Taken from the "other Knicks board", but worth a look...




His shot is clearly sweet but liked what he showed on D as well as that drive and hang/hesitation before the shot off the backboard.

EMS

Wilson made the extra pass with that "oh **** gallo is open" reaction, duhon had a shot but drove in cuz gallo was camped out...a couple other plays too...its just pretty cool that the team has that confidence...the dude is showing he is automatic from the outside. We have our shooter kiddies.

Btw,.....at the 2:14 mark of the vid Gallo and Al Harrington stand next to each other...Gallo is taller by an inch. So the kid is a legit 6'10".

Posted by thejerk:

On 8,8,88 The ROOSTER was born!!!

I play with astrology and was wondering if his date is significant. If someone can find out his birth time I can do a brief reading. Without it, I can say this much, of the elements: earth, wind, fire, air, his chart is absolutely fire dominant (I mean abnormally so, like 80%). His chart shows strong communication (Sun next to (conjunct) his Mercury - just one aspect of communication though) and his sun (Leo - Fire) has a nice connection ("trine" for those who know astrology) to Mars (In Aries - Fire) (Warrior at least in the sports sense). His sun also has a "trine" with Saturn (In Sagitarius - Fire) , which is about structure and systems (He certainly knows how to play in one). It is also right next to (conjunct) Uranus (no jokes please) which is the planet of revolution.

By the way, I read an interesting study (and would need his birth time to check with it) but the one pattern that pro athletes had over regular people was the planet Mars conjunct (closely next to) one of the main 4 quadrants (North, South, East, West lines). Don't ask me why, it just was a statistic.

From my naive understanding of astrology and a brief look at his chart (greatly weakened without birth time though) he has some very very good qualities (Revolutionary ;) as a professional athlete. And it's funny how it matches to what we have seen. (I really don't know much about astrology, but thought it would be fun).
Before you shoot me down, Reagan and Nancy used astrology as well as kings and queens! ehehe

EMS

Missed the game last night. Amazing how long it took the Hawks to realize they needed to guard him! Every basket nothing but net too.

I saw 3 wide open 3 pointers, an off balanced layup, another open 3 as he was guarded 5 feet off the 3 point line by a statue called Pachulia and another open shot thanks to a pick by Wilcox.

The guy can shoot but he has to do more than that.

EMS, tell me, how revolutionary am I? I am a Leo. Tell me everything you know about this science.

that cross into the step back 3 was nasty. Shame Little Italy is playing with so many guys who feel like their star is rising and don't get the rock to this guy

Has to go the basket more often. He can finish with both hands and knows how to draw a foul. He got to the line a lot in Europe I would like to see him be a little selfish sometimes, like Harrington.

It did seem to me that MDA probably told him to look for his shot more often last night.

I am still constantly impressed by his D in terms of positioning, awareness, and yes, footwork. He even had a nice block on Smith (a foul, though).

Posted by Paladin55:

Has to go the basket more often. He can finish with both hands and knows how to draw a foul. He got to the line a lot in Europe I would like to see him be a little selfish sometimes, like Harrington.

It did seem to me that MDA probably told him to look for his shot more often last night.

I am still constantly impressed by his D in terms of positioning, awareness, and yes, footwork. He even had a nice block on Smith (a foul, though).

I'm not sure if you're inferring it, yet, the last thing you want a guy with a bad back to do is DUNK. It's one of the worst things you can do. Remember Scottie Pippen and his bad back? I think it was in the playoffs they finally got him back, he was balling, he decided to dunk, and he turned into trash for the rest of those playoffs.

I think Gallo is still clearly hurting, you could see him wincing in the 2nd half last night, only to wave off the bench. Yet, he came out, and was clearly stiff.

We don't need to be overextending him. Keep his minutes low no matter the production. There is next year to think about.

Meanwhile, the Wizards' DeShawn Stevenson, has opted for surgery to correct, yep you guessed it, a bulging disc in his back. Why has Gallo refused to do the same? It's clear it has not healed. These things heal on their own over YEARS of inactivity and proper health. Not a few months.

