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Yea, if we could move Mills/DeColo and keep Neal (for a reasonable rate) then I'd be game.
He got a bad rap this year, but I still love the guy.
If he does end up walking though, I hope he makes a load of cash.
I like the idea of stockpiling assets at this point. If you're over the cap and Holt is willing to pay, you can get a nice, needed piece down the road that could push the team over the top.
Yea, if we could move Mills/DeColo and keep Neal (for a reasonable rate) then I'd be game.
He got a bad rap this year, but I still love the guy.
If he does end up walking though, I hope he makes a load of cash.
Neal played pretty good in alot of games for the Spurs when Manu went down in Jan-Feb. Funny thing is, when Manu went down again in Mar-Apr, Neal was injured as well and the bench scoring was a glaring need.
Neal is an asset, especially in a 82 game season. But I wouldn't be surprise a sign-n-trade are in the works as the Bucks need shooters.
Last edited by Cowboys_Wear_Spurs; 07-09-2013 at 11:57 AM.
I don't put stock into anything "sources" say about the Spurs and their moves until they happen. When has a rumor ever panned out?
With Neal, you have to push Green to the backup SF slot. Manu will start to protect him from himself. It is the only logical move with so many guards. Green is the only one on the list who has effectively played SF.
In theory, Danny could play SF. But IIRC he was horrible last season during a stretch where he had to play lots of minutes at SF. I think timvp even started a thread about it.
Doesn't make sense unless there's a trade in the works...
What if the Wolves want him?
If we bring back Neal, Mills is behind Green, Ginobili, Belinelli, and Neal on the SG depth chart and can't really play the point. I don't have anything against Patty, but in the absence of a trade, bringing back Neal all but guarantees that Mills won't even sniff the active roster.
Neither will De Colo. Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad.
That would be a surprising turn of events. Neal as the full-time backup point guard? Don't love the idea.
Then again, it depends on the salary he'll command on the open market. If it's reasonable, it'd be kinda foolish for the Spurs to let him walk.......
What becomes of Joseph, De Colo, Mills? Just wasted salary/roster spots?
Neal is garbage on D but he can hit some shots. I wouldn't mind him resigning.
Too many shooting guards and not enough real point guards as it is.
No reason or minutes for Neal at sg and he's proven to be a sorry excuse for a pg...
Last edited by monkeypunk; 07-09-2013 at 02:16 PM.
Why can't RC and Pop just let some guys go and bring in new pieces. I do not want to see Neal handling the ball anymore on this team.
Suprised he didn't draw bigger interest on the market.
Neal is a one trick pony and that's it. His handles are horrific, can't create offense for anyone else, and his D is worse. spurs don't need him.
Neal is ass and I was hoping his stint as a Spur would be over, but if his salary is cheap, I won't be mad if the Spurs retain him, tbh..
He's much better than Mills or De Colo, obviously..
My concern is that Neal and Beli are the same player, tbh..chuckers that can get hot, but can hurt your team with their decisions and play atrocious defense..
OTOH, on a team like the Spurs that will continue to limit minutes, depth is a premium, and it never hurts to have too many shooters..
I'm hoping there will be a trade or move that will acquire a big SF or small PF, though..Kirilenko would be ideal, but World Peace would be fine..
Maybe parlay this into a trade. Splitter, Neal, De Colo, and draft pick for LaMarcus Aldrige?
Highly doubtful
I don't like this. It would have made sense for the Spurs to re-sign Neal, ignore Belinelli and sign Pendergraph to the room exception. That would have left the team with a good chunk of cap space (about the size of the MLE) had the waived Bonner. But they've used all their flexibility to sign players at the positions of maximum depth. They have to have a plan to get rid of some of it: Eight guards is just absurd.
This signals to me that Ginobili will either be the starting two-guard or backup small-forward next season. That's not a bad thing, since Ginobili has the savvy to get away there for a few minutes and if Green moves there, he'd be more than fine. But I don't think either move would be ideal, and the team really didn't have to paint themselves in the corner that way. I expect to see some moves if only because De Colo would be livid at Neal coming back.
Yeah, the Belinelli signing makes zero sense considering the return of Manu AND Neal. I don't hate any of these guys, but the redundancy is obvious
what happens if kawhi get's injured? No true SF, No decent small ball PF fast enough to find his own space in the offensive end...
This. If the Spurs bring back Neal at a good price, I'm fine with it. Better to have one too many shooters instead of none at all.....
Spurs will be playing 7-Guard rotations all season. Can't wait!
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