Paladin55 wrote:

TMS wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:Gallo will be what we want Melo to be now.

dunno what Gallo will be down the road but right now he's a 16 / 6 / 1 player shooting 42% from the field in 30 mpg, 25% from 3 pt range... i wish him much success in Denver too, always thought he was a great kid, but i'm curious what do u think we want Melo to be now that he's not that u think Gallo will become? do u think Gallo will ever be a 25 / 6 / 3 guy in the NBA?

I think he'll go the way the Nuggets/Karl want him to go. The guy wants to be on a winning team, and I'm coming to believe that he really does not care that much about the world of stats.

I still think there is something wrong with his arm/wrist and this has caused him to drive more and shoot from the outside less. Ironically, problems with his 3pt shot will end up making him a more complete player.

How many guys in the league, his size, can go to the basket like he can at this point, and he is still not physically mature, IMO.

Said it before, and now again... some of the guys on UK are going to be eating crow when it comes to Gallo.

3 years from now you will admit that you would rather have him on your team than Anthony.

Yes, I think he will become a 25/7/4 player if given the right offensive sets. Included in that is that he will be a TEAM player first always. From what I have seen of him in Denver, his game has already been changed. He is no longer standing there, but instead taking guys off the dribble and getting inside for rebounds.

Time will tell of course, but I think that the mistake made is that he could have been a solid #3 star on a team with STAT and say a DW or CP3, as long as the system required him to be aggressive and not just hoisting 3's. Good things happen when Gallo has the ball.

check out this article on Karl comparing Gallo to Schrempf

http://blogs.denverpost.com/nuggets/2011/02/27/nuggets-coach-george-karl-compares-danilo-gallinari-to-one-of-karl%E2%80%99s-favorite-players/3227/

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

TMS wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:Gallo will be what we want Melo to be now.

dunno what Gallo will be down the road but right now he's a 16 / 6 / 1 player shooting 42% from the field in 30 mpg, 25% from 3 pt range... i wish him much success in Denver too, always thought he was a great kid, but i'm curious what do u think we want Melo to be now that he's not that u think Gallo will become? do u think Gallo will ever be a 25 / 6 / 3 guy in the NBA?

I think he'll go the way the Nuggets/Karl want him to go. The guy wants to be on a winning team, and I'm coming to believe that he really does not care that much about the world of stats.

I still think there is something wrong with his arm/wrist and this has caused him to drive more and shoot from the outside less. Ironically, problems with his 3pt shot will end up making him a more complete player.

How many guys in the league, his size, can go to the basket like he can at this point, and he is still not physically mature, IMO.

Said it before, and now again... some of the guys on UK are going to be eating crow when it comes to Gallo.

3 years from now you will admit that you would rather have him on your team than Anthony.

Answering TMS,

Yes, I think he will become a 25/7/4 player if given the right offensive sets. Included in that is that he will be a TEAM player first always. From what I have seen of him in Denver, his game has already been changed. He is no longer standing there, but instead taking guys off the dribble and getting inside for rebounds.

Time will tell of course, but I think that the mistake made is that he could have been a solid #3 star on a team with STAT and say a DW or CP3, as long as the system required him to be aggressive and not just hoisting 3's. Good things happen when Gallo has the ball.

I agree. Grass is not always greener on the other side. His transition game is also blossoming. He not only fills lanes now but he leads and distributes as well. Karl also has him posting up a bit and he looks good doing it. Against the Heat, the Heat actually were tripple teaming him and he found the open man.

fishmike wrote:

grillco wrote:Gallo is more likely destined for a Tony Kukoc-like career. Unfortunately the Knicks could use a Kukoccian player right now.

he's already better. WAY better. Did Kucoc guard the best opposing player? Could Toni get to the line 15 times in a game if his jumper wasnt falling? I'm thinking more like Chris Mullen

Who knows for sure, he was almost always playing behind MJ and Pippen and in MJ's absense Pip wasn't exactly making his teammates better. But I can see Gallo having a Mullin career. Unfortunately I can also see that potential to be as good as Dirk. Of course realizing that potential would take MASSIVE work and development, but still...

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

TMS wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:Gallo will be what we want Melo to be now.

dunno what Gallo will be down the road but right now he's a 16 / 6 / 1 player shooting 42% from the field in 30 mpg, 25% from 3 pt range... i wish him much success in Denver too, always thought he was a great kid, but i'm curious what do u think we want Melo to be now that he's not that u think Gallo will become? do u think Gallo will ever be a 25 / 6 / 3 guy in the NBA?

No. He's just not athletic and talented enough to do what Melo can do.

That's why he is Bird lite.

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

TMS wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:Gallo will be what we want Melo to be now.

dunno what Gallo will be down the road but right now he's a 16 / 6 / 1 player shooting 42% from the field in 30 mpg, 25% from 3 pt range... i wish him much success in Denver too, always thought he was a great kid, but i'm curious what do u think we want Melo to be now that he's not that u think Gallo will become? do u think Gallo will ever be a 25 / 6 / 3 guy in the NBA?

No. He's just not athletic and talented enough to do what Melo can do.

But he's still young. I know he's no Ewing, but Patrick came into the league as a defensive stopper who could score at will from inside the paint. Then over the first few seasons he grew his game and developed one of the sweetest 15-18 footers to ever float so effortlessly from the hands of a 7 footer. Players can grow, just as they can shrink...i.e. Jermaine O'Neal.

grillco wrote:

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

TMS wrote:

GoNyGoNyGo wrote:Gallo will be what we want Melo to be now.

dunno what Gallo will be down the road but right now he's a 16 / 6 / 1 player shooting 42% from the field in 30 mpg, 25% from 3 pt range... i wish him much success in Denver too, always thought he was a great kid, but i'm curious what do u think we want Melo to be now that he's not that u think Gallo will become? do u think Gallo will ever be a 25 / 6 / 3 guy in the NBA?

No. He's just not athletic and talented enough to do what Melo can do.

But he's still young. I know he's no Ewing, but Patrick came into the league as a defensive stopper who could score at will from inside the paint. Then over the first few seasons he grew his game and developed one of the sweetest 15-18 footers to ever float so effortlessly from the hands of a 7 footer. Players can grow, just as they can shrink...i.e. Jermaine O'Neal.

it's true Patrick did develop certain areas of his game over the years, but even still he was 20 / 9 / 2 / 2 his rookie season right out the gate... what is Gallo's realistic upside? i personally don't think he's going to be a superstar player in the NBA, his mentality is more of that of a role player... he's happy to be a background guy on most nights doesn't really demand the ball the way an Amare or Melo does... to put up those kinds of superstar #'s u also have to have that type of mentality to take over games on a regular basis... i have not seen this out of Gallo on any kind of consistent basis, the times he takes over games are few & far between... i agree with most that he's an excellent team player i love his attitude & unselfish style of play, but all of those things sorta work against him if we're talking about his potential to reach superstar status.