Spurs Sign Gary Neal

[Obstructed_View]

So he just can't live up to Mason because he played 30 mpg in Italy instead of 10 mpg in the NBA. There's no hope for the guy. You're right.

You were the one that felt the need to lie about Mason's history in order to make Neal look better. I simply said there's a reason that he's 27 and hasn't gotten a sniff from NBA teams up to now, and the only thing he's done on a basketball court to justify everyone's excitement is to light it up one game in D League. All of those things are actually true.

There are people talking about him being in the rotation and which players are going to be cut when all he's done is get a camp invite and some guaranteed money to keep him in town.

[AFBlue]

Mase has one skill, spot up 3. He could not get to the rim, could not hit a 2pt shot, could not pass, could not handle the ball and played no D. I liked him off the bench but he lost it last year and while he did well as a shooter he killed us in many ways.

Neal, is younger, stronger, a better passer who can get off his own shot. Im not saying hes gonna be going to the rack dunking on guys but there is a big diff between a guy who is just a spot up shooter v a guy who can shoot deep and pump fake you get to the elbow and drain a 15 footer.

I see great upside in him, spurs saw it thats why they gave him 3 years so they could have his bird rights. Hes a baller, not likely to score as much as mase IMO because we have so many wings now.....But this guy can play and wouldnt shock me to see him starting if TP is gone.

Revisionist history.

Mason got his shot off in any number of ways a couple years ago (off-ball screens, pick-n-roll, off the dribble, and spot up). And he converted at a very decent clip. Unfortunately, he shrunk in playoff time two years ago and never recoverd the shooting stroke.

Oh, and he was also a decent distributor when he wasn't asked to play that role exclusively at PG.

Again, Neal is not an NBA-level athlete and he doesn't have NBA-level size for his position. There is no evidence that he will be able to create his own shot at this level.

I would love for him to get Mason's opportunity and make the most of it. But to assume that he's an upgrade because of his Euroleague time and five-game summer league showing, that's a stretch.

[Darkwaters]

Treviso is just up the road from me. In fact, I always uses the Venezia-Treviso airport. I happened to see one match with Benneton Treviso and remember Neal.

The dude can ball. He definitely lacks some athleticism, but he can score with diversity.

[angelbelow]

Revisionist history.

Mason got his shot off in any number of ways a couple years ago (off-ball screens, pick-n-roll, off the dribble, and spot up). And he converted at a very decent clip. Unfortunately, he shrunk in playoff time two years ago and never recoverd the shooting stroke.

Oh, and he was also a decent distributor when he wasn't asked to play that role exclusively at PG.

Again, Neal is not an NBA-level athlete and he doesn't have NBA-level size for his position. There is no evidence that he will be able to create his own shot at this level.

I would love for him to get Mason's opportunity and make the most of it. But to assume that he's an upgrade because of his Euroleague time and five-game summer league showing, that's a stretch.

I agree with all of your points. Hes going to have to strictly catch and shoot, spot up, come off screens. I dont see him being effective in anything else at this point. Luckily hes shown (thus far) that hes a excellent shooter.

[playblair]

Treviso is just up the road from me. In fact, I always uses the Venezia-Treviso airport. I happened to see one match with Benneton Treviso and remember Neal.

The dude can ball. He definitely lacks some athleticism, but he can score with diversity.

good call......................

props gary neal ........................

[spurraider21]

sucks that we gave mills a 2nd year option and guaranteed nando for 2 years... if either of those guys weren't around the spurs would have brought Neal back. i've always liked Neal

[BackHome]

Like his ability to get hot but hate his size and defense.....So at SG you have .........CoJo, Neal, Manu, Belini, Green, Nando..

[Leetonidas]

I really feel sorry for people that think he's going to be better than Mason of two years ago. Hopefully he can play well enough to compete for a spot, and make some shots if he does, but there's a reason he's 26 and still hasn't played in the NBA.

[therealtruth]

What's with the bump? I was scared for a second they might have resigned him.