(Big C) As Knicks fans are still wondering how good Timofey Mozgov is,   one  player on the team has given Mozgov  his stamp of approval. That player is  Danilo Gallinari.

During a recent sit down with Danilo Gallinari he was asked who impressed him the most in training camp.  Danilo replied Mozgov

“Everyone knows Raymond and everyone knows Amar’e.  And everyone knows what they can do. And they have been showing it in every practice. I’m not impressed by them because I know that they are great players. I’m impressed by Timofey. I watched him playing on the Russian team and in practice. I think he has a really good game. He’s huge, he’s long, he can run, he can jump, and he knows how to play the game. All these things makes him a great player. And I think he is going to improve a lot. I think he can help us a lot. I think he is going to surprise people.”-Danilo Gallinari

I have also been impressed with Mozgov’s game. In training camp I saw him run the floor just as good as everyone else on the team. In fact, I do not recall Mozgov showing any signs of fatigue.

Everything from defensive drills, and dribbling between cones, to running with a medicine ball; Mozgov was doing it all. Even after the killer workouts in training camp Mozgov stayed late working out with Herb Williams on his offensive game.  

Even though Mozgov still has work to do on his jumper, he has a nice backshot off the glass. In fact Mozgov, despite his young age, already has the bank shot locked down on the rightside of the court.

Mozgov is the perfect fit for Mike D'Antoni's system. He runs in transition and he is good at playing the pick and roll game. One area that I do think Mozgov is weak at is his rebounding. However, in every training camp practice I saw Mozgov was solid at getting on the boards. He is a good passer out of the post.

Even though he has to get better at posting  up  he still knows how to get around his man. In training camp there was a play that Mozgov took Amar'e to the hole strong. If it was not for Randolph fouling Mozgov that could have been the highlight play of this year's training camp.

At the end of the day Mozgov could be a good contributor this season playing center.  After all who does not want a big man that can run and play defense?