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If the ankle tells me otherwise....
Dude sounds like someone protecting a small child, not a compe or.
But that's Ray Allen for you. What a weak ass guy.
Forgive me if this has already been posted, didn't see it...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=2056623
SAN ANTONIO -- Ray Allen thinks Bruce Bowen uses his hands too much on defense and the Seattle guard doesn't appreciate the way his San Antonio counterpart jostles him on the way up the court.
"We've all seen what he does out there on the basketball floor," Allen said Monday.
Allen will be a game-time decision for Game 2 of Seattle's Western Conference playoff series against San Antonio on Tuesday night after spraining his ankle in the Spurs' 103-81 win in Game 1. And while Allen wouldn't come out and directly blame Bowen for the injury, his frustration with the physical style of play was apparent.
"It's the way he rides me the whole way down the floor. It's possible that's the reason [for the injury]," Allen said."That was the second time I went to the hole and both times he was grabbing me ... The second time, I twisted my ankle."
Asked why he thinks Bowen plays the way he does, Allen said he didn't know.
"It would be like me asking Shaq why he dunks all the time," he said. "I guess somebody likes it."
Allen didn't accuse Bowen of tripping him or shoving him as he drove to the basket. In fact, he told reporters Monday that he hadn't yet seen video of the play.
Spurs spokesman Tom James said the team would not respond to Allen's comments about Bowen, who was the runner-up to Detroit's Ben Wallace for the defensive player of the year.
Allen wasn't the only player hobbled in the first game.
Seattle coach Nate McMillan said reserve Vladimir Radmanovic would likely miss the rest of the series after spraining his right ankle less than a minute before Allen got hurt.
Radmanovic, valued for his perimeter shooting, rolled his ankle while defending Brent Barry and had to be carried from the court by teammates.
"There's a lot of swelling," McMillan said. "He turned it pretty good."
Radmanovic had a stress fracture in his lower right leg in March and missed the final 19 games of the regular season. He played in all five first-round games against the Sacramento Kings, averaging 6.4 points and 3.6 rebounds.
San Antonio led by 15 when Allen fell to the floor while driving to the basket with about eight minutes left in the first half. The Spurs then went on a 17-2 run to build their lead to 58-28 before the break.
Allen, who on Monday wore an elastic bandage around the ankle, said he wanted to stay in the game.
"My idea was to get taped and get back on the floor," he said. "I guess my ankle had other plans."
Yeah right, you ing quitter
McMillan said Allen would have therapy on the injured ankle Monday and Tuesday. Allen called the swelling "very minor," but walked with a slight limp.
I'm going to try to proceed as if I'm going to play," Allen said. "If [the ankle] tells me otherwise, I have to listen to it."
Not having Allen would be a serious blow to the Sonics. The Spurs have won five straight playoff games after losing to Denver in its first-round opener.
Seattle went 2-2 without Allen during the regular season. One of the losses came at home to the Spurs in late January.
"He means to them what Timmy [Duncan] means to us or Steve Nash means to Phoenix or Kevin Garnett means to Minnesota," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
If Allen can't play Tuesday, McMillan said, Seattle will try to get the ball more to Rashard Lewis, a 6-foot-10 forward who can drive to the basket and was also among the NBA's top 3-point shooters this season.
"We've got to play with confidence, we've got to play with energy," McMillan said.
Allen said the Sonics have what it takes to win without him.
"Bad things happen to teams all year," he said. "The teams that are the most successful are the ones that stand up when bad things happen."
If the ankle tells me otherwise....
Dude sounds like someone protecting a small child, not a compe or.
But that's Ray Allen for you. What a weak ass guy.
I can't believe Ray Allen is acting like this.
If someone is D-ing me up that way, instead of crying, I'm going right back at him.
Allen's lost all of my respect.
I woder if Ray would feel that way if he were on SA and had Bruce for a teammate.
nobody listens to him anymore
the spurs doesnt even bother to aswer (excelent move)
and can somebody explain the world how yo make somebody twist his ankle
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as expected....Ray made a biatch of himself
Of course not.I woder if Ray would feel that way if he were on SA and had Bruce for a teammate.
Just like George Karl was whining about Ginobili, he'd still want him on his team.
Good one....
Allen is always crying about Bowen's defense. Whats new. haha
I wonder if Bruce will have the same problem with Finley and Cuban if they play Dallas in the Conference Finals?
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The great thing about this is that Allen's heading down the "cried wolf too many times" path.
The refs are going to look at the play from last night, see nothing malicious from Bowen, and say to each "what the is Ray's problem?"
Pretty soon they're just gonna ignore Ray altogether when he cries about Bowen.
yeah, what's wrong with Allen? Really! Maybe he's secretly in love with Bowen? They used to hang out together, right?
Ex is out of control.
Aways...
I'm just waiting for the wolf to show up. Hasn't yet.
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