Showing posts with label Danilo Gallinari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Danilo Gallinari. Show all posts
4/21/2011 5 comments

Keeping an Eye on the Knuggets: Game 2


     Majority of Knicks fans are keeping a close eye on the Denver vs OKC series, personally I would like to see the ex-Knicks play well but I'm not surprised that there struggling. While most were quick to appoint them the "Sleeper" team in the west I knew all along that was mostly fools gold. True the winning streak was not to be overlooked, but it was not telling the real story of this team. Most of there opponents were caught totally off-guard with there open-style any can score attitude. The playoffs are all bout exposing weakness and exploiting them, clearly there is they have no "Goto Guy" in clutch possessions. The series will go back to Denver in Game 3, and hopefully the welcome home will have them running and gunning like the final 20 games of the regular season.

Knuggets Stats:

Danilo Gallinari: 7 PTS,  3-8 from the field

Wilson Chandler: 4 PTS , 0-6 from the field 4-4 from the free throw

Raymond Felton: 16 PTS, 5-11
2/21/2011 0 comments

Melo Drama Coming To An End?


The Carmelo Anthony trade saga is nearly over.


Indications are that a trade is imminent with the New York Knicks, with only minor details to be worked out before an agreement is reached, a league source said.
Anthony was not at the Nuggets' practice tonight, as they resumed workouts following the All-Star break.
Names that have been mentioned in a possible Anthony trade include the Nuggets' Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams and Anthony Carter.
Billups left the Nuggets practice facility Monday night after declining to speak to the media.

The Knicks, it has been rumored, could give up Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler and Eddy Curry.

Read more: HERE
 
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2/17/2011 0 comments

Nuggets Want Too Much For Melo



via NYPost.com

The Post has learned the Nuggets made a whopping demand one week ago that is more exorbitant than recent reports. According to a league source debriefed on Carmelo Anthony negotiations, Denver asked for Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Landry Fields, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov and a first-round pick (obtained via Anthony Randolph) for Anthony and point guard Chauncey Billups.
Yes, it looks like the Nuggets demanded everything but James Dolan's Radio City Music Hall.


"They want everything," the league source said of Denver. "The Knicks didn't even have to sit down and talk about that offer. It's not even logistically possible. They'd have two miserable stars with nothing around them."

Read more: HERE
2/15/2011 0 comments

Knicks Turned Down Melo Deal


According to Donnie Walsh Denver asking for too much:

The Nuggets offered Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the Knicks for Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Eddy Curry and at least one first-round pick.

Denver's interest in Felton isn't that surprising. He played under George Karl's long-time friend, Larry Brown, at Charlotte for two seasons and is eight years younger than Billups. However, Billups' $14 million salary for the 2011-12 season is a team option. If the team doesn't exercise that option, Billups receives a buyout worth approximately $4 million.

Would you take this trade if you were the KnicksGM?

Read more: HERE
2/05/2011 0 comments

Listen Mr.Ujiiri,Denver Can Be The Next Cleveland Cavs

It's been a slow week or two in the Carmelo Anthony trade talks, which is unusual as the clock is ticking down pretty quickly to the trade deadline, which is now less than three weeks away. Why the slowdown?
The most obvious explanation: Anthony only wants to be traded to the Knicks and the Knicks are smart enough to wait until this offseason rather than trading for him.



The ball is squarely in Denver's court.
sources says the Knicks don’t feel pressed to present a substantial trade offer to the Nuggets.
Their choices: re-assess what New York has to offer and accept the discount, pray that the New Jersey Nets execute an about-face and re-enter trade talks, sell Melo for pennies on the dollar to a contender that doesn't require an extension to pull a trade, or hold onto him and watch him walk away for nothing in free agency this summer.
All things considered: putting something together with the Knicks still seems like the best, most realistic option.

If the Knicks have to breakdown and include Danilo Gallinari with Landry Fields it would be a big loss, but it’s necessary.

G.M. Donnie Walsh needs to get creative with this. Unload Eddy Curry's expiring deal for an above average big man or a tough defender that Denver could really use right away.

