We were at the game last night. That was the most ugly 1st quarter in a pro game I've ever seen. It reminded me of my first experience in the low-level NYC urban basketball league. Ugly!
Gallo's gonna be really good. I think anyone can see that he's just doing his part - playing within the system. Only on rare occassion is he called upon to create - and when he does, good things happen. Same goes for him in the post.
I think the Knicks coaching staff is trying to build up the Gallo playbook slowly. He's shown too many flashes not to be brilliant behind closed doors. At his age (and his injury history) it seems as if they Knicks are preserving his body by saving him from physical match-ups. There'll be plenty of time for that later in his career when he's a bit farther removed from surgery and injury.
BTW, while I can't argue with the Knicks' recent success, it seems like a shame that D'Antoni is continuing to bench Nate even with Hughes out. It's just plain wrong. The flip side to that is that it gives Gallo & Chandler more PT. Their upside is quite encouraging. At this point, the Knicks have three solid building blocks in Lee, Gallo, and Chandler. I think Duhon makes a solid 5th scoring option and part-time starter. Tony Douglas seems like he has the makings of a solid guard off the bench, and perhaps more. And Jared Jeffries is finally healthy-ish and is evolving into a Derek McKey-like intangible man, though come on, coming out of college he was a pretty accomplished offensive player. Who the heck knows what happened. I didn't expect him to evolve into an energy guy.
