Ray needs to learn how to create his own situations.

[greenpride32]

Anyone says Perk did nothing for our offense... take a look at Ray running through screens now. He can't get free. Looks like he misses those big solid screens.

The rest of our offense is feeling the sting too.

Ray had a great first half of the season without Perk.  Please stop using Perk as an excuse for EVERYTHING.

I think everyone on offense has stopped moving; including Ray.  The C's are still passing the ball around, but without body movement it doesn't free up any players.  Look at how many times Pierce Garnett BBD are going one on one with their shots.  Ray is electing not to do this and would rather pass if an open shot isn't there.

I agree with others in that Ray isn't quite the explosive player he once was after the ankle surgies and age catching up.  But I would like to see him use the 3pt shot as a fake and pull it into a mid range jumper.  He can still do this, but doesn't pull it out of the bag too often. 

[MBz]

Anyone says Perk did nothing for our offense... take a look at Ray running through screens now. He can't get free. Looks like he misses those big solid screens.

The rest of our offense is feeling the sting too.

Ray had a great first half of the season without Perk.  Please stop using Perk as an excuse for EVERYTHING.

I think everyone on offense has stopped moving; including Ray.  The C's are still passing the ball around, but without body movement it doesn't free up any players.  Look at how many times Pierce Garnett BBD are going one on one with their shots.  Ray is electing not to do this and would rather pass if an open shot isn't there.

I agree with others in that Ray isn't quite the explosive player he once was after the ankle surgies and age catching up.  But I would like to see him use the 3pt shot as a fake and pull it into a mid range jumper.  He can still do this, but doesn't pull it out of the bag too often. 

Agreed, it's not Perk that we're missing.  It's SHAQ.

[Mr October]

Ray Allen was an excellent shot-creator when he was younger but he is no longer capable of that. He just doesn't have the athleticism, the explosiveness, to consistently get by his man ... not against quality defenders / defensive teams.

He is reliant on his teammates to help him get high percentage shot attempts. No other way to it.

Yup. Ray in his prime was a scoring machine. Now he just doesn't have the speed/athleticism to do more than an occasional opportunity drive, and rely on good ball movement.