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misterearl
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3/9/2010  9:14 AM
Of course, the season is over and there is nothing to look forward to but the draft, Summer League and fondling rosary beads over Joe johnson... (please NO Joe Johnson) but between Gallo's 27 and a magnificent piece of defensive work by the quiet man... all does not suck.

The Knicks interior defense was exposed by a team loaded with forwards, but still managed to win. That is the third win against a quality team that has been a work in draft progress for over a decade. The Knicks maddening inconsistency is the by-product of trades and transition.

Props to The Mayor for number 4 on ESPN Top Ten Plays

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3/9/2010  9:20 AM
Not one article featuring Gallinari's performance either. Not that there needs to be rah rah article, but it would nice to see some coverage on how his game has evolved as late take advantage of smaller players guarding him. His 3pt attempts are down, and his mid range attempts are up. Plus he was tasked with guarding Joe Johnson in the 4th and did a nice job. Seems to be much more aggressive and assertive as of late.
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3/9/2010  9:31 AM    LAST EDITED: 3/9/2010  9:51 AM
Watch the top 10 highlights for all of the NBA. We got 2 of them, including #1 by Chandler and #9 by Lee.

http://www.nba.com/video/topplays/

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3/9/2010  9:34 AM
Andrew - excellent point. Gallo played with supreme confidence last night from the first quarter. His offensive burst set the tone early as he set up his jump shot with a series of early drives to the rack. The first one, a dunk, sent an immediate message which was complimented by Sergio pushing the ball. Sergio may not be able to shoot a lick, but it was good to see the Knicks uptempo game against a quality team. Besides, a shot can be fixed.

Bill Walker played tough defense, even though he gave up height. The Knicks were shorter at every position. That needs to change.

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3/9/2010  10:43 AM
Noticed last night how David Lee tries to force Gallo to pass by running that weak arse pick for him.. 3 times it happened last night.
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misterearl
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3/9/2010  10:54 AM    LAST EDITED: 3/9/2010  10:55 AM
David Lee also made some hard fouls, so it evens out

There were more articles about Joe Johnson than the productive Gallo, Lee and Chandler combined.

endless speculation, little or no basketball analysis

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3/9/2010  11:16 AM
misterearl wrote:Andrew - excellent point. Gallo played with supreme confidence last night from the first quarter. His offensive burst set the tone early as he set up his jump shot with a series of early drives to the rack. The first one, a dunk, sent an immediate message which was complimented by Sergio pushing the ball. Sergio may not be able to shoot a lick, but it was good to see the Knicks uptempo game against a quality team. Besides, a shot can be fixed.

Bill Walker played tough defense, even though he gave up height. The Knicks were shorter at every position. That needs to change.

well gallo is taller than every Hawk starter.. lee and horford are the same height.. the hawks are more athletic, that not only gives us problems, but other teams as well.. notably boston..

Anyone who sits around and waits for the lottery to better themselves, either in real life or in sports, Is a Loser............... TKF
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3/9/2010  11:21 AM
misterearl wrote:David Lee also made some hard fouls, so it evens out

There were more articles about Joe Johnson than the productive Gallo, Lee and Chandler combined.

endless speculation, little or no basketball analysis

we are lossing 50+ games this year. Nobody cares. When the Knicks and Heat and Pacers were having their rivals nobody cared about some good game Kerry Kittles had with the Nets or Elton Brand had with the horri-Bulls
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3/9/2010  11:33 AM    LAST EDITED: 3/9/2010  11:34 AM
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tkf - nice catch on Gallo at 6'10. Since he is a perimeter player I think of him more and more as a skill forward, more than an interior presence. But you make an excellent point - His height will be a beautiful thing to exploit once the Knicks acquire a 6'11 mister machine to match up inside. Think of today's installment of Shift Du Jour in the future tense:


