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When you bring an act into this town, you want to bring it heavy. =
Don't=20
waste any time with cheap shucks and misdemeanors. Go straight for the =
jugular.=20
Get right into felonies. - Raoul Duke
Yes the Knicks' summer league team is still playing, so you wonder = why am I=20 home? Is it because Gallo is out with the sore back? Because most of the = vets=20 have gone home, too?
No. The truth is all of the writers opted to go home mid-week. = Newspapers=20 have budgets to adhere to.
Though we discussed it here previously, it's probably not reasonable = to think=20 the Knicks could try to re-engage the Clippers in talks about Zach = Randolph if=20 they're willing to include Camby. If this scenario was possible, why = wouldn't=20 the Knicks be involved in a three-team trade all at once?
Just bloggin...
My late flight yesterday didn't allow for me to blog about Gallo and = his sore=20 back situation, but I tossed the keys to Newsday's versatile deputy = sports=20 editor Mike Rose, who jumped into Fixer Nation to give you the scoop = straight=20 from my Blackberry while on the tarmac. Now that's teamwork, baby.
Before I get to Gallo, let me update you on Renaldo Balkman. He = suffered a=20 sprained left ankle during Wednesday's game. They took X-rays which were = negative for serious damage and right now he's considered questionable = to play=20 in Friday's game against the Suns.
It's not the same ankle Balkman had trouble with last year, when he = missed=20 all of the preseason with a "stress reaction" in his right ankle. He = also missed=20 four games early in the season with issues related to the ankle. These = types of=20 injuries are a result of the way he plays -- running with abandon and = throwing=20 himself into traffic -- but Balkman can't afford any setbacks with the=20 Knicks.
His energy and athleticism are valuable assets, but Balkman might = actually=20 struggle in the D'Antoni philosophy because of one skill he hasn't yet=20 developed: thinking the game. Renaldo is one of my favorite characters = on this=20 team -- you all know his Aw man, crazyis an all-time best quote = -- but=20 I've documented here before my concerns about his focus and mental = approach to=20 being an NBA player. Rey is a terrific athlete and clearly keeps himself = in=20 outstanding shape, which is a credit to his work ethic. But after = spending the=20 past few days watching Phil Weber install a few offensive sets that will = be the=20 foundation of what the Knicks do this season, it's quite apparent that = if you=20 can't think quickly, adjust on the fly and read what's happening on the = floor,=20 you're going to struggle here.
The arrival of Gallinari and emergence of Wilson Chandler -- what do = you guys=20 think of this knickname for him: "Chill" -- along with veterans such as = Quentin=20 Richardson and Jared Jeffries on the roster, Balkman is going to have a = hard=20 time finding minutes if he's not locked-in to what's going on = offensively when=20 he's on the floor.
Meanwhile, I know the immediate reaction to Danilo's back soreness = will draw=20 some groans from the peanut gallery. No worries, Fixers. As we said here = a few=20 days back, it's a rough schedule for some of these kids to go through = the whole=20 draft process. For Gallinari it's even more intense because his season = didn't=20 end until late May. So consider he was playing in intense playoff = competition in=20 late May, then came to the U.S. for workouts and to attend the NBA = draft. The=20 day after the Knicks selected him, Gallinari was already setting up his = workout=20 schedule with the Knicks training staff and got into a weight-lifting=20 program.
Even at 19, the body begs for rest. After that first game on Monday, = the=20 physical demand took its toll.
"I feel tight when I get up from the bed and from a chair," Gallinari = said.=20 "The soreness radiates to the left leg. Never experienced in my life = this type=20 of soreness."
Gallinari says he hopes to play for Italy next month in an early = Olympic=20 qualifying tournament (for 2012, Italy didn't make the Beijing Games). I = wouldn't be surprised if he pulled out of the tournament -- Andreas = Bargnani and=20 Marco Belinelli aren't expected to play either -- and instead focused on = getting=20 ready for training camp.
Stay tuned . . .
Comments (29)
I like the knickname "ill Will"
The Knicks SF situation is crazy. Gallo, Wilson, JJ, Q-Rich, Balkman. = 5 SF's=20 and none of them starter-worthy just yet. Pretty crazy.
And the ONLY skill Rey has yet to develop? He may need to think more, = but I'd=20 say a jump shot is clearly a skill he hass yet to develop as = well.
When pain radiates from the back to a leg it could be indicative of a = slipped=20 disk. The Knicks better get Gallo checked out thoroughly before leaving = for=20 anywhere farther than Little Italy.
