BTW, the whole "bringing Splitter here" argument for RJ's contract sort of went out the window when Pop refused to put the guy in the ing rotation.
It's not one or the other for me, both players are valuable role players on this team and essential to the team's success. From a financial standpoint, Neal is obviously the bigger value, but as a player, he can't make up for what RJ does for the team. You can't ask Neal to play above the rim, defend the opposing team's best player or draw a foul on a big who is already in foul trouble.
However, if I need a clutch shot, I would go with Neal almost every time.
if memory serves it was eventually known that RJ opted out not because he wanted to help the Spurs out with a smaller 10-11 year salary to get guys like Splitter or help the luxury tax.
RJ opted out because he thought he would get a huge money deal from New Jersey. Yes, he had a fallback big money deal from SA, but he was banking on NJ not blowing cash on guys like Outlaw, Morrow and Petro.
RJ isn't some saint who bequeathed the Spurs the opportunity to pay Gary Neal 500k instead of the 500k they would have had to spend on some other undrafted free agent.
Gary Neal > Spanoulis
If Neal is barely an average level player, what's Spanoulis then ? horse level player
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