EastCoastNiner Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Who do you think will go down as the better player of all-time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted February 21, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Paul Pierce. He's going to be known as one of the greatest Celtics of all-time, while people will look at Ray 20 years down the road and see a few teams and threes, and they'll relate to him as the catch-and-shoot player. An all-star, of course, but a glorified Reggie Miller of sorts. Slightly underrated, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I think people are going to view Pierce as more of a #1 scoring option, but Ray Allen as the perfect complimentary SG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 People forget how nasty Ray Allen used to be back on the Bucks and then he Sonics. His game really changed when he got to Boston and became just a catch and shoot guy. I'll take Allen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I don't know... people will see Ray Allen as one of, if not the greatest three point shooter of all time. But that's assuming his three point record stays for some time. As for Pierce, I think people will see him as a better player. He'll probably go down as a better player than Ray Allen IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 People forget how nasty Ray Allen used to be back on the Bucks and then he Sonics. His game really changed when he got to Boston and became just a catch and shoot guy. I'll take Allen. Yeah, I remember watching a couple of Allen mixes on Youtube and he was a badass. He had amazing hops and was dunking on people like it was nothing. His game has greatly changed but I think it was before he got to Boston, maybe like his last couple of years in Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Paul Pierce is a much more rounded player. Brandon pretty much covered it as far as offense is concerned. Ray Allen will primarily go down as a catch-and-shoot player and his strength was as always three point shooting. Paul Pierce on the other hand could score inside or outside with equal effectiveness, and on top of that he had a post up game something which cant be said about Ray. Ray Allen has always been an average defender at best, but the same cant be said about Pierce. Pierce has the capabilities of defending the opposing teams best player. He's still one better perimeter defenders in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajon Rondo Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 The one advantage Ray has in this comparison is shooting, but when you look at the numbers, it's not even that big of an advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeasonSeven Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'll take Pierce, his all around game is better, and he's stayed at a consistent level for the duration of his career. Had Ray still been playing at the Milwaukee level today, I think you'd have a much harder decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 A prime Paul Pierce was a very solid defender, while Ray was never more than a liability. I also believe he was the better all around offensive threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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