nixluva wrote:

JrZyHuStLa wrote:We'll find out this year if Gallo is the real deal or not. He'll be in his third year.

If he disappoints, will Knicks fans still wait for him to develop? I won't.

I'd give Randolph another year though.

In what way would Gallo be a failure tho? If he doesn't make a significant jump to near All Star level wouldn't he still be a great bench player for us? If he didn't develop another part of his game his 3 pt shooting and size would be enough to keep him IMO. Every team still needs really good 6th n 7th man.

I didn't say he would be a failure. I just said I wouldn't wait for him to be some kind of a breakout player the way I'm waiting this year. If he turns out to be a consistent 6th man of the year type of player, then that's great. I just wouldn't expect any kind of all star caliber seasons if he doesn't progress this year.

Marv wrote:i think amare's going to get a lot of minutes at center, so gallo or randolph will see plenty of minutes. i don't see any problems with developing one of them with amar'e and melo, particularly since either of them should be flexible with the 3 front-line positions.

I think Amare made it clear before he signed that he did NOT want to play extended minutes at center. Plus with those knees why would we want him too. He is on a 5 yr deal at max money.

AnubisADL wrote:

Marv wrote:i think amare's going to get a lot of minutes at center, so gallo or randolph will see plenty of minutes. i don't see any problems with developing one of them with amar'e and melo, particularly since either of them should be flexible with the 3 front-line positions.

I think Amare made it clear before he signed that he did NOT want to play extended minutes at center. Plus with those knees why would we want him too. He is on a 5 yr deal at max money.

I don't think you can play someone like Amar'e at Center. That's like asking Kobe to play PG or Lebron to play SG. I mean, both of those guys can play those positions, but the point is that its not their natural positions.

Amar'e is a star player. He should play his natural PF position.

I'd start Turiaf at Center and then slowly begin to incorporate Mosgov into the starting lineup. Just throw him to the wolves and let him learn on real game experience.

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

Marv wrote:i think amare's going to get a lot of minutes at center, so gallo or randolph will see plenty of minutes. i don't see any problems with developing one of them with amar'e and melo, particularly since either of them should be flexible with the 3 front-line positions.

I think Amare made it clear before he signed that he did NOT want to play extended minutes at center. Plus with those knees why would we want him too. He is on a 5 yr deal at max money.

I don't think you can play someone like Amar'e at Center. That's like asking Kobe to play PG or Lebron to play SG. I mean, both of those guys can play those positions, but the point is that its not their natural positions.

Amar'e is a star player. He should play his natural PF position.

I'd start Turiaf at Center and then slowly begin to incorporate Mosgov into the starting lineup. Just throw him to the wolves and let him learn on real game experience.

how manky minutes has turiaf been able to play in his career? plus he's coming off a fresh injury. mosgov's fouls/minute are going to threaten jerome's standards. it's amar'e by default.

AnubisADL wrote:

Marv wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:What Im getting at guys is how can Gallo or Randolph ever blossom with Carmelo and Amare playing ahead of them. Not enough shots or touches to go around.

there really should be. on phoenix amar'e and nash got tons of shots but so too did marion, joe johnson, q, etc. gallo needs to learn to be more aggressive and opportunistic anyway.

Joe Johnson left and got better in Atlanta. Marion scored off garbae points. Q stood around and jacked 3's. Carmelo takes alot of shots per game and I dont see it dropping if he comes here.

well then perhaps you should compare johnsons's and marion’s careers pre-phoenix to see if they blossomed there or not. and apparently q jacked 3s because mda wanted him to and because his back was f'd up by then. but he was still pretty well lauded throughout the league for his performance in phoenix.

AnubisADL wrote:What Im getting at guys is how can Gallo or Randolph ever blossom with Carmelo and Amare playing ahead of them. Not enough shots or touches to go around.

Felton, Melo, Amare, Gallo & AR would receive the bulk of the minutes. With Mike, positions don't really mean as much. He knows he's got versatile players all over the place, so you can put some unorthodox lineups out there. Melo could drop to SG, Gallo to SF and AR to C. There will be plenty of time for these kids.