So is Gary Neal the truth or what?

[Spurs Brazil]

what podcast post link....

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?...DIO&id=5756232

[TJastal]

i like this comparison.
(Fisher has always been a better ball handler, but there are quite a few similarities)

I kind of think of him as a poor man's Shannon Brown.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

What people don't realize is a scorer from the euroleque like Manu , Splitter or Neal have a better chance of making an impact immediately in the NBA as compared to someone comming out of college or D -league. C'mon guys your comparing 25 year old seasoned pros with kids who haven't played against men professionally. I find it naive of the american public ( as some in this forum suggested) to think guys like Gee, Gist , temple had a better chance of delivering immediately vs Neal. Simple American stupidity

At least we know what a complete sentence looks like. We also can spell words like "league" and "coming", and can end a sentence with a period. (A few of us can, anyway.)

[Mel_13]

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/player?...DIO&id=5756232

Spurs-Clips talk begins at 54:30.

[AlleyOopNazi]

Im sure many noticed, but I would like to point out that Neal an Hill have stayed past practice times to train hard on their shots.
I will link you to last weeks Pop Interview, pay absolutely no attention to pop, but just watch the closet basket to the camera and how smooth Neal's jumper is in the background I tallied the makes and misses at 38 of 49 for a .775 practice average in the 3 minute interview from across the 3 point line. And thats the truth!
Now that is a jumpshot

[Obstructed_View]

Im sure many noticed, but I would like to point out that Neal an Hill have stayed past practice times to train hard on their shots.
I will link you to last weeks Pop Interview, pay absolutely no attention to pop, but just watch the closet basket to the camera and how smooth Neal's jumper is in the background I tallied the makes and misses at 38 of 49 for a .775 practice average in the 3 minute interview from across the 3 point line. And thats the truth!
Now that is a jumpshot

That's not a very good percentage for an undefended guy in practice, is it?

[AlleyOopNazi]

It would win an all star 3 point shoot out outright

[Phenomanul]

That's not a very good percentage for an undefended guy in practice, is it?

The time it took for him to take all those shots is far more impressive...

[objective]

The people that are saying Mason and Neal are nothing alike are using revisionist history..

Mason didn't show any major flaws during his great 1st half of the season in 08-09..he did mix mid-range shooting with his long range game..he was never great at driving to the basket, but he did mix some of that too..

His flaws as a ballhandler weren't exposed until defenses keyed in on him after a few months, like timvp said..

His defense wasn't exposed at all, there were actually people here talking about how he's a better defender than they thought he would be, just like they're saying about Neal right now..it wasn't until other teams started exposing his defense and going at him, where everybody here started calling him out for it, I was actually one of the first IIRC..

Also, Mason was going up against starting units most of the time, not bench guys like Neal has been going up against..Roger also didn't have any problems with confidence until the 2nd half of the season, and until Pop moved him to PG..

The bright side for Neal and what will help him out will be the fact that his role won't be as important as Mason's was during that 1st season..players like Mason and Neal should have strict roles as spark plugs, and Neal could fit into that minor role very well..he also won't have to guard SFs and bigger SGs, which Mason actually had to do at times..

I like what I'm seeing from Neal, but we'll see when teams adjust to him..a lot of revisionist history here..

well, you don't remember my posts then,

no revisionist history needed with me, I knocked Mason's defense 10-29-08 which surprised you:

Mason should get playing time over Finley. Neither was any good defensively but I'd rather lose with Mason. Another season starting Finley = no reasonable chance to win.

Mason wasn't good defensively? from what I saw, he was very good defensively..

Oh snaps!

[TD 21]

I agree, that's actually what I meant when I said his role wouldn't be as important as Mason's during his 1st year here..that's why I think he will end up being a better fit than Mason..

My point is just that people here like to jump the gun..

So for those that are questioning some of the differences, here are some of timvp's game thoughts from the beginning of that season that I'm referring to..

Those are the game thoughts from the first 4 games of the season..it keeps going like this for a while, obviously some bad games mixed in, but mostly positive, until Mason collapsed..his defense progressively became worse, and his offense became worse as other teams realized his weaknesses..

I hope Neal turns out better, he's in a much better role with the current Spurs team, so he's in a much better position to succeed..again, my point is simply that it's way too early to make any conclusions, and the people that are dismissing the comparisons are simply wrong IMO..

People (fans) everywhere like to jump the gun. Contrary to what some may think, there's not a lot unique to, or separating the vast majority of fan bases in sports...at least in North America.

It's definitely too early to draw any conclusions, but that's how some fans are. Just wait until Splitter goes for something like 12/7/2 in only 20-25 minutes, inevitably you'll see a post talking about how he's the next Robinson or Duncan.

[cheguevara]

you were saying?

[HarlemHeat37]

well, you don't remember my posts then,

no revisionist history needed with me, I knocked Mason's defense 10-29-08 which surprised you:





Oh snaps!

No, I actually do remember that you and Manu4Tres were probably the first 2 guys that were consistently against Mason, good calls..my point was just that the majority of people, pretty much all of ST, including myself, were on the Mason bandwagon for a while..

I actually did think his defense was passable for a while..

[Spurs Brazil]

Gary Neal Beginning To Impress
by Bill Schoening | November 4, 2010

The path that led 26 year old rookie Gary Neal to the NBA was somewhat unconventional, but now that he's here, the sturdily built shooting guard wants to soak it all in. Afterall, there was a great share of dues paying before Neal could realize his NBA dreams.

Keep reading: http://www.nba.com/spurs/timeout/20secondto.html

[zocool16]

Keep doing it, son.

[HarlemHeat37]

[Big P]

This guy is the real deal!

[Russ]

Gary Neal is so the Truth he'd make Walter Berry blush.

[jag]

I see you Gary

[NASpurs]

Had to use my imagination a bit to see what's going on but hilarious nonetheless

[Russ]

Gary Neal reminds me of Eddie Murphy in "The Distinguished Gentleman."

[HarlemHeat37]

Had to use my imagination a bit to see what's going on but hilarious nonetheless

You see it..

[angelbelow]

Neal's playing well but for those calling him a PG or a shut down defender might want to slow it down.

[Hooks]

CHOO CHOO!


He played great tonight!

[LeCrab]

this gary neal interview shows hes humble....... and these choo choo jokes have to stop... lame s disrespecting your own team

[Hooks]

this gary neal interview shows hes humble....... and these choo choo jokes have to stop... lame s disrespecting your own team

Him and his friends ran a train on a girl, how is it disrespectful?