BasketballJones wrote:I'm not split. I don't hate. I just can't seem to pay attention to the games. I put them on and then I start doing something else. Either my attention span has gotten shorter, or the games have gotten boringer.

it's been tough as hell to follow. i can't watch live. i dvr and make heavy use of the FF button.

Still a Knick fan but if the roster treats the season as a throwaway year - as the management has - and HAD TO in order to clean up the mess - then well I will find myself shutting the games off more often than in any season I can remember.

You would think - that even the players who know they won't be here next year - would play hard knowing they are playing for a contract on any of the other 29 teams! Yet, they don't, and that is just as confusing as it gets.

The ENTIRE ROSTER is auditioning for future work. Most play like they don't give a ****. I don't like seeing that.

JohnWallace44 wrote:Just so much tempting material to go after there, but "Diamond in the rough"?

Does the drafting in the top ten two years in the row now equate to looking for diamonds in the rough now?

I think you misunderstand the Gallo critics. I know you misunderstand me.

Gallo is not a bad player, not at all. It is that so far, he's a niche specialist. You don't draft that type of player that high with all of the talent that came after him. Trade down and take Gallo or just don't take him that high. It doesn't make sense.

Gordon, Randolph, McGee, Lopez... I've said it a million times already, there are a bunch more guys who could have filled major holes for us, and are more all-around players than Gallo.

Gallo may end up scoring 25 a game, but he's a flawed player. You saw that in the Charlotte game where Graham drove on him. D'Antoni said he was afraid to put him in the game for fear that he would be isolated on a play like that. See, you can't have that from your lotto pick. Not when there are so many other guys you're deciding not to pick.

Look at Nate and Lee... they are immensely skilled at particular things, and are problematic for us in others. They were drafted in the middle and the end of the draft respectively. If you draft a guy top 10 and he turns out to be Jason Kapono, that doesn't mean you had a good draft. Know what I mean?

Gallo is good, but we probably should have maneuvered to take him more towards the middle of the draft. Its about maximizing your assets. Its not a knock on a player who's doing his best to get the team wins right now.

...Now, if he shoots like he did last game every night out, then that's a different story. You have to see it though before you start watching the Knicks just for him like he's Michael Ray Richardson or something.

At least he's producing. That's half the battle for Walsh. Now he's got to work on pieces that fit with him and Chandler, and MikeD has to work on taking advantage of what Gallo is doing. You saw flashes of double team defenders running at Gallo and a quick pass to Al Jr for an open layup. There needs to be more of that. If Gallo can't do this to the point where you can count on it, then Mike can't design plans around it, and we're going to lose a ton of games. Its all about consistency at this point.

So is the book closed on Gallo ever being a post up/penetrator?

Let's examine what's happening a little closer. When Gallo first got to the league they guarded him with 6-10 and 6-11 guys. That stopped after about 15 games when they realized that he could get off his shot too easily or get these guys in foul trouble. Now teams are realizing that shorter, quicker guys give him issues. So they are guarding him with the Kapono's(who he is killing right now) and some of the 6-7 to 6-9 quicker guys. With the height issue, as he gets stronger can you not picture him going to the post more? or has that book already been written and it's impossible for him to ever develop that part of his game.

#2-He still shoots a lot of 3's but am I the only one that sees the subtle adjustment he's making. Teams are flying out at him to get on his shot. He's now upfaking these guys and penetrating a little more or as he did against Philly, stepping back and drilling a 3.

#3-I can guarantee you that we will be running more pick and roll with the guy in the next 15-20 games as he develops.

#4-All young guys are flawed players. Ever see Lopez handle a double team?

Bippity10 wrote:Honestly, I think some of you guys are really trying to find a way to be upset at the guy. If a second guy goes out and puts up 22 and 5 on any other team we would be crying about not having him. Our guy does it.........

I was cool with him until I read your post. Now I'm very very upset with him.

good day to you all