Confirmed: Ray Allen Signs With The Miami Heat, Rondo Relationship Big Reason Why
Ray Allen has informed Boston that he has decided to sign with Miami, league source tells Y! Sports.
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The deterioration of Ray Allen's relationship with Rajon Rondo played a significant factor in his leaving for Miami, several sources tell Y!
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No NEVER. He’s a traitor and just peed on his Celtics legacy. F**K him and the Heat. No longer a fan and wish his new team nothing but losses in every game they play. Go Cs…still the class organization of the league and now we know RA was not cut out to be part of our tradition.
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Yeah I’m surprised he actually did it. And I don’t buy the Rondo relationship being the reason. Wow this is unreal. Could Jason Terry be better than Ray though? Is he Celtic Material? I say yes to both. This’ll sting, but Terry could soothe us over.
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I still believe our ‘team’ is better and certtainly deeper than the Heat’s and JT will be great and now hopefully EM will get the back up SG role and get to play with JT the way it was going to be with RA. Go Cs…
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James I agree with part of your statement but RA was shopped around by Boston, so RA has the right to go some where else especially since he can’t stand Rondo… But he picks a team that just won a ring, thta is someone who just wants to jump on a bandwagon! But don’t worry no one is getting passed the Lakers next year after we get Howard!!!
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I’m so pissed right now but last year when I heard he was traded then it fell through I said I wouldn’t blame him if he went to Miami. It’s Ainge’s fault for treating him like dog shit every February. He did it in 2010 to Ray also, every time the Celtics struggle in late January into February Ainge gives up on the team and shops Ray then they make a good playoff run and he wants him back. I would leave too. Be pissed at Ainge not Allen. If this year’s team has a few bad weeks this season it will be Pierce that gets treated like dog shit around the trading deadline. Oh Pierce was almost traded last year too. Now with KG at 11 million per year don’t be surprised if he gets treated like horse shit in February. You never hear San Antonio trying to blow up their big three, instead they praise and try to get them help. Now with Ray Gone we better hope Bradley wasn’t a fluke, Jeff Green can really play, two rookies can give us something and hope Etwan Moore makes it out of summer league. Oh by the way has Ainge looked for a rebounder out there?
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DA was looking to rebuild as the team was SUCKING coming into the trade deadline so he discussed moving our only moveable piece which other teams wanted (RR wasn’t going anywhere). It’s a business and RA should not be so sensitive. then his injury led to Bradley showing his talents and KG moved the the center position and Bass became a starter. Our season then changed and there was no reason to blow it up…especially after we were 10 mins from the Finals. We drafted rebounders (Sullinger & Melo) and still have JJ, BB, maybe GS and maybe Wilcox will return. DA has done just fine and we’re better than when we ended the season. Go Cs…
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hang his jersey in the rafters????
put it in the men’s room & let everyone shit on it!!! (LMFAO!!!!)
happy daze are here again, as allen-the asshole is gone from C’s forever!!!
YAY!!!!
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Ainge is to blame. Shopping him around so agressively and actually trading him and telling him to pack up only to have the deal fall through really hurts a player of Allen’s caliber. Ainge screwed up big time. I don’t blame Ray.
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I did not know you were such a fuking as*hole Jmaes.
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Thanks. Go Cs…
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Nothing is ever the fault of the Godhead, Danny The Lord Ainge.
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A good GM keeps certain players off trade market tell me James, who does DA ever consider a Celtic that isn’t going anywhere? If they get off to a slow start this year you’ll hear KG for draft picks in February. San Antonio very loyal to their big 3
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KG will not be shopped nor will PP and we’re going to be better than SA, who you apparently love. A “good” GM does what is best for his team and only a handful of players have ever stayed with their same team. Even Willie Mays was traded Frank. Go Cs…
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Ray’s ego was damaged by the “almost” trade but he didnt’ have to betray his teammates and fans to get back at Ainge. FUCK RAY ALLEN! He choked in game 7 against the Lakers in 2010 and he was horrible in the playoffs this year. So he can take his bad ankles and his mental weakness to Miami. He will be a curse to them, not a blessing. Good riddance, mother fucker. THE JET is a better player and yeah, Moore will have a chance to develop now, hopefully.
