nyk4ever wrote:hey briggs.. i'm just curious. what have you thought about gallo's last 10 games or so? are you anymore or less intrigued by his potential?

I think that all of our young guys should be untouchable.

Pharzeone wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:hey briggs.. i'm just curious. what have you thought about gallo's last 10 games or so? are you anymore or less intrigued by his potential?

You should post his game logs for him to judge better. Sometimes it is hard to recall games after watching so many.

Date Opponent Result MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Regular
Mar 15 @ PHI W 94 - 84 41 8 - 15 3 - 6 2 - 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 21
Mar 13 @ DAL W 128 - 94 26 2 - 4 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 6 7 1 1 0 1 3 6
Mar 12 @ MEM L 112 - 119 34 3 - 12 1 - 8 2 - 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 2 1 9
Mar 10 @ SAS L 87 - 97 40 5 - 13 0 - 4 4 - 6 1 4 5 0 1 1 1 3 14
Mar 08 vs. ATL W 99 - 98 43 9 - 14 4 - 5 5 - 6 0 5 5 2 0 0 2 3 27
Mar 06 vs. NJN L 93 - 113 27 6 - 8 0 - 1 3 - 4 1 3 4 0 1 1 3 4 15
Mar 05 @ TOR L 96 - 102 38 5 - 12 1 - 3 2 - 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 13
Mar 03 vs. DET W 128 - 104 37 6 - 12 2 - 4 1 - 1 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 15
Mar 01 @ CLE L 93 - 124 36 5 - 13 2 - 5 5 - 5 1 3 4 1 2 0 2 2 17

thanks pharz.. at work and busy as hell

BRIGGS wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:hey briggs.. i'm just curious. what have you thought about gallo's last 10 games or so? are you anymore or less intrigued by his potential?

I think that all of our young guys should be untouchable.

i would agree briggs.. i've liked gallo all year long, but i really do like the way he's played recently. he's putting the ball on the floor and looking to create instead of just hoisting up 3's. i'm looking very forward to watching him develop over the last 20 games because he's developing right before our eyes.

the same can be said for tony douglas. douglas has totally transformed the way he plays over the last 5 games. he's taking the onus on himself to create the offense and push the ball and he's doing a magnificent job of it. his shooting is improving and his defense is already very solid. he's playing great.

is douglass playing well enough where we don't need to get a PG in the offseason? that's a very good question. i think if we came away with rudy gay and chris bosh this offseason (obviously I'd rather lebron above all) i'd be ok with that. theres a small possibility that we could even keep lee in that scenario.

douglass
gay
gallo
bosh
lee

bench: chandler, sergio, walker

that's a damn good VERY young team with alot of room to grow, plus you could play very uptempo with that team and would be a glove for d'antoni's type.

just my opinion though.

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:hey briggs.. i'm just curious. what have you thought about gallo's last 10 games or so? are you anymore or less intrigued by his potential?

I think that all of our young guys should be untouchable.

i would agree briggs.. i've liked gallo all year long, but i really do like the way he's played recently. he's putting the ball on the floor and looking to create instead of just hoisting up 3's. i'm looking very forward to watching him develop over the last 20 games because he's developing right before our eyes.

the same can be said for tony douglas. douglas has totally transformed the way he plays over the last 5 games. he's taking the onus on himself to create the offense and push the ball and he's doing a magnificent job of it. his shooting is improving and his defense is already very solid. he's playing great.

is douglass playing well enough where we don't need to get a PG in the offseason? that's a very good question. i think if we came away with rudy gay and chris bosh this offseason (obviously I'd rather lebron above all) i'd be ok with that. theres a small possibility that we could even keep lee in that scenario.

douglass
gay
gallo
bosh
lee

bench: chandler, sergio, walker

that's a damn good VERY young team with alot of room to grow, plus you could play very uptempo with that team and would be a glove for d'antoni's type.

just my opinion though.

I can't demote Chandler for Gallo. I would play Gay and Chandler together. I'm sorry but this may go against the grain of people's thoughts but Gallo had a disappointing season for me. It started off well but went through too long of bad patch for me. Right now Lee and Chandler have been the most consistent and efficient players this season. And both players seem to adjust their game to match their teammates unlike Gallo. I'm still amaze that he hasn't been thrust into the PF spot at all. Chandler has played 3 positions and found a way to be effective while Gallo seems stuck on the perimeter game. He is not effective in the post against players his size or near it. His passing still doesn't translate to assists as one would expect. His rebounding is only average for playing at the 3. While I noted that Chandler while playing the majority of his time at the 2 was atop the leader's board. His move to PF spot has translated to more boards with McGrady and point guard in the lineup.

