Posted by rain:

Briggs.. he is an infinitely better athlete than Murphy. Gallinari has a first step and handle, and can finish around the rim.
He has major game. He doesn't jump well.. but he also has grown three inches in a year and half.

Give it some time, you'll see. Your selling him short.
At 6'8.. he's not a good athlete. At 6'10 1/2 he's a very good athlete that will take Boozer away from the rim and either shoot over him, or take him off the dribble. Your not seeing the possibilities.. no pick we could have made has this much upside. I applaud Walsh and D'Antoni for taking a shot.

Posted by BRIGGS:

Posted by oohah:

[quote]Posted by BRIGGS:

Andrew Bogut who was atleast three times the prospect averaged 20 points as a sophmore with 12 rebounds shooting 62%

Danillio with his stifflegs and positioing would not have averaged more than 6 rebounds and depending who he played for 14-17 points around 45% shooting

A better comparison in terms of game or skillset would be Troy Murphy, don't you think? In terms of size and skill they are comparable. They both like to play the perimeter and have similar athletic ability. I would say Murphy is a slightly better athlete, and Galinari has better ball-handling skills.

Since Galinari Shot over 40% from the longer 3 point range, he would have averaged quite a bit.

I think he would have been like Troy Murphy.

oohah



I dont know if you watched Troy Murphy at all in the Big east--he was a pure post player who shot an occasional 3 pointer --and he had more height and weight But while you are on that subject that is one of my biggest negatives about this pick--I do not believe in a 4 who is a 3 pt shooter i believe 4s should be mid range to post.



Thanks for making my point with the link

Troy Murphy Sophmore year==danillo 19 same age

2pt FG makes 274 3pt makes 30

total makes 304 30 represents less than 10% of made shots He didnt even average 1 3 point make per game.

anything else?



[Edited by - BRIGGS on 06-29-2008 6:38 PM]

Rain, I think you said it best. Danillo's first step is a long one and he won't need to do crossovers and fake out many people because of the mismatches he will create.
A few things should be said about this kid and lets not get caught up in sheer atheticity (is that a word ;)
He has a handle.
Can shoot from the outside.
Can drive and finish.
Can hit his free throws.
Is a very high IQ player (If you doubt that watch how he plays and it isn't the "highlight" videos making him appear to play smart. This is NOT your average 19 year old).

So you can see on the offensive end anyway the kid is an all around player. Defensively he will be challenged at times but the number of mismatches he creates will more than make up for it imo.
Another thing HE IS NOT DONE GROWING AND RIGHT NOW IS 6'9" WITHOUT SHOES. He is a mismatch machine. This is why I see him as a 4, I don't think defensively he will have a chance against most
3's, though I'm no expert.

Look at what we have, not who we don't. He has heart and is not soft ala Charmin.

Whether we like him or not one needs to at least be a bit excited about what he may become. Quite a few high IQ and not so great athletes have dominated the NBA.

EMS

Posted by King1:

I watched a kid for three years that would have been a lottery pick if he would have left Denmark at the age of 17. Instead he came to the states and played. 6-9 great passer, great shooter, and handle the ball with the best of them. His junior year in the middle of the night quit his team and went back to Europe. Christian Drejer was touted as the next great european and got nothing done in the SEC.

Posted by King1:

How many Italian league players come over and are great players vs guys that have failed?

Posted by islesfan:


I don't know about that. Gallinari will be starting from Day 1, whether he deerves to or not. He'll be force fed the ball, allowed to shoot as much as he wants and won't be bothered with any demands to play defense.

I see him averaging around 10-12 points, mostly from the perimeter. He won't be quick enough to get into the paint and will quickly become frustrated with all the charging fouls called on him that he'll end up sitting on the perimeter. He'll be an absolute sieve on defense. Too slow to guard SF's and too slow and weak to guard PF's.