Balkman needs more than an ability to think quickly. He even needs = more than=20 a mid range jumper. How about at least hitting a free throw once in = awhile!=20
Berman quoted a european scout as saying he wasnt surprised about = gallo's=20 back soreness. The kid was injured alot in italy. That doesnt sound=20 good.
your take?
I agree on balkman, He cant even shoot = freethrows. he=20 cant really shoot at all.
My main problem with Gallo
is a 19 year old kid should not be = having=20
back problems.
now i hear all the sports writers
giving Gallo a pass because of = his=20 schedule
and yada yada
but i repeat a 19 year old kid should not be having
back = problems
it=20 makes you question
1.his toughness
2.his physicality
3.his = ability to=20 handle the physical pounding of the nba
the kid neats some bulking up
and i still question walsh's = decision to=20 draft
yet another SF...geez we have like 5 of them now.
to me walsh has not done a good job thus far
1.he says he wants to concentrate on defense
and then gets = d'antoni to=20 coach(hardly a defensive specialist)
2.then he drafts a fragile SF = from=20 Europe(when he have 5 already)
3.and then he says he wants to = get
under=20 the cap by 2010
and then passes on a trade that would
have = cleared=20 Zach's salary from the books
doesn't that seem strange?
I tried to put in a hyperlink about the Real GM story on Camby's = frustration=20 about being traded to the Clippers for a trade of conditional 2nd round = picks.=20
For some reason, I got the message that the post woul be held by the = editor=20 for review. Hours Later it's in the latest installment post. Hmmm?
Anywayz. I'm sure most also checked out the bit in RealGM about how = the suns=20 are looking to unload Leandro Barbosa, in order to make room on their = roster for=20 an incoming player.
I've read elsewhere that D'antoni loves Barbosa. So I wonder if this = is=20 something that Donnie Walsh might look into since some note that Walsh's = recent=20 moves were tailored to D'antoni the coach.
I also like Balkman's hustle and way too play with reckless abandon. = But I=20 understand that some here aren't happy with his inability to show that = he has=20 added more to his game. Perhaps the past years of mismanagement, and his = apparently easy going nature will work against him here. I still think = he should=20 be given an opportunity to see whether he can contribute too the = incoming regime=20 but if his deficiencies outweigh his contribution to the team then it is = understandable that he might have to be moved.
Just remeber that Lee and Balkman, despite what they've lacked = (moreso=20 balkman b/c Lee has worked on other aspects of his game) provide the = ball hound=20 hustle that was reminiscent of the 90 teams of yore. The incoming regime = is=20 selling 7 seconds or less (finesee) but you need ball hounds as much as = you need=20 to make team players of the perimeter shooting ball hogs. Balance is = preferrable=20 to excess on either side of the equation.
Just Bloggin (as steady use to once say)
PS
NYC2Infinity
The Emperor has no clothes!
ONCE AGAIN JOE ALEX WAS THE PICK AT 6 NOT THIS BRILLO AZZ KID
LIKE I SAID B4 THE KNICKS WAS GOING TO WASTE A PICK SO THEY SHOULD OF = JUST=20 GAVE IT AWAY.LOL
MIGHTN'T BE SUPRISE IF DANTONI QUITS..
DANTONI ISN'T WINNIN NO CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE NBA EVA.
GOOD COACH = BUT NOT=20 CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER
ANYWAYZ THE KNICKS ARE WINNIN ANYWHERE FROM 23-35 GAMES THIS COMING=20 SEASON
AN WHAT THE F THE KNICKS DOIN SIGNING ALL GUARDS
DAMM THE KNICKS = NEED=20 HELP..
MARDY HAS A BETTER OVERALL SKILL SET THAN ANY1 OF THE GUARDS WE HAVE = OTHER=20 THAN STAR AN CRAWFORD..
stay tuned for more KnowLedge
Knowledge
I agree on youre bit about all the excess = gaurds.
Most of them are not bigger than 6'3 save for Crawford and = Collins.
You need a mix of different players not just all pure shooters.
Collins, size, ability to defend bigger gaurds, and that he does rack = up a=20 fair share of assist over just chucking it up like the pocket dynamo = shoot first=20 gaurds on this team should not be disregarded. He like Balkman should be = given a=20 chance to prove their worth.
A team needs a healthy mix and balance of players.
It's interesting how many called out Zeke-Suck whatever you might = call him=20 for carelessly placing mostly or all scorers on the floor without = balancing out=20 the team with chemistry and hustle players off the bench.
