He's not a fluid guy, but when the Blazers were comming up on him and trying to keep him from shooting that 3 ball he would put in on the floor and take them off the dribble. He would have had a few more assists if the guys he passed to could have finished a little better.

He also plays D. He gets to a lot of balls for blocks, he's strong and fights for rebounds... he's really showing he can do it all.

That deep 3 he hit when the Knicks were coughing the game up last night changed that whole game around. That shot took cojones. This guy is a winner. I'm still not sure what position he plays here but we got a player

I don't know if I'm ready to say he's best of the draft class, but I was telling BlueSeats last night that I think Gallo is definitely a #1 guy on a team in this league and I can really see him growing into that kind of role, he was surprised when I said it, but I gave many of the same reasons you did. He has the offensive ability to do it and defensively he can surely hold his own, I think the biggest thing holding Gallo back right now is lack of strength. Once he puts on about 10-15lbs of muscle, he's going to absolutely shine.

Gallo is coming into his own and learning how to play in this league. In two years if healthy and that's an if he could very well be a star. You have to like his active hands on defense and his shot blocking is a welcome surprise. I don't think he needs to add that much muscle just get a little stronger and continue to be aggresive.

Lebron would be downright stupid to stay in cleveland. Dirk is not out of the question from the signs that you see and give him a guy that commands a double team and he is unguardable out there.

As he gets stronger you will see his game change. My college coach used to tell me that the measure of an offensive player is how many times he gets fouled. If a guy is getting fouled a lot he is hard to guard. Right now Gallinari is mainly a 3 point specialist on offense, but you can see the potential. More and more we are getting him shots off picks and he is hitting them(If he's shooting 45 percent from 3, why take a step in??? That's higher then many guys shoot from 2). More and more you are seeing him involved around the basket. His rebounding is getting better daily. And guys foul him everytime he drives to the basket. I'm telling you right now, when he gets stronger and develops a pull up jumpshot when moving towards the basket, it is over. Teams have already recognized that big men can't guard him. So they put small guys on him. Unfortunately he is not strong enough to take advantage of this situation. With added strength he should be able to take these guys inside or punish them off the dribble. This will define his career. If he develops this strength and skillset he is a 20 point scorer everytime he steps on the court. If he doesn't he's just another good shooter.

But you have to be excited about the guy. He's giving us a little bit of everything.

Bippity10 wrote:I don't know if Gallo is the best in his draft class but I will say 2 things:
1.) You can't still be complaining about the draft pick after what he has shown us so far
2.) He has as much potential as anyone in that class. You cannot say that anyone in that draft taken before or after him is guaranteed to have a better career. He is right there with all of them

As he gets stronger you will see his game change. My college coach used to tell me that the measure of an offensive player is how many times he gets fouled. If a guy is getting fouled a lot he is hard to guard. Right now Gallinari is mainly a 3 point specialist on offense, but you can see the potential. More and more we are getting him shots off picks and he is hitting them(If he's shooting 45 percent from 3, why take a step in??? That's higher then many guys shoot from 2). More and more you are seeing him involved around the basket. His rebounding is getting better daily. And guys foul him everytime he drives to the basket. I'm telling you right now, when he gets stronger and develops a pull up jumpshot when moving towards the basket, it is over. Teams have already recognized that big men can't guard him. So they put small guys on him. Unfortunately he is not strong enough to take advantage of this situation. With added strength he should be able to take these guys inside or punish them off the dribble. This will define his career. If he develops this strength and skillset he is a 20 point scorer everytime he steps on the court. If he doesn't he's just another good shooter.

But you have to be excited about the guy. He's giving us a little bit of everything.

Very nice post. It remains to be seen how good he'll actually get, but looking at what he's been doing I'd say he'll develop into a 20+ ppg starter with a high shooting % and a reputation for taking the tough shot. His rebounding, passing and defense won't be problems and may turn out to be assets. He needs more strength, coaching and experience, but he's already well on his way.

it's just too bad he will have to live in the marco bellinelli's shadow in the same divison...much like how lebron will have to with bargs...

djsunyc wrote:well at this point of his career, i can't see how any knicks fan wouldn't be excited about his prospects.

it's just too bad he will have to live in the marco bellinelli's shadow in the same divison...much like how lebron will have to with bargs...

LOL

i wish we would start he and larry, but whatever. i guess the starting lineup doesn't seem to matter too much right now as we're only playing 8 guys.

but i am pretty optimistic about gallo. the fact that the blazers decided to put Roy on him is pretty crazy.

kam77 wrote:Where are all the people who were calling him a bust?

They are here, they are just saying that they weren't calling him a bust.