Miami" Ray Allen victory and appreciates the current NBA

Miami" Ray Allen recently won another victory. But does this mean that the sniper win? The team from the hot Florida made ​​it to the finals, while the old "Boston" was eliminated in the first round. The resulting higher position group in the conference - it is a sufficient condition so that we can understand and justify the decision to Allen? Will the leader in the number of realized long-range shots, not only in the history of the NBA, but in the hearts of the fans? While the "Hit" will not win the title, to answer this question would be impossible.
When last summer, Ray signed with the southerners, he had to listen to and read many unflattering reviews in the address - Kevin Garnett in the first person meeting altogether ignored former team. Everyone understood - with "Miami" at Allen has a chance to win another ring. Or two. Or three - how it goes. But with the shift defender has lost something. If he were the last day of career remained in the camp, "Celtics", there would be no doubt that T-shirt with his number and name will rise in the coming years under the arches "TD Garden", and the Ray takes place in the hearts of the fans at decades to come. Now ... if you are moved to the "Hit", then you are unlikely to enjoy even in the same city, which has the NBA club. You can and will be cheering you remember. But love - no. I do not blame Ray - everyone chooses their own path. When you spend your 17th season in the NBA, and in the summer you will knock 38, every day is counted as two. The decisions that you take in the beginning, in the middle and at the twilight of a career, a priori different.

Professional sports in general a strange thing for many reasons. Typically, team leaders selected players: if something does not matter, the player can be exchanged and will work for the benefit of a different employer. This is why basketball decision, which was released on the free-agent market, is the most impartial and best describes the personality. 's Kevin Garnett was not gone in "Miami" - he is by nature aggressive and soft play only heard in the cradle. But in the same cradle with mother's milk he had sucked the concept of "loyalty." Even when the "Minnesota" selected a great company of parasites and "rags", and does not handle half of the amounts specified in the contract, Kevin did not set ultimatums leadership and did not insist on the exchange. For Garnett, the fighting spirit and the will to fight is more important than victory. Obviously, the hostility to Ray called just that - after the worst semimatchevuyu confrontation with the "Hit" Kevin could not believe that Allen did not just go away, and even to those who are "Celtics" almost knocked out of the playoffs. defender Now stands at more pleasant weather, but for the fans, whose relationship to him less than a warm one. He has a better chance to win a ring and a negligible probability of becoming a legend. Ray Allen prone to feelings of anxiety. A rather strange epithet applied to the best three-point specialist in the history of the NBA. As a defender scattered throughout workout, worth watching no less so than the game itself - he got behind the arc even with the lights off completely. But as Ray said, he throws as long as gain confidence. When Allen signed a contract with "Miami", then promised myself no longer nervous. "So I stopped. Never know what will happen to you tomorrow - I live for today, not looking away and not looking back. When you're not worried about the future, you become better as a player, as a teammate, as a person - you're enjoying the moment, and not assume, as you will enjoy them in the future. When I was young, I was afraid of what I might wait ahead, and that has not happened. " Allen said the final 2013 he values ​​higher than the championship in 2008 -m or semimatchevuyu confrontation with the "Lakers" in 2010. "In those years, I could not enjoy the process, exactly like a victory - I was afraid of failing. now I do not care - I just concentrate on what I do, enjoy it moment, laughing and happy stay in the team. I can say with certainty exactly what is waiting for me in two weeks: well-deserved vacation. " win rings and do not enjoy the victory - this is the result of an ignominious last triumphant campaign, "Celtics" for Ray-Ray. Now the defender title is not important - it is important to mind that he has found. Tell me, who in the "Boston" this year was self-confident and calm, especially after the injury Redzhon Rondo ? It is clear that the era of "Big Trio" came to an end. No, the point guard has a chance to win a ring, but it will definitely be surrounded by other partners. Neither one has any doubt that Ray gets into the Hall of Fame. But most likely, it will be one of the most unique members of this elite club whose jersey is not suspended under the arches of some of the arenas. Perhaps he won the title in the "Supersonics" or "Bucks", the 34th or the 20th number would be immortalized, but he got the rings in the "Celtics", whose ceiling is full of the names of Russell, Bird, Parish, Auerbach and Havlicek - only 21 "jersey".

Ray AllenLet's face it: with few exceptions, all of the owners have made ​​a greater contribution to the history of the club. We can mention Reggie Lewis, who in terms of gaming skills inferior to Ray, but the striker died at age 27 in the form of the "Celtics", having spent more seasons in Massachusetts than Allen. We can say that not very Garnett more years spent in the "Boston", but it was his soul and support and never even hinted on exchanges. Rae spent six and a half years in the "Milwaukee", was elected three times to participate in the "Star Game "and twice went to the playoffs - then" Buck "exchanged clearly a potential member of the Hall of Fame. Allen's best years were in the "Seattle", but that's bad luck, the team is no longer there. If I were Ray, I would have stayed in "Boston" - so I realized that the years spent on the floor, will resonate not only in the statistics, but also in the hearts of fans. But there is a downside - remember the passage about the employer and Player. Now look at the career of Chauncey Billups : recently he won the "Best Partner on behalf of the team, Twyman-Stokes." If you have not read the story of Maurice and Jack - take a ten minutes. So, Chauncey received this award for good reason - it was not just a great point guard, but also a great person. He was always so: he was named in the "Boston" totally inadequate Rick Pitino , who in the middle of the season sent Billups in the "Toronto". In Canada, he also did not stay long - followed a couple of years in the "Denver". From there he moved to guard the north-east - in the "Timberwolves", where the open with a bang. Keep him in the past, you see, and Garnett would not have left Minneapolis. Then began the most brilliant period of life Chauncey - in the "Detroit", he won a ring, but could not catch hold of a couple more. And then Joe Dumars , without further ado, sent Billups in "Denver". And there's the first issue did not get lost, has been a great partner and friend, because, probably, and moved to the "New York", from which he was expelled to avoid paying extra tax on luxury. Last season Chauncey was listed in the "Clippers", most likely due to injuries he decides to retire this summer. lot of teams, many partners - as a result, have Billups has one ring, an award named Twyman-Stokes , the chances of recovery rooms turnover in the "Pistons" and little hope of another campaign for the title. 's hard to say whether Ray chased unlike Chauncey for the second title, but it is obvious that he learned two valuable lessons in the course of his career - do not trust anyone and throw so to never worry about the future.