NYKBocker wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:One game. ONE FREAKING GAME against the Blazers. Like we NEVER saw a great game from Gallo before? But tell me how did he do the game before?

Come on, people! Gallo could have a solid career as he definitely has talent, but you are inducting him to the Hall of Fame because you didn't like the Melo Trade! Let's see what George Karl can get out of Gallo before we do that, shall we? Because after a great game, usually came a disappearing act from Gallo. We'll see what happens.

By the way, while we give Karl and Gallo time to see what they become, lets GIVE A FREAKING TIME TO MELO TO GET USED TO HIS NEW TEAM! Melo has actually a better history to back him up! You mad we gave a lot for him? Well, such is life! We will have a chance to surround Melo and Amare with enough talent to be more than the fun team we lost in a trade, but actually contend for a championship, something that has always been the dream of us as fans!

He played great. While he did not do it offensively, he played great defense on Paul Pierce shutting him down in the 1st half. Gallo also forced Pierce into 2 early fouls in the 1st quarter and the minute he came in the 2nd quarter he fouled Gallo again. Gallo defended great against Ray Allen and even played PF and defended Big Baby really well. He had 3-4 blocks and a couple more he changed the path of the ball. He also guarded KG in one sequence where he forced KG to a fadeaway shot that he partially blocked that caused a 24 sec shot clock violation.

You guys really have to stop looking at the stat sheet and look at the flow of the game. Gallo is an outstanding basketball player. He is the complete package.

Ok, so lets undo the trade and build around superstar Gallo. Excellent!

I loved Gallo and the fact that we traded him won't make me change my mind. But being unhappy with the trade shouldn't blind anybody. Gallo was great for us but he was super inconsistent.

Its funny how the fans opinion changes with everything. When Lebron was about to make his "Decision", many here said their real dream was to get Melo, the Newyorker. When LJ took his talent to Miami, everyone said we had to get another star, if not we were always gonna come up short to The Heat.

Now that we have traded for the second and even brought another player, a champion, with experience and still All-Star play, we want our other players back. Come on! The most we could've expected out of that group was a total of 41-45 wins and a first round exit. Right now we may not have the depth of others, but this Melo move makes it more realistic to dream about a championship. In a stars league, we got two. In a league where veterans mean more chances in the playoffs, we are leaded by savvy Chauncey Billups. Do we need more pieces? Of course we do! But none of them necessarily involve a star anymore for the next few seasons. If we bring a few big bodies that can help with rebounding, this team can go to war and may even surprise us.

Do we need time to get in sync? Of course! We just traded our rotation! But with time, we will have a better chance in the playoffs with this cast.

SlimChin wrote:the lust for Gallo on this forum is nauseating...

babyKnicks wrote:

PresIke wrote:i don't see how anyone can look at two games, one where he didn't score much at all, and one good game, and conclude he's playing better already.

+10

Lets see. IF true, then not lust but truth.

NYKBocker wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:One game. ONE FREAKING GAME against the Blazers. Like we NEVER saw a great game from Gallo before? But tell me how did he do the game before?

Come on, people! Gallo could have a solid career as he definitely has talent, but you are inducting him to the Hall of Fame because you didn't like the Melo Trade! Let's see what George Karl can get out of Gallo before we do that, shall we? Because after a great game, usually came a disappearing act from Gallo. We'll see what happens.

By the way, while we give Karl and Gallo time to see what they become, lets GIVE A FREAKING TIME TO MELO TO GET USED TO HIS NEW TEAM! Melo has actually a better history to back him up! You mad we gave a lot for him? Well, such is life! We will have a chance to surround Melo and Amare with enough talent to be more than the fun team we lost in a trade, but actually contend for a championship, something that has always been the dream of us as fans!

He played great. While he did not do it offensively, he played great defense on Paul Pierce shutting him down in the 1st half. Gallo also forced Pierce into 2 early fouls in the 1st quarter and the minute he came in the 2nd quarter he fouled Gallo again. Gallo defended great against Ray Allen and even played PF and defended Big Baby really well. He had 3-4 blocks and a couple more he changed the path of the ball. He also guarded KG in one sequence where he forced KG to a fadeaway shot that he partially blocked that caused a 24 sec shot clock violation.

You guys really have to stop looking at the stat sheet and look at the flow of the game. Gallo is an outstanding basketball player. He is the complete package.

Very smartly put sir

I can tell u watch the games

TheloniusMonk wrote:Nowitzski? Year 2....22 and 9. Tough rookie year, but even through that first year he "had it" but they didn't quite believe in him. Knicks were begging Gallo to be consistent from day one. Once we got Amar'e it was all about being that 2nd star. Take pressure off of Amar'e. What he did last night in Denver, he's done here before. Just not consistently. Good game...gone when it counts.

That's year three number you pointing at...

Checked NBA.com
Dirk...

98-99	DAL	47	24	20.4	0.405	0.206	0.773	0.9	2.6	3.4	1.0	0.6	0.6	1.55	2.23	8.2
99-00	DAL	82	81	35.8	0.461	0.379	0.830	1.2	5.2	6.5	2.5	0.8	0.8	1.72	3.12	17.5
00-01	DAL	82	82	38.1	0.474	0.387	0.838	1.5	7.7	9.2	2.1	1.0	1.2	1.90	2.99	21.8

Gallo

08-09	NYK	28	2	14.7	0.448	0.444	0.963	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.54	1.71	6.1
09-10	NYK	81	74	33.9	0.423	0.381	0.818	0.8	4.1	4.9	1.7	0.9	0.7	1.36	2.36	15.1
10-11	DEN	2	2	30.5	0.400	0.143	0.882	1.0	5.5	6.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.00	1.00	16.0
10-11	NYK	48	48	34.8	0.415	0.347	0.893	1.0	3.8	4.8	1.7	0.8	0.4	1.21	2.44	15.9

CrushAlot wrote:

TheloniusMonk wrote:To think Gallo is playing differently in Denver than on the Knicks is hilarious. He's the same guy. Looks great one day. Below average the next. What else is new? He's a very good role player. Nice piece to have. Case closed.

You should check out this article in the denver post. They seem to be pretty high on Gallo.

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_17493230?source=rss

Most of us were high on Gallo too! How could you not be high on that guy? But this thread is about whether he is immediately a better player. Hard to tell after 2 games.