Based on a random sampling of readers' reactions, which is considered highly scientific according to scientists, Celtics fans and exCeltics fans are against this trade. Let's call it 55%- 45% against.

Some of our readers' comments on the deal:

• I just jizzed all over the place. -Ben-T
• Fuck this deal. hes 32 and owed 75 mil over 4 years. Corey brewer would have been just as good in 2 years. Stupid ainge. -Westcyde
• You guys can't be serious. He's 32 years old, and this is the 4th time in the last 3 years that Danny Ainge has changed his strategy. Ray Allen has averaged almost 40 minutes over his career and has missed time 2 of the last 3 years.The Celtics just ensured another 5 years of mediocrity. -PatriotsNation
• Danny Ainge please step in front of the shot gun. click click
  BOOM! Thanks Danny. Red Auerbach will torture you now. Dumbass!- Chip Douglas
• anyone else not like this move? allen is good but he's like 32, and how long is he even signed for? I thought the plan was to go young. what the fuck is ainge doing? -Cloud 9
• They should have just made the pick and wait another 2 years for Al and Green to really develop and this pick would be in his 3rd year whoever it was. And by then they would have traded the Ratliff contract and prolly would have dealt Pierce which means a great nucleaus of young but developed talent. UGH - Spaz522
• RAY ALLEN AND PAUL PIERCE!? This team looks nasty in NBA LIVE 2001 -BobNOMAAMRooney
• Ainge sucks. This just means a few more years of mediocrity. maybe they make the playoffs a few years, but it's early exit every time, and then lousy draft positioning again. At least Danny saved me some time; I'll be watching these guys about the same as I watch the Bruins. let's hope for a long football season...- aero_man
• People fail to realize that this trade will likely bring the first televised brain aneurysm in the history of the league as Tommy H. will surely become overwhelmed trying to differentiate Ray Allen and Allen Ray. So even if the team still sucks, at least we have this to look forward to. -Drew
• I am sorry...this is terrible. This is really, really bad. The only reason I can come up is that this is Doc & Danny's last attempt to save their jobs. And at some point, you have to stop faulting them, because if they are terrible then that is what they are. If they really cant do a better job then you can keep hoping them to do so. At some point you have to fault the owners... -DkBos

So now it's time for the definitive Stoolie ranking of the Ray Allen Trade