Posted by OasisBU:

I dont want to sound like a hater - but this guy has bust written all over him. I would LOVE to be wrong on this, but I just dont feel too confident he will work out here.

Posted by CrushAlot:

Earl, nbadraftnet is a good site also. Here is Gallo's profile from there. Also, they rank players on a bunch of categories to get a total rating. Only three players in the top twenty, Augustin, R.Lopez, and JJ Hickson got lower rating than Gallo.

Borko Popic - 6/17/2008
Strengths: Long and crafty player who has a knack for scoring Has become a very consistent shooter and can light it up from deep He is able to make shots in a variety of ways: contested, off the dribble (both ways), stepbacks, fadeaways Put together an impressive season in one of the top European leagues and has shown that he can carry the load as the primary scorer Is very mature for his age, plays with great confidence and composure Has an awkward 2 step (he is able to alter his speed and change direction once he picks up his dribble) going to the basket, allowing him to get by people and finish around the basket Shows patience when making moves, getting his defender off balance with a variety of fakes and jabs Knows how to draw contact and sell the foul to the refs When a defender cuts off his angle to the basket, he has a very effective up & under that he utilizes even out to 15 feet Anticipates well and uses his length to disrupt the passing lanes Has developed a scorers mentality, but there are obvious glimpses where he shows a good feel for the game and ability to find open teammates

Weaknesses: A high level European player does not always equal a contributor in the NBA His body has ways to go before it will be on the NBA level Athleticism and explosiveness are just average Struggles dribbling the ball against physical defenders which hurts even more considering his blow by ability is limited His secondary moves off the dribble are subpar and he is often forced to shoot difficult and offbalance shots Tends to dribble the ball high and even looks down on it as he is attacking, hurting his court vision and decision making Has minimal elevation on his jumpshot, he is more of a set shooter and his release is very robotic and lacks fluidness His legs are stiff which makes his movements seem a bit awkward and it takes away from his quickness While he has good height, he is strictly a perimeter player as he has minimal back to the basket moves and his weak frame also makes him a non threat in the post His rebounding numbers are only decent, for a player at his position, getting major minutes, they should be higher Defensively he is a liability; he gambles too much, plays with his hands down and is undisciplined Marginal foot speed and a weak body will leave his opponents salivating in excitement to abuse the mismatch

Notes: Basketball is in his blood, as his father is a former player and old teammate of current Knicks Head Coach Mike DAnto

Posted by misterearl:

GkFv2 - they ALL fail at one time or another. With a little reserach, anyone can easily point to the flaws in any evaluation system or scouting report. If you looked deep enough I'm certain you can find the professional scout who thought LeBron should have gone to college.


They all fail at one time or another. The idea is to have more hits than misses.

Most of the time it's a miss. Draft Express is a much better site.

Posted by misterearl:

Now I'm confused

Pharzeone - if you want Gallinari to play the two, why does he need to gain weight?

C'mon, Tayshaun is a stick figure and is effective enough