i dont mean to pick on the kid but he does not look overly athletic in this clip.

He’s not athletic and that’s what’s holding him back, but don’t need to be the most athletic man on the planet to succeed in the NBA. He faded last night but it’s promising that the only player who could really stop him was Al Horford.

just gonna say this. knicks are lucky they have so many good fans.

Athleticism is not a problem (Larry Bird says Hello), strength is. But I like the fact that he went for the dunk DESPITE his lack of athleticism.

yay

LOL!

Nice Dunk, even better expression after dunking it lol! But that will be the only highlght for Danillo dunking wise the whole season sadly. I think Marvin was shocked like the rest of us when he went to the hole and dunked it becuase he dont do much in the halfcourt but shoot 3’s. Its like his feet is cemented around the arc. But again nice dunk regardless.

i asked this on another thread…..Do you think that Steve Nash was more imprtant to the Phoenix Suns than Mike D’Antoni was?

Speaking of non dunkers check this out from the NY Times

http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/playing-below-the-rim/

Wow!!!…. What do you guys want…besides a winning team of course!!??
Before this dunk people were saying that you wanted to see Gallo do more. So he does it and instead of saying ok he’s doing more you hate on him. Even the praise is sprinkled with hate. He’s 6′10″/6′11″ do you expect to see a Dwayne Wade type athlete?? I saw a good athlete. Gallo dribbled the length of the court and took it strong to the hole. Where does it say that you need to be a great athlete to play basketball??. One guy wrote that Marvin Williams probably was shoocked by the dunk. Well Marvin WIliams is a great athlete and what has he done in his years as a NBA player. I’d rather have Gallo than Marvin WIlliams.

C’mon knicks fans!!!!!

You know we don’t have much to cheer for as Knick fans and Gallo makes a steal and a Dunk and all we can do is criticize him? Unbelievable! He’s one of the only reasons to watch this shitty team! What do you want? He’s 20 and still learning. What a Joke!!!

I guess you were expecting a parade to the Canyon of Heroes because he dunked in a game lol? OI’d like to see him “do more” in the half court.

No shots. Just sayin’.

Lol, we are all frustrated Knick fans and we all have the right to vent, that’s for sure. I just hope Jordan hill gets 20 minutes a night and Darko starts at the 5.

I think his “athleticism” will improve steadily throughout the season. He’s only 20, and he didn’t play all last year. Plus, he’s 6-11 and lanky to begin with, so give it some time and he will start moving much better, IMO.

Galo still has a baby face. I literally think he hasn’t finished puberty yet. If he fills out he could become a crazy good player.

Our perfect trade partner would be the Warriors. Everyone is unhappy over there. Monta Ellis, Stephen Jackson, Ant Randolph.
I have finally realized the light as well our 7 seconds or less doen’t work because Duhon sucks and Toney is more of a Jason Terry than a Jason Kidd.
Watching Steve Nash get up the court before the defense was back and get Wide Open Threes rather than just bring the Ball up and isolate.
We should really trade for a high draft pick. John Wall is special and I demand him in a Knick Uniform. When that doesn’t work we should either look at Tyshawn Taylor or trade for Monta Ellis. Better yet any chance the T Wolves are looking to dumb Sessions?

itzyung1…. I have this conversation almost everyday with Knick fans. How do you know what Toney Douglas is?? he’s played all of 9 pro games and a handful of summer league/preseason games. Can the rook have some time to find his way?? Also why would you want Sessions?? See your the kind of over reactionary fan that demands change. Any kind of change and then blame the front office fwhen that change isn’t that much better.

Listen I am not as sold as some are on Gallo. Like Has said what has he done that leads you to beleive that he is going to be this incredible superstar that the top nba players are dying to come to the Knicks so that they can play with him. Beside the 3pt shot I have seen little else. Now I have a question for everyone that bothers me. These Knick commercials or their marketing department promote our Knicks like if they were some small market team. This whole declare campaign and the throwing of t shirts and so forth and so on to my knowledge never went down during the 90’s Knicks. Our gimmick was locked down defense, heart, hustle, and a will to want to win and beat MJ, Pacers and the Pistons. The latest one is with Al Harrington about do you love NY as much as he do! Are you kidding me? One game he goes literally insane scoring and emotionally he just lost it and guess what after all that we still lost. So what are everyones feelings about the marketing campaign.

Hate to think what people would be saying here if he had chosen to simply lay it in. The dunk means nothing to me. The anticipation on the steal and the determination on the drive do mean something.

Gallo is still a “colt,” physically. Some folks are going to be feeling a little foolish in a few years (assuming the back is not an issue) when his body matures and hardens, and he is playing in the NBA as a man.

He is progressing nicely as a player. Who would have thought that the stiff Euro who supposedly played soft defense would emerge as perhaps the most consistent defensive players on the team?

He is going to the basket much more this year, and despite being “unathletic, awkward, and stiff,” he seems to have good success reaching it.

It is only a matter of time before the plays now characterized as “flashes” of talent become the norm.

I think that by the end of this season he is going to be playing a lot different, and people are going to be happy that we have him.