The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Kevin Allen.

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But neither Ray Allen nor Kevin Garnett held one-hour television specials announcing what team they were going to in July 2007.

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If they did, then the media and general public would have similarly demonized Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen 3 years ago.

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They cleared enough salary cap space during the losing years to acquire veteran stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen for the 2007-08 season.

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Allen and Kevin Pritchard, the general manager since the 2006--07 season, have focused on building a team of young players through the draft, a strategy befitting a small market.

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Lebron James looked at the careers of stars like Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, who were All Stars but unable to win a Championship until they left their mediocre teams and joined forces with Paul Pierce to form the BIG 3 of the Boston Celtics.

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After the 2006-07 season, the Boston Celtics acquired Ray Allen from Seattle and Kevin Garnett from Minnesota.

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"There was the fiasco over Kevin Pietersen, the fiasco over Allen Stanford and his millions, they've tried three or four guys as captain, " said Boycott.

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