SlimChin wrote:do we really need him? this west coast trip kind of indicates otherwise. Walker, Williams and Turiaf have been picking up the slack both on the offense and defensive end; Bench has coming up big. if they beat the jazz tonight and go 3-1 on this road trip Gallo is looking more and more expendable.

Burn! Gallo is needed. He helps spread the floor for Amar'e to score 30 points a game.

KNICKSdom wrote:

SlimChin wrote:do we really need him? this west coast trip kind of indicates otherwise. Walker, Williams and Turiaf have been picking up the slack both on the offense and defensive end; Bench has coming up big. if they beat the jazz tonight and go 3-1 on this road trip Gallo is looking more and more expendable.

Burn! Gallo is needed. He helps spread the floor for Amar'e to score 30 points a game.

That's such a weak argument and you have nothing to back it up. I'm so tired of the Danilo Gallinari homers making him out to be this incredible outside shooter. He's not. He shoots in the low 40s and 37% from three. Wilson Chandler spreads the floor just as well as Gallinari. We also have more then enough outside shooters to get by without Gallinari and the last 4 games have proved it.

iSergio wrote:In the last 4 games, both Shawne Williams and Bill Walker have combined for 17 ppg and hit 14/35 from three (40%). Equal to what Danilo Gallinari was contributing.

The Gallinari homers can stick it. We don't need him. He's a VERY small piece to the puzzle. His role is just not that important. He's the 4th or 5th best player on this team.

What? Two players COMBINED to equal what Gallinari, alone, was contributing? And neither of those two have all the awesome extras that Gallinari quietly brings to the table every night. You're crazy, man. Straight putting a hat on yourself, man, mad as a hatter, from the Orange New Jersey hat factories, where the chemicals would seep into your brain and make you go crazy, or mad.

BALLLER, WHAT?!?!?!?! HATERS, GTHOT, HATERSSSSSs!!

orangeblobman wrote:

iSergio wrote:In the last 4 games, both Shawne Williams and Bill Walker have combined for 17 ppg and hit 14/35 from three (40%). Equal to what Danilo Gallinari was contributing.

The Gallinari homers can stick it. We don't need him. He's a VERY small piece to the puzzle. His role is just not that important. He's the 4th or 5th best player on this team.

What? Two players COMBINED to equal what Gallinari, alone, was contributing? And neither of those two have all the awesome extras that Gallinari quietly brings to the table every night.

BALLLER, WHAT?!?!?!?! HATERS, GTHOT, HATERSSSSSs!!

WHAT EXTRAS!!! What the heck are you all watching! Danilo Gallinari doesn't provide ANY intangibles! He's an outside shooter!!! He doesn't rebound, do the dirty work or play great shutdown defense (he's average).

iSergio wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

iSergio wrote:In the last 4 games, both Shawne Williams and Bill Walker have combined for 17 ppg and hit 14/35 from three (40%). Equal to what Danilo Gallinari was contributing.

The Gallinari homers can stick it. We don't need him. He's a VERY small piece to the puzzle. His role is just not that important. He's the 4th or 5th best player on this team.

What? Two players COMBINED to equal what Gallinari, alone, was contributing? And neither of those two have all the awesome extras that Gallinari quietly brings to the table every night.

BALLLER, WHAT?!?!?!?! HATERS, GTHOT, HATERSSSSSs!!

WHAT EXTRAS!!! What the heck are you all watching! Danilo Gallinari doesn't provide ANY intangibles! He's an outside shooter!!! He doesn't rebound, do the dirty work or play great shutdown defense (he's average).

he takes people off the dribble and gets to the line. He dunks ferociously. He rebounds also.

iSergio wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

iSergio wrote:In the last 4 games, both Shawne Williams and Bill Walker have combined for 17 ppg and hit 14/35 from three (40%). Equal to what Danilo Gallinari was contributing.

The Gallinari homers can stick it. We don't need him. He's a VERY small piece to the puzzle. His role is just not that important. He's the 4th or 5th best player on this team.

