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Gallo is looking solid, which is surprising considering he's been out most of the season. By merely being on the floor, Gallo makes the Knicks so much better. We have finally have a consistent outside presence. He also can pass and dribble very well.

His main knock was his defense, but he's actually played decently on that side of the ball. He's deflecting passes, blocking shots, and contesting shots nicely. Most of his shortcomings on this end have come from being a rookie like biting on fakes and getting outmuscled.

I'm interested to see how he'll play when given 25+ minutes.
 
Everyone who has ever seen Danilo play in Europe knows he is a quality player, and that his talents translate well to the NBA unlike other Euro stars like Jasikevicius. He'll be a great player for the Knicks.
 
He's pretty good offensively, good range and pretty good basketball IQ. His defense is a big liability from what I have seen so far. He looks likes one of those guys that can go for twenty five, but give up thirty five. That might make him struggle to get minutes his rookie year.
 
La Bomba said:
He's pretty good offensively, good range and pretty good basketball IQ. His defense is a big liability from what I have seen so far. He looks likes one of those guys that can go for twenty five, but give up thirty five. That might make him struggle to get minutes his rookie year.
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But he hasn't been a liability defensively when he's played so far. Are you talking about when he was in Italy?
 
Mr. J said:
But he hasn't been a liability defensively when he's played so far. Are you talking about when he was in Italy?
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I'm not going to lie. I haven't seen any live Knicks games this year, only highlights. From what I saw the first game he played, he had like 6 points I think, he was really weak defensively. Players were getting by him pretty easily, and he would often leave players open with his help D.
 
Overall, though, his defense has been pretty solid. That's one of the reasons why his +/- has been so ridiculous the past few games.
 
i like how they are easing him back into things as well...no back to back games...kinda like the yanks and the joba rules
 
Is it just me, or does Danilo make 2 field goals in almost every game he's played in?
 
Haha! well, great consistency from him i guess.. hope he can double that or triple that soon!
 
The kid played great in the final quarter of the Orlando game.

Even more surprising was seeing who was at the forefront of the charge -- an almost forgotten soul, Danilo Gallinari. Since the trades that brought over forward Chris Wilcox and guard Larry Hughes, Gallo seemed to have fallen out of favor in D’Antoni’s rotation. But if Gallo’s fourth was any indication, D’Antoni will need to find room for the talented rookie.

Gallinari played all 12 minutes of the fourth, scoring all eight of his points and four of his five rebounds in that span. He was everywhere and – outside of Nate Robinson – was the best player on the floor.
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D'Antoni said on Sunday in Toronto that Gallinari will have to start at the bottom of the pecking order, in respect to the veterans on the team. Well, those veterans (Quentin Richardson, Larry Hughes and Chris Wilcox) were a combined 2 for 11. D'Antoni reached a point in this game where he was looking for anything to provide a spark. He yelled for Gallinari, who was riding a stationary bike in the tunnel.

It wasn't just the two three-point bombs, which splashed nothing but net, or the nice step-back pull-up jumper against Dwight Howard. It was the charge he drew, the rebounds he snared, one which he wrestled from two defenders and kicked out to Nate Robinson for a trey.

The kid just plays with that something. He may not have the veteran savvy, but he's got that something. And right now, that something is more valuable than veteran savvy.
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He did a nice veteran move against the Heat, the head fake I think to get the defender in the air and then drawing the foul for 3 shots. Nice way to keep his composure with the clock winding down..
 
Danilo Gallinari has season-high 17 points in 22 minutes against the Hawks.
 
This kid looks like he's got a hell of a future in this league. He plays with a great energy every night and he can flat out stroke it from outside. The Knicks might have made the right call on him after all.
 
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