But now that [ ]'antoni is in. Oh now it's ok, it's fine by everyone. =
Listen I get it that he is clearly a better coach, and has some = innovator in=20 him but this team like last years team will need to keep and utilize a = healthy=20 balance of players.
But how are curry and randolph going
to play together this = year?
curry is still FAT
and zach still WON'T PASS
i think walsh dropped the ball
on this zach trade.
how is zach's stock going to go up
when he can't run the court or=20 pass
that dude has the body of a 45 year old man
i expect his stock to go down
this 08 season and thus lowering =
his=20 trade value
doe anybody feel this way?
Repost...Repost..@ Pete,
I really don't think people want Gallo = to be a=20 bust...but at the same time we can't false praise him either. If People = like=20 Bayless,
Randolph and Augustin and Green from the Cuse are being = praised=20 because of having exceptional Summer league intros..it's not wanting = Gallo to=20 bust...it's just questioning Walsh's decision
with our lowest pick in = the=20 Draft in 20+ years, and even though its summer league, you can't help = but=20 question this pick. We've waited too long for a Randolph, Augustin, = Bayless,=20 Green to have the potenial to build our own Super Star. I 'm not saying = that=20 Gallo won't be, but it's not looking too good even though it's = early.
Imagine=20 Gallo during the regular season being bumped by Curry at the Knicks = buffet line=20 as Curry knocks him down by accident reaching for the last Ham sandwich? = Some=20 will make excuses
like we all have for the last four years......that = gets=20 old quick.
I'm not sure Walsh really knows what the hell hes = doing!
Yeah=20 Zeke sucked but Walsh may be even worse!
Source: Mavs make Artest offer
According to a source close to Dallas, the Mavericks offered 14th = year=20 swingman Jerry Stackhouse and fourth-year forward Brandon Bass for Kings = small=20 forward Ron Artest.
The Kings are not expected to entertain the offer if it doesn't = include=20 Dallas small forward Josh Howard, but the inquiry certainly reveals the = level of=20 the Mavs' interest. According to the source, Howard does not appear to = be=20 available even if the Mavs are looking for a significant addition after = falling=20 to New Orleans in the first round of the postseason.
OK, The Kings are playing hard ball.....no way Dallas gives up=20 Howard.
Offer Rose and lee for Artest and Patrick Ewing! That would = make a=20 lot of people happy. Let Gallo develop so he don't break his = back...Again. In=20 addition..it would be nice to hear Patrick Ewings name in the garden=20 again!
Even if it is JR.
"MARDY HAS A BETTER OVERALL SKILL SET THAN ANY1 OF THE GUARDS WE HAVE = OTHER=20 THAN STAR AN CRAWFORD."
KNOWLEDGE:
You're kidding right? Mardy can't even excel let alone = play=20 well in Summer League. For someone with a couple of years pro = experience, he=20 should look like he's schooling the rooks.
Mardy should be loading up = his=20 Ipod for more quality time on the bench.
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=* It's pretty obvious, the Isiah worshippers are hoping and praying = that=20 Gallo and Walsh would fail. For crying out loud, we're talking SL here. = Remember=20 how the Isiah fanatics sensationalized Balkman shutting down Durant in = last=20 year's SL? And Isiah was a genius this and that and Isiah getting Morris = was=20 highway robbery, yada-yada, .......
* Walsh already declared that there's no quick fix relative to = Isiah's stench=20 & mess. We'll struggle for a couple of years so you guys chill. It's = Summer=20 League!!!!!
* Isiah must be turning in his grave just about now.
Alan,
You stated "Meanwhile, I know the immediate reaction to = Danilo's=20 back soreness will draw some groans from the peanut gallery."
Then = stated=20 "Balkman is going to have a hard time finding minutes if he's not = locked-in to=20 what's going on offensively when he's on the floor." Was that a typo? = Real=20 Meaning=3D Gallo and his sore back is going to have a hard time finding = minutes if=20 he's alway knocked down on the floor?
Christ. The kid hurt his back while getting trucked by that fatty = tractor=20 traylor, and he's soft now?
Some of you need to relax.
And Balkman IS going to have a tough time finding minutes because of = his=20 limited value. He has no offensive game whatsoever.
a 19 year old kid should not be having back problems.
Actually, young guys who are growing that tall that fast do have = growing=20 pains that show up as back pain.
The Knicks simply have to slow down with Gallo. There is no need to = rush his=20 development at all. Let him bulk up and then let him mix it = up.
