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OP is a thread ......
Couldn't squeeze this into your existing Neal thread?
OP is a thread ......
Read JMac's E-N column today.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s..._98720969.html
The Junkyard Dog was not one dimensional. He was a winner in every sense. Clutch, solid defense, excellent finisher - just a great role player to have.
I'm all for Neal making the team, he could be a of a find.
Clutch is something the Spurs lack, and Pop is always able to find room for shooters on the floor. If nothing else you keep guys like this on your roster for end of quarter shots. For end of game situations a lineup of Manu - Hill - Neal - Tiago - Duncan could space the floor better than just about any team.
Look at Fisher. The guy isn't a great point guard, he's good enough but he has made a name for himself based on clutch play. Neal can make it in this league on that alone. The Spurs would be wise to try and at least see if he can be a game winner.
Wow. You have Neal not only making the team, but in the end-of-game lineup as well (w/o Parker btw, who is probably more clutch than any of those guys)? Are you crazy?
Again I gotta say, there is reasonable discussion about a player and then there is this. This is summer league people...summer league. Guys like Marco Bellinelli and Niko Tskitishvili dominate the summer league.
I'm not trying to take anything away from his last performance, because dude was on fire, but for God sakes you people have to put it in some context.
always good to have specialists... think of neal as kind of a steve kerr.
Unbelievable
The guy needs at least 3-4 seasons as a consistent NBA role player before you put that label on him.
+1
This is just getting stupid with the box-score crushes. Now suddenly the guy is a great defender and he's clutch. WTF.
Another 2.0 type comparison.
Can you wait until these guys actually play an NBA game before you label them as the second coming of someone?
So I'm guessing Ryan Richards is DRob 2.0 or Anderson is Kobe 2.0.
Dude get it right...Richards is Aldrige 2.0 and Anderson is Ray Allen 2.0.
Unlike Morrison, Elie played a role in both championships. A role other than official towel waving back slapper.Then lets bring Adam Morrison he has back to back rings, thats the toughness we need...
Mario Elie is rollin' over in his grave!
No one is saying Neal is a lock to be a clutch shooter, just that you give a guy with a shot that pretty, a chance to show his mettle. If he happens to have the ice water gene, then you keep him. This team should have learned that lesson with Jax.
There is no way of knowing he will be a cold blooded gunslinger, but there are hints and inklings of that sort of pedigree. His resume alone speaks of a good shooter.
He should be given the best shot we can afford to give him.
Dude that not right, it is more like Richards is Turkoglu 2.0 and Anderson is Joe Johnson 2.0!
The dude has European stats that backs him up.
Also given that he's the main threat in his team, he gets decent coverage on defense. Plus, he's a guard so its easy to get a much taller guy to alter his shot.
Finally, Spurs players only take a 3 point shot when they are open. If he even attempts to take the shot when he's covered, Pop will yank him immediately out of the game.
The only question you got to ask about the gunslingers is that:
"Do they have ice in their veins when they hit an open shot?"
Nobody is expecting them to take a contested 3point shot and make it.
i agree w/some of it, but i think your spurstalk name should be cperez 2.0
Gary Neal makes RealGM's All Vegas Team:
G – Gary Neal, San Antonio
Not exactly the sexiest selection, but Neal was arguably the best scorer in Las Vegas. He had 25 points on Sunday, almost all of which came in the first half. His shooting was red-hot all week, whether he attacked the basket, pulled up from 15 feet or launched from downtown
Read more: http://www.realgm.com/src_feature_pi...#ixzz0uK6ZpaCv
If Anderson is asked to play backup SF, then Neal has a chance to make the team.
I said if, and a chance.
With Anderson still nursing his hamstring, maybe it would be a good idea to sign Neal as a backup. S
source: cbssports
Gary Neal: 50% from the arc. That's a pretty ridiculous shooting clip for anyone. Neal averaged 1 made three for every two attempted at Summer League, including a 6-9 performance in the first half against Memphis Sunday alone. Neal, a 6-4 guard out of Towson University, was a candidate for Summer League MVP, averaging 15 points a game and consistently hitting from all over the floor. Most impressive, though, was his perimeter speed. Neal was able to go from baseline to corner for the pop-out three in nearly no time at all. Combine that with hyper-efficient shooting and it makes for an amazing week of work in Vegas.
dammit sign this guy !! here we are thinking of what scrubs we can get with the left over cash when we have a of a shooter on our summer league roster w/nba exp who seems to have leadership qualities!!!!! if we dont sign this guy im gonna be pissed its not like hes a kid the only positive in this scenario is that hes closer to 30 than the other guys so he has a chance... what has our staff come to SIGN HIM COACH POOp!!!!!hehe
I see this guy on the opening-day roster. If he didn't have his European success it would be different, but he has the makings of a potential keeper.
Gary Neal CLUTCH Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkqTERRq3Pc
and in slow motion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw3Ad4BQ97Y
You got to have ice in your veins to make this kind of shot: Fall away jumper, behind the basket, corner 3.
Impressive.
That video Ceperez is more difficult a shot than the one made by Sean Elliott because he did it off the dribble falling sideways out of bounds.
Gary Neal has to be on the roster, in a way it's a bloody good thing Ryan Anderson may be injured or we may never have spotted this guy.
Gary Neal looks like a cold blooded shooter. At this point Anderson will have to prove he is the one who belongs. Or Manu is going to be playing the Small forward position a lot this year.
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