Comments on: Shaking the sand out of my shoes http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/ The unauthorized Knicks blog from Journal News beat writer Mike Dougherty Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:50:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: knicksdefense http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-9091 knicksdefense Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:17 +0000 http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/#comment-9091 islesfan That's funny, I watched every second of every game and did not see half the things you saw. The summer league is a showcase, nothing more. You can't write a player off based on one week's performances in vegas. Also, you can't crown the next king based on any performances in vegas. fat boy tractor traylor made a career out of hurting people. I'm glad his a** is out of the league because he does not belong in a sport as elegant as basketball. Nate was the MVP last summer league, this summer league he stunk up the UNLV pavilion. Travis Outlaw has in previous years put up monster numbers only to be a marginal player in the regular season. bottom line don't write off my knick Danilo Gallinari, he wanted to come here, only worked out for two teams, and we were one of them, because he wants to be here and he'll do what it takes to be a good player for the knicks. oh yeah, and one last thing: f*ck bayless. islesfan

That’s funny, I watched every second of every game and did not see half the things you saw.

The summer league is a showcase, nothing more.

You can’t write a player off based on one week’s performances in vegas.

Also, you can’t crown the next king based on any performances in vegas.

fat boy tractor traylor made a career out of hurting people. I’m glad his a** is out of the league because he does not belong in a sport as elegant as basketball.

Nate was the MVP last summer league, this summer league he stunk up the UNLV pavilion.

Travis Outlaw has in previous years put up monster numbers only to be a marginal player in the regular season.

bottom line don’t write off my knick Danilo Gallinari, he wanted to come here, only worked out for two teams, and we were one of them, because he wants to be here and he’ll do what it takes to be a good player for the knicks.

oh yeah, and one last thing:

f*ck bayless.

]]> By: dan http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-9090 dan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:46:40 +0000 http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/#comment-9090 Welcome back Mike, With NBA TV now showing all the games from Vegas and The Rocky Mountain Review, the summer league seems to be gaining importance. Players must realize that the games are going out nationally now and seem to be bringing more intensity. I'm sure more big(ger) names are showing up as well. It really is fun for the hard core fan. There are some good players. Luke Jackson looked great today for Atlanta, for example. The Knicks were a disappointment. Losing Balkman to injury when we already know what he can do is stupid. Not getting to see Danillo is a minor bummer for the jones-ing basketball fool in July but not a major catastrophe. Roberson doesn't make any sense to me. He's a guard who doesn't pass (insert obvious joke here). The squad was poorly constructed with no beef down low so they got pounded. Nate looked disinterested and rusty. Overall though, none of it seemed much of a concern to Walsh or D'Antoni so I won't worry too much about it. It was great to hear extended interviews with those guys. It was good to hear from Jamal Crawford as well, who is a classy individual and I'll be rooting for him as we progress. Danillo looked good in limited action. Wilson Chandler will compete for a starting job. Welcome back Mike,

With NBA TV now showing all the games from Vegas and The Rocky Mountain Review, the summer league seems to be gaining importance. Players must realize that the games are going out nationally now and seem to be bringing more intensity. I’m sure more big(ger) names are showing up as well. It really is fun for the hard core fan. There are some good players. Luke Jackson looked great today for Atlanta, for example.

The Knicks were a disappointment. Losing Balkman to injury when we already know what he can do is stupid. Not getting to see Danillo is a minor bummer for the jones-ing basketball fool in July but not a major catastrophe. Roberson doesn’t make any sense to me. He’s a guard who doesn’t pass (insert obvious joke here). The squad was poorly constructed with no beef down low so they got pounded. Nate looked disinterested and rusty.

Overall though, none of it seemed much of a concern to Walsh or D’Antoni so I won’t worry too much about it. It was great to hear extended interviews with those guys. It was good to hear from Jamal Crawford as well, who is a classy individual and I’ll be rooting for him as we progress. Danillo looked good in limited action. Wilson Chandler will compete for a starting job.

]]> By: islesfan http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-9089 islesfan Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:09:09 +0000 http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/#comment-9089 I saw that Gallinari has a nice shooting touch but may not have consistent NBA 3pt range. I saw that Gallinari lacks the explosiveness to get past most NBA centers much less PF's and SF's. He actually uses a running start when he wants to make a move. I saw that Gallinari has good court vision and feel for the game. I saw that Gallinari isn't a toothpick and still lacks the strength to get through a Summer League game without getting hurt. How much more weight can be put on without effecting his game? I saw that Gallinari is too slow to guard SF's. He has to play so far off to prevent getting blown by. I saw that Gallinari is too weak and slow to guard PF's. He's going to get pushed around very easily in the NBA. Most of all, I saw that the Knicks screwed up big time by not taking Jerryd Bayless. I saw that Gallinari has a nice shooting touch but may not have consistent NBA 3pt range.

I saw that Gallinari lacks the explosiveness to get past most NBA centers much less PF’s and SF’s. He actually uses a running start when he wants to make a move.

I saw that Gallinari has good court vision and feel for the game.

I saw that Gallinari isn’t a toothpick and still lacks the strength to get through a Summer League game without getting hurt. How much more weight can be put on without effecting his game?

I saw that Gallinari is too slow to guard SF’s. He has to play so far off to prevent getting blown by.

I saw that Gallinari is too weak and slow to guard PF’s. He’s going to get pushed around very easily in the NBA.

Most of all, I saw that the Knicks screwed up big time by not taking Jerryd Bayless.

]]> By: benny http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-9088 benny Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:42:55 +0000 http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/#comment-9088 Danilo = Darko Milicic Danilo = Darko Milicic

]]> By: stingy d http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/comment-page-1/#comment-9087 stingy d Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:33:13 +0000 http://knicks.lohudblogs.com/2008/07/22/shaking-the-sand-out-of-my-shoes/#comment-9087 mardy collins is the worst player on the team. far and away. a turnover in the making. the only reason he doesn't get turnovers sometimes, is because he does thigns that are so bizarre, that defenders get confused for 3 and 4 seconds while he holds the ball, and they trick themselves into fouling him. chandler is good, and works hard which i like. but the jumper is still suspect. gallinari i bet will be fine. ruling out the possbility of an injury riddled career, i bet he amounts to an almost all star for his career. which anyone would love to hae on their squad. a mike bibby type. never too incredible (maybe for a stretch unstoppable) - always a major focus for the opposition. mardy collins is the worst player on the team. far and away. a turnover in the making. the only reason he doesn’t get turnovers sometimes, is because he does thigns that are so bizarre, that defenders get confused for 3 and 4 seconds while he holds the ball, and they trick themselves into fouling him.

chandler is good, and works hard which i like. but the jumper is still suspect.

gallinari i bet will be fine. ruling out the possbility of an injury riddled career, i bet he amounts to an almost all star for his career. which anyone would love to hae on their squad. a mike bibby type. never too incredible (maybe for a stretch unstoppable) – always a major focus for the opposition.

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