i was just thinkin about it isnt he a free agent? do you think he would be a good guy for us if he was willing to be a 6th man? have roy run more PG? im not sure what it would take to get him to portland so that is actually my main question...what do you guys think?
he seems to like it in Boston, and they probably plan to keep him since they didn't move him at the deadline.
I had the same thought. I say yes if he wants to return to the Northwest and misses his old coach Nate, so that he'd sign cheap. Otherwise I'm more interested in his successor at UConn, Rip Hamilton (in a trade, obviously, that would include Joel's contract). I don't think the fact that Boston didn't move him at the deadline is evidence they'll re-sign him. I think it's evidence Ainge thought they had one last shot with him. (I thought at the time that Boston and Detroit should've swapped Allen for Hamilton and Prince. I still think they should've done that...)
He stays in Boston, they'll offer him just more than the MLE and that'll be more than any other team.
o really he didnt like playing for nate? thats interesting were you on the team? unless you have something to back that up then i think you sound pretty dumb
so why would he leave more money, teammates he is friends with, and a better basketball city for Portland?
He had easily the best seasons of his career playing for Nate. The 4 out of 7 of the top PER years of his career, actually. Dumb idea? Dump post.
http://www.seattlepi.com/moore/232868_moore16.html It has long been reported that Allen was not the biggest fan of Nate's coaching style. This article shows that. He was professional in every one of his answers, but you can really see he had a lot of issues, and points them out.
"We all liked Nate," he said. "Nate was one of the easier coaches I've had to play for. He's easy to get along with. I knew what my job was. I knew what Nate wanted. He gave us guidelines." I guess Allen felt sorry for the bums Nate yelled at that ended up doing nothing.
Ray & Roy We assume that Nate is all stoked about Roy being his best player. But actually Nate probably thinks Roy is a big downer compared to the SG he had until he came to the Blazers. Ray Allen peaked under McMillan. Every time McMillan looks at Roy, he probably thinks, "Man, this guy sucks compared to when I had Ray."
This- though I wouldn't say better basketball city- I'd say money, title contention, teammates, etc... Ray Allen is not a midlevel player yet and isn't worth trading one of the big 3 to get. So, he's a pipe dream.
The Celtics are in the ECF and a big part of that is Allen. Who else on their team is that good of a shooter thats not a starter? If Boston gets to the finals I assume they'll keep him with a decent contract, if not I still think they'll keep him with a better contract then anyone else would be willing to give him.
Instead of you bringing up only one side of what Allen said. Classic. I bet you hoped no one would read the link.
