Posted by Ira:

Posted by TheGame:

Posted by nyballer:

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by nyballer:

this is not to say he's a sure thing or even that i think he'll be great...but the things that i dont like about him are correctible i think. he is a little deliberate on offense, ie he plans his moves before he makes them, takes some bad shots out of double teams (partly because stanford was offensively limited), his release is pretty low and he sometimes brings the ball down before shooting etc. but defensively he is solid, and he definitely plays hard and plays with passion.

nyballer--Im a little surprised at the amount of people who think he will be a bust and it seems like 50% of the fans think Gallinari will be some kind of stud player[more like boston nachbar]. He does have the best *frame* for a big man in this draft--he has scored 30 points or more as a sophmore 3-4 times. The questions on him--would he fit the new up tempo style that ny will? put in? This is what I mean in terms of the NYK board--if they rated Lopez 4-5 before dantoni got here--is he still 4-5 will that still dictate BPA? Also he takes way to many shots and isnt that great of a rebounder[although he averaged 8]

I agree, I think just because gallinari is italian, people think he will fit in d'antoni's system - he could be solid, maybe play the role of grant hill last year on the suns, but that isn't worth the #6 pick. with brook, he's got great offensive talent, and will find a way to put up at least 15 pts per game. as far as rebounding, he rebounded much better when brook wasn't in the game...usually they put brook down low to guard the best interior player, since he is the better defender, so brook wasn't around the basket as much as he probably will be in the pros as a center

That is what I was thinking regarding his low rebounding numbers. It has to be hard being a top rebounder when you are playing with another 7 footer. It seems like his role was to score and his brother's role was to rebound and play defense. It always worries me when a college center cannot average 9 rebounds, but maybe Brook is the exception. If he can rebound and defend, I would be more inclined to draft him and trade Curry.

That doesn't hold up. Robin Lopez got 5.7 boards in 24.5 mpg. Face it, Brook Lopez wasn't a good rebounder in college and will be a weak rebounder against nba competition. He's a weak rebounder, mediocre defensive player and a mediocre offensive player. I want to know what is Brook Lopez good at?

have you actually watched him play? he's much better than a mediocre offensive player - he's a top 3 offensive big man in the draft, a better defender than guys like love and beasley. it sounds like you are reading a few stats and making huge jumps from there. brook lopez put up 19 and 8...8 rebounds is pretty good for college bball, especially for a center who was guarding PFs on the perimeter with robin down low. sheed put up 16 and 8 his last season at UNC (he was a sophomore like brook). bosh averaged i think around 9 rebounds...if brook played center without robin around he wouldve averaged around 10 rebounds a game and we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

Offensively he was pretty much the only option on his team, so he had to take more shots than he wouldve had he had a better supporting cast. I don't know why you think he isn't a good defender - he averaged 2 blocks a game and always played pretty good D - i watched every game. when UCLA played stanford he did a good job while robin was out guarding kevin love and was quick enough to guard some of the smaller and quicker 4's in the pac-10

Posted by Solace:

Posted by joec32033:

Posted by TrueBlue:

So is this when we decide to listen to Mitch Lawrence but if he says D'Antonio Davis/D'Antonio Daniels is a suspect hire then we tune him out?

I just want to know the rules for future referencing


THANKS!

I believe you can actually agree or disagree with the same person if they have opinions on two different things, but maybe I am just too old school.

Silence! Free thought is not permitted! You must always either agree or disagree. Never mix!

Posted by TMS:

Posted by Solace:

Posted by joec32033:

Posted by TrueBlue:

So is this when we decide to listen to Mitch Lawrence but if he says D'Antonio Davis/D'Antonio Daniels is a suspect hire then we tune him out?

I just want to know the rules for future referencing


THANKS!

I believe you can actually agree or disagree with the same person if they have opinions on two different things, but maybe I am just too old school.

Silence! Free thought is not permitted! You must always either agree or disagree. Never mix!

correction, it's only permitted when that thought is in agreeance w/TB's thoughts... otherwise you're not allowed to voice an opinion on any player, prospect, head coach or GM hire.