It's a tough call. He definitely seemed to still have some athleticism. When GS goes to that three guard set (with Barnes at the 3), they just punish Neal on the block.
If I were Pop, I'd go with the normal rotation of Neal in game 6. If he comes in and doesn't do , then second half give his minutes to TMac for that matchup situation.
, just based on last night, if Jefferson gets run in game 6, I'd bring in TMac to work him over until Jackson takes him out of the game. He clearly was no match for Air Gay last night.
He's been with the team for a month now, and he still doesn't look to be in great shape. Makes me wonder how much work he's putting in. He is moving okay, though, and clearly still has the vision.
Tough to see him getting minutes when it's obvious he's still learning the system. Don't read too much into garbage time.
It was real nice seeing the crowd stand up for him and give him an ovation with the clock running out. Hope he can stick next year and get some rotation time
he looked like complete garbage tbh
He played 4 minutes.
he looked like complete garbage tbh
good enough to see he has absolutely no confidence in his shot and is only trying not to make mistakes, which for tmac means he is absolute garbage since his offense is the only reason he was in this league for this long.
No confidence in his ONE shot?! wtf
he looked like complete garbage tbh
It’s funny when they show Gary Neal when the spurs score. He looks like a little school girl that just meet Justin Bieber
that's exactly the point, he was passing shots.
Can't be any worse than Neal tbh.
Let's be real. He did not have any open shots to take. It's not like he was afraid of the moment. The one shot he did take was a nice iso play where he faded away and the ball found a way to dribble out. He also found Blair on an easy layup. Needless to say, he did not look amused out there, but that is just his demeanor. If you can't tell that he was one of the most skilled players out there in the final seconds, I don't know what to tell you.
Did you tell Pop?!
yes he had open shots, and yes he was afraid of the moment.
you're A clown
Since you chose to ignore my first sentence, I'm done with you.
I think it makes more sense to go with De Colo for a few short stretches in the second and end of the third quarters and sit Neal and McGrady. De Colo has deceptive length and athleticism that could be helpful in short 2-3 minute stretches.
fine by me, but seriously, stating that there were no open shots in garbage time means either that he is too slow or afraid to do anything or that the statement is false. either way not cool.
He looked fat and slow with signs of a freaky athletic past. Any talk of him helping on
the offensive end is delusional, but he has an opportunity to help on d. But Tmac and opportunity
have a bad history
You were never a good poster, but you are quickly becoming the worst ing poster on this site. Like TDMVPDPOY with decent grammar.
I don't really know about T-Mac as a solution more than just temporary. I doubt he comes back next year, win or lose the le.
Over Neal, though? This series? Maybe. Next? No way, I don't trust McGrady in any capacity to be a real playmaker in his age.
Barnes was on fire last night and he would have been too quick for this slow pudgy version of Mac. Neal also was on him a lot on switches. Besides, on the offensive end I don't want Mac running point. TP or Joseph only on point except the times Manu takes it in half court (I'm not like that much these days either).You know that the guy torching Neal all game long was Barnes, who is a small forward, right? Pop runs three to four guard lineups with Neal.
, you mean you think Bonner did something well in this series?
I don't think Bonner has done a damn thing right other than hitting a 3. I just think McGrady would be even worse if you have him at SG or point, and just as bad if not worse at PF/SF. I just don't see him contributing anything and would rather Joseph and Diaw get those minutes.
All the "system" preachers probably cant even tell you what the Spurs system is
its their default answer to everything though
McGrady has been in the league for over 10 years and played under good coaches
he understands how to make defensive rotations
he was also one of the best SG defenders when he wanted to be
McGrady may not have anything left, but every potential flaw that doubters have mentioned also applies to Gary Neal in every capacity, tbh
?Was it the 4 great plays in 4 minutes that led you to this conclusion?
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