Posted by nyk4ever:

I know surgery sounds scary, but this doesn't sound like a huge procedure. Yes - I understand you don't want a 20yr old to have this kind of surgery, but to me, it sounds like if he has to have some sort of surgery on this back, this doesn't sound horribly invasive.

It's great the article says that Gallo will be ready for Summer League, frankly, because he needs it. Let's all just hope for the best with this procedure and we see Gallo take a few *pain-free* steps forward this offseason and into next year.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by Marv:

Posted by nyk4ever:

I know surgery sounds scary, but this doesn't sound like a huge procedure. Yes - I understand you don't want a 20yr old to have this kind of surgery, but to me, it sounds like if he has to have some sort of surgery on this back, this doesn't sound horribly invasive.

It's great the article says that Gallo will be ready for Summer League, frankly, because he needs it. Let's all just hope for the best with this procedure and we see Gallo take a few *pain-free* steps forward this offseason and into next year.

so - how was the 1st day on the new job?

Thanks for asking Marv.

It was alright. Workload seems good, people are nice. Gonna have to get used to working an 8:30-5:30 again.

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by Marv:

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by Marv:

Posted by nyk4ever:

I know surgery sounds scary, but this doesn't sound like a huge procedure. Yes - I understand you don't want a 20yr old to have this kind of surgery, but to me, it sounds like if he has to have some sort of surgery on this back, this doesn't sound horribly invasive.

It's great the article says that Gallo will be ready for Summer League, frankly, because he needs it. Let's all just hope for the best with this procedure and we see Gallo take a few *pain-free* steps forward this offseason and into next year.

so - how was the 1st day on the new job?

Thanks for asking Marv.

It was alright. Workload seems good, people are nice. Gonna have to get used to working an 8:30-5:30 again.

8.30 ?!?!?!?!?!?

call your union rep.

we ain't takin' that.

I'm guessing you're used to a 9:00 start?

Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by Marv:


you know, 9, 10, 11. things happen.

Serious thread hi-jacking here.. but what time do you usually work to? I hate getting out later than 5 so the early start suits me. I'd actually rather do 8-5

Posted by BasketballJones:

Posted by Vmart:

Posted by DaJoka:

Gallinari To Have Surgery?

Mar 24, 2009 9:12 AM EST
Marc Berman cites a person familiar with the situation who says that Danilo Gallinari is expected to have "minor surgery" on his back to alleviate the pain resulting from a bulging disc.

The procedure would be much less invasive than most disc surgeries, involving a small shaving down of a nerve on which the disc is putting pressure.

"He'll sit down with the doctors and Donnie and decide what's best for him," Mike D'Antoni said. "Sometime this week they'll make a decision."

There appears to be a consensus among the specialists Gallinari visited, which is that he can continue resting his back or have minor surgery to alleviate the pain.

If he has the surgery, Gallinari would be ready to participate in summer league games in July.

I hope they don't shave down his nerve that seems like something he would never recover from. They probably will shave down the bone that comes in contact with the nerve. Shaving the nerve would leave him numb or paralyzed in some area of the lower extremity of the body.

Maybe numbness would be a good thing? If he can't feel his legs, he won't feel any pain?

You want sensation to some degree, imagine being numb and him running up and down the floor, it won't be a pretty sight. Its like when you go to the dentist and have your gum numbed, you are drooling saliva all over the place. just imagine being numb in the legs. You don't touch the nerve or play with nervous system. Most likely the procedure will be to shave the bone around the nerve to alleviate the pressure the bone might be placing on the nerve.

Posted by CrushAlot:

I don't think anyone who plays 14 minutes a game for 28 games can be called a glue guy. I think you have to hope for two things, Gallo recovers, and the organization learned not to get tricky with its high lottery picks.

Posted by Paladin55:

Posted by BRIGGS:

If Knick management was smart we would have Anthony Randolph right now and we wouldnt have to worry or talk about this crp. We would have the most exciting young player in the game--what an exciting two way talent this kid is. How the heck could the Knicks miss that? Oh wait a second this is the team that drafted Channing Frye over Bynum. This is the team that gave away 9 number 1 picks for Eddy Curry when the Bulls were trying to retire the guy. This is the team that drafts a good player David Lee and wants to get rid of him. It's a circus--this is a ridiculous problem we have here with this kid. Atleast we can expect one thing from the Knicks--they will arrogantly F up again.

As many, including myself, have said before, this is something that can only be evaluated fully a few years from now. Hopefully, with a healed back, Gallinari will be able to show everything he is capable of doing. You can't make a true evaluation of a player who you have only seen play injured.

Randolph is a physical talent with many skills, and teams knew that his upside was greater than many players drafted last year, but he has yet to prove that he can have consistent success in a team oriented offense. Why do you think Nelson does not play him the minutes you probably think he deserves? Nelson may have issues as a coach, but he has always stressed team ball over a 1/1 selfish game, and you can be sure that Randolph's inability to play under control is why his minutes are sporadic. Randolph would have been well served if he had stayed in college another year, and if his game had improved at all he would have probably been a top 5 (or lower) pick in this draft.

I would take Lopez, and then Gordon, over Randolph in the "we could have picked them over Gallo" category, anyway.