What? Two players COMBINED to equal what Gallinari, alone, was contributing? And neither of those two have all the awesome extras that Gallinari quietly brings to the table every night.

BALLLER, WHAT?!?!?!?! HATERS, GTHOT, HATERSSSSSs!!

WHAT EXTRAS!!! What the heck are you all watching! Danilo Gallinari doesn't provide ANY intangibles! He's an outside shooter!!! He doesn't rebound, do the dirty work or play great shutdown defense (he's average).

ZOMG!!! WHAT!!?!?!
What extras? (in no particular order):

1. Defense - what!? Have you seen him D people up? His long arms and height make him hard to beat, even when you think you've beaten him, he's right there, like a SPIDER!

2. Free throws (aka drawing fouls) - WHat!? The only other person I can compare his ability to draw fouls to is Kevin Durant, and Durant gets some type of star treatment at this point. Gallo will drive to the hole and it's hard not to foul him. Can he drive more? Yes, but that's all about maturity, which leads me to...

3. Age - He's 22, for Peter's sake, the great Apostle at the supper. He's a young baller with so much upside it's not even funny, and he continues to improve and improve his mental.

4. He's tall! - You can't teach height

5. He's so skilled - Drops trey buckets, can drive, can shoot free throws, can steal the ball, can defend, can run the floors.

6. He is clutch! - How many times have we seen him drop buckets late in the game, ice cold?

7. HE DOESN'T TURN THE BALL OVER - How many times have we seen him play 35 minutes or so with 0 turnovers?? He's a smart baller, he won't make many mistakes

8. All upside with Gallo.

iSergio wrote:

martin wrote:

iSergio wrote:

KNICKSdom wrote:

SlimChin wrote:do we really need him? this west coast trip kind of indicates otherwise. Walker, Williams and Turiaf have been picking up the slack both on the offense and defensive end; Bench has coming up big. if they beat the jazz tonight and go 3-1 on this road trip Gallo is looking more and more expendable.

Burn! Gallo is needed. He helps spread the floor for Amar'e to score 30 points a game.

That's such a weak argument and you have nothing to back it up. I'm so tired of the Danilo Gallinari homers making him out to be this incredible outside shooter. He's not. He shoots in the low 40s and 37% from three. Wilson Chandler spreads the floor just as well as Gallinari. We also have more then enough outside shooters to get by without Gallinari and the last 4 games have proved it.

you are making Gallo out to be just a stiff-legged 3point shooter, and he's not.

How many FTs have Walker and Williams shot all year? total of what Gallo makes in like 4 games?

That's exactly what he is. Almost 50% of Danilo Gallinari's shots are 3pt attempts and he only gets to the line 5.5 times a game. That's a spot-up shooter.

Shawne Williams and Bill Walker can't drive. I'll give you that. But 5.5 times a game at the line is nothing special either.

You get to the stripe 5.5 times a game by driving... I cannot comprehend how that number can be interpreted otherwise

Killa4luv wrote:

iSergio wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

iSergio wrote:In the last 4 games, both Shawne Williams and Bill Walker have combined for 17 ppg and hit 14/35 from three (40%). Equal to what Danilo Gallinari was contributing.

The Gallinari homers can stick it. We don't need him. He's a VERY small piece to the puzzle. His role is just not that important. He's the 4th or 5th best player on this team.

What? Two players COMBINED to equal what Gallinari, alone, was contributing? And neither of those two have all the awesome extras that Gallinari quietly brings to the table every night.

BALLLER, WHAT?!?!?!?! HATERS, GTHOT, HATERSSSSSs!!

WHAT EXTRAS!!! What the heck are you all watching! Danilo Gallinari doesn't provide ANY intangibles! He's an outside shooter!!! He doesn't rebound, do the dirty work or play great shutdown defense (he's average).

he takes people off the dribble and gets to the line. He dunks ferociously. He rebounds also.

4.5 rpg is nothing special.