sdeezy wrote:-Gallo is a very good high volume 3 pt shooter, he's mediocre inside the arc
-he's got a solid feel for the game
-he plays good positional defense, although his lack of athleticism prevents him from being a true impact defensive player like Gerald Wallace or Iggy
-he'll make good solid passes, but he's not a playmaker by any means
-mediocre rebounder for his size
Look, Gallo is a nice player and i like him quite a bit, but please, Brook Lopez is a legit 7 footer who can get it done on the low block. Those are so rare these days. Brook just produces more at a more important position. There are at least 12-15 swingmen i can name that are on par with or better than Gallo. Can't even begin to say the same for Lopez
no this isnt true at all
he is a good defender because he has length and good lateral speed.
how can you tell hes not a good playmaker? Hes shown the ability to be a good one but he never got the ball enough to display it consistently. He very rarely got the ball with enough on the shot clock to make something happen. When he did get the ball with enough time to work with he often created plays.
sure hes a medicore rebounder for his size but hes also a SF not a PF or C. A lot of good rebounding SF's had about 5rpg their first season so hes on a decent track. I don't think hell ever be a great rebounder but he should be average.
If were going to criticize him at least make true points. Like we don't really know if he'll always be aggressive on offense. When hes aggressive good things happen but last year he was often passive and sat at the 3pt line. No ones really sure if its him or if its Dantoni. Theres been some conflicts in interviews. Some with Dantoni saying he wants Gallo to be more aggressive. Some from Gallo saying that the coach has him at the 3pt line a lot to spread the floor. Which isn't really surprising as the biggest problem with Dantoni seems to be communicating with his players.
As for the defensive end he needs to be more decisive. He plays well man to man and zone and his help D is ok. However he often hesitates on double teaming and sometimes on switches.
brook lopez is a poor mans bosh i dont see how thats special personally. Until I see better defense out of him I have a hard time believing he'll be anything special. I don't really see how people see him being a 20pt scorer or a 10rpg player. He was on a weak rebounding team and couldn't pull down 10 boards last season. He was also the #1 option and couldn't put up 20pts. Yet some how on a good team hes gonna put up those numbers? Hes got a lot of improving to do if thats the case and his improvements were slight between the first 2 years. Hes going to have to make a big jump soon if he truely is the player all of you seem to think he is.
