BRIGGS wrote:the best drafted player in the last two years has been Tyreke Evans--I think the BPA in the 2008 draft is Brook Lopez but there will be several close runner ups. T Evans though--to me far and away in a class of his own. I think he is already a top 10 NBA basketball player--a triple double threat every night who will shoot +50%.

I think all this is in the eye of the beholder. One can be enamored with having an anchor in middle(Lopez) or a dynamic player in T. Evans or a pure basketball player in Gallo.

Gallo just has that it factor. He makes players around him better. He has the balls to take the tough shots. His supposed weakness(defense) is turning out to be a welcome strength.

kam77 wrote:

JohnWallace44 wrote:Any GM would trade Gallo for Randolph, Lopez, McGee or Thompson straight up, all of which were drafted later.

Besides Lopez, the other guys on that list haven't done a thing. They're all potential.

guess you are another non suscriber to league pass kam.

check the numbers on thompson since you can't watch the kings play

McK1 wrote:

kam77 wrote:

JohnWallace44 wrote:Any GM would trade Gallo for Randolph, Lopez, McGee or Thompson straight up, all of which were drafted later.

Besides Lopez, the other guys on that list haven't done a thing. They're all potential.

guess you are another non suscriber to league pass kam.

check the numbers on thompson since you can't watch the kings play

Saw him play against us and he didn't stand out. His #s are decent but so are Gallos. Give Gallo 50 more starts like Thompson has before passing judgement.

NYKBocker wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:the best drafted player in the last two years has been Tyreke Evans--I think the BPA in the 2008 draft is Brook Lopez but there will be several close runner ups. T Evans though--to me far and away in a class of his own. I think he is already a top 10 NBA basketball player--a triple double threat every night who will shoot +50%.

I think all this is in the eye of the beholder. One can be enamored with having an anchor in middle(Lopez) or a dynamic player in T. Evans or a pure basketball player in Gallo.

Gallo just has that it factor. He makes players around him better. He has the balls to take the tough shots. His supposed weakness(defense) is turning out to be a welcome strength.

Tyreke Evans is already an NBA superstar--he's already great. In the 14 games that KM went down TE is averaging 23.4 5.6 5.6 53.4%--he didnt have one crazy 55 point game--he's doing the same thing every night and no way to stop him. He's on pace to have a better year than Lebron James had in his rookie year.

JohnWallace44 wrote:Any GM would trade Gallo for Randolph, Lopez, McGee or Thompson straight up, all of which were drafted later.

Lopez & Thompson are every bit as good of a prospect as Gallo is & i agree u can argue them to be better at this stage in their development... Randolph is nowhere near the scorer that Gallo is... he does other things better than Gallo but u can't assume any GM would trade Gallo for that guy... & dude, Javale McGee??? come on now.

McK1 wrote:

kam77 wrote:

McK1 wrote:

kam77 wrote:

JohnWallace44 wrote:Any GM would trade Gallo for Randolph, Lopez, McGee or Thompson straight up, all of which were drafted later.

Besides Lopez, the other guys on that list haven't done a thing. They're all potential.

guess you are another non suscriber to league pass kam.

check the numbers on thompson since you can't watch the kings play

Saw him play against us and he didn't stand out. His #s are decent but so are Gallos. Give Gallo 50 more starts like Thompson has before passing judgement.

1 game...c'mon son!!!

What about giving Gallinari 2 more years, which is how much older Thompson is than Gallo. I like Thompson- he is going to end up being a consistent and dependable PF-but by the time Gallinari is 25 he just might be a special ballplayer, and one of the better picks the Knicks have ever drafted, and one of the most complete players in the league.

Physically, he was the least mature player coming from the top picks in his draft, and he had an injury last year which influenced his physical development for this year. We are very far from the time in which Gallo will show us everything he can do, but I don't think that some folks actually understand this.

Bippity10 had the most rational post on this thread, so I have to second what he said, especially:

I don't know if Gallo is the best in his draft class but I will say 2 things:
1.) You can't still be complaining about the draft pick after what he has shown us so far
2.) He has as much potential as anyone in that class. You cannot say that anyone in that draft taken before or after him is guaranteed to have a better career. He is right there with all of them.

The fact that this thread can be initiated without being immediately locked or the OP being called a crazy fool (or worse), says volumes about how far Gallinari has come over the past year,and he is only scratching the surface of what he can do.

All the picks in his draft should be allowed suitable time for development, but it can be safely said that Gallo's stock is on the rise, and none of us knows the heights it may reach. He was a very legit pick at 6, and there is no way that the Knicks' brass should be criticized about taking him as high as they did.

I am somewhat prejudiced in regard to Gallinari, since I would have even taken him at #5, and recall jumping up in pleasant surprise when we took him, but from everything I had read or seen about him, he seemed like a fine all around player who was especially gifted on the offensive end. I have been completely surprised at the defensive aspect of his game, especially his overall awareness and shot blocking/stealing ability. For someone who has never been known for his vertical game, he does an amazing job of blocking shots, and on defense his hands have simply been amazing, IMO- I bet he has as many or more tips on D as anyone on the Knicks this season.

We should just sit back (and pray for his back) and enjoy his evolution as a player and team leader(hopefully) over the rest of the season.

And all that at age 21, 4 months older than Gallo, in a league notorious to be tough on legitimate centers. But he is overrated. He sucks. He moves slower than a turtle. He has no wingspan. Hilariousness * 20. He is never going to improve, yeah? He is never going to add more muscle, never going to develop better post moves, never going to improve his rebounding, never going to develop a better jumpshot? But Gallinari will improve his game to the point where he and Lebron will be the next Jordan and Pippen. Gallo will improve his game but Lopez will be the same his entire career even though they are 4 months apart and have the same level of potential. Why? Because I said so! God, the kool aid is running wild.

Bips keys to happiness: Don't go looking for reasons to upset yourself. Enjoy life by appreciating what you have. Stop coveting.