rp wrote:

BlueSeats wrote:I think it's to be expected Gallo will be better in Denver, he's in contention to be top dog there. Though I don't think there was anything preventing him from being right behind Amear here - a role he's probably better suited to anyway.

Most Top dog became top dogs due to the fact that majority of the time they did not have a top dog in front of them. If Coach Karl uses him that way more power to Gallo to evolve to a better player.

So much for the cream rising to the top then.

Uptown wrote:Honestly, who the F### cares. He no longer wears blue and orange so what does it matter? I remember being devestated when Strickland was traded, but I was very happy later on in the year when we upset the Celts in the playoffs. In another year, after a few minor tweaks, the Knicks have a shot to be one of the top 3 teams in the east something that we couldn't stake claim to had we not pulled the trigger on thi deal.

Because maybe the root cause is in NY.

GustavBahler wrote:

nychamp wrote:They lost the game.

Its not one on five.

Can't get too excited about anyone's performance in a loss.

BTW, I love Gallo, and think he will be the best player on the Nuggets. I wish we could have kept him, and he would have fit in with Melo because he is so versatile and has a very high BB IQ. I hope he can one day return, but don't expect it to ever happen.

However, I can't get too excited about how someone plays in a loss. Amar'e had huge numbers last night against Cleveland. It was a subpar performance though, since they lost.

CashMoney wrote:I don't think anyone denies that Gallo has talent. The problem is that he's inconsistant. He's put up big nubmers in the past for the Knicks only to follow it up with a sub par game. If he becomes a consitsant 20+ PPG guy I'll be happy for him but he still won't be close to Melo.

If Gallo can average 20+ (or more) on a good team and turns out to be a go to guy down the stretch, why would you say "he still won't be close to Melo?" I don't even know what that means, because if he becomes more consistent because of his own confidence and that of his coach, he will be a better all around player than Anthony.

To early to tell how good Gallo can be, but I don't see any reason why he cannot be a more valuable player to a team than Anthony. It will be interesting to see how Karl uses him.

The guy never found a comfort zone with the Knicks, and was always used as a supporting piece.

My own opinion, and one I stated earlier in the year, is that Gallo should have been used the way Hedu was used by Orlando a few years ago. You give the guy the responsibility of a man and you see if he lives up to it.

He never had that chance with the Knicks, and now we will see if he can be the man in Denver. I'm betting he will, and betting that in a few years we will regret the trade.

We will see.

TheloniusMonk wrote:Any team who makes Gallo their franchise player and build around him is in trouble. Good complimentary player. This is the guy he is best compared with

TheloniusMonk wrote:They lost because Gallo doesn't have it in him to demand the ball and take over. It's just not there. To me, you have it, or you don't. He'll never be consistant at putting anyone on his shoulders. Wilson Chandler is actually a more consistant player.

Then you did not watch the game last night. Gallo was demanding for the ball. In OT he was asking for it but good old Felton did his Dudu impersonation again. He even posted up a couple of times in OT but did not see the ball. The ESPN announcers questioned this and was wondering why Gallo did not touch the ball.

TheloniusMonk wrote:Yeah, I saw him ask for it. Role players ask. True stars demand. Don't clear out. Dominate the space. Want it. Ultimately get it. We have three players that understand that on our current roster. Good luck to Denver with that.