If Walker could hold down the shooting guard position it would provide stability at a position the Knicks have struggled with since the healthy days of Allan Houston. At 6'7 he brings length, a dependabe outside shot and the ability to finish in heavy traffic. He understands the angles and can make adjustments on defense

The reported weight loss is good news. I look forward to seeing how much work he invests over the summer. Forget Joe Johnson.

Danilo Gallinari will be an All Star by 2012

that's two I can live with

misterearl wrote:

Danilo Gallinari will be an All Star by 2012

I believe he will be a perineal contestent in the 3 pt shootout that's about it in 2012

I don't see that.

He did some nice things. I wish I could shove his aggression into Chandler. He also does some dumb things: He can be a hot head and it leads to just silly purposeful fouls and flagrants.

Yet again I do like what I see from him and if we score he's going to be a great 7-9 man in the rotation.

As to yet again our scrubs from past (bender) and our draft pick scrubs (rautins) and some summer league invitee... well, counting on them to be anything more than a headline starting with "Knicks waive...." would be silly.

Also must say I want to see how Barron performs this coming year. He also showed some nice things but also some dumb things.

To keep realistic, these guys were hungry, they were doing it on a really bad team, and doing it on a team whose veteran players had already given up. So they looked real good out there.

You still have to put the ball in the basket but let's just be realistic - every bad team has some guy lighting it up. They're still a bad team though. There's good reason for that. When your scrubs, walkons, unknowns are leading the way? And you're a terrible team? I don't care how good those players look in the moment the truth is they stink and that's why the team stinks.

You just got to remember that.

Still, there is promise in Barron and Walker. Maybe the other three show something as well. Not counting on it.

SupremeCommander wrote:

playa2 wrote:

misterearl wrote:

Danilo Gallinari will be an All Star by 2012

I believe he will be a perineal contestent in the 3 pt shootout that's about it in 2012

I'm somewhere in between on this... he's an elite shooting talent, there's no doubt, but he's also tall enough to be a power forward. To make the All Star team a few times he'll have to rebound at least as well as Jamison. To make it every year he'll have to rebound like Dirk

He may or may not make all star games. I doubt it because he's not a stat stuffer, he's a winner.

fishmike wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

playa2 wrote:

misterearl wrote:

Danilo Gallinari will be an All Star by 2012

I believe he will be a perineal contestent in the 3 pt shootout that's about it in 2012

I'm somewhere in between on this... he's an elite shooting talent, there's no doubt, but he's also tall enough to be a power forward. To make the All Star team a few times he'll have to rebound at least as well as Jamison. To make it every year he'll have to rebound like Dirk

I look at his skill set and I think he's a better Rashard Lewis (with some cojones). He wont force offense so he will probably score 18-20ppg, 6 rebs, 5 assists and a block a game. He plays very hard on defense and find the open man with the pass. Good ball handling skills and he likes to take big shots.

He may or may not make all star games. I doubt it because he's not a stat stuffer, he's a winner.

What exactly has he won? Besides your heart.

islesfan wrote:

fishmike wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

playa2 wrote:

misterearl wrote:

Danilo Gallinari will be an All Star by 2012

I believe he will be a perineal contestent in the 3 pt shootout that's about it in 2012

I'm somewhere in between on this... he's an elite shooting talent, there's no doubt, but he's also tall enough to be a power forward. To make the All Star team a few times he'll have to rebound at least as well as Jamison. To make it every year he'll have to rebound like Dirk

I look at his skill set and I think he's a better Rashard Lewis (with some cojones). He wont force offense so he will probably score 18-20ppg, 6 rebs, 5 assists and a block a game. He plays very hard on defense and find the open man with the pass. Good ball handling skills and he likes to take big shots.

He may or may not make all star games. I doubt it because he's not a stat stuffer, he's a winner.

What exactly has he won? Besides your heart.

islesfan wrote:

fishmike wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

playa2 wrote:

misterearl wrote:

Danilo Gallinari will be an All Star by 2012

I believe he will be a perineal contestent in the 3 pt shootout that's about it in 2012

I'm somewhere in between on this... he's an elite shooting talent, there's no doubt, but he's also tall enough to be a power forward. To make the All Star team a few times he'll have to rebound at least as well as Jamison. To make it every year he'll have to rebound like Dirk

I look at his skill set and I think he's a better Rashard Lewis (with some cojones). He wont force offense so he will probably score 18-20ppg, 6 rebs, 5 assists and a block a game. He plays very hard on defense and find the open man with the pass. Good ball handling skills and he likes to take big shots.

He may or may not make all star games. I doubt it because he's not a stat stuffer, he's a winner.

What exactly has he won? Besides your heart.

You can be a "winner" and still play on a losing team, bro. He is talking about his priorities on the court, and the fact that he is willing to play team oriented ball and put out a maximum effort in certain areas of the game- particularly defense, that may not show up on the stat sheet.

If you watched the Knicks last year you will know what he is talking about. I think that Douglas is a similar kind of player.

For what it is worth, Rautins and Fields, whether or not they were the "best" players available at the time, also possess (and this is mostly based on what I have read), some of the qualities that we associate with players who are commonly called "winners."

Paladin55 wrote:[You can be a "winner" and still play on a losing team, bro. He is talking about his priorities on the court, and the fact that he is willing to play team oriented ball and put out a maximum effort in certain areas of the game- particularly defense, that may not show up on the stat sheet.

fishmike wrote:

islesfan wrote:

fishmike wrote:

islesfan wrote:

fishmike wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

playa2 wrote:

misterearl wrote:

Danilo Gallinari will be an All Star by 2012

I believe he will be a perineal contestent in the 3 pt shootout that's about it in 2012

I'm somewhere in between on this... he's an elite shooting talent, there's no doubt, but he's also tall enough to be a power forward. To make the All Star team a few times he'll have to rebound at least as well as Jamison. To make it every year he'll have to rebound like Dirk

I look at his skill set and I think he's a better Rashard Lewis (with some cojones). He wont force offense so he will probably score 18-20ppg, 6 rebs, 5 assists and a block a game. He plays very hard on defense and find the open man with the pass. Good ball handling skills and he likes to take big shots.

He may or may not make all star games. I doubt it because he's not a stat stuffer, he's a winner.

What exactly has he won? Besides your heart.

do you see something different?

You claimed him to be a winner. I don't think anybody has seen that.

If I had the luxury of building a winning team with "winners" I would just buy the Lakers. Cant do that however, so I need to find my own guys. I'm looking for guys who are dedicated to improving their games. Who have skills that fit in a team concept and make others better. I want guys who are efficient and skilled in as many areas as possible. I want guys who play like winning is the most important thing, not their stats or fancy plays.

Basically I want guys with size, skill and a team mentality.

To me Gallo is that kind of guy. I think he's a good player. I dont know if he will ever be an all star or a great player but I like what he brings both as a player and a prospect.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/print?id=17297

I like Gallo's attitude or, alternatively, his swagger. That article compiles some of his best quotes. Crawford proved talk is cheap but I absolutely loved that Nuggets/Knicks game because of how Gallo rose to the occasion

fishmike wrote:supreme.. thats a good read. Gallo backs up that attitude. He's really driven and has great upside

yea, someone posted that on realgm the other day.. good read.. how can you not love this kid...