Friday, June 29, 2007
Don: A Donnie Point For Ainge
I love this Celtic trade. For once I am happy with a move Danny Ainge has made. Outside of Larry Bird, I have never enjoyed watching a basketball player as much as Ray Allen. For someone who rarely if ever watches an NBA game as a fan, I was all fired up last night when I heard the Celtics got my favorite Husky and favorite NBA baller.
I don't think I am going out on a limb when I say that Allen may be the best pure 3-point jump shooter of all time. There of course have been better players, but this guy is money from behind the arc.
Yes I am biased about Ray. We both entered UConn at the same time, I had a couple classes with him, and I never missed a home UConn game while he was in uniform. Even though Rip Hamilton and Emeka Okafor brought National Championships to Storrs, you'll never convince me that they were better players than Ray Allen.
Flash forward to the present and Ray Allen is a 7-time All-Star, he has 3-point shooting records, and he can only make the Celtics better. These Boston fans are already complaining that he is too old and he has never won anything. Have you seen the teams he's been on and the teammates he has had. He never had a chance in the Western Conference with Seattle and his top teammate in Milwaukee was Vin Baker.
Now he comes to the East and a very week Atlantic Division to play with Paul Pierce and Al Jefferson (as long as there aren't any more trades made). Pierce can now play as a forward instead of every position on the floor. I heard the argument that there won't be enough shots between Allen and Pierce. Has everyone forgotten when Antoine Walker was there the Celtics reached the Conference Finals and no one chucked more long balls than Walker. Allen will definitely take a lot of shots, but the difference is he will make them.
Allen is 32 now and I am sure he wants to win a championship to go along with his Hall of Fame career. I think he will cooperate with what needs to be done to win. I am not predicting anything crazy here, but the Celtics will not be the second to worst team in the NBA anymore. They are a playoff team right now and for the first time in what seems like decades, I will be excited to watch the Celtics opener in the upcoming season.
I don't think I am going out on a limb when I say that Allen may be the best pure 3-point jump shooter of all time. There of course have been better players, but this guy is money from behind the arc.
Yes I am biased about Ray. We both entered UConn at the same time, I had a couple classes with him, and I never missed a home UConn game while he was in uniform. Even though Rip Hamilton and Emeka Okafor brought National Championships to Storrs, you'll never convince me that they were better players than Ray Allen.
Flash forward to the present and Ray Allen is a 7-time All-Star, he has 3-point shooting records, and he can only make the Celtics better. These Boston fans are already complaining that he is too old and he has never won anything. Have you seen the teams he's been on and the teammates he has had. He never had a chance in the Western Conference with Seattle and his top teammate in Milwaukee was Vin Baker.
Now he comes to the East and a very week Atlantic Division to play with Paul Pierce and Al Jefferson (as long as there aren't any more trades made). Pierce can now play as a forward instead of every position on the floor. I heard the argument that there won't be enough shots between Allen and Pierce. Has everyone forgotten when Antoine Walker was there the Celtics reached the Conference Finals and no one chucked more long balls than Walker. Allen will definitely take a lot of shots, but the difference is he will make them.
Allen is 32 now and I am sure he wants to win a championship to go along with his Hall of Fame career. I think he will cooperate with what needs to be done to win. I am not predicting anything crazy here, but the Celtics will not be the second to worst team in the NBA anymore. They are a playoff team right now and for the first time in what seems like decades, I will be excited to watch the Celtics opener in the upcoming season.
Posted at 9:15 AM by Don
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