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4/15/2010  9:06 AM
if he gets stronger. I think his rebounding will get better as he gets stronger and he's very long and doesnt mind getting the contact. I think the two areas where Gallinari must look to improve is core strength--not body weight and better shot selection. Maybe he can add a post up game this summer.
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4/15/2010  9:14 AM
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4/15/2010  9:52 AM
I think gallo has the skillset of a SF.. who can spend some time at PF..
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4/15/2010  10:21 AM    LAST EDITED: 4/15/2010  10:51 AM
WOW Major brain freeze I thought it said Chandler.

If Gallinari cannot play the 4 he should be traded.

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4/15/2010  10:24 AM
tkf wrote:I think gallo has the skillset of a SF.. who can spend some time at PF..

He has to become a better rebounder, right now he can only play one postion effectively..He needs to improve his srtength and quickness or he has no advantage.

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4/15/2010  10:27 AM
Danilo Gallinari is a SF or a 6th Man. He can't handle being a starting PF. He's much better defending the wing instead of the post. I don't see the upside with Gallo at PF.
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4/15/2010  10:38 AM
Gallo will likely never be Al Horford but he will get stronger as he matures. He really isn't going to have to be stuck guarding PF's in the paint all day but he should be developed enough to do it on a fairly regular basis. Bosh isn't strong either so it's not really about being an Oakley type. Just add some strength to his core and base and learn the kind of leverage and infighting moves you need to play PF. He'll always be a SF/PF cuz his skills lean that way.
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4/15/2010  10:42 AM
Lets put him at teh 4 so we can vilify him as being white and soft.

Gallo is a 3.

Maybe in MDA world there are not positions.
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4/15/2010  11:04 AM
I think Gallo can play the 4 spot if the Knicks get a serious rebounding center with defense first attitude. Camby type would work well.
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4/15/2010  11:12 AM
His ability to defend smaller players makes him most valuable outside. Even when Carmelo was torching him what made it so impressive was Gallo challenged every shot. Its gotten to the point when if you try to guard him with a small he's going to the FT every possesion.

I think this last month has really been an eye opener. He's either going to bury jumpers with ease from anywhere, or he's going to the FT line. You cant take that jumper away by putting a small on him. He's become so good at drawing contact. He's a 3, and at 6'10 create so many matchup problems.

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4/15/2010  12:05 PM
if u put him next to a physical C who plays in the paint, i can see it.
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4/15/2010  5:50 PM
So, if you get Lebron (SF) you are going to tell him he needs to change his position for Gallo? Gallo ain't Jeter yet. Walsh drafted him to be an eventual PF/C as he described on draft night. Remember he is supposedly still growing per Walsh. That's why I don't understand when people said that Gallo fits better with Lebron than Chandler who has already shown the ability to play more than one position. I think Briggs is right, if you are bringing a wing in here then he will have to move. One of my biggest problems with MDA this year was that he didn't work on it in games.
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4/15/2010  7:26 PM
AnubisADL wrote:WOW Major brain freeze I thought it said Chandler.

If Gallinari cannot play the 4 he should be traded.

I mentioned that before and people choked on their hotdogs.

Where is Gallups versatility playing in the front court ?

Chandler does it when Danphoney calls him to play it , why can't Gallup ?

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4/15/2010  7:50 PM
Gallo is almost 7' tall, he is gonna float between SF/PF and C. Especially on this team where MDA uses smaller lineups. Thing is that you really don't need to get caught up in specific positions. MDA likes guys that can cover multiple positions, so that you really don't need to worry about all the other positions. Between Lebron, Chandler & Gallo you'll have a very interchangeable group in terms of the positions they can each cover. We really only need to worry about PG when it comes to a pure designation for a position. After that all the guys can just play ball. Only when defending the other team will it ever be an issue and even then so long as we add some agile bigs to the mix we should be able to deal with teams on the defensive end.
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4/15/2010  7:51 PM
Vmart wrote:I think Gallo can play the 4 spot if the Knicks get a serious rebounding center with defense first attitude. Camby type would work well.

That's exactly what Orlando does with Lewis, although Howard can score because his atheletism, and if they can get to the finals doing that why not let gallo join the front court? he has length and toughness, the later I have yet to see in Lewis, and these quality will help him make needed adjustments more smoothly

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4/15/2010  8:00 PM
I think he can play power forward as he gets older. But that will take away from the best part of his game -- three point shooting. It will be hard for him to get rebounds when he's floating out near the three point line. Then again, it will also cause more mismatches on offense and he may have an easier time driving to the hoop.
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4/15/2010  8:14 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:I think he can play power forward as he gets older. But that will take away from the best part of his game -- three point shooting. It will be hard for him to get rebounds when he's floating out near the three point line. Then again, it will also cause more mismatches on offense and he may have an easier time driving to the hoop.

I don't think playing the 4 will hinder his 3pt game, it hasn't hindered r. Lewis' 3pt shots. And if lebron is on the team we dnt have to worry about gallo getting rebound because between him and bosh/lee they got it covered

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4/15/2010  10:05 PM
Loconixfan wrote:
BigDaddyG wrote:I think he can play power forward as he gets older. But that will take away from the best part of his game -- three point shooting. It will be hard for him to get rebounds when he's floating out near the three point line. Then again, it will also cause more mismatches on offense and he may have an easier time driving to the hoop.

I don't think playing the 4 will hinder his 3pt game, it hasn't hindered r. Lewis' 3pt shots. And if lebron is on the team we dnt have to worry about gallo getting rebound because between him and bosh/lee they got it covered

Yeah but that's not enough rebounding there between Bosh and Lebron. There are nights that Lee got 15+ boards and the Knicks were still killed on the boards. Either both your guards have to average 5 more boards a piece or your front court players have to be closer to 30 boards between them. Overall the entire team minus Lee needed to hit the boards more this past season.

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4/15/2010  10:52 PM
Pharzeone wrote:
Loconixfan wrote:
BigDaddyG wrote:I think he can play power forward as he gets older. But that will take away from the best part of his game -- three point shooting. It will be hard for him to get rebounds when he's floating out near the three point line. Then again, it will also cause more mismatches on offense and he may have an easier time driving to the hoop.

I don't think playing the 4 will hinder his 3pt game, it hasn't hindered r. Lewis' 3pt shots. And if lebron is on the team we dnt have to worry about gallo getting rebound because between him and bosh/lee they got it covered

Yeah but that's not enough rebounding there between Bosh and Lebron. There are nights that Lee got 15+ boards and the Knicks were still killed on the boards. Either both your guards have to average 5 more boards a piece or your front court players have to be closer to 30 boards between them. Overall the entire team minus Lee needed to hit the boards more this past season.

Barron seemed to be able to step in and bound just fine. We have to remember just how much more balanced DW is going to try and make this team. He's not gonna leave us this small and weak inside again. Those days are over!!! I think DW won't feel comfortable without a guy inside that can grab some bounds. It may not be a big lumbering guy in deference to MDA, but that's fine, he doesn't have to be big and slow to be effect.
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