Were the Spurs ungrateful with Gary Neal?

[Johnny RIngo]

Lol Noah snubbing the eurobasket to focus on winning a le, he's isn't winning in Chicago, got what he deserved.

Snubbing joke tournaments like the Eurobasket or FIBA is a GOOD thing and actually makes me respect Noah even more. If Manu ignored these mickey mouse tournaments more often, Spurs might have another le. International basketball needs to go away. Stern and the foreign players see it as the bball equivalent of the World Cup which is a joke. The World Cup's the most prestigious soccer compe ion - hundreds of millions watch the matches. Winning a world cup is of utmost importance to one's legacy.

International basketball compe ions, in comparison, are niche tournaments that rank below the NBA and NCAA in viewership or relevance. You'll often see half-filled arenas and low ratings. Most Europeans are more interested in their favorite soccer team's off-season exhibition matches(friendlies) instead of these national team basketball tournaments. That's how irrelevant they really are.

[PlayNando]

Snubbing joke tournaments like the Eurobasket or FIBA is a GOOD thing and actually makes me respect Noah even more. If Manu ignored these mickey mouse tournaments more often, Spurs might have another le. International basketball needs to go away. Stern and the foreign players see it as the bball equivalent of the World Cup which is a joke. The World Cup's the most prestigious soccer compe ion - hundreds of millions watch the matches. Winning a world cup is of utmost importance to one's legacy.

International basketball compe ions, in comparison, are niche tournaments that rank below the NBA and NCAA in viewership or relevance. You'll often see half-filled arenas and low ratings. Most Europeans are more interested in their favorite soccer team's off-season exhibition matches(friendlies) instead of these national team basketball tournaments. That's how irrelevant they really are.

Complete rubbish!

[tenbeersbold]

Xenophobe calling the poster racist?

I <3 SpursTalk.

Xenophobe,LMFAO...I've lived all over the world and live in the EU now

Just telling you from actual lifelong experiences as an expat what is true,sure there's some fantastic places to live in around this globe but none of them have the vitality/diversity and creative engine of the USA...

[tenbeersbold]

You are really, really ignorant and stupid.

Nope just tellin' it like it is,though you wouldn't know because you are the IGNORANT one

Why don't you go haunt some worthless FIBA board,that's about your speed munchkin

[tenbeersbold]

Complete rubbish!

Umm no he's right....as someone who actually lives in the EU soccer is king...

Try walking into a pub anywhere in the EU and talk about the NBA...LOL

They don't wanna know anything about it,it's not their culture

[Brunodf]

Bump.

2pts( 1-5 FG) in 13 minutes. -14

[Ice009]

Keep ting on Neal. The guy is likely injured and trying to play through it.

I'm still mad at Neal for his ups in the finals, but the guy has proven more in big games than some of the current players on the Spurs roster. Marco, Patty are going to have to play big, in the games that matter against the best teams, not just the scrub teams.

[cd021]

He really got crossed up by Henrick?

[PlayNando]

Nope just tellin' it like it is,though you wouldn't know because you are the IGNORANT one

Why don't you go haunt some worthless FIBA board,that's about your speed munchkin

umadbro?!?!?!?!?!?

[PlayNando]

Umm no he's right....as someone who actually lives in the EU soccer is king...

Try walking into a pub anywhere in the EU and talk about the NBA...LOL

They don't wanna know anything about it,it's not their culture

No ! I realize this, fool.

International compe ions still mean something, though, and basketball is quickly growing in popularity. It may never rival football, but it will rise. In France, it is growing very quickly, especially with the French NT's success in recent years.

[Sean Cagney]

Keep ting on Neal. The guy is likely injured and trying to play through it.

I'm still mad at Neal for his ups in the finals, but the guy has proven more in big games than some of the current players on the Spurs roster. Marco, Patty are going to have to play big, in the games that matter against the best teams, not just the scrub teams.

Bottom line is he is a volume shooter and nothing else Ice.... He can get hot and score and maybe hit a big shot or two, but for each one of those he will take a horrible shot or two! Then miss covering anyone on D. I wish he was still here over some others on the team, but if you would trade his production for Belli I would take BELLI all day everyday. Neal hit that one on Memphis and that made him famous in here, the Clippers shot as well later in the regular season, sides that dude was not as overly clutch in big games like most like to say. He was a fearless shooter yes, but that worked against him at times too as he could not drive or create nor pass nor play D.

[Budkin]

He let a dude without a ing shoe get wide open and drain a 3... no excuse for that .

[jeebus]

He was a chucker that couldn't dribble or play defense. A step below Danny Green tbh.

[exstatic]

He was a chucker that couldn't dribble or play defense. A step below Danny Green tbh.

Danny is a better shooter and a FAR better defender, so I'd make it two steps, but that could be considered a quibble.

[PlayNando]

Danny Green >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gary Neal.

Marco Belinelli >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Danny Green.

Marco Belinelli >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Gary Neal.

That about sums it up, tbh.