C - 6'11 player to be named later, best available clone of Marcus Camby
F - 6'9 David Lee
F - 6'10 Danilo Gallinari
G - 6'8 The Mayor, unless Donnie gets the hots for another reluctant, shy guy 6'7 Joe Johnson
G - 6'4 best available clone of Walt "Clyde" Frazier

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Marv
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3/9/2010  11:59 AM
hey earl, josh smith has such a strange game. i was trying to come up with someone he reminds me of. came up with satch sanders. what do you think? anyone else come to mind?
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3/9/2010  12:11 PM
am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?
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Marv
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3/9/2010  12:14 PM
SupremeCommander wrote:am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?

yes.

joe johnson really lets the game come to him. we need someone with a more aggressive mindset. we already have chandler and gallinari being too passive most nights. we need our 2 fa'’s to be consistent attackers.
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3/9/2010  12:18 PM
Marv wrote:
SupremeCommander wrote:am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?

yes.

joe johnson really lets the game come to him. we need someone with a more aggressive mindset. we already have chandler and gallinari being too passive most nights. we need our 2 fa'’s to be consistent attackers.

He's versatile and the best player on one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. He's not going to solve all the teams problems but I don't think any player will outside of LeBron. Anyway, I think he'd be a significant step in the right direction but I'm going to stop advocating him because I can sense a skewering coming on

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3/9/2010  12:20 PM
SupremeCommander wrote:
Marv wrote:
SupremeCommander wrote:am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?

yes.

joe johnson really lets the game come to him. we need someone with a more aggressive mindset. we already have chandler and gallinari being too passive most nights. we need our 2 fa'’s to be consistent attackers.

He's versatile and the best player on one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. He's not going to solve all the teams problems but I don't think any player will outside of LeBron. Anyway, I think he'd be a significant step in the right direction but I'm going to stop advocating him because I can sense a skewering coming on

oh come on what's more fun than a good fight?

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3/9/2010  12:23 PM
Marv - Satch is an interesting parallel, but you will never see Josh Smith wearing a bow tie as head basketball coach at Harvard.

Satch also has nine championship rings. NINE.

Josh Smith reminds me more of the petulant, and talented, Shawn Kemp, who has no rings.

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3/9/2010  12:24 PM
SupremeCommander wrote:am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?

I'm a big fan of his. The guy can play. He gets killed around here. I have never heard of a 4 time all star who is 28 years old (29?) being regarded as the worst case scenario.

If thats who the Knicks end up with I hope it works, I really do. We havent seen good guard play since Allan Houston and Sprewell were here.

I also think if he was here it would allow Toney Douglas to play at the PG for 30+ minutes a night. A hardnosed tough as nails defender who can really score. He isnt able or ready to run an offense but the guy is a good BB player. I think with JJ (and Lee) as facilitators MDA would be more comfortable playing Douglas. That would also leave us with $10mm or so to sign a big. I like the idea of rolling the dice on Tyrus Thomas. His upside is fantastic. Not sure MDA could coach him.

People around here prob think its junk but I would feel pretty good about this lineup next year:
pg Douglas
sg JJ
sf Gallo
pf Lee
c Tyrus
bench: Chandler, Walker, Giddens

I think thats a solid group and the right kind of group for this coach.

The other option is using cap space to get Collison from NO

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3/9/2010  12:36 PM
misterearl wrote:Marv - Satch is an interesting parallel, but you will never see Josh Smith wearing a bow tie as head basketball coach at Harvard.

Satch also has nine championship rings. NINE.

Josh Smith reminds me more of the petulant, and talented, Shawn Kemp, who has no rings.

Satch sanders was one of my all-time favorite players and one of the most underrated ever. He and Russell were practically symbiotic out there. I don’t think there’s ever been a better center-forward lockdown combination. But he had a disjointedness to his game. A sometimes awkward combination of disparate skills that were hard to amalgamate. I see some of the same thing when I watch josh smith.

