It is obvious that Walsh told D'antoni to tank the season right after dream week.The real purpose behind the acquisitions of Hughes and Wilcox was to get rid of salary cap space right away and not be stuck with the problem of having to get rid of both Jerome James and Eddy Curry this summer or during the middle of next season.
Hughes sucks ass. He's terrible. He never passes the ball and he has a low b-ball IQ.
Q-Rich should be getting zero playing time. He can't shoot for shit, can't play defense anymore, and makes stupid decisions. Like trying to get a rebound and letting the ball go out of bounds.
There's really no chance of making the playoffs anymore. We should start Gallo and just play the young guys.
YA THINK? just cuz we got hughes doesnt mean we have to play him...thats no excuse
11 pts in 35 minutes...im 100% positive gallo wouldve contributed a lot more with that amount of time
ive been sayin this for a month and nobody's tryna hear it
funny thing is if gallo starts along with robinson @ pg we still might make the playoffs, but if danphoni plays the same starters we'll be struggling to win every time....i mean who cares if we blew out the grizzlies lmao
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i just dont get it tho, considering these MUCH OLDER guys are pro staff coaches, how can they not see the problem with giving hughes, chandler, and duhon too much time? but really i only got a problem with hughes
he reminds me a lot of AI in terms of bball IQ, taking contested shots and gambling WAY too much in passing lanes, well at least AI wasnt sloppy with his dribble...this guy will make a 3 once in a blue moon and danphoni keeps him in for the whole game cuz of it....truly sickening shit
D'antoni wouldn't want Gallo to make the Knicks anymore competitive so he makes us believe that the reason behind him not playing a lot of minutes is his undevelopement as an NBA player.
just watched a bit of the game... zepole can def shoot, but scoring 15 or 20, and giving up 20 or 25, wont win many games... he plays little "D", but i guess thats a good fit for the knicks as no one else plays "D" either..
PG-Duhon, SG-Nate, SF-Chandler, PF-AL, and C-Lee as our crunchtime finishers....these 5-players earned to be Knick finishers for the rest of this season.
I think the reason D'antoni decided not to play Nate and Harrington, is that they never move the ball. Both of them tend to chuck up shots and try to win the game themselves, rather than staying to what works which is moving the ball around and finding the open man. The problem with that is, why was Hughes out there? He's the biggest black whole of them all.
Gallo needs to be a focal point of this offense. He's by far our best shooter, and he has the highest b-ball IQ on this roster.
The bottom line is that those two guys are our lead scorers. To play them 23 minutes (apiece) is ludicrous and inexcusable. Sure, they chuck up shots; but they can also hit them.
Gallinari has not proven himself to be capable of being a focal point, when his main weapon is the long range, wide open jumper. If he proves capable of hitting those type of shots, in the long run, while guarded and with consistency, he might end up being a good 3rd or 4th option on a mediocre team.
I don't think I was the only one that noticed how much we needed to have him sub out - so that Harrington and Nate could breathe some life into our team. Gallo simply cannot make things happen on his own: he's basically a guy that hangs around, waiting for open shots. He can't rebound, drive, defend, post up, or block shots; and his ball handling skills make me nervous.
The bottom line is that those two guys are our lead scorers. To play them 23 minutes (apiece) is ludicrous and inexcusable. Sure, they chuck up shots; but they can also hit them.
Gallinari has not proven himself to be capable of being a focal point, when his main weapon is the long range, wide open jumper. If he proves capable of hitting those type of shots, in the long run, while guarded and with consistency, he might end up being a good 3rd or 4th option on a mediocre team.
I don't think I was the only one that noticed how much we needed to have him sub out - so that Harrington and Nate could breathe some life into our team. Gallo simply cannot make things happen on his own: he's basically a guy that hangs around, waiting for open shots. He can't rebound, drive, defend, post up, or block shots; and his ball handling skills make me nervous.
Unlike most of the Bball morons here, you seem to actual see what is going on and why. He has flaws but Gallo is the best player on the team. For a guy that can't drive, he goes by guys every game that are smaller and quicker. Josh Smith, VC, Iggy. For a guiy that can't board, he gets the big ones when needed. Very good defender. He can pull up. He moves the ball. He gets caught covering for other guy's defensive mistakes. If he comes in 100% healthy next year, it will be his team. Chandler will be his wing man. Mark it down.