1. He is sick nasty shooter!
2. He is young and coming off surgery, still getting his strength back (both mental and physical)
3. He is getting adjusted to driving hard to the hole
4. He is setting up his outside game so that he can get closer as he gets comfortable
5. He plays with a bunch of knuckleheads.

McK1 wrote:

TMS wrote:i think Gallo is forced to take at least 2-3 3 point shots every game due to guys getting him the ball w/zero time left on the clock & he's forced to launch up a shot before time expires... it happened at least twice in tonight's game as well... get a PG who can distribute the ball to someone other than David Lee to run this offense & Gallo's shot selection will "miraculously" seem better to the jaundiced eye.

his shot selection was great tonight. the less time he spends standing around the 3 line the better he looks out there.

like tkf pointed out: that set up to jj was a thing of beauty.

more of that is what this team needs to balance out everything duhon is not.

please, i've seen David Lee make some nifty fancy passes too & he's an excellent passer for a bigman, do u wanna see him orchestrating anytime soon? Gallo is gonna turn the ball over if he's relied upon to be the main orchestrator... being as tall as he is & w/his high dribble, guys will be able to collapse on him if they know he's gonna be the main guy handling the rock & get steals... he can take his man off the dribble & get to the hole, yes, but that's never going to be his forte... he's a shooter first & foremost... having other guys create for him is the ideal way to use him... the problem is Duhon only knows how to pass to D Lee & Hughes had an off night tonight.

Bippity10 wrote:I guess diversification and improved shot selection is not part of development. It's just something that one day you decide to get better at?

is the NBA like a video game where once you reach 10000 exp pts you learn a new skill?

Gallo had to reach the 30-40 games played mark before he realizes shooting 11, 15, 16 threes may not be the most efficient use of his talent?

McK1 wrote:

TMS wrote:

please, i've seen David Lee make some nifty fancy passes too & he's an excellent passer for a bigman, do u wanna see him orchestrating anytime soon?

In a word YES!!!! I trust Lee's decision making 10000 x's more than Duhon's or any other guard in the rotation.

TMS wrote:

Gallo is gonna turn the ball over if he's relied upon to be the main orchestrator... being as tall as he is & w/his high dribble, guys will be able to collapse on him if they know he's gonna be the main guy handling the rock & get steals... he can take his man off the dribble & get to the hole, yes, but that's never going to be his forte... he's a shooter first & foremost...

I disagree with all this. He uses his boy to shield against smaller guys very well. He is a smart enough ball-handler to protect against the trap and at 6'10 he can pass over the top of most defenders.

Being called on as a play-maker doesn't negate his ability to shoot, it allos the other parts of his game to blossom. As long as the ball moves and he moves it will find him again for the shot.

Duhon is 7th in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.33... Hughes is 35th in the NBA with a 2.15 ratio... David Lee doesn't even make the top 50 list at 1.14 & you want him orchestrating the offense... come on, lay down the pipe... Gallo's isn't much better at 1.2 this season.

However, Gallo and Lee have shown in the tiny windows they've been given the opportunity they can be conduits.

ic... so small sample sizes apply when it comes to Gallo & D Lee, but not when we're talking about you know who.

TMS wrote:

McK1 wrote:

TMS wrote:

please, i've seen David Lee make some nifty fancy passes too & he's an excellent passer for a bigman, do u wanna see him orchestrating anytime soon?

In a word YES!!!! I trust Lee's decision making 10000 x's more than Duhon's or any other guard in the rotation.

TMS wrote:

Gallo is gonna turn the ball over if he's relied upon to be the main orchestrator... being as tall as he is & w/his high dribble, guys will be able to collapse on him if they know he's gonna be the main guy handling the rock & get steals... he can take his man off the dribble & get to the hole, yes, but that's never going to be his forte... he's a shooter first & foremost...

I disagree with all this. He uses his boy to shield against smaller guys very well. He is a smart enough ball-handler to protect against the trap and at 6'10 he can pass over the top of most defenders.

Being called on as a play-maker doesn't negate his ability to shoot, it allos the other parts of his game to blossom. As long as the ball moves and he moves it will find him again for the shot.

Duhon is 7th in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.33... Hughes is 35th in the NBA with a 2.15 ratio... David Lee doesn't even make the top 50 list at 1.14 & you want him orchestrating the offense... come on, lay down the pipe... Gallo's isn't much better at 1.2 this season.

over 60% of duhon's assist goes to lee. He is limited when it comes to creating outside of the pick and roll.. when teams shut that down, duhon doesn't know how to create any other shots, not for himself or for others.... I am not saying completely take the ball out of duhon's hands, but diversify the offense more because duhon is not good enough to run this offense effectively, at least not the way we need it, and not the way dantoni, really wants to play.... lee and gallo are more than capable of handling the ball more.. for me, gallo moreso than lee..

He comes and plays for danphoney and his numbers are sky high.

Put those players mentioned in this offense and watch the numbers they put up! Cmon man rec ball inflates players even in the worst teams .

joec32033 wrote:Rose- 17 pts. 3 rbs. 6 ast. as the unquestioned #1 in Chi.

Beasley-15 pts. 6 rbs. 2 ast. as the #2 in Miami. (Wade)

Mayo- 17 pts. 4 rbs. 3 ast. as a 1a/1b scoring option in Mem. (Gay)

Westbrook-16 pts, 5, rbs, 7 ast. as the #2/#3 in OKC. (Durant, Green)

Love- 15 pts. 13 rbs. 2 ast. as the #2/#3 in Min. (Jefferson, Flynn)

Gallo- 14 pts, 5 rbs. 2 ast. 1 blks. as a #2/#3 scoring option behind Al, Lee(with Duhon off the P&R).

Gordon- 17 pts. 3 rbs. 3 ast. as a #2 scoring option in LAC. (Baron)

Alexander and Augustine are not worth mentioning.

Lopez- 19 pts. 9 rbs. 2 ast. 2 blks as the #2 in NJ.(Harris)

Bayless not worth mentioning at this point.

Thompson- 15 pts. 9 rbs. 2 ast. 1 blk as a #2/#3 in Sac. (Evans, Hawes).

Rush not worth mentioning.

Randolph- 11 pts. 6 rbs. 1 ast. 1.5 blks. as a spot player in GS.

The other Lopez not worth mentioning.

Speights- 13 pts. 6 rbs. as a role player in Philly.

looks to me Gallo measures up to ANYONE in that draft and he took a season off because of his back. Factor in percentages and he measures up to the top of the list, IMO.

And this is something even the strongest Gallo supporter could not have said after last year's season.

I also look at the fact that Gallinari is still 1 or 2 years away from his athletic peak as far as his physical maturity and the added muscle he will gain from a off season of serious training where he is not just rehabbing his back.

Gallinari has a lot more developing to do physically and as a player, but he is showing that he is capable of growing as a ballplayer, and I don't see why this evolution won't continue to the point where he is as good or better than anyone in his draft.