last 3 games he's scored 5,5 and 7 points. Someone give me some 411 on his play.

I don't really know the reason. Perhaps he's just not all that good. Perhaps he's hitting a wall in terms of fatigue. Perhaps his back and arm bother him enough to make him slow down.

I just don't know and I don't know how to get a good read on it anymore.

I do know he is overweight by about 15 pounds. That to me is evident and he is slow. I do know he is lacking aggression. Is that personality or is that due to fatigue and nagging physical problems.

I don't know.

I think it's getting to the point where we won't know until the next year. Then if he looks like this next pre-season and beyond? Well, we got a bust.

But, to say it one more time, I just don't know.

I do know I don't like anything I have seen in recent weeks from him and it's got me concerned.

His 8 games in Feb have been bad. Fewer shot attempts, lower %, etc etc.

He has been very active on defense. I dont see anything wrong with him physically. How about that dunk the other night?
Dude takes 2 dribbles from the top of the 3 point line and ends up slamming it Bogut's face.

Rookie wall? League adjusting to him? All possible.

Take it year by year. Does anyone doubt he will get better? Most of the non-supporters said the dude will be lucky to play, bad back, still legs, bla bla bla...

I guess now we can just talk about the 21 year old player we have and how he's going to get better and help this team become a winner.

He is a very unselfish player and I think that is hurting him right now because he is taking a back seat and watching the new guys shoot the ball. Gallo is a very accurate shooter but he needs a few shots to get going and lately, he has only been taking a few shots throughout the entire game.

I think he'll be fine though, he is a smart player and I think he'll adjust.

fishmike wrote: How about that dunk the other night?
Dude takes 2 dribbles from the top of the 3 point line and ends up slamming it Bogut's face.

From your description, Gallinari must have had another dunk against the Bucks that I did not see.

Because the dunk I saw, Gallinari dribbled down the lane, saw that nobody was guarding the rim and did a two-handed finger-tip slam-dunk on nobody.

Nice dunk, but more impressive from an agility standpoint than from an athleticism point of view. The nicest thing was that he did not settle or kick the ball out because 9 times out of ten when he gets within 8 feet of the basket he is looking all pass and no shot.

oohah

As for plays being called for him, I am not sure what is going on. I would think MDA would want to make Gallo shine as much as possible. The better Gallo looks, the more likely a star is to come this summer.

Up until the deals last week, Gallo had the highest BB IQ on the team. Now I think its T-MAC and maybe SROD above him but no one else.

oohah wrote:

fishmike wrote: How about that dunk the other night?
Dude takes 2 dribbles from the top of the 3 point line and ends up slamming it Bogut's face.

From your description, Gallinari must have had another dunk against the Bucks that I did not see.

Because the dunk I saw, Gallinari dribbled down the lane, saw that nobody was guarding the rim and did a two-handed finger-tip slam-dunk on nobody.

Nice dunk, but more impressive from an agility standpoint than from an athleticism point of view. The nicest thing was that he did not settle or kick the ball out because 9 times out of ten when he gets within 8 feet of the basket he is looking all pass and no shot.

oohah

Pharzeone wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:Gallo needs a week off. He looks tired. But he still has his game smarts and his 1 v 1 D has been very good in most cases. He was playing Rondo most of the time he was in last night. I created a thread about Gallo playing C for the rest of the season. Although he is small, I think he would do a decent job defending and offensivley, he would then be going against a 4 or 5 not a 3.

As for plays being called for him, I am not sure what is going on. I would think MDA would want to make Gallo shine as much as possible. The better Gallo looks, the more likely a star is to come this summer.

Up until the deals last week, Gallo had the highest BB IQ on the team. Now I think its T-MAC and maybe SROD above him but no one else.

If his BB IQ was as high as you proclaim he would be noticeable in a certain stat area. For example, he would he either be a top scorer or a top assist guy on this team. He is neither. His BB IQ seems to be average and it was one of the exaggerated parts about his game. Now is not the time to keep quoting selling points on the pick but to actually develop his game.

Let's just remember that he's already shown that he can play the game and just like Chan has gone thru his ups and downs, young players can sometimes do that. i wouldn't be overly concerned cuz his real development is gonna come in the off season where most guys actually get to work on their weaknesses, like Lee has every year. We'll see how he comes back next year and get a better sense of who his is as he moves forward.

fishmike wrote:What does it mean to be a Gallo supporter?

His 8 games in Feb have been bad. Fewer shot attempts, lower %, etc etc.

He has been very active on defense. I dont see anything wrong with him physically. How about that dunk the other night?
Dude takes 2 dribbles from the top of the 3 point line and ends up slamming it Bogut's face.

Rookie wall? League adjusting to him? All possible.

Take it year by year. Does anyone doubt he will get better? Most of the non-supporters said the dude will be lucky to play, bad back, still legs, bla bla bla...

I guess now we can just talk about the 21 year old player we have and how he's going to get better and help this team become a winner.

I am with you on this one fish.. I think he is fine physically, I just think maybe a bit fatigued. this is a long season for him. Maybe he is lacking a bit of confidence, but I like what he is doing defensively. as you said, the kid shows flashes... And i don't understand when people keep saying he drives but then passes up a shot.. yes, he often passes up a bad shot to get a wide open teamate. He did it last night with chandler and he bricked. a nice drive and kick.. something our PG's didn't do until sergio got here.. Gallo just plays a different game from these clowns.. but ask some raptors fans, this was a similar problem bargs had earlier, and now rudy fernandez with teh blazers is complaining about not touching the ball... what do these guys have in common? ball dominant players. Blazers with roy, a couple of years ago, toronto was going with the bosh iso, and now the knicks with their group of chuckers...