Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by Vmart:

If he can play back-back games then he can start. I don't want to see Jefferies and Q anymore than 5 minutes each.

Your feelings about Q and JJ are irrelevant to how Gallo's injury should be handled. The kid's long term health is far more important than your viewing pleasure.

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by Vmart:

If he can play back-back games then he can start. I don't want to see Jefferies and Q anymore than 5 minutes each.

Your feelings about Q and JJ are irrelevant to how Gallo's injury should be handled. The kid's long term health is far more important than your viewing pleasure.

How they handle the Kid? If you are afraid he will get hurt then he can get hurt at any moment in the game. If you want to develop him slowly so you can see Q and Jefferies is your viewing pleasure and frankly I wish not to see how you see it. The Kid needs minutes winning be damned. There is no more injury its over with now its time for him to rack up minutes in vital time of the game. This has nothing to do with his back that is a situation of the past. If he is hurt then he should not be out there. That means the Knicks are not concerned with his long term out look.

You're just making pronouncements that have no basis in fact. Your position is, if he can play one minute he can play 48, and that's just not based in reality. It's analogous to saying if an infant can crawl he can play soccer, or if a first grader can add 10+10 he can do astrophysics. It's just nonsense.

No what he is saying is if he has no physical restrictions that he should replace Jefferies in the starting line up to help improve the team. He's the 6th pick in the draft and played 4 years of pro ball already. Most high draft picks start because 25 win teams need the talent in the line up immediately. Why would you even care if someone else says start him? If he plays 25 minutes off the bench or starts--he's still playing 25 minutes. The scouting report from the KNicks is he is a superstar type talent--so as a sht team--what exactly would we be waiting for?
If he honestly is that talented--why wouldnt anyone want to repalce Jefferies with him? I think we need to remove Jefferies from the rotation--I want to give Gallo the same opportunity Brook Lopez and Ryan Andersen have had. Lets see what he has. Is it that hard to get it?
The only reason I can think of why someone would say this guy cant start is because they don't think he can handle tier 1 NBA competition and needs to go against second line type players. And then we will use the word will bring him along slowly or he's hurt or anything else that can mask the issue. Let him start for 10-15 games--if it doesnt work out then move him to the bench again and start over.

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by islesfan:

...after the Knicks crack medical committee pronounced him 100%?

When did this happen?

Back in November, the head coach said Gallinari wouldn't play again unless he was 100%. It's on the Knicks crack medical committee to pronounce him fit to play. He's playing. He must be 100% based on what D'Antoni said.

He's not physically able because blueseats/trueblue/gallo or whatever you call him has made that proclamation--although Donnie Walsh just said on WFAN 3 days ago no restrictions and then we read it again in the paper.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by Vmart:

If he can play back-back games then he can start. I don't want to see Jefferies and Q anymore than 5 minutes each.

Your feelings about Q and JJ are irrelevant to how Gallo's injury should be handled. The kid's long term health is far more important than your viewing pleasure.

How they handle the Kid? If you are afraid he will get hurt then he can get hurt at any moment in the game. If you want to develop him slowly so you can see Q and Jefferies is your viewing pleasure and frankly I wish not to see how you see it. The Kid needs minutes winning be damned. There is no more injury its over with now its time for him to rack up minutes in vital time of the game. This has nothing to do with his back that is a situation of the past. If he is hurt then he should not be out there. That means the Knicks are not concerned with his long term out look.

You're just making pronouncements that have no basis in fact. Your position is, if he can play one minute he can play 48, and that's just not based in reality. It's analogous to saying if an infant can crawl he can play soccer, or if a first grader can add 10+10 he can do astrophysics. It's just nonsense.

No what he is saying is if he has no physical restrictions that he should replace Jefferies in the starting line up to help improve the team. He's the 6th pick in the draft and played 4 years of pro ball already. Most high draft picks start because 25 win teams need the talent in the line up immediately. Why would you even care if someone else says start him? If he plays 25 minutes off the bench or starts--he's still playing 25 minutes. The scouting report from the KNicks is he is a superstar type talent--so as a sht team--what exactly would we be waiting for?
If he honestly is that talented--why wouldnt anyone want to repalce Jefferies with him? I think we need to remove Jefferies from the rotation--I want to give Gallo the same opportunity Brook Lopez and Ryan Andersen have had. Lets see what he has. Is it that hard to get it?
The only reason I can think of why someone would say this guy cant start is because they don't think he can handle tier 1 NBA competition and needs to go against second line type players. And then we will use the word will bring him along slowly or he's hurt or anything else that can mask the issue. Let him start for 10-15 games--if it doesnt work out then move him to the bench again and start over.

Briggs, what isn't hard to get is that your position is based on your need to prove you are a better talent evaluator than anyone with the Knicks. Gallo is just your vehicle of the day and you'd gladly see them run his back into the ground if it would make your point.

I'm not here to say I think Gallo will be great, or better than anyone else. I just don't see the point in doing an Allan Houston job on him. How many years have we complained about management rushing back players, against better judgment, for futile attempts at playoff runs when we're better served placing in the lottery, or to placate the petty needs of childishly impatient fans.