So if the Spurs bring Neal back they will have seven players that are a PG, SG or something in between and one SF.
Something's gotta give.
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So if the Spurs bring Neal back they will have seven players that are a PG, SG or something in between and one SF.
Something's gotta give.
Not really.. We've seen this before at the Center position for the Spurs for many years, guys that weren't Centers playing the position. Pop will probably do the same at SF, just backup SF and backup PG by committee.Quote:
Originally Posted by benefactor
No, if they re-sign Neal, they'd have eight guards (Parker, Ginobili, Green, Neal, Belinelli, Joseph, De Colo, Mills).
As far as potential trades go, keep an eye on the Wizards. They're overloaded at SF and thin at guard. Specifically, they don't have a true backup SG or any firepower off the bench. Neal for Singleton makes sense on paper, but it might put them in the tax. Pawning off Ariza's expiring contract on someone would solve this issue.
Sadly knowing POP the things that make no sense make sense to him and he will try it. I don't think they move anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by benefactor
Decolo is playing in the summer league to be showcased perhaps?
:lol, I think pop is planning on playing TD an Manu about 20 mpg in the coming regular season..
I like it. Neal's a great shooter, although streaky. He's horrible on D, but will eat a lot of minutes during the regular season, and will see situational time in the playoffs. What's not to like?
Think of it in baseball terms -- they all can't be starters or closers. You need a handful of middle relievers to eat up innings and step up when the stars are injured during the season, even though they won't see much time during the playoff stretch run. Gary Neal knows his role, and will eat up minutes to help rest our Big 3(4) during B2Bs, etc., and will stay on the floor in the playoffs if we need shooting.
I don't mind Choo Choo hanging around, good dude and didn't have a shitty finals like a certain SG on this team.
but as already said, the logjam is disconcerting, perhaps Pop is drunk out of his mind or they have something special in the works, because as it is, shit doesn't make me feel good after the Finals.
I hate to say it, but I can think of another scenario where retaining Neal and adding Belinelli makes sense. That being a scenario where Danny Green gets traded. The Spurs have been looking at a lot of SG's and Danny Green's stock can't possibly go any higher.Quote:
Originally Posted by timvp
What does a package of Green & Decolo bring back?
:lol on paper, this off season has made little sense. They have not really improved, wasted any flexibility they could have had and have a bunch of redundant players that aren't even big needs. On top of that, they paid Manu handsomely and it looks like they don't trust he will even be healthy so they want as much depth as possible to cover up for it.
That leads to a lot of unhappy players, wasted opps for growth from within and just bad business if this is what it appears to be at the moment.
The goods.Quote:
Originally Posted by DPG21920
8, actually.Quote:
Originally Posted by benefactor
Parker, Ginobili, Green, Belinelli, Joseph, Neal, DeColo, Mills.
And yeah, 1 SF and 6 big men.
WTF? This makes absolutely no sense.
Neal, along with Bonner, are exactly the kind of one-trick pony that the Spurs need to rid this roster of. Sure, he's a tradeable asset, but can the Spurs reasonably expect to get something in return - if, in fact, that is their plan? I don't see where there is a big market for him, at this point.
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Originally Posted by DPG21920
The only way I can make sense of this offseason so far is that the FO is relentlessly pursuing a trade, and want to have plenty of guards left even after they ship multiple guys out.
Yeah...I noticed that after I posted it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tesseractive
:lol 8 players to cover two and a half perimeter positions
After paying Manu 7M they sure have a lot of trust in him staying healthy....
Devin Harris is surprisingly a good signing by the Mavs.
Neither team would have to worry about the tax.Quote:
Originally Posted by TD 21
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Originally Posted by look_at_g_shred
No, no he's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by look_at_g_shred
To make the log-jam worse, each of the eight guards would have at least two years (and at least four years if Joseph is disregarded) of professional experience. No way any of them would be happy spending months in a suit. It's one thing to have young players as depth; it's another to have older vets as depth. But to have six players between the ages of 22 and 28 on the roster fighting one or two positions (backup positions, no less) is asking for disaster.
I wish we could fuse them together into 3 ultra combo guards...
So there is still hope for a trade. :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
I just hope Kawhi is ready to play 48 minutes a game. Because he's the only SF we've got.
But seriously though here's what I think is going to happen: We won't resign Neal. Were going to bring up a SF from the summer league (most likely Deshaun Thomas, but it could be anyone...on any team) and he'll eat a lot of minutes and be productive for us. If we do resign Neal, then we will absolutely make a trade before the season begins to get a SF.
This offseason just keeps getting better...