Bumping this old thread.


Is this guy going to lead the league in 3s this year or what? Good lord, 14 shot attempts, 13 of them from beyond the arc.

7/13 from 3. 22pts/4reb/1stl. Anyone in need of 3's might want to take a flier on this guy, wow.

7/14 with 7-13 3's. hmmm.

Yeah, good thing I left him on my bench tonight.

Guys like that will be excruciatingly streaky. I'd be frightened to death of owning him.

22 pts, 6 boards, 1 steal, 7 threes, 50% fg, 54% 3's, 0 TO's.

Far more than I expected. In the Dantoni offense he will have more than ample opportunities to heave threes game after game. I guess Dantoni was not bs'ing when he said The Rooster is the best shooter I have ever seen.

He will have his 3-15 games that will wreck your FG%

There's actually a thread for him, like 10 threads down on the first page.

But yes, he is definitely intriguing. Thinking about picking him up, I could use some 3's.

Dude can flat out shoot and the threes he takes are only wide open. He is not forcing shots nor shooting fade-aways. He should be ok but will surely have bad shooting games just like anyone else.

Isn't he like a 45%-50% 3 pt shooter? in which case he wont really wreck your fg %

Is this guy gonna lead the league in 3's?


Damn these Italians are impressive.

Not sure why he was absolute garbage in the preseason. That makes me think this was more of a fluke game than actual skills. I need a bigger sample size

Agreed. One game isn't enough to base a decision on.
Some guy in my 12 team H2H took him at the 6th round. We all thought he was crazy. I guess it paid off - for the first game at least.

Still probably worth a pick off the free agents list. Mike likes Gallinari and I expect Gallinari to receive tons of opportunities.

My apologies, Signor Rooster. I didn't know.

(Just glad I didn't waive you for Travis Outlaw. I'd probably be hating life right about now.)

Naw Gallo is capable of nights like this so I wouldn't take this output with a grain of salt . He's 6'10 and his shot rarely gets bothered. And Antoni says he's like the best shooter he's ever seen/ had.

I dont think any of the Knick's played all that great during the preseason as their minutes were reduced and Dantoni was shuffling the lineup a ton. It was the preseason afterall.

I think Gallo will be good for numerous threes all season in the Knick's joke of an offense.

Who's running out to get this guy?

I know it's one game, BUT many of us play against a bunch of vultures...

I wish he could do more than shoot the three well...he seems like a one trick pony, especially if he stays around the 3 pt line all night how is he gonna get boards?

Welling he won't get many O-Board, he doesn't stand on the 3 point line on the other end, not that he plays great D, but for most players getting boards isn't dependent on where you stand on O that often.

That's true I'm an idiot, not sure what I was thinking...either way do you think he can produce consistently in other categories like rebounds/steals/blocks at all? Or is he a streamline guy when you need some points/3's?

No idea, I have hopes that he can develop into Turk. Skillset is there.

Rebounds not so much
steals surprisingly yes ( he gets his hands in the passing lanes alot)
Blocks no

In 2 years I can see him being a Turkoglu / Bargnani type of player.

Alright, I didn't get a chance to watch the game because I was watching other ones...good to know...

Do you guys think he is going to start over Jeffies???

Does not really matter as Gallinari will get more than enough minutes being by far the Knicks best shooter and basically their future, for now, along with Chandler.

All that aside, Dantoni has already said Gallinari would eventually start this year once he was in better shape and condition.

From realgm.com

Gallinari Starting Soon?

Marc Berman reports that Mike D'Antoni is already contemplating a change to the Knicks' starting lineup, one that could involve Danilo Gallinari.

Presumably Gallinari would be slotted at small forward, knocking either Jared Jeffries or Al Harrington from the starting five.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/624..._starting_soon/

Al Harrington can't possibly be going to the bench instead of Jeffries...

To be honest , I'd rather Danilo keep coming off the bench. I dont think he's ready to take on first units yet. Darko over Jeffries should be the move.

Don't think it really matters. All he is really going to do is spot up and jack threes.

He won't get the chance to jack up any if he picks up 2 fouls in the first minute of the game.

Given that D'Antoni is a fan of his shooting. Odds are that Gallinari is going to play the role that Q.Rich was playing with the Suns back in the day. This boy is going to jack up a ton of 3's. He's also going to get the occasional long rebound and defensive rebound, with an odd steal thrown in. I see something along the lines of 15 points, 3 3pts, 5 reb, .8 stls, 2 TO.
This will probably happen by the next game.

If he can be like 04-05 Q-Rich with better %s....scary good. To not thrive as a D'antoni starter, you have to be offensively retarded (see: Duhon, Jeffries). I think the opportunity is there for Gallo to have a great year.

Yeah, here comes the rooster, yeah

Alice in Chains told me to pick him up in the early 90's

The cock may be a moving to that starting 5..

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/624..._starting_soon/

Very tempting....to run out and grab before the vultures pounce.

I've already snagged him...

who did u drop?

I own him in all my leagues. Dropped Webster and Sessions

I drafted the Cock in the last round. I saw enough of him last season in limited action to conclude he'd hit a ton of threes this year since he is healthy. BBM actually project's Gallo to finish with a pretty high rank (around top 50 or 60) which I find to be pretty laughable at this point in time. I could be wrong though and hope I am.

hmmm...not a believer in webster.

I am thinking about dropping webster too, but K-mart and his injuries could be the way to go for my team...not sure yet..

Obviously this guy isn't going to average 7 3's a game I also doubt he will shoot over 50% from beyond the arc all year. I figure him to shoot right around 48% or so which is still very good if you did in fact need 3's.

If he was wide open 13 times beyond the arc and made 7 to me that is fairly easy to make an adjustment to defend him a bit better. I'm thinking he gets far less looks from here on out now that teams will realise he is a legitimate threat from behind the arc. I'm more interested in what the guy has as far as post moves. He obviously is going to be matched by a smaller SF 90% of the time and should be able to exploit mis-matches. But if he only took 1 shot from inside the arc that makes me doubt his inside game.

Most guys can shoot well over 50% when they are wide open. Can he shoot while being defend is the question? I know the kid has a ton of talent and potential. I actually over drafted on him a bit in most of my drafts but with how hot he came out I'm already trying to shop him for a possible sell high. Even though I was high on him coming into the season I couldn't have expected him to produce anything like he has so far in his first game.

I'm strongly considering dropping Augustin for Gallo in my 12 teamer. I know news is going to come out next week saying Bell is out for 4 months. I hate these early season decisions.

Gallo isn't going to start tonight...

http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/200...icks-promotion/

D'Antoni says it's only a matter of time tho: “Whether that’s tomorrow or next day or a month from now, that’s the only thing we’re kind of weighing.” Let's hope he lights it up again.

I know but these early season decisions can make or break your team...it really depends on your team needs.

Good I'd rather see Danilo torch the 2nd units.

Agreed. I will take 25-30 minutes of production off the bench in the early going. Once he gets a feel for things in a month or so, put him in the starting lineup for 30+ minutes

Thx for the update!

50-60...WOW

That would be a huge jump for a guy who avg 14 min. a gm last yr. Basically that is where Nasty Nate was rated last yr.

I snagged him off waivers after his big game. Surprised he didn't get snagged ahead of my #8 priority. I dropped CDR, and also passed on Damien Wilkins. CDR could be something, though. We shall see.

I just had to go on a ride with the Big Cock this season. Meant to be. My team is now called Big Cock Smallball.

BBM projects him to 71st over 9 cats. 114 over 8-cats.