Ray won't play against Raptors

Agreed. We can afford to err on the siede of caution right now.

Ray will be fine now is the time for Pierce and KG to do it and for Tony Allen to start to come out again.. Wonder if Ray would ever come off the bench. 20-30 pts off the bench would be insane. You all probably think I’m crazy huh? Only and only if TA defense really comes back to life. I have a nickname for him but only if this continues against the likes of Phoenix, Detroit, Orlando and SA.

with this injury to ray, he could use the rest its a long season..there are bound to be times when either one of the Big 3 may be out and thats when the strengths of the team will come out

i’d be lying if i said i was’nt worried but tat’s just me. i hit the panic button early. if everything is cool then it would end up being a plus-giving tony allen more minutes to get comfortable and build his confidence, pruitt gettin’ some more garbage time. powe as well cuz i think the c’s value him in practice and it’s only a good thing to keep his spirits up.

A lot of criticism surrounding Doc and the team … ankle injuries … how they handle players coming back from injuries and so forth, you all know the complaints. Some of how come back up with Ray and the minutes he was playing.

But isn’t this exactly what we wanted to see with Wally last year?

Ray isn’t quite right and now he’s sitting out a few games to get himself right.

Remember when the Sox were in first place and Manny’s back flared up? The Sox let him rest along time. Ditto to Okajima. Those guys were huge in the postseason. Same with Ray Allen, let him rest twice as long as he needs now cause we need him in April, May, and (hopefully) June.

they’re resting ray to get him ready for detroit. take the time- the ankle of ray’s needs tlc. when you’re 19-2, ( or 2-19, for that matter), you can give guys time in the oven to heal properly.

TradeProposalDude: “is Ray’s shooting inconsistency a result of some injury he is finally paying attention to? Shooters need a thing called rhythm you see, and Ray I believe is traditionally a slow starter. He will be lights out by year’s end.”

I think Ray has said the problem is his shots are now coming in a way he’s not used to as compared to the way he played in Seattle. Doc has also mentioned this and says he needs to maybe call some plays in succession for Ray to get him into a rhythm. I think all three things you mentioned are correct, but probably the main factor is getting used to playing differently. With all that he’s not doing so bad. It won’t be fair when he gets it all together. When these trades were made it was thought that PP would have the hardest time adjusting. It seems that this has fallen to Ray.

I’m glad they’re sitting him against the Raptors. He should be fresh come Wednesday…… We still match up well with the Raptors even without Ray.

Well, I hope he is OK, and some rest will take care of the problem. It is certainly appropriate to rest the guy now as much as needed and possible. With what this team has shown already, the season doesn’t really mean much of anthing till the post-season begins.

However, you do have to consider his history and the fact that this might be more of a chronic issue….

FRANK HUGHES; The News Tribune
Published: March 31st, 2007 01:00 AM

Seattle SuperSonics All-Star guard Ray Allen will undergo surgery to repair bone spurs in his left ankle April 7 in Los Angeles.
The arthroscopic procedure will be performed by Dr. Richard Ferkel, who operated on Allen’s right ankle in 2003.

Allen said he also is considering having surgery on the right ankle at the same time to clean out scar tissue built up from the previous procedure.

Toronto doesn’t have a studly shooting guard for Tony Allen to guard, but he can get some important confidence building PT, and he’ll wreak some havoc on defense anyway.

It is another good opportunity for the team to come together and other players to step forward.

Tony Allen has been struggling due to lack of confidence. He’s not sure what he can do yet, so he’s not comfortable out there. So…I’m glad Ray Allen is getting rest. He can get back close to 100% again which should improve his shooting (?) and Tony Allen can get some of that confidence back. I want to see that swagger again!