Gary Neal Vs George Hill: The Rookie Edition

[InK]

This is why Euro players come in dozens each year from oversees just to wreck havoc in the NBA, ye.

[Mel_13]

Yeah, Gary Neal was a key player in a mediocre team that played in Europe's version of the D-League.

Lies!!! Gary Neal never played in Greek League.

[pjjrfan]

In Hill's rookie season, only 51% of his points were assisted..he was asked to be a defensive stopper, a PG with multiple responsibilities, and a combo PG/SG overall..he was also put in against starter-caliber players for long stretches..

Neal has 84% of his points assisted, meaning he's strictly a catch&shoot player..while Neal has shown some nice ability to put the ball on the floor and finish, it usually comes from the opponent running him off the 3-point line when he receives a pass, since he's obviously an elite spot-up shooter..if he was put in 1 on 1 situations frequently, he wouldn't succeed, he isn't that type of player..he also plays against bench players..

Hill has the potential to be a top 6th man in the NBA IMO(I don't know if he could ever be a legit, consistent starter)..Neal is a bench player that comes in to provide a spark and great shooting, nothing wrong with that..

Exactly. Neal's job is to go out and shoot, and play defense as hard as he can. As a rookie, Hill was burdened with a lot on his plate. And I thought he did a great job, to this day I don't know why Pop kept him out of that first round playoff.

[ElNono]

I'm a big fan of Neal and all, but Hill has the higher ceiling, IMO. I really wish George work on the mental aspect, because there's no other reason for him to be so inconsistent with his aggression out there.

[Seventyniner]

Since the reason the OP started this thread was to stir the pot, we might as well add some peppers to it. Lets say Anderson returns back from injury to his early season form and all of a sudden minutes are hard to find for Neal. Would the Spurs be inclined to trade Neal, Hill?

Never; Neal and Hill have such low salaries for their production that the Spurs are much better off keeping them. They could be good incentives to dump a bad contract, but with the possible exception of RJ, the Spurs don't have any bad contracts. This organization rocks.

[tuncaboylu]

Neal was extraordinary while playing in Turkey. He played in a low-level club and he played in PG position(which in't his natural and favourite), but he was really outstanding. By his performance in Turkey, he moved to Spain Barcelona after half a season spending in Turkey. He couldn't do much there, but he has tremendous skill set anyway.

Splitter is a different story. First of all, Splitter didn't have a college career and he should learn how the works are going in USA. Moreover he's a center and for the centers it should be hard to adapt to NBA. And another case, (which is lucky for Neal and unlucky for Splitter) Spurs have a crowded front-court but need a backc-ourt plater deadly in his roster, especially after injury of Jamses Anderson. Neal used his chance and filled that hole very well. And also another factor, creating playing time for two rookies is vwery hard in a team like Spurs which holds 35-6 record in the league.

That's why no need to compare those two guys.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

This is just becoming a flat out joke of a thread now, CBF

[G-Dawgg]

Hill, can do everything.He's like the guard version of Scottie Pippen.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Hill sucks. We got mad trade fodder on our hands, gotta get a true Small Forward for him while his value is high.

[tuncaboylu]

Hill sucks. We got mad trade fodder on our hands, gotta get a true Small Forward for him while his value is high.

Is this a joke or are you a joke?

[jjktkk]

Hill sucks. We got mad trade fodder on our hands, gotta get a true Small Forward for him while his value is high.

What are your gonna do with the other "true Small Forward" already on the Spurs team? Do you mean a backup SF? Hill's a valuable swing guard who is the Spur's best perimeter defender. Why would you want to mess up team chemistry by trading away a valuable player in Hill?

[Whisky Dog]

2 months and people are still gettin trolled