That's the biggest concern with the kid. It's not going to magically disappear. So what now, he plays 20 minutes a game in pain for the rest of his career? I don't get it.

Posted by jrodmc:

For some reason, he still looks about 2-3 years away from looking frail and brittle. And I think the fact that his engrams from behind Mar's third moon being aligned with Alpha Centauri with Linus the barfing showpuppy rising is a clear indication that his genomes would rule out his biceps and shoulders developing into anything more than 6 rebounds per game. The rings of Saturn also turn a bright red on days when he's practicing really well, although the dust swirls of Jupiter's largest orbiting dog-asteroid resemble an almost uncanny resemblance to Tractor Traylor as an embryo.
[pauses, drinks some more bong water]
Of course, Planet X's complete eclipse of the venial stars of Orion line up nicely with Danny's almost perfect facial expression of a severe Down's syndrome patient. But then, I barely am scratching the astrological surface here, and since I never did manage to outbid that stupid bastard on Ebay for some of Danny's mother's hair while she was carrying him, I can't be sure that any of this is entirely accurate.

I agree. Good post

Posted by Cosmic:

Posted by Paladin55:

Has to go the basket more often. He can finish with both hands and knows how to draw a foul. He got to the line a lot in Europe I would like to see him be a little selfish sometimes, like Harrington.

It did seem to me that MDA probably told him to look for his shot more often last night.

I am still constantly impressed by his D in terms of positioning, awareness, and yes, footwork. He even had a nice block on Smith (a foul, though).

I'm not sure if you're inferring it, yet, the last thing you want a guy with a bad back to do is DUNK. It's one of the worst things you can do. Remember Scottie Pippen and his bad back? I think it was in the playoffs they finally got him back, he was balling, he decided to dunk, and he turned into trash for the rest of those playoffs.

I think Gallo is still clearly hurting, you could see him wincing in the 2nd half last night, only to wave off the bench. Yet, he came out, and was clearly stiff.

We don't need to be overextending him. Keep his minutes low no matter the production. There is next year to think about.

Meanwhile, the Wizards' DeShawn Stevenson, has opted for surgery to correct, yep you guessed it, a bulging disc in his back. Why has Gallo refused to do the same? It's clear it has not healed. These things heal on their own over YEARS of inactivity and proper health. Not a few months.

That's the biggest concern with the kid. It's not going to magically disappear. So what now, he plays 20 minutes a game in pain for the rest of his career? I don't get it.

Cosmic,

I don't think Gallo ever refused surgery, rather it wasn't recommended by any of the many doctors he went to. Also, since I've studied back problems due to having had one (and recovered), there is a 50% correlation (I believe that is what Dr. Sarno said) with back surgery and then pain going away. Now a bulging disk is rarely operated on, it is the ruptured ones that involve most surgeries. Basically, surgery does not cure back pain, ESPECIALLY when it does not appear to be needed. So, in Gallo's case, I'd bet the farm that his bulging disk is not pushing on his nerve (or they would have recommended surgery). My guess is that his muscle spasms are somehow connected to the symptoms. Also, the muscle spasms or contractions are often responsible for the bulging disk, this I believe is where the "in your head" comments comes from (As anger, nerves, etc. often cause muscle tension, which then can aid in disk compression by pulling across the disk). So in the end, before one goes cutting (especially with just a bulging disk) it's better to really investigate the injury. Speaking from experience, I feel confident they chose the right path with Gallo. That said, he does need to be careful, cause a bulging disk can rupture if undue pressure is placed on it. (But so can a surgically corrected and thus weakened disk).

It's really too bad to hear that he is still experiencing pain. I hope he settles down here in America as I have a feeling that the stress of being in new country on a new team is partly responsible for his pain. (Ever hear of the expression "Your a pain in my neck"? Well, there is some truth to where that phrase came from. Reminds me of a Cheers episode, where Diane says to Sam, "How are you, Love of my life?" and Sam replies, "Just fine, pain in my neck"...)