Poll: With Ray Allen back, the Celtics win back to back. Coincidence or Trend?

[coco]

I can't seem to shake the fact that right when RAllen started to gain his game back, the Cs started to click offensively.

[Roy Hobbs]

Well, it seems pretty obvious to me that a Ray Allen who is making his shots gives us a better chance to win.  He was a big part of both of our last two wins.

[BASSTHUMPER]

i think ray problem was the gum he was chewin

he chew his gum a lil diffrent now which help his shot

[dark_lord]

it was the sleeve on his arm

[BrickJames]

it was the sleeve on his arm

You may be joking, but I think you're right.

The better question is - where was that sleeve for the past 7 months??

[Roy Hobbs]

The better question is - where was that sleeve for the past 7 months??

Maybe the last month, but in the regular season, Ray was very good.  I'm not sure what type of expectations people had for him, but he had his fourth most efficient shooting season of his career, and was extremely good on defense all year long.

[winsomme]

i think we can look forward to more of the Ray Allen that we saw all season and has started to shine through of late, but there is going to be a big question about who guards Kobe.

Jackson likes that big lineup of his with Radmon, Odom and Gasol all being 6'10 or bigger. and that lineup absolutely killed Denver. they had Carmelo guarding Kobe, so AI or Carter was on Radmon. that was a nightmare.

Ray on Radmon is not as absurd, but it's less than ideal too...but we also have Posey to deflect mismatches..

Phil also likes Vujacic and that is a good matchup for Ray IMO

i love the chess match of the Finals...

[BrickJames]

The better question is - where was that sleeve for the past 7 months??

Maybe the last month, but in the regular season, Ray was very good.  I'm not sure what type of expectations people had for him, but he had his fourth most efficient shooting season of his career, and was extremely good on defense all year long.

Roy, be real, Ray MIAllen was AWOL after the all-star break.

[Roy Hobbs]

The better question is - where was that sleeve for the past 7 months??

Maybe the last month, but in the regular season, Ray was very good.  I'm not sure what type of expectations people had for him, but he had his fourth most efficient shooting season of his career, and was extremely good on defense all year long.

Roy, be real, Ray MIAllen was AWOL after the all-star break.

After the all-star break, Ray shot 48.7%, and 44.4% on three-pointers.

If Ray had shot that for the year, those would have been career highs.

[BrickJames]

The better question is - where was that sleeve for the past 7 months??

Maybe the last month, but in the regular season, Ray was very good.  I'm not sure what type of expectations people had for him, but he had his fourth most efficient shooting season of his career, and was extremely good on defense all year long.

Roy, be real, Ray MIAllen was AWOL after the all-star break.

After the all-star break, Ray shot 48.7%, and 44.4% on three-pointers.

If Ray had shot that for the year, those would have been career highs.

What are those numbers like when you take away layups and dunks?

[Roy Hobbs]

The better question is - where was that sleeve for the past 7 months??

Maybe the last month, but in the regular season, Ray was very good.  I'm not sure what type of expectations people had for him, but he had his fourth most efficient shooting season of his career, and was extremely good on defense all year long.

Roy, be real, Ray MIAllen was AWOL after the all-star break.

After the all-star break, Ray shot 48.7%, and 44.4% on three-pointers.

If Ray had shot that for the year, those would have been career highs.

What are those numbers like when you take away layups and dunks?

I'm pretty sure layups and dunks don't affect the 3PT%.

[PerkinsERA43]

when Ray's shot is on, the other team becomes preoccupied with him, and functions poorly on D. They also have to play 1 man down on the offensive end, because Ray D's up a lot harder when he's making plays on the offensive side of things (which is only natural. Every time I make a shot I get a huge adrenaline rush that carries me through the next two or three minutes on the court).

[fan33]

I only know, when I played(again, on my level), when my team was putting out the defensive effort AND everyone who I suspected to be able to shoot it well when the rock was passed to them,hit a high percentage, I gained confidence in my own shooting and this breaks the will of opponents.

Similarly in reverse, working hard on defense then not shooting well tends to be a buzz kill for confidence in my own shots(more pressure(?)), as it really distrupts ones "zone" of confidence...

And this too is where the referee calling stopage really use to irk me, as did trash talking too etc...

So, in reply to the poll, I voted "trend"!

[Onslaught]

it was the sleeve on his arm

I was wondering if he put that on to say "pass me the ball at this level." Not too high or too low so I can just catch and shoot.

[BASSTHUMPER]

with ray it's more personal

goin from the leader of your team to sharing the ball has to effect ya game and im sure there is stuff goin on and being said behind the cameras~that kinda stuff effected my game when i played over seas but thats another thread..*sips 40oz*

he put the drama aside and playin the game he is known for~
this is ray time~everybody screamin we not me and blah blah but when the big 3 aint doin the do U need to step up~paul has done that and ray is on his way!