Anderson-Neal vs Bogans-Masson

[Anonymous Cowherd]

Maybe the F.O. has seen something special in Neal, but I also think that is signing is a little weird...considering we still don't have the famous athletic "long three" for guarding the strong sf or the fast pf that a lot of nba teams have.

I certainly think that could be the case.

Neal must have been a highly rated college baller given the numbers he was posting... then the ugly legal problems arise. So he doesn't get drafted due to all the controversy, goes to Europe. Keeps posting numbers. 3 seasons consecutively, top scorer. So we bring him over, just to be sure - and he posts big numbers.

They might well think he would have been a good draft prospect, lost his way but hasn't lost that ability, has kept it warm for 3 seasons, and now we can exploit it, and cheaply.

[analyzed]

I see Anderson and Neal as an either/or proposition. I think one will be in the rotation at all times, but I think the other backup wing in the rotation is likely to be Hairston.

Someone needs to guard top opposition wings and by all accounts, he's the only one of the three with a chance at doing an adequate job. The Spurs keeping him out of Summer League spoke volumes about what they think of him and the plan they have for him this upcoming season. I don't think that plan is just to make the roster, but to make the rotation. I think that's the reason we haven't heard of Bogans potentially being re-signed or them pursuing a Bogans replacement.

Yeah right the likely SF backup is Hariston, and the Spurs are high on him . So high that they let him walk

[TD 21]

Yeah right the likely SF backup is Hariston, and the Spurs are high on him . So high that they let him walk

I stand by what I said. I believe he was the likely primary SF backup (in tandem with Anderson) and the Spurs are high on him. It's not like they cut him. They released him because he had a better situation lined up and they didn't want to prevent him from taking that.

[PDXSpursFan]

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING could be worse than Bogans and Mason from last year.

Exception: Finley from last year

[ace3g]

The best thing about Neal and Anderson is that neither are one dimensional. Bogans was just a "defender" and Mason was "off the dribble" 3 point shooter.

Neal although known as a shooter, he can score in multiple ways and is a much better dribbler than Mason.

Anderson can score multiple ways and has the size to be a decent defender. That is why I would cringe when Pop brought in the BMB (Bonner, Mason, Bogans) line up; because if their one dimension wasn't working they were useless on the court.

So in my opinion Anderson/Neal > Bogans/Mason

[DesignatedT]

Thank god Bogans and Mason are gone. in' scrubs

[slick'81]

Thank god Bogans and Mason are gone. in' scrubs

amen brother but bonner makes it 2/3

[Truth4sale$]

Anderson-Neal V.S Bogans-Mason would be dominated by Anderson by himself. In a 2 on 2 matchup, Bogans could only guard one of them. The other would torch Mason. That is why Bogans-Mason was/ is a horrible lineup. Bogans might not be bad to bring back but it has to be with the right lineup.

[timtonymanu]

I'll take an unproven duo in Anderson/Neal over a proven bunch of scrubs.

Bogans and Mason were painful. Both were one dimensional players and the one area that was their specialty, they were below average at it.

I'm actually expecting something great out of Anderson. As far as Neal, as long as he's not another Marcus Haislip signing, I'll be fine with him. Both seem to be great at shooting which is what Bogans and Mason weren't last year. I don't think Anderson/Neal's defense is as laughable as Bogans/Mason.