" It's pretty obvious, the Isiah worshippers are hoping and praying = that=20 Gallo and Walsh would fail. For crying out loud, we're talking SL here. = Remember=20 how the Isiah fanatics sensationalized Balkman shutting down Durant in = last=20 year's SL? And Isiah was a genius this and that and Isiah getting Morris = was=20 highway robbery, yada-yada, .......
* Walsh already declared that there's no quick fix relative to = Isiah's stench=20 & mess. We'll struggle for a couple of years so you guys chill. It's = Summer=20 League!!!!!
* Isiah must be turning in his grave just about now.
"
That's worth repeating. Some phony azz Knicks fans are nothing but = Isiah pole=20 smokers in reality. You're either down with this team or you're an = imposter.=20 Take isiah's nutsack out of your mouth Peaceman.
Peaceman - I hate to say it, because I'm trying to be the optimist = (never=20 learn), but what you bring up is a real concern. Having said that, I = really=20 don't think Randolph, Augustin, Bayless or Green have shown anything = more then=20 positive signs - no one really shows future superstardom in summer = league. If=20 anything, I'd take Speights over any of them based on what I've seen so = far. All=20 those guys will have their limitations exposed in the regular season - = some will=20 overcome it and some won't. I'm playing wait and see at this point, = until I have=20 some real evidence.
Gallo's back is cause for worry and has to be handled carefully. = Skipping=20 2012 qualifying would be a good idea. I hope it is a freak thing, not a = sign of=20 being injury prone.
Actually i like Gallo...
i think he needs to get stronger but he could be a
good = player...the back=20 thing is a little worrisome but
i hope it is only temporary and not=20 lingering
but don't you think that drafting another SF
is over kill
we already had wilson chandler
just because i want the knicks to suceed does not mean
i cannot = question=20 walsh
i hated hiring isiah as the GM
and i questioned that fool = all the=20 time
i am not a blind follower
i look at what is going on
i am a=20 realist
i am not the only one questioning walsh
brandon Tierney of espn = 1050=20 radio
also questions the non trade of zach
to the clippers...
i want the knicks to suceed but walsh has
done some strange=20 things
NYC 2 Infinity - The loading up on 3's thing is kind of strange, but = I read=20 somewhere that the Knick's doctors said Gallo should reach 6'11' and I = think=20 management sees him eventually (with more size, strength and age) = developing=20 into a face-up 4. I'm not sure about the likelihood of that actually = happening,=20 but I think he was a pick for the long-term.
As for the five small forwards comment someone made above - Q and = Jeffries=20 are not part of the future. Unless Balkman stumbles onto a jumper, he is = looking=20 at limited minutes at the 3. That pretty much leaves Will. If Walsh = really sees=20 something special in Gallo, and he can play some 4 down the road, the = current=20 roster situation is hardly an argument for passing on him. The concern, = of=20 course, is that Walsh whiffed on the pick.
Nothing wrong with questioning Walsh - he hasn't really done much to = inspire=20 confidence as of yet. From the non-canning of Isiah to the non-dumping = of Zach,=20 its hard to see what he is really up to.
"I know the immediate reaction to Danilo's back soreness will draw = some=20 groans..."
Another whining pansy who puts his personal interests (the Italian = Olympic=20 team) before the Knicks.
At least he hasn't told anyone to get in the truck.
Yet.
Don't forget the canolis.
@anonymous.
you are a shining example of the irrefutable logic inherent in the = sciences=20 of logic and probabilities.
if you gather enough people, at least one of them will have = cancer.
in this room, you're the cancer.
crawl back under the rock you hide beneath. this world is better = without you=20 in it.
Thanks Pete for seeing my point
i want to be positive but
when walsh says one thing and then does = another
it is strange
i am for patience
but a gift horse is a gift horse
the clips were willing to take on zach's entire
contract without = giving us=20 back any bad contracts
how many teams can do that?
i think that walsh's gamble is going to
backfire if zach does not = get=20 great numbers this year
and in d'antoni system i see his numbers going down
for those that disagree
explain to me how zach's numbers go up =
in an=20 uptempo system
@ NYC 2 Infinity
I'm not sure Zach does fit in D'Antoni's=20 system....However,
one thing Zach is good at is put backs from = rebounding and=20 we should be launching shots @7 second clips...so if Zach is truly in = shape and=20 can get up the court in transition....he may work out, much more than = Curry, who=20 can't rebound.
