kam77 wrote:

JrZyHuStLa wrote:Bird is overrated.

He's 24th in all time scoring.

Sure guys like Ewing, and Dominique scored more points but Bird was better. Bird played fewer seasons.

I agree that Bird was better than Ewing and Wilkins because he had some championship swag.

But I don't think he's a top 10 player of all time.

Jordan
Bryant
James
Magic
Abdul Jabbar
O'neal
Olajuwon
Chamberlain
Karl Malone
Robertson

sebstar wrote:

jimimou wrote:

sebstar wrote:Gallo is going to be good, perhaps very, very good, but not great.

And Bird is not a top 5 player of all time.

i think there were lots of great players too, but this guy was off the charts good. the thing that made bird so great, other than his numbers of course, is that he couldnt jump, wasnt quick, had no shake and bake type moves, but the guy got it done EVERY SINGLE TIME he touched the ball. who whould you put over him? just curious.

on a more serious note - hope things have gotten better for you personally broham.

Jordan, Big O, Bean, Jabbar, Earvin...

Thanks for asking about my personal. I dunno, man. Still strugglin, major. We'll see, I suppose. Thanks again tho, Fam...

keep your chin up bro.. you've had it rough for a while, but it will sort out, just keep that chin up.

knicks1248 wrote:Birds IQ was through the roof on both ends of the floor, but I need to see more from DG before i start comparing him to anybody.

why are white players compared to other white player, same for blacks ? I know the question sound a little ridiculous, but in the MLB young players get compared to older great players reguardless of race.

don't bring that racism of yours around here

JrZyHuStLa wrote:

kam77 wrote:

JrZyHuStLa wrote:Bird is overrated.

He's 24th in all time scoring.

Sure guys like Ewing, and Dominique scored more points but Bird was better. Bird played fewer seasons.

I agree that Bird was better than Ewing and Wilkins because he had some championship swag.

But I don't think he's a top 10 player of all time.

Jordan
Bryant
James
Magic
Abdul Jabbar
O'neal
Olajuwon
Chamberlain
Karl Malone
Robertson

Bird belongs in the top 10 easily.. top 5 if you ask me..

knicks1248 wrote:Birds IQ was through the roof on both ends of the floor, but I need to see more from DG before i start comparing him to anybody.

why are white players compared to other white player, same for blacks ? I know the question sound a little ridiculous, but in the MLB young players get compared to older great players reguardless of race.

Question....What black (or non-white) nba player reminds you of Galo?

I think gallo is develping nicely and it's hard to say who he will be compared to when his career is at it's peak. Hopefully by then he will have his own identity just like Dirk. In the begining of Dirks career was compared to Bird all the time, now that he's come into his own, you almost never here that.

Since Gallo is so big, it's possible that he may grow into more of a Dirk type player, cuz he's clearly not done filling out. That's the thing with Gallo we have no idea just how good he'll end up being. At 21 he's got a lot of time to continue to develop and mature. I see him as a future leader on this team.

Karl Malone would not sniff My top Ten.

As far as the Gallo Bird Comparison, their both good shooters and both can pass. But Bird was A great passer, was much Stronger and had much more variety to his offense. Can Gallo approximate Bird I hope so - but that's asking a hell of a lot.

TMS wrote:

technomaster wrote:Gallo's pushing 15ppg in his "limited" role on offense. He's not being used as a focal point. Next season, if they call a few plays for him in the post or in the pick & roll, you figure he could be pushing 18-20ppg in 2010.

if we get Lebron & re-sign Lee or sign someone else like Bosh, i dunno about that... Gallo's not going to see as many touches on offense unless MDA starts to feature him more & that will have to come at the expense of somebody, no?

Assuming we have much of the same mix next year - I think we could easily see a reduced role for Al Harrington, who doesn't do a heck of a lot of other things other than score. Take away 2 shot attempts/game from him, and that becomes 3pts for Gallo (or Chandler).

Right now we've formed our "big three" - Lee, Chandler, and Gallo. It brings up some interesting questions on who our priorities will be next year on the FA market. Top priorities would be a pure shooting PG and a shot blocking threat, either at center or PF. You'd ideally like to see both Chandler and Gallo starting and getting at least 32mpg, but both of them are sized along the lines of an LBJ. In theory you could go with a big lineup, with Lebron at PG, and go 6'8+" from PG-PF. With that mix of players, you could probably deal with a non-scoring Jeffries type at center.

I wouldn't mind Wade as a PG either - given that our Lee, Chandler, and Gallo can all capably bring the ball up the floor, you could still play Wade off the ball.

I'm not 100% convinced on what Bosh would bring to the table on our team... but certainly he'd offer a mobile talent upgrade at the big man positions. It's just that we've got guys with scoring upside all around.

Just a quick look at stats - for stretches of seasons, the Celtics had this type of production:
Bird 25+ppg, 10rpg, 7apg
Parish 19+ppg, 10+apg, 1.5bpg
McHale 20+ppg, 8+rpg, 2bpg
Ainge 13ppg, 5+apg
DJ 13ppg, 6+apg

This group of players already produced 90ppg. Plus you had a supporting cast around them. It was a different era, but it's feasible to have 3 players pushing 20ppg, and 5+ players scoring in double figures.

We've seen flashes of brilliance in Gallo's passing, but to this point he hasn't been asked a lot to handle the rock or initiate the offense... I could see him becoming a 3apg guy fairly easily, but depending on his teammates you could see Gallo developing in a number of different directions.