McK1 wrote:firefly wrote:Comparing Gallo to Novak is folly in the extreme, unless your looking for extras for White Man Can Jump When 6"10: The Sequel.3 games into his NBA career, teamsare already keying in on Gallo, hoping or assuming that the 3 is his only weapon. He is already making them pay as evidenced by his drives to the basket. Also, he is far more active on the defensiv end then Novak. Really, the comparison ends at the 3. Novak is a career .413% shooter, Gallo is at .463, .500 for this year so far. Im not really sure why this is even a discussion. Its obvious that Gallinari has more to his game and its that ability, and hence the requirement of opposing defenses to maintain relative honesty regarding his driving threat that is he defference between him and some other tall white guy who gets vertigo when he crosses the 3 point line.
8 free throws, 36 threes (out of 47 total field goal attempts)...minimal peripheral stats...maybe its how D'anphoni is using him but if he isn't hitting 3's, he is having little impact
and i think you have steve novak confused with matt bullard
From Hollinger:
2008-09 season: Novak is as extreme a one-trick pony as the league has ever seen, but at least he knows it. Last season, he might have set the unofficial record for fewest dribbles by a non-center in one season. Novak catches and shoots, and if he doesn't have a shot, he moves the ball immediately.
As a result, Novak never turned the ball over. And I mean never. He led the NBA with miscues on only 4.9 percent of the possessions he used, one of several categories in which he was either at the very top or the very bottom of the charts.
Nearly three-quarters of his shots were 3-pointers, the most among power forwards. Conversely, he amassed the second-lowest free throw rate, which is unfortunate since he shot 91.3 percent from the line. He finished dead last among power forwards in blocks per minute and second to last in fouls and rebound rate.
It all worked because he knocked down shots. Novak hit 41.6 percent of his 3s and took them in enough quantity to average 17 points per 40 minutes. Overall, his 60.7 true shooting percentage ranked seventh among power forwards.
Scouting report: Now for the bad news: Novak can't guard anybody. He's too slow to defend the perimeter, but big post players bludgeon him under the basket because of his slim frame. He doesn't rebound or block shots and basically needs to "hide" on defense against a bad offensive player. As a result, his matchups require careful monitoring.
The benefit is that he can launch that gorgeous jumper. At 6-10 he can loft it up over closing defenders and his trigger is quick enough that he doesn't require a lot of clearance. Novak has no off-the-dribble game to speak of and doesn't create shots for others except by spacing the floor with the threat of his jumper, but that one skill is enough to label him a valuable offensive player.
2009-10 outlook: Novak signed the Clippers' qualifying offer for $1.03 million but returns to a murky playing time situation. The additions of Blake Griffin and Craig Smith and the return of Chris Kaman likely spell the end of Novak's time in the playing rotation, although it's possible he can steal some minutes as a small forward behind Al Thornton.
If he doesn't play, he still could return value for L.A. in a trade with a team needing a zone-buster off the bench. Novak's defensive shortcomings are so severe that he isn't suited for full-time duty, but as a back-of-the-rotation player, his deadly jump shot is a fantastic weapon for tactical strikes.
