Comments on: D’Antoni has the Player’s future at Heart

By: Bob go knicks

Bob go knicks — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:48:20 +0000

i wish d’antoni and walsh would just respect us fans and put out at least a semi-pro team on the floor

By: Bob go knicks

Bob go knicks — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:34:23 +0000

i wonder if steph marburry feels the respect.but seriously isnt he supposed to be trying to win games?

By: jg2112

jg2112 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:54:31 +0000

Dear God…

19.5% of the Season has been completed. We still have 80.5% to go. What’s the deal with some of you people?

The rooks will get their playing time down the road. It’s early on the season, let them work stuff in practice. Like somebody said, we have no Brandon Jennings, James Harden or a Kevin Durant. We have projects, it is what it is. TD needs to work on his playmaking skills, Jordan Hill needs to work in all his game. If you ask me I don’t see why the need to rush things. The idea is to get better in the future… we are a work in progress. Down the road the kids could get their playing time… right now is just not the time. Jordan Hill has a Personal Fould 15 seconds before he checks into the game. Toney Douglas needs to learn how to run the team before being handed the keys.

And Gallo? Come on. The kid has it in him. No, he might not be Dirk 2.0 but the kid knows basketball. You try to work your way back to any playing level after 1 year off and coming back from surgery. Guys, the jury is still out for Gallo. None of us can predict the future. But let’s be REAL in the present. He is 21 years all. At that age, he has to adapt to a new enviroment in his personal life. He has to adapt to the NBA game from the Euro Game. He has to do all that with the KNICKS in NEW YORK. And to make things better, he has to do it while recovering from surgery.

This stuff TAKES TIME. We won’t know Gallo’s full potention until like a year from now or so. Maybe the kid is lacking his confidence to attack because he is afraid he might injure his back again, just like he injured it in the first place. Why the need to burn him so quickly? I’m all for letting him take baby steps until he reaches his full potential.

Cut the kid some slack. He might be a bust, a 3rd option or Dirk 2.0, but we won’t know this year… so please be more reasonble with the kid’s situation.

By: traps9

traps9 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:08:54 +0000

I honestly think Miami is the biggest threat and will be (hopefully OUR) the biggest rival of an LBJ team in the East.

By: ScottD

ScottD — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:58:17 +0000

When I looked at the standings this morning, I just couldn’t help thinking…….
What if the Nets get a top three draft pick this June, have a higher likelyhood than ever to move to Brooklyn in a couple of years, and have plenty of cap room this summer, with Devin Harris, Courtney Lee and Brook Lopez on their squad already?
I am hoping that none of the available superstars consider the western bank of the Hudson, as opposed to 33rd and 7th.

Just thinkin’
Although they are the “red headed step children”, they sure do appear to have a better headstart to the future than we do.

I’ll die wearing blue and orange, but this does concern me.

Any opinions out there?

By: ScottD

ScottD — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:44:14 +0000

Surround Gallo with some “real” talent, and he would look much better, and make his teammates look better as well.
Duhon cannot break down an opponents defense and pass to Gallo enough.
I can count the number of times that Nate an Al have passed the ball to him.
It seems to me that he is deferring to the veterans out of respect for the pecking order.
In my opinion he probably has a higher BBall IQ than anyone else on the team.
Remember, he was a go to guy in the Italian league.
Next season is when we really begin to see him develop, assuming that we have a successful offseason.

By: ScottD

ScottD — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:33:48 +0000

I believe that you just “nailed it”.

By: Tommy Dee

Tommy Dee — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:11:30 +0000

Again, I will take a guy who can get his shot without anyone creating space for him.

he’ll learn to create space off the dribble as he gets stronger. He has a completely different skill set than vladdy.

it’s why i hate comparisons…

By: BobbyFromBK

BobbyFromBK — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:59:13 +0000

Gallo looks like he hasn’t caught up to the NBA game yet and still plays a European game. I will not judge him until the end of the season because this is, in essence, his rookie year. The one thing that bothers me, though is that he is not being aggressive enough in demanding the ball. He is not moving without the ball either. He just parks at the 3 point line and waits for Duhon or someone to pass him the ball.

By: joetheknick

joetheknick — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:58:03 +0000

donnie:if DW didn’t believe he could turn the Knicks around, he would have stayed in Indiana or retired. He didn’t take this job to tarnish his reputation. I believe he is smart enough and experienced enough to find a deal. As to Jennings, I am sure this is not the first player he could have had and didn’t. It’s a game of percentages. You got to be right more than you are wrong. Not easy watching this process.