I got back from vacation yesterday and obviously the biggest
story in the New England sports world in the past week is the Miami Heat’s
acquisition of shooting guard Ray Allen.
He decided to sign with the Heat for a 3 year, $9.7M deal (less than
half of what the Celtics offered him) citing that he wanted to win another NBA
Championship and work on his golf swing heading into retirement. He demanded a 3-year, $27M contract from the
Celtics, which was not met. The all-time
3 point shot leader shot 14.2 points per game with 46% field goal percentage
last season and can still make those big threes despite injury problems.
People have been talking about Ray’s relationship with Rondo
and how that may have impacted Ray’s decision to leave, but I’m not really
buying that. I think Ray just wants to
play with the Heat because he wants to be carried to a Championship. The Heat are backed up by the NBA and have
freakish athletes (I won’t say his name) who can win Championships. I guess for Ray Allen the potential for
success far outweighs any sense of loyalty or camaraderie.
He is the new Johnny Damon of Boston. Johnny Damon, of course, went to the New York
Yankees after winning the World Series with the Red Sox in 2004. After being an elite icon and symbol of
Boston, he’s going to the one franchise we hate most. The Miami Cheat… er
I mean, the Miami Heat. Now they got two
hairless dudes to shoot threes in Miami.
I reported earlier that Terry is coming to Boston, and as of
right now he has the starting shooting guard position without a doubt. Guard E’Twaun Moore and Avery Bradley will
also have to step up their shooting games in the absence of Ray Allen.
I’ve lost a lot of respect for Ray Allen. It’d be one thing if he went to ANY other
team in the NBA other than the Miami Heat… but he had to go there. Good luck with your golf handicap, Ray, you’re
no longer welcome here in Boston. I really hope the Miami Heat don't win another NBA Championship in the next 10 years. But when David Stern has your back, who knows?
Very funny article but your clearly ignorant. He left because you brought in Jason Terry. You signed KG. It clearly isn't about the money at this stage in his career. He will get more playing time here in Miami. Avery is on the rise and is a very good defender. He will eat up all Ray Ray's playing time. Stop being a hater. You should welcome him back to Boston in the future instead of being a sore loser.
ReplyDeleteNo way I'm welcoming Ray back with open arms. And it's "you're" not "your." You + are = you're. You're talking about me being ignorant? Please. Terry is a proven sixth man who would happily split time with Ray Allen if that meant winning another Championship. I was reading on CSNNE that Ray wanted to go to the Heat, "To win another Championship," meaning he doesn't think the Celtics can get it done. I have every right to be pissed at Ray… he'd rather go to Miami and be carried to a Championship than play out the rest of his career in Boston. Terry wants to win in Boston and is enthusiastic, glad to see him in and Ray out. Boston is a passionate sports city, and to have someone flip like that to the one team the Celtics hate the most just shows a lack of loyalty and understanding of what Boston's all about. Call me ignorant (with your awful grammar), call me a sore loser, call me a hater. The fact of the matter is that Boston loved Ray very much and offered him a fantastic contract extension, but he'd rather work on his golf swing and let LBJ win another one.
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