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but we all want Neal back
Saw these on Twitter yesterday and I think it hasn't been posted here yet, but Marco is in the top 10 most improved shooters this season in 3 categories: 3 point, mid range and restricted area.
Spurs system...
I'd take Neal back for the end of the bench if possible tbh. 1 irrational confidence guy would be nice.
He wouldn't play as there would be no minutes. Patty and Marco both>>Neal.
70.7% in the restricted area is insane. I know it's almost all off of backdoor cuts but still.
Let's compare Marco's stats this year to Neal's last year:
Belinelli: 11.3 ppg (61.5 TS%), 3 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.2 TO per game, 15.3 PER.
Neal: 9.5 ppg (51.2 TS%), 1.7 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.4 TO per game, 11.5 PER.
Granted, Belinelli is getting about 4 more minutes per game than Neal...but still, Belinelli is WAY better than Neal was. Not to mention he's a better defender.
Yeah, I definitely prefer Marco's defense over Neal's. Then again.. I'd prefer a punch in the face over a kick in the balls, so that's not necessarily super positive.
He'd be great as emergency insurance tho.
Marco's taller, that's about it. It's close to a lateral move defensively. He's better in every other area though.
Who wants Neal over Belli dumbass? One can be a fan of Neal and concede the fact that Belli is better.
Baam and Raven tbh.
Yeah don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Marco is a huge upgrade defensively. I do think he's slightly better though...and I'd definitely have a hard time seeing an argument for him being even worse than Neal defensively. At worst it's a lateral move in that area.
two people =/= we all
Patty is more of the Neal replacement IMO and he's also been better than Gary this season.
Patty: 10ppg, 1.8ast, 2.0rpg, 18.6 PER
Beli is essentially Jack's replacement and he's been a massive upgrade over 2013 Jack who couldn't hit a shot, defend, and was a locker room cancer tbh.
Indeed...but he's too good to be someones insurance policy. On a middle of the pack/pretty good team he could easily get 20-25 minutes.
Good take. I've actually thought the same thing too.
Neal played PG, he's better defensively than Beli-no-D who couldn't dream of guarding backup PGs... He's also a much better passer than Mills the chucker... I'd take Neal SJax in the POs on both ends over Mills-Beli...
Mills = midget SG who is even less of a point than Neal, when did Neal take 26 shots... Lol at his nuthugger calling that "running the offense"...
Beli = has luxury of playing his natural position unlike Neal who was also hurt most of his last year... Even then we saw them go head to head and Neal looked as good if not clearly better... Beli passes the ball a bit better while Neal can play point and is better at hitting tough contested shots... Also 1 for 19 in Italy most important game this summer, that's what I call an interesting stat...
Nah...I'll take rational confidence over irrational confidence any day. Irrational sounds like it would lead to a crucial playoff loss.
I think Marco replaced Neal and has a much better all around game.
No one replaced Jack. 2013 Jack didn't do much. If anyone replaced him, it's a more polished, more experienced Leonard.
Patty is just an extra bonus this year, someone who worked hard during the off season and took advantage of an opportunity when given the chance. He's a flat out scorer and pesky defender. But because he can handle the ball along with score, he can be counted on to do a little more than just eat minutes behind Tony and Manu if needed.
He hit a few of my all time favorite buzzer beaters, and helped push the Heat to 7 games in the finals. And man, that shot against Memphis was ridiculous. Obviously Belinelli is a better player, but I'd love to have Gary Neal for the "when all else fails" situations that happen every so often. When nothing was falling, and the spurs could barely score 10 points in a quarter, Neal could fire up the offense quick. I saw it happen many times. And there's basically nobody in the league who I'd rather take a 3 at the buzzer than Neal. He would be a good weapon to have.
What, that's it? I would have expected much more of a separation considering the fact Neal was friggin INJURED. Now, show me some defensive stats that prove Beli is and always has been a better defender.
Yeah I understand your idea, but I think it's a bit of an illusion. If somebody hurts the team more than helps, but has various moments of dominance, the moments will stand out - but on balance, he still hurts more than he helps.
I'd take him in place of Ayres, Bonner, or Joseph. But we don't need him because we already have a solid 10-man rotation.
Players with testicles the size of Neals don't grow on trees. Hard not to like those kind of players.
This take...wow.
Marco did the same in Chi that Neal did for us
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