Comments on: A Brief Statistical Appreciation of Walter Ray

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:49:34 +0000

I’ve been a green blooded Celtic fan from childhood. That said I never ever rooted against rayray. He embodies hardwork, dedication, and all that is right In the NBA….hell basketball! His complete game and expertise shooting the three is irreplaceable.
Everytime he squares up and snaps off a silky smooth j the opposing crowd cringes knowing it’s money! The home crowd cheers immediatly after it leaves his hands knowing it’s money!
I have seen many a great shooter in my life. Ray ranks with the best of them. He was on bad teams for years and was the only thing making those teams relavent. A true professional I pray danny finds a way to keep him arround to retire a Celtic.

By: SanLuisJay

SanLuisJay — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:45:27 +0000

Actually, none of the 19 are outside of those 2 “eras”.

By: SanLuisJay

SanLuisJay — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:22:25 +0000

4 of those top 11 were during the 3 years when the 3-point line was at 22′ instead of 23′ 9″

The other 7 (including all 4 of Allen’s) were after most of the illegal defense rules were scraped. 3-point shooting is key against zone.

Not taking anything away from Allen. Just thought it was interesting.

By: Douglas J. Bender

Douglas J. Bender — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:16:00 +0000

They should have tried to trade Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett for Kobe Bryant. Imagine what would have happened if THAT had transpired – it’s possible the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers fan bases would have simultaneously exploded from confusion and mixed and blasphemous loyalties.

By: yordgreat

yordgreat — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:15:07 +0000

well well well laker fan..hold that trophy while it lasts bcoz we all know why you only won the championship this year…kg’s knee. so you should thank him instead but be ready to be kicked in the butt again if we ever meet you in the finals next year..your new line-up=same result 0 ring in 2010. and btw..kobe isnt even in the same league w the great one so enough with the comparisons please your embarassing yourself.

By: Green17

Green17 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:11:55 +0000

Yordgreat – you’re right. They should consider retiring Ray Ray as a Celtic.

Nick Gelso – exactly. Ray Allen brings more than 3 point shots and slashing to the table. He is a great teammate, someone that Rondo needs to be around.

I just don’t see that with Prince (weak), Stuckey (inexperienced), or Hamilton. They are good/decent players, but they ain’t Rondo or Allen, boyeeeeee!

By: T

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:27:15 +0000

What’s even more impressive. Take that same criteria you used before for basketball reference and rank them based on overall FG%. What appears on that list as #1. Ray Allen’s 2008-2009 season with Boston. He has had 4 of those seasons in the top 20, the only other in the top 20 is Rashard Lewis with 2.

This is an amazing stat because it shows that not only is he an effective shooter because he has the ability to drain the long shot, he also is an incredibly efficient scorer.