Any idea who is leading the NBA in made 3 pointers? Raise your hand if you’ve never heard of Danilo Gallinari…because he is the next pure shooter in the NBA.

Though it is dangerous to extrapolate small numbers into large numbers, it is impossible to ignore what is happening at Madison Square Garden. There in the bright lights of New York City, a 21-year old, 6 foot 10 inch Italian is putting on a show like we haven’t seen in some time. The 6th pick in the 2008 draft by the Knicks, Danilo Gallinari did very little his rookie season.

With Mike D’Antoni firmly in control, and with an extra year under his belt, Danilo has been unchained and he is firing away from 3 point land. In three games he has 18 3 pointer. Not attempts, but 18 made 3 pointers…and shooting at a better than 50% clip from downtown. Some guys might have suspected that this kid could play, but no one could have foreseen the volume and efficiency with which the Italian Assassin could stroke the ball.

No doubt the second year player will find it hard to keep up such a pace, but given the volume of shots available in the Knick offense, and his recent insertion into the starting lineup, this could be a sign of things to come. Even the return of little Nate won’t take the ball out of his hands.

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