Originally Posted by Ruff Ryder:
I like David Lee. Too bad he plays out of position. He'd be much better at the 4 with a shot blocking big man beside him. He has great hands, catches everything and finishes everything around the hoop.
I like Wilson Chandler, but he sometimes has bad shot selection (who doesn't? Oh, Lee.) He doesn't show enough athleticism either, doesn't slash as much as he should.
I like Gallinari a little, but he's a terrible on ball defender and has little game inside of 23 feet.
I like Nate's energy too. He too is a high class chucker too, but he's at least capable of filling out a stat sheet unlike half the dang team. He gets more rebounds than Al Harrington and Eddy Curry. Good lord.
Everybody else can just stay in the locker room for all I care.
Good gosh, our defense looks terrible against Philly, they've had 3 dunks in a row. Oh, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, here comes Larry Hughes!
Originally Posted by ehh:
More defense + Less 3PA = A victory.
Hopefully D'Antoni drills this into the teams' head.
Originally Posted by :
On the offensive end, however, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it starts with sophomore Danilo Gallinari, who has been outstanding in the early going, moving into the starting lineup and leading the league in three-point makes (19) thus far. Averaging 19.3 points per game on an outstanding 62.8 TS% (including 45.2% from behind the arc), Gallinari is living up to his coach's billing him as the best shooter he's ever had. Gallinari, at first glance, appears to be purely a spot-up shooter (he's assisted on nearly 80% of his makes), but with each passing game he's been showing a bit more of his skillset. Not the quickest athlete in the world, Gallinari is still a threat off the dribble due to his ambidexterity and excellent coordination, taking opponents off the dribble who try and crowd his shot. He hasn't shown much success finishing at the basket of yet, but he has shown success in the passing game, making drive-and-dishes on the move and excelling as the ball-handler in pick-and-rolls, as seen with his 5 assists against the Hornets last night. Gallinari is a perfect fit for D'Antoni's system, where he gets a ton of open looks through good ball movement, and his quick release and good size allow him to get off most shots with ease.
Originally Posted by ehh:
Good write up on the Big Rooster thus far...
Originally Posted by econoodle:
Ruff, who DO you like on the Knicks? :-)