Via:cbssports.com

1/30/2011 0 comments

A Respectable Trade We All Can Live With

By now I know you all have heard a rumor or two involving Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks but here is a trade scenario via bleacherreport.com that I really like for all parties involved.

It's a three team trade involving the Knicks,Bobcats and Nuggets.

Knicks get Carmelo Anthony



Ray Felton is having a career year and to keep it going strong after the All Star break Donnie Walsh should look to get him some help.A play making point guard who can backup Ray who will accept his role assisting the likes of Amar'e,Chandler and Melo.So how about Felton's ex teammate D.J. Augustine


Bobcats get Al Harrington,Aaron Afflalo and Bill Walker.


Al Harrington comes to ball every night,we as NYK fans saw his grind first hand last year and the Bobcats can use what he brings to the court. Afflalo is a player on the come up and would replace what they loose in Augustine.Bill Walker with added playing time will continue to improve,his three point range has improved within the last couple weeks alone.He would make that team really athletic all around with his dunking ability.

Nuggets get Stephen Jackson,Danilo Gallinari,Eddy Curry and Landry Fields


That's a package in my opinion the Nuggets should jump on without any hesitation.It would include a first round draft pick of course or Anthony Randolph.It allows the Nuggets to dump the salary of Al Harrington,gain youth in standout rookie Landry Fields and with Gallo and Action Jackson gives them help today for a playoff run.Not to mention Eddy Curry's contract

It isn't perfect and its allot of speculation but I'm sure this can be used as a framework to something we all can walk away happy about.

READ MORE bleacherreport.com

1/16/2011 0 comments

Gallo to the rescue?


via NYDailynews.com

The stumbling Knicks could get a much-needed offensive jolt from a sweet-shooting small forward Monday.

No, that doesn't mean that New York is suddenly the favorite in the increasingly muddled Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes. But the Knicks are likely to get their own talented swingman, Danilo Gallinari, back for Monday's game against Phoenix at the Garden, as long as everything goes according to plan Sunday.

Gallinari, who suffered a mild sprain of his left knee early this month, is expected to practice Sunday with the team in Greenburgh. As long as the forward feels no extra soreness Monday, he'll return to the lineup.

"He should be ready (for Monday)," coach Mike D'Antoni said on Friday.

Gallinari's return couldn't come at a better time. The Knicks fell to the hapless Kings, 93-83, Friday night at the Garden, and they've now dropped three of their last four. Those early-month blowout wins over the Spurs and Suns now seem like a distant memory. D'Antoni called Friday's game "ugly," and Raymond Felton called it a "loss that we hate.

"We've just got to put it behind us," Felton said.

Not that things will get any easier against the Suns. Phoenix comes to New York seeking revenge after the Knicks handed them a 121-95 beatdown on Jan. 7, which is why Felton is dying for Gallinari to get back in the lineup.

"No question," Felton said. "It's always good to have one of your scorers, one of your guys who's a big part of the offense back."

With Gallinari sitting out, D'Antoni went to a bigger lineup, starting Ronny Turiaf at center and shifting Wilson Chandler to the wing, and the new group helped the Knicks earn wins over the Spurs and the Suns. Shawne Williams and Bill Walker also saw increased minutes, playing Gallinari's role of floor-spacing shooter.

But while Williams and Walker were effective, neither is as reliable - or feared - as Gallinari on the perimeter. Opponents have started clogging the lane.

That's left Amar'e Stoudemire and Felton little room to work their pick-and-roll game. Felton is shooting just 33.8% from the field over his last five games. And Stoudemire has found fewer paths to the lane. He made just six of his 22 field-goal attempts on Friday.

Stoudemire and D'Antoni blamed that loss on fatigue, but the Knicks star also admitted that Sacramento's defense frustrated him in the lane.

"They're just kind of sagging in on the screen and roll," Stoudemire said. "Making sure that nobody gets a layup in the paint. Forcing us to beat them from outside."

That won't work with Gallo back. And that's exactly what the third-year forward was thinking as he watched Stoudemire get shot after shot rejected on Friday.

