& hopefully after the trade deadline passes & MDA finally figures out no one in the NBA is stupid enough to take Ared Effries' contract off our hands, he'll play Jordan Hill for 20 minutes a night & let the kid show what he can do... everytime i see that kid hit the floor he shows he can score, get up the court & finish, & fight for rebounds down low... in 4 minutes he'll put up more production than Fishlips will for an entire game, it's ridiculous.

hopefully this offseason we finally bring in a leader who can whoop some asses around here & set guys straight... D Lee needs to get his arse reamed out for playing the worst defense in the NBA, there's just no excuse for how bad he is on D... & Wilson Chandler needs someone to smack him upside his head to wake him up & tell him mommy's not here to breastfeed him anymore... it's time to grow TF up & be a man Wilson!

Player of the game award for the Knicks rightly deserved.

TMS wrote:Gallo & Hill played some good basketball tonight while most of the rest of these guys were stinking up the joint... anyone who watched tonight's game wanna tell me Jordan Hill shouldn't be seeing regular minutes in this rotation right now, or that Gallinari is still a Boki Nachbar clone? please guys, watch the games before u comment on these players & dismiss them as crap... you might be surprised at what u find.

TMS wrote:the way this kid defends is really surprising... because of how tall he is i keep waiting for him to get crossed over out of his shoes by quicker smaller players who try to take him off the dribble, but he holds his own & makes getting off a shot tough for anyone he D's up on...

i like what gallo brings but

kaleeena repeatedly blew by gallo and jackson froze him with hesitation moves for wide open jumpers. jax numbers are what they were cuz he missed alot of wide open shots the 2nd half but the guy did play the whole game straight.

its going to be a problem nightly.

mda actually let gallo coounter with his size and played him in the post but he only got like 2 or 3 touches down there.

McK1 wrote:

TMS wrote:the way this kid defends is really surprising... because of how tall he is i keep waiting for him to get crossed over out of his shoes by quicker smaller players who try to take him off the dribble, but he holds his own & makes getting off a shot tough for anyone he D's up on...

i like what gallo brings but

kaleeena repeatedly blew by gallo and jackson froze him with hesitation moves for wide open jumpers. jax numbers are what they were cuz he missed alot of wide open shots the 2nd half but the guy did play the whole game straight.

its going to be a problem nightly.

mda actually let gallo counter with his size and played him in the post but he only got like 2 or 3 touches down there.

Watch the game. They have Gallinari sagging off his man down low, and if a team rotates the ball quickly enough to his original man, he has to come out quickly- usually to get a hand in the guys face. There were a few plays where his man did exactly what Gallo sometimes does when his man comes out to cover him- attacked the basket instead of taking the J.

A guy Gallinari's size- 6'10"- is going to have trouble on the perimeter guarding a quick 6'5" opponent on the perimeter, especially with a team that has trouble helping out on D. ...and Jackson was not missing against anyone. Kalenna was having success against everyone, yesterday, by the way.

I actually think Gallinari looks stronger and bigger than he did at the start of the pre-season. He is also getting down the court a lot better than earlier in the season. I have said this before- I think he will end up as a PF, a position where he will face guys his size. Once he fills out and hardens, he will be able to handle other PFs. He also knows how to box out, and looked very aggressive on the boards yesterday.

He does need some post moves. He should work on a hook and watch some Kevin McHale and Tim Duncan videos to learn how to play in the post, and use the most abandoned type of shot in the NBA-the bank shot.

nyk4ever wrote:I'm with you all the way bro. You know I wasn't a fan of the Jordan Hill pick but I'm praying he proves me wrong and last night he looked pretty nice out there. Gallo looked great, a nice double-double. Toney Douglas is Nate without the antics, I absolutely love the way this kid plays the game. Atleast we got something to show for a few bad years.

By mid-season, Gallo and Douglas should be getting about 35 MPG, and Hill 25-30 MPG, assuming that he can stay out of foul trouble.

The guy I am worried most about his Chandler, who has not been able to find a comfort zone this year. I have to believe that his injury is a factor, and he has not fully healed, but I just don't know.

Ira wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

McK1 wrote:

TMS wrote:the way this kid defends is really surprising... because of how tall he is i keep waiting for him to get crossed over out of his shoes by quicker smaller players who try to take him off the dribble, but he holds his own & makes getting off a shot tough for anyone he D's up on...

i like what gallo brings but

kaleeena repeatedly blew by gallo and jackson froze him with hesitation moves for wide open jumpers. jax numbers are what they were cuz he missed alot of wide open shots the 2nd half but the guy did play the whole game straight.

its going to be a problem nightly.

mda actually let gallo counter with his size and played him in the post but he only got like 2 or 3 touches down there.

Did a really nice behind the back drive on him, and got away with a charge at one point.

Watch the game. They have Gallinari sagging off his man down low, and if a team rotates the ball quickly enough to his original man, he has to come out quickly- usually to get a hand in the guys face. There were a few plays where his man did exactly what Gallo sometimes does when his man comes out to cover him- attacked the basket instead of taking the J.

A guy Gallinari's size- 6'10"- is going to have trouble on the perimeter guarding a quick 6'5" opponent on the perimeter, especially with a team that has trouble helping out on D. ...and Jackson was not missing against anyone. Kalenna was having success against everyone, yesterday, by the way.

I actually think Gallinari looks stronger and bigger than he did at the start of the pre-season. He is also getting down the court a lot better than earlier in the season. I have said this before- I think he will end up as a PF, a position where he will face guys his size. Once he fills out and hardens, he will be able to handle other PFs. He also knows how to box out, and looked very aggressive on the boards yesterday.

He does need some post moves. He should work on a hook and watch some Kevin McHale and Tim Duncan videos to learn how to play in the post, and use the most abandoned type of shot in the NBA-the bank shot.

I agree that Gallo will end up as a power forward. Once he gets strong enough, he'll be able to defend that position well. Also, as a 4 on offense, he'll force slower players to come out further than they're comfortable to guard him.

I'm also pleased with the way Hill is coming along. He's getting more comfortable out there. The thing I like about Douglas is his toughness.

cosign. Gallo will be either a PF or maybe even a center. He actually looks bigger than Hill out there. Once he adds muscle to his frame, he should be able to match up with most PFs in the league.

Paladin55 wrote:

McK1 wrote:

TMS wrote:the way this kid defends is really surprising... because of how tall he is i keep waiting for him to get crossed over out of his shoes by quicker smaller players who try to take him off the dribble, but he holds his own & makes getting off a shot tough for anyone he D's up on...

i like what gallo brings but

kaleeena repeatedly blew by gallo and jackson froze him with hesitation moves for wide open jumpers. jax numbers are what they were cuz he missed alot of wide open shots the 2nd half but the guy did play the whole game straight.

its going to be a problem nightly.

mda actually let gallo counter with his size and played him in the post but he only got like 2 or 3 touches down there.

Did a really nice behind the back drive on him, and got away with a charge at one point.

Watch the game. They have Gallinari sagging off his man down low, and if a team rotates the ball quickly enough to his original man, he has to come out quickly- usually to get a hand in the guys face. There were a few plays where his man did exactly what Gallo sometimes does when his man comes out to cover him- attacked the basket instead of taking the J.

I did watch the game, he wasn't getting beat cuz of the rotation. he was targeted and iso'd at the top of the key with Kaleena and on the wing when Jackson was his responsibility.