I agree. IDK why he's not playing. Maybe because it impedes the growth of Clark, but he needs to be out there. He's a four year player that will be a solid sooner.
I liked some of what I saw from him but he needs to get a lot tougher/more aggressive. But Tony's right, how you get tougher and more aggressive is via game experience.
He just looks a little slow on the court. It seems like he's about a half step behind still. When the offensive play is called it looks like it takes him a split second to process. Once he gets past that I think we'll start to see more production from him.
I don't presume to know who should and should not be getting playing time, but I do like what I see from Neal. If he's showing improvement and agressiveness in practice, that's probably a good sign that he'll be getting more PT.
This is the most impressive thing about him to me. When he rebounds he rebounds high. He jumps really well. I think he rebounds like Blake. Obviously , he studied him. Watch him sometime. I know you remember how Blake caught the ball.