"That was a tough loss, a very tough loss," Gallinari said afterward. "Hopefully, I can get back and help the team."

Read more: HERE
1/04/2011 0 comments

Gallo Out Two to Three Weeks


via NYDailynews.com

He got hurt in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 98-92 win over the Pacers when Indiana's Brandon Rush crashed into the side of his knee. Mike D'Antoni said Gallinari was able to walk at the practice facility in Greenburgh Monday, and that the injury was "just sore." After the MRI, the Knicks decided on a more cautious approach.
An MRI Monday afternoon confirmed that Gallinari has a mildly sprained left knee; he's expected to be out 2-3 weeks, the team announced.

"We're pretty successful with Ronny starting," D'Antoni said. "It gives us a chance to experiment a little bit."

Read More HERE
12/16/2010 0 comments

Mike D'Antoni +Amare Post Game Interviews+ Gallo Mic'd Up Videos

All Video After The JUMP

11/23/2010 0 comments

Bobcats-Knicks Preview


via NYKnicks.com

After a tough loss to begin their four-game road trip, the New York Knicks couldn't have closed it out much better. They're just hoping that momentum will mean something at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks have dropped three straight at MSG, but after a successful visit to California they can pick up their fourth consecutive win in Tuesday night's opener of a home-and-home set with the Charlotte Bobcats.

New York (6-8) dropped its sixth straight overall last Tuesday in Denver, where it fell behind by as many as 16 points early in the fourth quarter.

The Knicks rallied, however, and though they still lost 120-118, their late surge carried over. Danilo Gallinari and Amare Stoudemire scored 27 apiece in a 113-106 win at Sacramento on Wednesday, Raymond Felton led the way with 35 points and 11 assists in a 125-119 victory over Golden State on Friday, then Gallinari and Stoudemire were at it again Saturday.

The duo combined for 70 points - 45 after halftime - in a 124-115 win against the struggling Los Angeles Clippers.

"It was like a video game," Stoudemire said after scoring a season-high 39. "... The positive from this is that we're on a three-game winning streak and our chemistry's now starting to come together. We showed how good we can be and what it takes to win, and we're showing winning qualities. We've just got to keep it going."

It was the first time the Knicks won three games in California on the same trip, and coach Mike D'Antoni's team improved to 5-4 on the road.

New York is just 1-4 at MSG, though, largely due to its inaccuracy from beyond the arc. The Knicks are hitting an NBA-worst 26.0 percent of their 3-pointers at home, while they've knocked down 38.9 percent on the road.

They're 5-0 when they hit 40 percent or more from 3, and 1-8 otherwise.

Stoudemire's production has been consistent regardless of venue, but that hasn't been true for his teammates. Felton, who will be facing the Bobcats (5-8) for the first time after spending his first five seasons with Charlotte, is averaging 19.3 points and shooting 50.4 percent on the road as opposed to 14.2 points and 41.3 percent at home.

Gallinari's differences have been even worse. He's averaged 25.4 points and hit 43.2 percent of his 3-pointers in his last five road games. In the Knicks' five home games, he's averaged 12.8 points and shot 25.0 percent from beyond the arc.

Perhaps Charlotte will be better served by playing at New York's up-tempo pace on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Bobcats' 73.2 field-goal attempts per game are the league's fewest, but they seemed invigorated running the floor with Phoenix on Saturday.

It helped that the Suns didn't have Steve Nash. Charlotte took a season-high 87 shots and hit a season-best 57.5 percent, getting the first triple-double in franchise history from Stephen Jackson (24 points, 10 boards, 10 assists) to lead the way to a 123-105 win.

"We knew that we could attack the rack and be aggressive, and we knew if we played defense we could beat these guys," said Jackson, who's averaged 26.0 points and hit 51.4 percent from 3-point range in his last four games.

Jackson's two trips to MSG with Charlotte haven't been as memorable. He shot 36.6 percent as the Knicks won each meeting by four points behind 26.5 points per game from Wilson Chandler.

