Allan Ray -- why?

[Alex Goldblatt]

2 reasons:

1. Telfar planted on the bench.
2. Perimeter shooting.
3. Poor D playing small against quick guards (e.g. AI and Blake).

Telfair became yet another disappointment lately after he failed to deliver
even his midrage game at the 2 - a complete failure. He's not trusted with
the ball, he's not trusted as a scorer: his idiotic (sorry - don't have
another word) drives a-la Banks in addition to not existing D  is a
signature that he will not be with this club much longer.


On 3/21/07, Eric Albert <Eric at ericalbert.net> wrote:
>
> Does anyone on this list understand the sudden mania to
> "develop" Allan Ray?  I thought he was the 15th man on
> this team, a pre-season pickup who (just) managed to
> stick.
>
> Now he's being given minutes at point guard (dear God,
> what this says about Telfair) and being given minutes
> in general: in the last two games, he's played more than
> Gerald Green.  I ask you, which of these two guys has
> more potential?  I mean, it's not like Gerald couldn't use
> a peck of developing.
>
> Here are Ray's results:
>
> Mar 19: 22 minutes, 4-15, 1 assist, 12 points
> Mar 17: 21 minutes, 0-3, 2 assists, 0 points
> Mar 16: 22 minutes, 3-7, 2 assists, 8 points
>
> OK, I agree this is a man who shows a desperate lack of
> development.  But is there enough development in the
> world to cure him?
>
> If we want to win games, I can't see why we'd play
> Ray.  And if we want to develop players (and to develop
> a rotation), I can't see why we'd play him over Gerald.
> So, the upshot is, I can't see it.  Can someone enlighten
> me?
>
> -- Eric
>
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