OldFan wrote:Interesting to me that so many people are focused on his offense. I think that is clearly improving.

I think his defense has gotten better also. But he's a weak rebounder and has trouble guarding the post and dealing with physically strong players. Any improvement he can make in those areas make him a better player and really help this team because those skills are lacking on this team.

Larry was like 26 when he left Indiana State!

Progress is incremental.

knicks1248 wrote:The minute he developes a mid range jumper, he will have taken his game to the next level.

Yup.

Paladin55 wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:The minute he developes a mid range jumper, he will have taken his game to the next level.

Yup.

90% of all great players who played sg/sf/pf are very good mid range shooters, it seperates you from the rest..when he does that I'll be impress or encourage, right now i like the penetration, but 70% of those look forced and almost purposely hoping for a foul..

Nalod wrote:Everyone wants Gallo to do somthing! This is very funny! Longer strides, shorter strides, more aggressive, more black, not to white, less jerky, more smooth, speak without accent, prefer he be more emotional, less emotional, keep his elbows off the table, not chew with mouth full, give up his seat on the subway, not tailgate, not use the express line with more than 7 items, pay with cash, leave a better tip, not belch, part his hair differently, run better, not use the guest towels in the wash room, use his turn signal sooner, properly dispose of his belly button lint, and for gods sake they want him to be Larry freaking Bird!

Larry was like 26 when he left Indiana State!

Progress is incremental.

Well working on not chewing with his mouthful is a must.

Allanfan20 wrote:To me, more than anything, I'd like to see Gallo moving even more without the ball which opens up his mid range game. Yeah, he could post up more, but once that mid range game is down pat, he could turn into one of the best scorers in the league. That's a lot easier said than done though. With that said, it speaks volumes that we can now say Gallo "Quietly" had a huge 4th quarter yesterday. We now expect this ish out of him... and that's great.

The expression "moving without the ball" reminds me of the Holzman teams of the early '70s that won our only championships. That was a big part of their offensive philosophy. Also, Kiki Vandeweghe was a master of getting open by moving without the ball and hitting the mid-range. I think it could work well for Gallo, too.

OldFan wrote:

Nalod wrote:Everyone wants Gallo to do somthing! This is very funny! Longer strides, shorter strides, more aggressive, more black, not to white, less jerky, more smooth, speak without accent, prefer he be more emotional, less emotional, keep his elbows off the table, not chew with mouth full, give up his seat on the subway, not tailgate, not use the express line with more than 7 items, pay with cash, leave a better tip, not belch, part his hair differently, run better, not use the guest towels in the wash room, use his turn signal sooner, properly dispose of his belly button lint, and for gods sake they want him to be Larry freaking Bird!

Larry was like 26 when he left Indiana State!

Progress is incremental.

Well working on not chewing with his mouthful is a must.

the man has GOT to start putting the toilet seat back down after whizzing.

Paladin55 wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:The minute he developes a mid range jumper, he will have taken his game to the next level.

Yup.

90% of all great players who played sg/sf/pf are very good mid range shooters, it seperates you from the rest..when he does that I'll be impress or encourage, right now i like the penetration, but 70% of those look forced and almost purposely hoping for a foul..

You can say that the midrange J is what makes Amare a different player than when he began.

As for penetration and finishing, Gallo plays like he is 6'1" instead of 6'10" at times, but I think it is something he will gain consistency on as he gets older and becomes more confident in what he can do.

I don't understand this assessment. Gallo when driving to the lane either gets fouled, make a dunk shot or layup shot, or find the open man. What makes him playing like a 6'1" player in your eyes?

The guy is already a good player on a winning team and a huge part of what we do and need to do to win. He's still got star potential

Sorry to pick another white dude to compare him to but I like Detlef Schrempf. A 6'9 combo forward, great passer, AWESOME passer, good rebounder, played both forwards but mostly 3, could really shoot and when you tried get up on him could take you right off the dribble. 3 time all star...

orangeblobman wrote:

fishmike wrote:I dont want Gallo getting bigger. Work on the baby fat, get some upper body strength but I want more quickness not more muscle. Gallo is a 3, and has a shot at being a GREAT 3. A guy who can beat you off the dribble, destroy smaller SFs or SG types, outquick bigger guys who guard him. A guy who can get to the line, who spreads the floor and who can defend smaller quick players.

The guy is already a good player on a winning team and a huge part of what we do and need to do to win. He's still got star potential

Sorry to pick another white dude to compare him to but I like Detlef Schrempf. A 6'9 combo forward, great passer, AWESOME passer, good rebounder, played both forwards but mostly 3, could really shoot and when you tried get up on him could take you right off the dribble. 3 time all star...

Detlef was the man. Gallo is like a Super Detlef I think, I think he will be a Super Detlef. What a great name, too, Detlef.

Detlef was a 3x all star and a very good playoff performer... He had a 5-6 year stretch averaging like 18/8/5. Bigtime producer on playoff teams