@ Pete,
Jerryd Bayless, POR =E2=80=93 Through 2 games, Bayless = has looked every=20 bit the part of the player that was originally considered a top-5 pick. = He plays=20 with a 2nd gear that is seen in very few players such as Chris Paul and = Allen=20 Iverson, and similarly gets to the hoop and finishes. He has also been = to the=20 free throw line a ridiculous 39 times, which accounted for 31 of his 54 = total=20 points (27 PPG).
Donte Greene, HOU =E2=80=93 Greene turned in the best performance so = far, as he=20 dropped 40 points on the Suns. With an array of moves to the hoop,=20 three-pointers (5/10) and free throws (11/12), he let everyone in the = Thomas and=20 Mack Center know why he felt he was ready for the League after only one=20 inconsistent season at the Carrier Dome.
D.J. Augusitin, CHA =E2=80=93 Augustin dazzled his way to 30 points = on Weds.=20 Everything was clicking for the Texas alum, as he finished beautifully = around=20 the rim, knocked down a couple of threes and converted on 10 of 11 free = throws.=20
Marreese Speights, PHI =E2=80=93 One of the draft=E2=80=99s = biggest unknowns, Speights=20 has been a monster all week. He attacks the rim with Amare-esque = ferociousness=20 and has been active defensively, all while even sinking a few mid-range = jumpers=20 for good measure. In my opinion, Speights has been the most impressive = player=20 all week.
Speights may be very special, but I think Bayless will be remembered = as " The=20 one who got away"
@ LGM.....you don't deserve a responds. I'll skip pass anything with = LGM on=20 it!
This is some news for anyone who thinks that the Knicks and Clippers = might=20 revisit the Zach Randolph trade.
Today I read on RealGM that the Clippers have made a qualifying offer = to SG=20 Azubike.
Of course the Warriors could match the offer. But just to fan the = flames, say=20 Mullin does a skip pass on the matching offer as a wink wink to Walsh to = facilitate a separate trade between the Knicks and Warriors apart from a = redux=20 of the Knicks Clipss Z-Bo trade. Say we obtain Harrington, Camby and = Azubike and=20 turn in Z-Bo a gaurd or two and work down our glut at tht 3 in the = process.
Just Blogging really!
Peaceman - Bayless has looked great in SL and he is an exceptional = athlete,=20 but I'll wait and see until the regular season. There's no way he's = getting all=20 those calls in the L. He doesn't see the floor or pass like Paul, and = the next=20 mini-2 with Iverson's impact will be the first. I see the next Jason = Terry=20 myself. Nothing against the guy - I admit I just don't want there to be = one that=20 got away. And if he plays like Paul or AI against the Celtics and the = Spurs you=20 can be the first to say I told you so.
sec11 - "in this room, you're the cancer" - normally I'd say ignore = the=20 idiot, but that was a good line.
Some thoughts I had reading your guys analysis so far. Since we're = surmising=20 on basically a few games in summer league, all's fair really, but let's = consider=20 a couple of things here.
Summer League is basically one of those AAU all star games that kids = like=20 Greene, Bayless, Augustin, have been dominating since they were in biddy = league.=20 Not only that, as guards in an all star game, they are handling the ball = and=20 able to call their own number at will. These numbers are all about = access to the=20 ball and beating up on free agents who will not play in the nba. I would = be=20 dissapointed in any of these guys if they didn't do this. Of course = Bayless will=20 dominate this type of game. He is a very skilled player with a great = instrument.=20 But he was not drafted to win free agent all star games. Gallinari = hasn't played=20 in any of these types of Me-Ball festivals in his life. In the first = half, it=20 seemed he thought he was playing a basketball game, and ended up = watching=20 Roberson shoot the ball and being out of position for an offensive = board.=20 Roberson came to shoot and get a contract - good for him - but finding = the #6=20 pick with the assist was not part of his plan coming into the camp. I = saw=20 basketball savvy from Gallo just in that first half that outweighed = Curry,=20 Crawford, and Nate's combined. Second half he realized how the game was = being=20 played, how the refs were calling it (how much of a carry he could get = away with=20 on the crossover (tweet) how much he could move on the high screen = (tweet), and=20 decided to get a little me - time himself. I liked the skill set, the = size, the=20 smarts, the speed. He's a 3 right now, luckily he has a gorgeous stroke = and=20 range. I wouldn't question his toughness, he stuck his head in without = thinking,=20 and took hits and came back, rassled on screens with some of the bigs = who were=20 trying to punk him out a bit. No big deal. The back is a concern though, = let's=20 hope it is a result of all the work he's put in. They kill these guys in = two-a-days, fixers, I mean run them into the ground.
