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You heard the rumors about the Celtics calling up Reggie Miller to come back to the NBA and play for the Celtics?

Oh, those wacky Celtics.

Reggie Miller , who retired from the Indiana Pacers after the 2004-05 season, told a radio station in Los Angeles the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Lakers were talking to him about making a comeback.

To which Celtics general manager Danny Ainge joked to the Boston Globe: “Reggie thought I was talking to him when I was really talking about Cheryl (Miller’s sister).”

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Will Stephon lean in the direction of the Boston Celtics?

Those of you that read this blog on a regular basis must think of me as Stephon Marbury’s press agent or something. That needs to be explained. More on that later.

First there is this Celtic business. It turns out the Celtics have been blowing smoke about picking up Marbury and getting Reggie Miller out of retirement.

According to sources, the Celtics have had talks with Marbury (the Knicks gave him permission to speak with other teams in hope that it would hasten his desire for a buyout), but one source close to the situation said yesterday the club has made no firm commitment to him on a deal.

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Reggie does claim the Celts have contacted him, but that does not seem serious, come on.

Stephon, meanwhile, claims the Knicks should let him go to the Celts.

“The question to be asked to the Knicks is: Are they fearful for me playing for another Eastern Conference team? My thing is, they shouldn’t be fearful,” Marbury was quoted as saying. “They’re trying to get under the cap for 2010. They shouldn’t be worried about me. You had guys saying I was a distraction, I’m a cancer. If I’m all those things, wouldn’t you want me to go to another team?

“It shouldn’t matter that I go to Boston if you’re the eighth seed and Boston is in the front. It can’t be about money. The Knicks got plenty of it. It’s got to be personal. If it’s personal, then how is business being done there?”

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Oh, and my love for the Stephon Marbury? Years ago he tortured my Pistons with 9 or 10 straight shots from all over the court in the 4th quarter of an inconsequential game. Later in Sports Illustrated he admitted that he only played for the money. How sad. Have often wondered how good he could be with strong willed players around him. Maybe with Boston we will find out.

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Ray Allen shooting over Rodney Stuckey and Antonio McDyess has had his struggles in the playoffs

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Ray Allen for Hall of Fame

Had a friendly discussion with my best friend RonB about the possibility of Ray Allen making the Hall of Fame. My choice is that he is a lock. RonB feels he has to win something. Winning was not done a whole lot in those years with Milwaukee and Seattle.

So for comparison sakes here are the stats.

Reggie Miller will be used as a comparison.

Reggie played for 18 seasons
averaged 18.2 points
scored 25,279 regular season points.
(please note Reggie’s last 3 seasons were subpar at 12.3, 10.0, and 14.8)

Ray Allen has played 13 years (-5 to Reggie)
averaged 21.1 points (+2.9 to Reggie)
scored 18,227 regular season points (-7,052 to Reggie in 5 less years)

Ray scored 1,273 points this past year (down for him). 1,273 X 5 years = 6,365. Putting him very close to Reggie Miller.

Let’s compare that to the player known as the next Reggie Miller, Rip Hamilton.

Rip Hamilton has played 9 years (-9 to Reggie)
averaged 17.9 points (-.3 to Reggie)
scored 12,059 regular season points (-13,220)

Rip scored 1,244 points this past year (down for him). 1,244 X 9 = 11,196. Putting him a few thousand from Reggie Miller.

Reggie Miller is 13th on the NBA All Time scoring list with his 25K points. For comparison purposes Kobe Bryant is 24th with 21,619, AI is 20th with 22.9K, and Shaq is 11th with 26K+. They are still active players on the list.

Ray Allen will move into the top 30 in the next two years with his current pace.
(NBA special note: Kevin Garnett will be in the top 30 early next year!)

The Top 30 NBA scoring list reads like a who’s who of the Hall of Fame.

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