fishmike wrote:BigSm00th wrote:MooK wrote:BigSm00th wrote:MooK wrote:SupremeCommander wrote:MooK wrote:You keeping Fields over Gallo?...tough call cause both are a good fit, but I'd keep Gallo.
I would keep Fields over Gallo too. Fields is the best in the lwague at his position at something. Gallo is great one game and mediocre the next three
I don't think you can go wrong with either player but ultimately I like Gallo better. I like his shooting, driving, passing, and defense more. The only real knock on him is he's inconsistent. He'd be deadly if you added Melo and Billups to this team.
gallo and melo both play the 3. i'd rather keep fields. doesn't need the ball to be successful. WAY more consistent as a rookie than these guys.
Fields is more consistent in his role, but he's not asked to do as much. Both players fit but I really like Gallo's versatility, especially on defense.
yea but who's he gonna be guarding? melo is gonna guard 3s. 2s are too quick for gallo.in my view, gallo and chandler are both redundant with melo.
fields isn't asked to do much and yet he's arguably the knicks best rebounder. he isn't asked to do much but he has been more consistent than gallo and chandler all year. fields always makes the right pass, has a nose for the ball, and actually fits at the 2. i don't think we've seen the ceiling from fields.
if it were another player i'd probably rank it differently but melo is a 3, so is gallo, so is chandler. let's keep fields.
you know when the Knicks started to come back on the Clippers? When Gallo started guarding Baron Davis. We have seen this several times from him and its not acknowledged around here because for some reason people really like to hate on Gallo above all other players. Its looks like vmart and sergio's anti Gallo campain is finally working. Gallo is a 6'10 guy who has shown he can guard smaller quicker players. He's got great court vision. He's ultra crafty getting to the line and while is game is somewhat limited to long jumpers and drives to the lane he's damn good at both. He's also awesome on the break and is one of our highest IQ players.To me the formula is simple... we need to keep Mosgov and Gallo. Gallo spreads the floor and Mosgov is the size and athleticism upfront we are so desperate for. Neither Mos or Gallo are ready for a title run yet, but both are maturing quickly, both work very hard and are dedicated to improving on BOTH sides of the ball.
I like both Chandler and Fields, but they are easier to find then a 6'10 wing who can guard 1s, 2s and 3s, spread the floor and get to the line or a 7'1 skilled athletic true center.
The lineup you want to go to war with is this:
PG Felton
SG Melo 6'8
SF Gallo 6'10
PF Amare 6'10
C Mosgov 7'1
Thats a starting line up with elite skill and athleticism. You want to be elite you create huge mismatches every night.
Gallo draws and ASKS to guard the opposing teams best scorer every night. Is he a lock down defender? Obviously not, but he is certainly effective playing that role. Melo, Amare and Gallo are a legit big 3 with Mos and Felton bringing huge things themselves. Your not going to find better depth than that.
fishmike i respect your opinion but i disagree with you. baron davis is playing on a bum knee. he's having far and away the worst yr of his career spare his rookie season when he was 19. clyde and breen were even talking during that game about how he's lost a step. to say that he's an example of a "quick" player is just not accurate.
i like the gallo mismatch you show, and think that he gives you flexibility b/c he can play multiple positions. the issue is that gallo and chandler both give the knicks the same versatility melo does.
the fact of the matter is we've been waiting for 3 seasons now for gallinari to be more consistent and he hasn't. as a rookie, fields has shown himself to be a better rebounder AND a better shooter. fields shot 28% from 3 in november, and then in december and january he upped his percentage to 43%. the guy clearly works hard on his game and doesn't have the ups and downs of gallo.
i like gallo a lot as a player. he's carried us to a bunch of W's this year with big shots. that being said, he disappears for games at a time, doesn't rebound for a guy with good size at his position, and needs the ball to score.
melo and STAT are going to be two HIGH volume scorers. fields is a lot better of an option as a 3rd banana. he doesn't need plays run for him, he'll continue to get a ton of rebounds from the 2 spot, he'll be an efficient 40% 3 point shooter, and he'll continue to improve. he is 2 months older than gallo so to say one has more potential than the other is misleading. they are the same age, gallo's been playing pro-ball since he was in his teens. fields was a walk on at stanford and is now a starer in the NBA, and has been a consistent contributor from game 1, something we are still waiting for out of gallinari. if fields shot isn't falling, he still rebounds, he still makes hustle plays and gets loose balls, he still makes the extra pass. if gallo's shot isnt falling he disappears. i love how much gallo gets to the line and how he can take over if he's hot, but i'll take consistency over potential any day of the week, especially if melo and stoudemire are both going to be on the team.
if the nuggets ask the knicks to give them 2 of 3 the right guy to keep is fields. he just fits a LOT better than gallinari.
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