What is Gary Neal doing?

[zavier]

Wanna clap with air? hia hia~


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[SpursDynasty85]

Lol!!!

[Cry Havoc]

Maybe he thought he was getting 2 free throws, so he moved forward to get the ball from the ref, then realized he was in err and decided to make a joke out of it? Or he was clowning.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Obviously joking, it was pretty funny..

I can't think of a good sex joke right now, so I'll just leave it at this..

[Bartleby]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167632

[Quasar]

Showboating, that's worse than centers hitting threes! He's gonna get benched till the end of the season!

[jag]

That's how he stretches out before the train comes through town.

[Fpoonsie]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167632

:lol

You dick. Stop linking...

[BoricuaCJA]

He just wanted to make sure he stays in rhythm. :)

[Manu20]

lol I could not stop laughing when I saw that.

"Get serious out there Gary Neal" quoting Elliott

[Cane]

Just trying to form a love train ;)

[Libri]

imaginary friends :lmao

[Drachen]

I think he needs to watch some basketball. Andrew Bogut already has this move on lockdown. Way funnier too.

[MannyIsGod]

I don't think he was joking. Good free throw shooters do the same routine each and every time they step to the line. I think thats what Neal was doing.

[PublicOption]

I think it was cool.

[TE]

lol badass move.

[Buddy Holly]

OCD maybe? lol

[tim_duncan_fan]

I think he's just batshit crazy...but I don't care because the guy can fucking shoot that 3!

[Cessation]

garry neal is a complete player 11 pts 5 rbs 5 ast
who is roger mason?

[LoneStarState'sPride]

ROFL that's priceless!

Dammit, I like Neal more and more every single game.

[TJastal]

ROFL that's priceless!

Dammit, I like Neal more and more every single game.

I'm not that impressed, tbh.

[greyforest]

I don't think he was joking. Good free throw shooters do the same routine each and every time they step to the line. I think thats what Neal was doing.


OCD maybe? lol

ding ding ding

[Manu-of-steel]

I like neal. He's a shooter who can defend, and he's a good rebounder for his size. I'm wondering how he'll perform when guarding the likes of ray allen, gilbert arenas-but i'm feeling good on his chance of success. He's tough.

[Darkwaters]

Neal doesn't have a lot of natural ability to defend. But he gives a lot of effort on that end, regardless, and that makes up for a lot of his physical limitations.

Offensively, Neal is an excellent shooter. But we all knew that just from the scouting reports out here in Treviso. He also a deceptively adept mid range range and pretty solid passing ability.

Neal is also a pretty savvy rebounder for his size, largely tied to his consistent effort. Rebounding is largely an effort statistic, and it doesn't surprise me that Neal gobbles them up.

The most impressive thing with Neal, in my opinion, is that he brings so much energy with him everytime he hits the floor. If you go back and read Timvp's quick grades, he always comments on this. Regardless of whether his shot is falling, the team is just plain sucking or all the gears are turning, Neal is consistent in that.

Nice find.

[Bartleby]

I'm not that impressed, tbh.

Still mad the Spurs didn't keep RMJ?

[smeagol]

I don't think he was joking. Good free throw shooters do the same routine each and every time they step to the line. I think thats what Neal was doing.

Either that or he was too concentrated and forgot there was no one there.

[UnWantedTheory]

Is this really a topic?

[UnWantedTheory]

I think I have a great sense of humor, but forgive me if this does not strike me as all that funny. He shot a free throw and followed through with what many before him have done.....?

[UnWantedTheory]

Im lost I suppose.

[Drachen]

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[boutons_deux]

It's a great visual joke.

Shows he has great confidence, and "comfortable" in his Spurs' role, without being a chest-pounding, strutting, taunting balla asshole.

[Dex]

What're the odds that when we finally pull a gem out of the DLeague, it's not one of our own farmed players but some DLeague journeyman. Neal is definitely earning his pay out there. :tu

[Mel_13]

What're the odds that when we finally pull a gem out of the DLeague, it's not one of our own farmed players but some DLeague journeyman. Neal is definitely earning his pay out there. :tu

Agree with the conclusion, but Neal never played in the Dleague.

[jermaine]

ROFL that's priceless!

Dammit, I like Neal more and more every single game.
Me too but that shit made him look pretty stupid! Ithought he was making sure the ref got the ball until they said some about it! He's just not use to shooting techs!:lol

[hater]

I see what he did there

[Dex]

Agree with the conclusion, but Neal never played in the Dleague.

No? I thought he came out of the DLeague when the Spurs signed him onto the Summer team. I guess he just played in Europe then?

[celldweller]

Neal wants that LoVe at the free throw line. I recall him getting pissed at Splitter a couple of games ago for not giving him love after a made free throw.