Shawn kemp, though, i see as more of a super flying physical specimen. More of a George mcginnis type, and early amare. Those guys tend to flame out fairly early.
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3/9/2010  12:38 PM
fishmike wrote:
SupremeCommander wrote:am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?

I'm a big fan of his. The guy can play. He gets killed around here. I have never heard of a 4 time all star who is 28 years old (29?) being regarded as the worst case scenario.

If thats who the Knicks end up with I hope it works, I really do. We havent seen good guard play since Allan Houston and Sprewell were here.

I also think if he was here it would allow Toney Douglas to play at the PG for 30+ minutes a night. A hardnosed tough as nails defender who can really score. He isnt able or ready to run an offense but the guy is a good BB player. I think with JJ (and Lee) as facilitators MDA would be more comfortable playing Douglas. That would also leave us with $10mm or so to sign a big. I like the idea of rolling the dice on Tyrus Thomas. His upside is fantastic. Not sure MDA could coach him.

People around here prob think its junk but I would feel pretty good about this lineup next year:
pg Douglas
sg JJ
sf Gallo
pf Lee
c Tyrus
bench: Chandler, Walker, Giddens

I think thats a solid group and the right kind of group for this coach.

The other option is using cap space to get Collison from NO

If the Knicks resign TMac to a reasonable contract that's a second round team. If they get lucky in th edraft or with Walker they probably could turn Curry and a couple of assets into a legit point

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3/9/2010  12:42 PM
fishmike wrote:
SupremeCommander wrote:am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?

I'm a big fan of his. The guy can play. He gets killed around here. I have never heard of a 4 time all star who is 28 years old (29?) being regarded as the worst case scenario.

If thats who the Knicks end up with I hope it works, I really do. We havent seen good guard play since Allan Houston and Sprewell were here.

I also think if he was here it would allow Toney Douglas to play at the PG for 30+ minutes a night. A hardnosed tough as nails defender who can really score. He isnt able or ready to run an offense but the guy is a good BB player. I think with JJ (and Lee) as facilitators MDA would be more comfortable playing Douglas. That would also leave us with $10mm or so to sign a big. I like the idea of rolling the dice on Tyrus Thomas. His upside is fantastic. Not sure MDA could coach him.

People around here prob think its junk but I would feel pretty good about this lineup next year:
pg Douglas
sg JJ
sf Gallo
pf Lee
c Tyrus
bench: Chandler, Walker, Giddens

I think thats a solid group and the right kind of group for this coach.

The other option is using cap space to get Collison from NO

i think i'll kill myself if this happens and it can be on your conscience.
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3/9/2010  12:45 PM
Marv wrote:
fishmike wrote:
SupremeCommander wrote:am I the only one who'd be happy with Joe Johnson (at 14-15 mil/year)?

I'm a big fan of his. The guy can play. He gets killed around here. I have never heard of a 4 time all star who is 28 years old (29?) being regarded as the worst case scenario.

If thats who the Knicks end up with I hope it works, I really do. We havent seen good guard play since Allan Houston and Sprewell were here.

I also think if he was here it would allow Toney Douglas to play at the PG for 30+ minutes a night. A hardnosed tough as nails defender who can really score. He isnt able or ready to run an offense but the guy is a good BB player. I think with JJ (and Lee) as facilitators MDA would be more comfortable playing Douglas. That would also leave us with $10mm or so to sign a big. I like the idea of rolling the dice on Tyrus Thomas. His upside is fantastic. Not sure MDA could coach him.

People around here prob think its junk but I would feel pretty good about this lineup next year:
pg Douglas
sg JJ
sf Gallo
pf Lee
c Tyrus
bench: Chandler, Walker, Giddens

I think thats a solid group and the right kind of group for this coach.

The other option is using cap space to get Collison from NO

i think i'll kill myself if this happens and it can be on your conscience.

you're on a roll tonight... between this, your comment at me, and your caption you got me LOL'ing like a school girl

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