http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_...al_100722.html
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props, but i gotta ask u sum are you the dude asking questions or are u just a poster with the spursdotcom name
real deal Holyfield.
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I've heard good things about this guy in summer league play... is everyone happy with this signing?
that aint even funny homie omwrecker a ho
The Mase of two years ago would pimp-slap you. Dude was an absolute baller for the Spurs the season before last when Manu was toast.
And while Neal may have been able to get his own shot against generally less-athletic Euroleague competition, it remains to be seen if he can do so in the NBA.
I'm not saying he won't work out...I'm just cautioning people to temper their expectations of the guy.
I really feel sorry for people that think he's going to be better than Mason of two years ago. Hopefully he can play well enough to compete for a spot, and make some shots if he does, but there's a reason he's 26 and still hasn't played in the NBA.
They had to give him a deal like that or else he was going to go back to Europe. The season starts there before training camp IIRC.
Warren moon didn't get drafted into the NFL because he was black and refused to change positions.
:lol There's just so much wrong with the above I have nothing to say to it.
Ugh can't people just fucking do a search? :bang
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159443
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You were the one that felt the need to lie about Mason's history in order to make Neal look better. I simply said there's a reason that he's 27 and hasn't gotten a sniff from NBA teams up to now, and the only thing he's done on a basketball court to justify everyone's excitement is to light it up one game in D League. All of those things are actually true.
There are people talking about him being in the rotation and which players are going to be cut when all he's done is get a camp invite and some guaranteed money to keep him in town.
Revisionist history.
Mason got his shot off in any number of ways a couple years ago (off-ball screens, pick-n-roll, off the dribble, and spot up). And he converted at a very decent clip. Unfortunately, he shrunk in playoff time two years ago and never recoverd the shooting stroke.
Oh, and he was also a decent distributor when he wasn't asked to play that role exclusively at PG.
Again, Neal is not an NBA-level athlete and he doesn't have NBA-level size for his position. There is no evidence that he will be able to create his own shot at this level.
I would love for him to get Mason's opportunity and make the most of it. But to assume that he's an upgrade because of his Euroleague time and five-game summer league showing, that's a stretch.
Treviso is just up the road from me. In fact, I always uses the Venezia-Treviso airport. I happened to see one match with Benneton Treviso and remember Neal.
The dude can ball. He definitely lacks some athleticism, but he can score with diversity.
sucks that we gave mills a 2nd year option and guaranteed nando for 2 years... if either of those guys weren't around the spurs would have brought Neal back. i've always liked Neal
Like his ability to get hot but hate his size and defense.....So at SG you have .........CoJo, Neal, Manu, Belini, Green, Nando..
What's with the bump? I was scared for a second they might have resigned him.