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Post by greatgates on Oct 27, 2009 13:50:03 GMT -5
I'll guess 34. Hope I'm way off and they win 40 some.
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Post by irish2u2 on Oct 27, 2009 13:59:37 GMT -5
I think we can hit 40 but I admit I'm doing a little wishin' and hopin' here. ; )
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Post by jbaer10314 on Oct 27, 2009 14:14:53 GMT -5
I predict 41 wins. <ducking>
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Post by daglazer on Oct 27, 2009 15:26:34 GMT -5
38
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Post by dk7th on Oct 27, 2009 15:36:15 GMT -5
34 wins if d'antoni can't settle on a lineup because he's too distracted trying to unload jeffries through showcasing.
36 wins if gallinari is coming off the bench instead of harrington.
38 wins if gallinari starts and harrington comes off the bench
42 wins if d'antoni has chandler and gallinari switch positions on offense so that gallinari starts at shooting guard and chandler starts at the small forward
gallinari and duhon in the backcourt with chandler, milicic, and lee up front
pressing and trapping after made baskets at the end of quarters with a unit of douglas and robinson, jeffries and harrington and either gallinari or chandler
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Post by ironman95 on Oct 27, 2009 17:55:28 GMT -5
I'm going to stick with my earlier prediction of 40 wins. This is dependant on the team staying healthy and Gallinari coming into his own, Jeffries not getting too many minutes, and Darko contributing more than just a little. The rest should fall into place.
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Post by greatgates on Oct 27, 2009 18:10:47 GMT -5
34 wins if d'antoni can't settle on a lineup because he's too distracted trying to unload jeffries through showcasing. 42 wins if d'antoni has chandler and gallinari switch positions on offense so that gallinari starts at shooting guard and chandler starts at the small forward |
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Post by dk7th on Oct 27, 2009 18:49:54 GMT -5
gates you and i may be in the minority here but it makes eminent sense doesn't it? in d'antoni's offense the small forward gets hind teat, a la shawn marion. surely gallinari is a better shooter than both marion and chandler, plus he has more potential to create. as gallinari physically matures he may put on the kind of bulk that will allow him to have more of an inside-out game, to shooting over smaller players or posting them up, while driving around slower players and either finishing or playmaking for others. he has that potential. until then and until d'antoni's offense allows for these variables and scenarios gallinari is best-suited to playing the shooting guard position. as it is he should --SHOULD-- create matchup nightmares when he rediscovers the stroke we saw last season.
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Post by jbnewyork162 on Oct 27, 2009 19:28:44 GMT -5
best case 38 wins. worst case, the same wins as last year.
-Jason
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Post by garyd on Oct 28, 2009 12:54:25 GMT -5
I'll guess 34. Hope I'm way off and they win 40 some. Ill say 40 wins. The Knicks have let go of a lot of baggage and thats addition by subtraction. BTW before pulling the NY attitude of "hes a bust" before his first 2 years, anyone think this power forward was a bust with these stats in his first year: 8.2ppg on 40% FG shooting and 21% 3 point shooting and 3.4 rpg The guy was Dirk Nowitski. Just saying. Gary |
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Post by greatgates on Oct 28, 2009 14:55:48 GMT -5
I'll guess 34. Hope I'm way off and they win 40 some. Ill say 40 wins. The Knicks have let go of a lot of baggage and thats addition by subtraction. BTW before pulling the NY attitude of "hes a bust" before his first 2 years, anyone think this power forward was a bust with these stats in his first year: 8.2ppg on 40% FG shooting and 21% 3 point shooting and 3.4 rpg The guy was Dirk Nowitski. Just saying. Gary |
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Post by irish2u2 on Oct 28, 2009 14:59:42 GMT -5
Great point by Gary on Nowitski's rookie year stats.
I think Gallo can be a star. Not a superstar but certainly a star. I think he could play SG on offense but would be totally exposed on defense by even the most average SGs of the league.
Gallo has played exactly 28 regular season NBA games so I think he gets not just this season but next to prove himself. I also think he won't need that big of a window. ; )
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Post by dk7th on Oct 28, 2009 15:34:23 GMT -5
bill two things: if jared effing jeffries can guard a guard then surely gallinari who is the same size and who has better instincts can, too. gallinari has very good even superior instincts on defense. that said, it isn't necessarily the case that gallinari would have to guard who was guarding him. to cite an extreme example, nash had to get marion to guard the opponent's point guard. i think his slow feet is one thing but his length will bother many guards.
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Post by kman414 on Oct 28, 2009 21:44:02 GMT -5
After watching tonight's opening game I predict 30 wins. They are awful. The middle is a black hole where opposing players just drive the basket with impunity. The defense is pathetic. They constantly switched themselves into mismatches that favored the Heat.
The only reason they didn't lose by 40 was Gallinari found his 3 pt. shot in the last quarter.
Oh and one other thing,,,they can't shoot.
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Post by irish2u2 on Oct 29, 2009 4:26:02 GMT -5
After watching tonight's opening game I predict 30 wins. They are awful. The middle is a black hole where opposing players just drive the basket with impunity. The defense is pathetic. They constantly switched themselves into mismatches that favored the Heat. The only reason they didn't lose by 40 was Gallinari found his 3 pt. shot in the last quarter. Oh and one other thing,,,they can't shoot. A D'Antoni team that can't shoot is going to have some major problems as part of the philosophy that Mike has is that the best defense is a good offense.  Without that good offense we are dead in the water. One bright spot is Milicic at least altered some shots in his brief time on court. Why is he listed at 7'? He looks to be 7'2 at least. |
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Without that good offense we are dead in the water.