Pharzeone wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:hey briggs.. i'm just curious. what have you thought about gallo's last 10 games or so? are you anymore or less intrigued by his potential?

I think that all of our young guys should be untouchable.

i would agree briggs.. i've liked gallo all year long, but i really do like the way he's played recently. he's putting the ball on the floor and looking to create instead of just hoisting up 3's. i'm looking very forward to watching him develop over the last 20 games because he's developing right before our eyes.

the same can be said for tony douglas. douglas has totally transformed the way he plays over the last 5 games. he's taking the onus on himself to create the offense and push the ball and he's doing a magnificent job of it. his shooting is improving and his defense is already very solid. he's playing great.

is douglass playing well enough where we don't need to get a PG in the offseason? that's a very good question. i think if we came away with rudy gay and chris bosh this offseason (obviously I'd rather lebron above all) i'd be ok with that. theres a small possibility that we could even keep lee in that scenario.

douglass
gay
gallo
bosh
lee

bench: chandler, sergio, walker

that's a damn good VERY young team with alot of room to grow, plus you could play very uptempo with that team and would be a glove for d'antoni's type.

just my opinion though.

I can't demote Chandler for Gallo. I would play Gay and Chandler together. I'm sorry but this may go against the grain of people's thoughts but Gallo had a disappointing season for me. It started off well but went through too long of bad patch for me. Right now Lee and Chandler have been the most consistent and efficient players this season. And both players seem to adjust their game to match their teammates unlike Gallo. I'm still amaze that he hasn't been thrust into the PF spot at all. Chandler has played 3 positions and found a way to be effective while Gallo seems stuck on the perimeter game. He is not effective in the post against players his size or near it. His passing still doesn't translate to assists as one would expect. His rebounding is only average for playing at the 3. While I noted that Chandler while playing the majority of his time at the 2 was atop the leader's board. His move to PF spot has translated to more boards with McGrady and point guard in the lineup.

I think that both Gallinari and Chandler should start. I think we might be better served by going big and keeping Lee as the point power F or acquire Gay and put him in as our mobile 4 with Lee at C. Gallo needs to rebound more for 6-10/6-11. That would be hard to guard

C- Lee
F- Gay
F Gallo
G Chandler
G Douglas?

I think for the way Mike D wants to play--this might be the best line up. You still have 4-1 but Gay in the fast tempo would be a significant differential+ signing both Lee and Gay would leave us in the vicinity of 10-12mm to leverage out if needed.

I think Chandler, TD, Gallo and Lee have all shown the right character thus far. I hope DW is looking for character guys for the team. It is the right way to go.

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:I think we are seeing the benefits of hard work as far as TD goes. The kid is older and a bit more mature than most coming out of college that make it. He has kept his mouth quiet and worked and now he is getting rewarded. At the NBA level most of the players have the talent it is their work ethic, maturity and character that makes or breaks them. Case in point, Eddy Curry.

I think Chandler, TD, Gallo and Lee have all shown the right character thus far. I hope DW is looking for character guys for the team. It is the right way to go.

Yeah that is the only thing that scares me about Douglas. He isn't a young guy. Today is actually his birthday so he turns 24. I wonder about his upside. To me he is playing the same way he played at Florida State. I like him a lot though.

In no paticular order we need:
1) playmakers that can create easier shots
2) size in the post

A PG and a center in a nutshell.

Now, Amare or Bosh would serve as such.
JJ may hold the ball but he creates a lot of open shots. Watch the Hawks for 10 minutes and the guy gets his teammates easy shots.

Bosh is a max guy because of age and production
Amare and JJ arent because of age or health.

I dont know what the Knicks will do but Chandler, Lee, Gallo and even Douglas and Walker are a good set of players to start with. Really a nice range of size and skill there. However they need help and they need someone to get them easy shots. Collison is an option there. NO doesnt need him and I still say we should offer them Chandler and the 2nd rounders for Peja and Collison. That literally takes $18mm and puts it right into Shin's wallet. NO losses a backup PG and immediatly saves a huge amount of money and gets a good young player they need in return.

Then you start the season with starting Collison , Walker, Peja, Gallo and Lee. You have Douglas and Giddens off the bench and anyone else you can get. You have Peja and Curry's massive contracts if someone has a firesale (they always do). Its not a complete team, but it will compete. You have a dishing PG and 3 great shooters. You then look to get some size upfront. (maybe you can get OK4).

Let me add thats a plan E... this assumes we whiff on Lebron, Bosh, Wade, etc