Is Grayson Allen Danny Ainge 2.0?

Havlicek17 · Post #1 » by **Havlicek17** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:10 am

Say what you will about the recent Grayson Allen trips, but he sure reminds me of when Danny played for the Celtics.

Anything to gain an edge. Tree Rollins bit him and Danny got blamed for it.

He had that bad of a reputation.

redbeamer · Post #2 » by **redbeamer** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 1:00 am

Is it just me or is there a lot of Devil worship on this board?

Gomes3PC · Post #3 » by **Gomes3PC** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 2:28 am

Grayson reminds me of Manu minus the vision and defensive instincts.

bbd24 · Post #4 » by **bbd24** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 3:04 am

Ainge was a better scorer, passer, and had a darn good bball IQ. He was vastly underrated and partly because half his career he was hidden behind the big 3 & DJ. When he got to Sac he lit it up. Great FG, FT, & 3-pt percentage.

Allen would have a lot to live up to in order to match

truth18 · Post #5 » by **truth18** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:24 am

redbeamer wrote:Is it just me or is there a lot of Devil worship on this board?

Murta · Post #6 » by **Murta** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:42 am

Grayson Allen is the player who will make a GM look silly, but it's TBD whether it's the one who takes him or those who don't. Biggest boom - bust potential in the draft.

As for Danny Ainge 2.0, it's not the best comparison in the world, but it's also not the worst. Something along those lines, yes.

Post #7 » by **canman1971** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:54 pm

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14644805/grayson-allen-being-hated-white-player-duke-blue-devils

This is just poor journalism. Why does it matter if he's white?

truth18 · Post #8 » by **truth18** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:58 pm

canman1971 wrote:http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14644805/grayson-allen-being-hated-white-player-duke-blue-devils

This is just poor journalism. Why does it matter if he's white?

Once again, it's Laettner's fault

But yeah, bad journalism seems to be the theme of the day on the forum.

No-Man · Post #9 » by **No-Man** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:20 pm

Something like Bob Sura as a floor and Marciulionis as a celing.

ddb · Post #10 » by **ddb** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 2:41 am

I wasn't a big Grayson Allen fan, but in the games i've watched he's been pretty damn cold blooded. I could think of lesser prospects in the mid to late first round. If Danny goes big and trades the BK pick as part of a package to acquire a star, i wouldnt hate the idea of Allen later in the first round.

DelMonte West · Post #11 » by **DelMonte West** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:16 am

Without looking at what he looks like, I'll just assume he's white.

Egregiousness · Post #12 » by **Egregiousness** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:14 pm

i like grayson allen, but i dont really see much similarity with ainge. bobby sura is a good comparison. with a bit of jj redick.

Post #13 » by **Bleeding Green** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:48 pm

Egregiousness wrote:i like grayson allen, but i dont really see much similarity with ainge. bobby sura is a good comparison. with a bit of jj redick.

Has a little bit of Jason Williams in him, too. Maybe a little Gordon Hayward and some Bob Cousy with a dash of Kyle Korver.

Gomes3PC · Post #14 » by **Gomes3PC** » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:50 pm

Bleeding Green wrote:
Egregiousness wrote:i like grayson allen, but i dont really see much similarity with ainge. bobby sura is a good comparison. with a bit of jj redick.

Has a little bit of Jason Williams in him, too. Maybe a little Gordon Hayward and some Bob Cousy with a dash of Kyle Korver.

Assume you meant to have green font here?

Post #15 » by **Bleeding Green** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:14 am

White font.

Red2 · Post #16 » by **Red2** » Tue Mar 1, 2016 2:27 am

I think Paul Westphal is a better comparison

Leprechaun18 · Post #17 » by **Leprechaun18** » Tue Mar 1, 2016 4:01 am

Danny never backed down from people, but he did not trip people or take cheap shots. When DA was focused and serious on BBall, his face looked like he was whining or pouting. This caused some opponents to take offense at him. They might talk some trash to DA or shove him and DA would respond.

threrf23 · Post #18 » by **threrf23** » Tue Mar 1, 2016 4:13 pm

It's probably worth noting that Danny was averaging 21/6/5 as a 18 y/o collegiate freshman. Granted he might not have had the opportunity, Grayson didn't really do jack until turning 21 around the beginning of this season.

ryaningf · Post #19 » by **ryaningf** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:57 pm

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