[LoneStarState'sPride]

Me too but that shit made him look pretty stupid! Ithought he was making sure the ref got the ball until they said some about it! He's just not use to shooting techs!:lol

Jeez, it's just a routine. Tough crowd.

[Sausage]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Gary-Neal-low-fives-the-air-after-technic?urn=nba-292333


Video: Gary Neal low-fives the air after technical free throw

By Dan Devine

At first, we thought it was just something with which Kevin Love(notes) was struggling. Then, we learned it was a deeper problem, something that the Minnesota Timberwolves felt they needed to practice. And now, it seems that even the team with the best record in the NBA — the 17-3, Western Conference-leading San Antonio Spurs — isn't safe from the sickness.

That's right. The dreaded low-five fail has claimed another victim: Spurs shooting guard Gary Neal(notes).

Neal came down with the fail flu after shooting a technical free throw during the second quarter of the Spurs' 109-84 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night. It was pretty much the only thing that went wrong for San Antonio, which led by 38 at one point, but it definitely went pretty wrong.

On the one hand, yikes. That's embarrassing, and right now, unfortunately, it's kind of the signature moment of Gary Neal's NBA career.

[Rewind: Timberwolves investigate an epic low-five fail]

Don't get me wrong — the 26-year-old rookie has been a great find for San Antonio, coming out of relative obscurity after overcoming off-court trouble as a young man and spending several years overseas to contribute 6.6 points in 15.9 minutes per game off the Spurs' bench, giving the second unit a boost by hitting 42.2 percent of his 3-pointers. But he's just 20 games into his first season in Texas, so hardly anyone who's not a Spurs fan or a League Pass die-hard knows anything about Neal. Except that now, the likelihood is far higher that people will be like, "Gary Neal? Is he the dude that Supermanned his way down the lane and tried to high-five nobody?" That's kind of a bummer.

On the other hand, most players have free-throw routines, something that helps them maintain their mechanics and handle the pressure of adjusting from the breakneck pace of an NBA game to a slam-on-the-brakes uncontested 15-footer taken while all eyes are on them. In the heat of the moment, Neal was probably so focused on doing what he normally does to drain a freebie (which he's doing at a 87.5 percent clip this season) that it didn't occur to him that the lane was a ghost town until it was too late. Now that's dedication to a routine. I bet Dick Baumgartner is all like, "Way to stay consistent, Gary Neal. Now give me 750 more just like that."

Having said that, let's go back to that "yikes" hand, because it's an awful lot more fun. For the time being, Gary Neal, we're laughing at you, but hopefully, you're a good sport and we'll soon be laughing with you. Also, next time you're taking the tech, take a page out of Peter Serafinowicz and Robert Popper's book, and look around you. You'll be glad you did.

I'm pretty sure he was just joking around.. can't believe this is Yahoo! Sports news..

[cherylsteele]

I thought at first he was trying to imitae Jason Terry or something

[LeCrab]

rofl @ gary neal making the front of yahoo page

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

yeah I was gonna say its one of those news stories on yahoo

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I'm pretty sure he was just joking around.. can't believe this is Yahoo! Sports news..

yeah all the comments are totally trashing the guy who wrote that :lol

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

He claps his hands after he makes a free throw, and it gets an article on Yahoo! Sports? :lol

[The_Worlds_finest]

Sons when your up +25 you can joke around

[Russ]

Wouldn't be at all shocked if Neal leads the Spurs in 3-point % by the end of the year (or by next week).

The guy has flat out got it -- and he's only gonna get better.:flag:

[Mr. Body]

Dumb yahoo article, but to be fair the headline got it right -- it was a goofy joke (and one I appreciate).

[Yorae]

Or, maybe i'm just an idiot.

Don't doubt man, you surely are.

[EricB]

The reaction from Tiago and others on the bench was even funnier.

[Yorae]

I wonder what Quinn is saying.

Quinn: That's the elven ritual I've thought him recently...

[manustarting2gd]

Dan Devine the writer from yahoo sports is getting ripped by everyone on yahoo responding to his article. Trying to hate on G Neal's obvious free throw shooting joke/routine... Devine is a tard. He's just adding fuel to the fire. Good job there ol Danny boy, thanks yahoo sports! Your going to make Gary play even harder. Idiot national media. LOL.

Gary Neal is a hooper, the league will soon know as well. He is our Eddie House.:flag:

[Austin_Toros]

Neal's antics made me laugh. Kudos. Not sure how it would have gone down with Pop though..

[mingus]

Pop will probably bench him for the next five games for doing that.

[jimo2305]

man for those who couldn't find humor in that.. you guys are drier than a summer raisin.. this is basketball not some accounting department.. what's wrong with having a little fun to relieve the stress of an 82 game season?

[LeCrab]

video currently has over 100,000 views on youtube in 3 days :wow

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

video currently has over 100,000 views on youtube in 3 days :wow
:wow:wow:wow