Article HERE
11/21/2010 0 comments

Danilo Gallinari's Best Week of Ball







This week 25.5 PPG
11/19/2010 0 comments

Danilo Gallinari Doesn’t Want Stardom


via slamonline.com

The myth — constantly pushed by fans and media in and outside of Gotham — is that playing in New York can bring great athletes untold riches, fame and happiness. These are things that most players want, naturally, but it’s not often that you hear an athlete publicly shy away from them.
For the Knicks‘ Danilo Gallinari, despite his burgeoning play of late, the burden of stardom is something he’s not quite ready to face yet, if ever.
Gallo tells the NY Times that despite growing expectations, he’s by no means a star:
On Tuesday night, Gallinari helped spearhead a furious second-half rally in a loss in Denver. On Wednesday, he propelled the Knicks to a victory in Sacramento. He was dynamic, confident, crafty — everything the Knicks hoped he could be when they made him the sixth pick in the 2008 draft.
The expectations have at times been too much to handle. Gallinari has embraced the spotlight, but he is weary of the scrutiny and the questions that accompany every subpar game. This season has had more than its share. So after six breakthrough quarters, in which he looked very much like a potential star, the 22-year-old Gallinari swiftly punctured the notion of his stardom.
“I know you expect a lot from me, and people expect a lot from me,” Gallinari said late Wednesday night, “but I’m not a superstar, I’m not an All-Star, I’m not LeBron, I’m not those great players. I’m an important player of the Knicks. And that’s what I’m trying to do, to help the team every time. Sometimes, can be these type of games, sometimes not. But as long as we win, it’s all good.”
It’s a smart move on his part, a coy attempt to deflate the pressure and keep expectations at a reasonable level.

Read more HERE
10/24/2010 0 comments

Knicks Exercise Options On Gallinari, Randolph, Douglas

via RealGM.com

New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that the team has exercised fourth-year options on forwards Danilo Gallinari and Anthony Randolph, as well as its third-year option on guard Toney Douglas. Gallinari has averaged 12.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in 109 games (76 starts) over his first two NBA seasons. Randolph has averaged 9.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in 96 games over his first two NBA seasons with the Golden State Warriors.

Douglas averaged 8.6 points, 2.0 assists and 19.4 minutes in 56 games during his rookie campaign with New York in 2009-10.



Read more: HERE
10/22/2010 0 comments

NBA Knicks Europe Backstories

10/18/2010 0 comments

Danilo Gallinari's Dosen't Like Rumors


via RealGM.com

"Not good," Gallinari said when asked by Eurosport how the rumors made him feel.

"Look, I'm very happy here and I don't want to go anywhere else. I love New York, I love playing on this team, I love the coach and his system and the people around here. I'm in the perfect place and I want to be here for a long time. I don't want to leave."


Read more: HERE
10/13/2010 0 comments

A Closer look at Danilo Gallinari's Kicks

via dimemag.com

What ya think??? Ive seen worse
10/07/2010 0 comments

Daily News Live Danillo Gallinari

10/03/2010 0 comments

Knicks vs Armani Jeans (Milan)



Full Game replay soon...
9/30/2010 0 comments

Knicks’ Gallinari Revisiting Basketball Roots

via: NYTimes

Gallinari was 5 years old when his father, Vittorio, installed the basket on the brick driveway outside their home. At the time, it was the only basket within 20 miles. Gallinari found his rhythm with a two-handed push-up shot. At age 6, he won a street-fair shooting contest, beating a bunch of men in their 20s and 30s.
At 11, he was making 55 percent of his 3-point shots.
At 14, he went away to live at a basketball academy in Casalpusterlengo, 17 miles from home.
At 16, he was so easily beating his father in one-on-one games that Vittorio retired for good.
At 18, he was starring for Armani Jeans Milano, his father’s old team.

something like a autobiography...

HERE
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Gallinari Back in the day: Milan Style



Danilo Gallinari on going to Milan for training camp:


"It means a lot for me," he said Wednesday. "Bringing the New York Knicks to my hometown where I grew up is something special, something unbelievable. It's going to be a historic game. We're going to make history right there."

Read more: http:HERE

This is why we drafted em...