NYDiva wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Memphis misses gay. I wonder if hollinger follows Sheridan MVP rankings as much as other numbers.

I'm still confused as to why they traded him away. The Grizz as previously constructed could have beaten the Heat in the Finals. The Heat match up horribly against them and Gay gave them real offensive firepower. Alas...

I agree. I know they love Arthur but I thought trading Speights was a mistake. However that trade was supposed to allow them to keep gay. Gay in Toronto is now a dark horse MVP candidate. They neede him tonight.

Half way through the first quarter and OKC's up 7.

Durant: 2/3, 4 points, 4 boards, 2 assists and 1 block.
Gallo: 0/0, 0 points, 1 board and 0 everything's.

Not trying to compare Gallo to Durant, but Denver stands zero chance against OKC due to Denver not having a STAR who can compete against Durant. Because Gallo isn't the answer at SF. Miami has LeBron to compete with Durant. And Melo may not be LeBron, but Melo has ALWAYS competed against the likes of both LeBron and Durant. Gallo on the other hand? Crumbles against this type of talent. Like a cookie.

You'll see. Just continue watching. Already seen this coming (and spoke upon it) before tipoff.

Knicksfan wrote:We have a chance to break the Heat's streak. Go Knicks!

Would have loved to see Memphis drop Miami tonight. But if any team's going to break their 13 game consecutive win streak? Why not let it be you know who (Mentioning that team's name isn't allowed here in this thread). But yea, Miami is on fire.

CrushAlot wrote:Chandler looks great. As does the guy mike wasn't going to play so the Knicks waived him.

Yes, Wilson Chandler does look great tonight. The best player on the court thus far lol. Too bad this is a one in every 10-15 games type of performance for Wilson... But yea, he's playing great tonight.

CrushAlot wrote:Memphis misses gay. I wonder if hollinger follows Sheridan MVP rankings as much as other numbers.

This is sarcasm, right?

NYKMentality wrote:Congrats to the Denver fans on this forum. After this win, you can now celebrate Denver's buzzer beater from Lawson. Wilson Chandler also went wild.

Great shot from Lawson but if I were a true Denver critic (learn from the best) I'd state how Westbrook flat out destroyed Lawson during the entire game. I guess a game winner changes that for Lawson. Durant is a pure fire NBA star, and flat out destroyed Gallo at the SF position. Just as I predicted. I may have been wrong about Denver as a team tonight, but I was damn right about Gallo. The guy didn't even show up tonight fellas. Almost as bad as game 7 of last years first round exit. 2/7 shooting with only 7 points? Only 2 boards? Pathetic. 0 assists, 1 steal and 1 block? Laughable. God forbid a specific Knick performed this poorly? Even during a Knicks win? Forget about it...

Denver as a team? Kept it much closer than I expected. Still can't win on the road. 13-19 road record? Weak minded road team.

Thing about Denver is located at a very high altitude. When they play at home the visiting team is gasping for air in the 4th, not enough hemoglobin to keep up. Meanwhile the Denver players have adapted and have higher hemoglobin levels to help them not be tired in the 4th quarter at home. Def helps with the home record. On the road tho its a different story.

NYKMentality wrote:Congrats to the Denver fans on this forum. After this win, you can now celebrate Denver's buzzer beater from Lawson. Wilson Chandler also went wild.

Great shot from Lawson but if I were a true Denver critic (learn from the best) I'd state how Westbrook flat out destroyed Lawson during the entire game. I guess a game winner changes that for Lawson. Durant is a pure fire NBA star, and flat out destroyed Gallo at the SF position. Just as I predicted. I may have been wrong about Denver as a team tonight, but I was damn right about Gallo. The guy didn't even show up tonight fellas. Almost as bad as game 7 of last years first round exit. 2/7 shooting with only 7 points? Only 2 boards? Pathetic. 0 assists, 1 steal and 1 block? Laughable. God forbid a specific Knick performed this poorly? Even during a Knicks win? Forget about it...

Denver as a team? Kept it much closer than I expected. Still can't win on the road. 13-19 road record? Weak minded road team.

You stated earlier yesterday, you thought there would be no chance and you wanted to see what they do against a "real team".

welp, they beat the "real team", now you're crying what they can't do on the road.

Who cares? What's worst is you're just like the folks who constantly diss the Knicks, you're just on the other side of the spectrum, it's just as bad.

Nalod wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:On a site note, anyone think Denver (at home in Denver) has a chance against a true contender such as OKC? I know I don't.

We're about to see why Denver has zero chance of a great future, unless they add that true top 5-7 type of NBA star. Durant vs. Gallo at the SF position. Gallo literally stands zero chance to compete, let alone contain a Kevin Durant/LeBron James/Carmelo Anthony type of dominating SF.

My guess is this. Gallo doesn't score anything more than 13 points. No more than 6 rebounds. No more than 3 assists. Kevin Durant drops 32+ points, 5+ assists and a good 4-5 rebounds. The OKC Thunder due to star power, takes down Denver by 22+ points.

Why do I only use Gallo/Durant as examples out of all potential players in which could've been spoken about? Because without having a SF in which can at least compete with Durant; you have no chance whatsoever against OKC. That goes for San Antonio as well. Great regular season team, but come postseason play? No answer for Durant at the SF position. None. Trust me, I seen what Durant did to San Antonio during the Western Conference Finals last season. Great Spurs squad. No answer at the SF position for Durant. Then comes LeBron, stuck with Durant. Same goes for Melo, always competes against Durant. Gives you a fighting CHANCE to knock them off.

Long story short, watch what Durant does against Gallo tonight. You need that star SF who can compete against the elites, and Denver doesn't have that...

The effort you put in vs. the quality produced in some of your work is really sad. Im not sure anyone really thinks Denver is a true contender or gallo is a even an allstar.

Yet Denver is a good team and gallo is a good player and they are deep.

Home teams in any climate and altitude plays better at home.

You draw consclusions in the 1st period about a game, yet alone a players career? even a season?

Thats weak. Denver has picks from other teams it can use going forward. To many, they are better then one would have thought after trading its star player. Its not about Wilson and Gallo, its their whole approach.

Memphis has also done quite well without its star and it thought it was not a true contender with Gay. They have more flexability and see the next few years as rebuilding but productive.

With you, if its not infront of you, you can't see it.

One can be a knick fan, but not ignorant of all that is around the league.