Support Ray thread

[droopdog7]

Lets face it, Ray's sucked during the playoffs.  And it's David versus Goliath next round.  But the only chance we have is for Ray to be Ray.  I'm rooting for Ray unconditionally.  Keep shooting it Ray.

[Roy H.]

I love Ray.  He's severely banged up, but he played his butt off on D tonight, and hit some big shots down the stretch tonight.

[syfy9]

Keep shooting it during the 4th quarter!

[slamtheking]

I think there's a misconception that there's some people rooting against Ray.  I don't think that's what they're actually doing.  I think it's frustration over Ray being hurt again and playing at a level that's nowhere near what Ray is capable of--especially coming at a time when the team really needs him.  The other source of frustration is Doc playing him heavy minutes when he's not producing at the level the team needs him to.  As hard as he's trying, he's slower on D and not the shooter we know he can be.

Personally, I'm hopeful that the couple of shots he hit and the FTs he hit will get him untracked a bit against Miami where we'll need him to score some points.

[Senninsage]

Yep, keep shooting it, Ray!

[fairweatherfan06]

Ray is injured but in case you forgot his playoff resume:

Also second all time in career Playoff 3's now at 299 with Reggie Miller at 320.  Don't count him out.

Playoffs
 
Consecutive points scored in a game: 19, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, June 1, 2001
 Broken by LeBron James on May 31, 2007, who scored 25 consecutive points for the Cavaliers.
 
3-point field goals made, 6-game series: 22, Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2008 NBA Finals
 
3-point field goals made, 7-game series: 28, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 2001 Eastern Conference Finals
 
3-point field goals made, game: 9, twice
 9, for Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers, June 1, 2001
 9, for Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, April 30, 2009 (3 OT)
 
3-point field goals attempted, game: 18, Boston Celtics at Chicago Bulls, April 30, 2009 (3 OT)
 
Finals
 
3-point field goals made, 6-game series: 22, Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2008 NBA Finals
 
3-point field goals made, game: 8, Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers, June 6, 2010
 Also holds second (see below)
 
3-point field goals made, half: 7, first half, Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers, June 6, 2010
 
3-point field goals made, quarter: 5, second quarter, Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers, June 6, 2010
 
3-point field goal attempts, 6-game series: 42, Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2008 NBA Finals

[mctyson]

Lets face it, Ray's sucked during the playoffs.  And it's David versus Goliath next round.  But the only chance we have is for Ray to be Ray.  I'm rooting for Ray unconditionally.  Keep shooting it Ray.

[CoachBo]

I love Ray.  He's severely banged up, but he played his butt off on D tonight, and hit some big shots down the stretch tonight.

Precisely. TP. Allen worked his butt off tonight - and he's going to have to get it done defensively in the next series.

[droopdog7]

I think there's a misconception that there's some people rooting against Ray.  I don't think that's what they're actually doing.  I think it's frustration over Ray being hurt again and playing at a level that's nowhere near what Ray is capable of--especially coming at a time when the team really needs him.  The other source of frustration is Doc playing him heavy minutes when he's not producing at the level the team needs him to.  As hard as he's trying, he's slower on D and not the shooter we know he can be.

Personally, I'm hopeful that the couple of shots he hit and the FTs he hit will get him untracked a bit against Miami where we'll need him to score some points.

I have no doubt that fans WANT Ray to do well.  But it's the bad mouthing that many posters get into when he isn't going well.  Now obviously ray probably doesn't care one way or the other what goes on on these message boards.  But you can't tell me you're supporting ray if youre calling him names throughout every game.

[jdz101]

Huge shots tonight. Good D aswell.

[BASS_THUMPER]

ray was huge in every way tonight

[Roy H.]

I think there's a misconception that there's some people rooting against Ray.

I think a small number are.  I think a larger number are scape-goating him for most of our losses.  It's crazy to see some of the vitriol directed at Ray.  For instance, tonight, when he was something like a +12, people were hyper-focusing on him and blaming him preemptively in case the Celtics lost.

I guess because he's the one who has fallen off the most, some fans put a target on his back.  To each their own.  However, I agree with the OP that if we're going to advance, we're going to need contributions from Ray going forward.

[OmarSekou]

I've supported Ray so far. I think he's scrapped and been playing well enough to start (as our worst starter). But I don't like him matching up on Wade at all.

Fingers crossed.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I love Ray.  He's severely banged up, but he played his butt off on D tonight, and hit some big shots down the stretch tonight.

I kept seeing people mentioning how he was being schooled throughout the game, yet the Philly guards had a horrible offensive night... People see what they want to see.

[Kuberski33]

I liked that Doc stuck with Ray down the stretch.  Win or lose he deserved to be on the court with the series/end of Big 3 era on the line.  And he came through...as he has so many times in the past.