A team source said the Knicks are considering resting Gallinari the remainder of the summer and request he not play for the Italian national team that gets together in two weeks. The decision could be out of Gallinari's hands as the Italian players are threatening a strike.

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Summer league is pointless. If he is hurt and he is your future there is no need to play him. The media is turning Summer League into this all important, essential being, when in reality it really isnt' that important.

The toughness factor bip wasn't brought up in you're disecting of "the gall" and his weaknesses.

Euro's aren't know to be physical players in the NBA , so will "the gall" be potentially injury prone once he laces them up against NBA STUDS?

One drive to the basket and percaussionary measures are needed. WOW

None of us have any idea the extent of the injury or the risk or further injury. Because of this lack of knowledge I choose not to pass judgement on his toughness or lack thereof. You choose otherwise based on no information.

If management decides that he can risk further injury and holds him out then I give them the benefit of the doubt. That's just what I do. I prefer not to have my 1st round pick suffer an injury that nags him year long just so you and I can watch him in a league that has been meaningless for decades.

KNICKS HAVE GALLINARI DOUBTS
By MARC BERMAN
Last updated: 7:09 am
July 21, 2008
Posted: 4:05 am
July 21, 2008

The Knicks ended the Las Vegas summer-league yesterday the way they came in - unsure if 19-year-old rookie Danilo Gallinari will contribute this season.

After suffering a back injury in Monday's opener against Cleveland, the Italian Stallion missed the final four games, including yesterday's 111-91 loss to Minnesota in the finale at UNLV's Cox Pavilion to finish 2-3.

A team source said the Knicks are considering resting Gallinari the remainder of the summer and request he not play for the Italian national team that gets together in two weeks. The decision could be out of Gallinari's hands as the Italian players are threatening a strike.

In his lone game, Gallinari had an impressive seven minutes in the second half when he scored 14 points after going scoreless in the first 2½ quarters.

Gallinari's summer league raises questions on whether he'll be durable enough to withstand the NBA's physical pounding, at 6-10, 227, as a rookie. A European source said Gallinari had various hamstring and knee problems in Italy, but a Knicks source said that was "growing pains."

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I dunno, seem to me we might have more drama to the knicks organization, even with Isiah removed from decision making.

you base you opinion on Berman fodder?

Martin this is drama:

A team source said the Knicks are considering resting Gallinari the remainder of the summer and request he not play for the Italian national team that gets together in two weeks. The decision could be out of Gallinari's hands as the Italian players are threatening a strike.

So does this now mean it was a good idea to sit him out of summer league? Or is he still a pansy for not playing? In this thread you have 3 different arguments going and I can't keep up with you. I think you may have lost track of your own argument as well.

1.) he is soft for not playing
2.) He is injury prone
3.) Knicks should have risked playing him.

Answers:

1.) Possibly. Would suck if he is, Can't answer that this early
2.) Possibly. Would suck if he is, can't answer that this early
3.) no

Anything wrong with my answers Playa? Any deep conspiracy thoughts I'm not grasping right now.

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You guys react to everything. We need some serious blood pressure tests for some of you people.

Uh oh. You are a candidate for this year's "Ross Perot 'You People' Award."

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WE have people that take the extremes on everything, even if they have no evidence(or only tabloid reports that site secret sources) to support their opinion. They do this so that when they are correct they can strut around for 5 minutes telling everyone how smart they are.

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WE have people that take the extremes on everything, even if they have no evidence(or only tabloid reports that site secret sources) to support their opinion. They do this so that when they are correct they can strut around for 5 minutes telling everyone how smart they are. Hoping everyone else forgets the other 50 times they were as wrong as everyone else. Their is evidence that Gallinari will be a bust of all busts. There is evidence that he will be a good player. You can take whatever approach you want. You can claim him to be a star, you can claim him to be a bumb or you can take a wait and see approach as well. But the fact of the matter is no matter what approach you take, you aren't fooling anyone. You are guessing just like everyone else.

I don't think in this case its about being right in order to brag about it. Though they def. will if they are proven right even if its bad for the knicks. People don't support the pick and may not even support the new coach we have. So they are upset right now. They then go on to work angles and double standards on why the pick will fail. When one angle gets proven wrong or runs out of steam they move on to the next angle.

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Posted by newyorknewyork:

Posted by Bippity10:

WE have people that take the extremes on everything, even if they have no evidence(or only tabloid reports that site secret sources) to support their opinion. They do this so that when they are correct they can strut around for 5 minutes telling everyone how smart they are. Hoping everyone else forgets the other 50 times they were as wrong as everyone else. Their is evidence that Gallinari will be a bust of all busts. There is evidence that he will be a good player. You can take whatever approach you want. You can claim him to be a star, you can claim him to be a bumb or you can take a wait and see approach as well. But the fact of the matter is no matter what approach you take, you aren't fooling anyone. You are guessing just like everyone else.

I don't think in this case its about being right in order to brag about it. Though they def. will if they are proven right even if its bad for the knicks. People don't support the pick and may not even support the new coach we have. So they are upset right now. They then go on to work angles and double standards on why the pick will fail. When one angle gets proven wrong or runs out of steam they move on to the next angle.

I agree with you. I have no problem with someone who hates the pick. I have no problem with people loving the pick. But back your stuff up with more than youtube highlights and tabloid articles where "sources" and "unnamed scouts" rule the world.

Tabloid reporting used to be the domain of women and hollywood. Now it's slowly creeping it's way into my sportsworld and I am disgusted. Disgusted!!! Puh!!! I'm going to throw up now. There!!! I threw up!!! Are you people happy!