GMs draft players for skill sets that they want to have as part of an = ensemble. That's Zeke's great failure, he took chances on players that = don't go=20 together. If you listen to Larry Brown talking about Augustin, he's not = talking=20 about success in summer league, he's talking about HOW Augs is playing = the game,=20 picking up the offense, decision making, approach. He already called out = the=20 draft picks for not having the right mentality. So coaches are looking = at these=20 performances without a box score, we should too. Down the road, do you = want a=20 Gallinari or a Bayless? Do you want a 6'10" guy who thinks the game, has = guard=20 skills, and wants his team to get better and win. There will be more = Bayless'=20 coming down the line, basketball in the US is basically hardd wired to = produce=20 these types of players. I'm not saying he won't be great - I don't know = him -=20 but Zeke blessed us with 3 of his ilk already, and maybe Roberson makes = 4, so I=20 think Walsh was cognizant of that when making the pick.
I'm down with Speights, I'm down with Hickson, we need guys like = that; Lee=20 will not be enough down the road. Gallo's upside surpasses theirs = though, and=20 remember, he's been doing it since he was 16 in the Euroleague and was = already=20 the leader of his team. Remember too, they don't pander to the offensive = side of=20 the ball the way they d in the nba. You can play zone, hold and put your = hands=20 on perimeter players, slide on screens, take the ball off the rim, = etc... its=20 not easy to be the go to guy on offense over there. Gallo is not Serge = Ibaka, a=20 guy who started playing 4 years ago and grew to 6'10", he's the son of a = pro and=20 he's been blooded, so I think we have a little time here.
Walsh is holding his water. I'm antsy too, but he's got everybody on = speed=20 dial, he's respected, and right now, the knicks are not a threat, other = deals=20 can come - nobody's afraid of making the knicks a contender. For reasons = known=20 only to him and D'Antoni, he didn't take the salary dump. I see Randolph = playing=20 center, getting more shots than he could possibly want in pick and roll, = offensive put backs, delayed breaks, etc... and thriving. He is our best = offensive player period. D'Antoni will find a way to get the max out of = him. I=20 have to think that if D'Ant thought he couldn't work with him, he would = be=20 gone.
19 year olds can indeed have back problems regardless if they are=20 professional athletes or not. Whoever made the point about growing pains = is=20 spot-on. Gallo will be fine. Remember, he's 19 years old. He's not the = savior of=20 the franchise.
At most, I'd expect the guy to have the type of season KG had in his = first=20 year - 10 PPG. And remember, THAT WAS KG. So if we expect anything more = than=20 some decent burn and 10 PPG, we're expecting way too much, even in this = high=20 octane offensive system.
Gallo is just a part of the rotation this year. Same with Chandler (I = hope).=20 THey are two young guns on a team being built to make a serious run in = 2010-2011=20 and beyond. No sense expecting anything huge from these guys until they = get some=20 stability in the coaching ranks and the team gels.
Just my bloggin' .02.
Good AM Fixers!
@WIllis, right on, spot on, to the point, and your analysis was = succinct and=20 on the money...I Co-SIgn your post my Brudder!
Cause some of the crap I've read here this morning is ultra = hilarious...Those=20 who are familair with my handle know what I am about and know I'm all = about the=20 right to express your thoughts and opinions. But some of this stuff I'm = reading=20 is ludicrous.
Gallo and Chandler can & should be a dynamic Forward combo for = many years=20 if coached properly and remain injury free. Surely ZBO has his issues, = but his=20 Skill Set can work rather well in the new system. Duhon and Roberson are = excellent additions because they are role players that will play their = roles.=20 Lastly, if Curry is able to return from his knee injury and get in the = best=20 shape of his career, he too could thrive in the new system, because he = will be=20 hard to double-team in a spread offense with shooters and slashers. The = addition=20 of an athletic, rugged, and defensive oriented big is all that is = missing.
Lastly, Bayless, Greene, Augustine, Randolph, will spend more time = collecting=20 splinters during the regular season than a carpenter building a Log = Cabin.=20 Speights on the other has a chance to see some daylight in Philly, but = they've=20 got some decent Bigs on that team with the addition of Brand. I agree he = has=20 been quite impressive, but Maurice will be asking where's the Beef, when = the=20 real BBALLERS come out to play. That is is the one advantage Gallo has = at this=20 juncture, he has played with MEN and not BOYS and excelled...Can't say = the same=20 about these other rookies including Mr. Hanh's can't miss and the one = that might=20 have gotten away Mr. Alexander.
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