Gary Neal thread.
Start another thread for roster theories.
After his performance in REAL games last year, how he started off before the sprain in SL, versatile 6'6" players like Temple don't become obsolete. If anything, should Hill & Temple progress further, and that is not beyond the realm of possibility, he makes trading TP for a better fitting piece and draft picks even more imaginable come next February.
If Neal's shooting % turns out to be close to Kerr's, he'll probably get more PT since his (Neal's) D will most likely be more tolerable.
good stuff
JMcDonald_SAEN
Source outside #spurs org believes Neal deal indeed fully guaranteed. Thinks Neal could take Roger Mason minutes from last season
Where's Ginobili? You can bet he'd replace Bonner in the playoffs. As for the reg season, if you're needing to get back into a game in the second half and need 3PT, you're going small ball...which leaves out Bonner and his Ole' defence -- thank heavens.
"Fairly" confident?
As for Neal, it isnt' like he appeared out of nowhere. Spurs invited him to the SL roster so he's obviously been on the FO radar longer than a few weeks, which is what it took for GN to take advantage of his opp.
I see a "rags to riches" story somewhere down the road.
...but with better potential to play Spurs D.
Someone had compared Anderson to a young Michael Finley. And since he dropped down to the Spurs (thanks for/to the hamstring injury), he's going to be around awhile. But thanks for anyway.
Pg-Parker,Temple
Sg-Manu,Hill,Neal
Sf-Jefferson,,Anderson
Pf-Blair,Dice,Bonner
C-Duncan,Splitter
Active Roster....whats the big deal??
Calm down. This is just like Marcus Haislip of last season. Neal wont play either
Neal at a glance: undersized guard, rapist, no defense... humm nice
And Kerr was the backup at point for most of that season. Speedy got hurt.
Haislip wouldn't have done as well in Summer League as Tyler Wilkerson did. I'm just sayin...
Oh, you meant experience wise.
It was. Even though he's eligible, I can't see him leaving Europe, where he's a got-go guy, to go to the D-League. I expect he'll be a regular member of the active roster and competing with Anderson for rotation minutes as the designated wing shooter off the bench.
I think Neal replaces Mason and Anderson replaces Finley.
I could be wrong, but I presume Anderson and Neal are competing for one spot in the rotation and Hairston and Gee are competing for another spot.
The Spurs need someone off the bench to guard top opposition wings and Anderson and Neal aren't cut out for it. That's why I suspect Hairston has a good chance to not only make the team, but be, if not entirely in the rotation, at least on the fringe of it.
Here's the other thing that this signing signals (even though it was fairly clear already given that they were focused on adding shooting and made no mention of looking for another defender): There's a good chance Jefferson will often draw the assignment of guarding top opposition wings.
The Spurs are going to have to fill that role by committee out of necessity. Jefferson, Hill, Ginobili and Hairston (I'd add Gee, but I suspect he'll spend the vast majority of the season with the Toros) will all likely have to play a part.
Jeff McDonald JMcDonald_SAEN
Spurs announce signing of Gary Neal. See? Summer League does pay. #spurs
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I guess we will see something official on spurs.com soon
spurs
Spurs Sign Gary Neal http://bit.ly/arK3NY
JMcDonald_SAEN
Spurs' attraction to Gary Neal began at June mini-camp. Buford: "He came into our gym and was one of the best shooters there."
Popovich: "He looked like a tiny Anthony Tolliver. I almost cried."
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