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Like I said in the other post, what realistically will Ray bring them? A person who stands and camps at the 3 pt line. Against the Heat, we all know now that you first take away the 3 point threat, and watch them implode on themselves by lack of point guard play. The Heat won a championship because of good defense and spot up shooters. We take one of those away, we beat them next year. The flip side is that Ray knows our defensive schemes inside out, and can tell Miami everything. I’m just shocked at the lack of loyalty here though. I mean I know loyalty is overrated in sports, but damn this is so close to home that it feels different in a way.
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I”m shocked that Allen did this. I don’t want to see his number retired in Boston.
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It won’t be…he just guaranteed that. Nice comment about DA, too. Are you mellowing a bit paul??? Go Cs…
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I agree with your points about us knowing his capabilities and tendencies. But please with the ill-will wishes against Ray…that’s uncalled for. ESPECIALLY when we have the JET! Remember, he was the Heat-Killer in game 6 of 2011. He’s 2 years younger than Ray and doesn’t have an injury history. He’s faster, better with the ball, higher basketball IQ, and is a vocal leader. In my opinion the steal of the NBA free agency belongs to us.
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Yep, ease up on the personal ill-will wishes. I am no longer a fan but I wish no ill-will to anyone, even LBJ who I hate a bit more than RA now. Just wish their team gets no more titles and we’ll all be extremely happy. Go Cs…and JT isn’t ours yet, as Dallas can always match.
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But Jason Terry has been on the record saying he doesn’t wanna go to Dallas. The team owner basically said “thanks for your service, but bye”
Isnt it ironic, how we got Jason Terry, an 8-year Maverick through free agency who is probably hated in Dallas just as Ray is here.
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They can still match and then trade him elsewhere. He is a restricted FA and is not ours until the 11th when he can sign his deal. Stranger things have happened. Go Cs…
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Jay, please take that motherfucker down from your website banner ASAP. He’s corrupting your site.
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I agree…new banner time!!! Go Cs…
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Ill-wishes. I’m just getting started Greg. It’s cultural, got to revenge traitors, sorry. Traitors are scum of the earth.
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Chris, don’t get me started…I hate Rat Allen too. I hope none of the Celtic players shake his hand when we play him.
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I hope RR guards him everytime we play! Go Cs…
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better yet avery who took his position can make him look silly.
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Man, what betrayal. Ray was my favorite player. Now every time I see him in a Heat jersey I will want to be sick. I hope the Cs knock out MIA this season. No Ray does not get his jersey hung from TD garden the fucking traitor. Mad respect to KG for staying true to the Celtics legacy. DAMN YOU RAY ALLEN…
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Lets get this str8. WE LOVED RAY WITH ALL OUR HEART. Weve stuck with these guys even though they have not won multiple titles which was expected. Boston has endured a great amount of pain in losing the 2010 title and last year ECF. 2 series which could have been won if guys stepped up, Ray being one of them. Ray owed the city of Boston and the fans at least the loyalty that we gave to him, win or loss. Are we pissed, f–k yeah, do some us of hate Ray, for sure, you got that right. He couldnt beat the Heat so he thought why not join them. What a coward. I am a hater, you damn right. I hate the Heat and proud of it. Only Ray missed the boat already. Heat won in 2012, 2013 is a new year and expect Boston to be a major player.
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I don’t truly wish ill will on Ray’s’ family or dog. I was trying to be funny while venting some serious rage here. It’s cathartic. But he is a bastard. I’m truly sick to my stomach. Let’s be honest; he’s made all the money he could ever need, so now he wants more jewelry on his fingers, and he’s willing to sell his soul and his teammates and his fans to get another ring. Well, it will only be sweeter if we beat the Heat next year.
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Len, go watch Dr. Phil if you want some cry baby pseudo intellectual reasoning here to justify his bullshit.
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It is the angry posters that sound like cry babies. Ray’s gone waaaaaaa. I so mad I could die.
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Hey James don’t defend DA for shopping Ray every season. Every time this team has a bad stretch he tries to blow it up… He did it in 2010 until they got to the finals then brought Ray back for two years. This year at 15 – 17 he gave up again and had Ray traded. Then a good playoff run and he wants them all back again. If they have a bad January this year is Pierce and KG gone? DA is like a girl that can’t make up her mind on whether to leave or stay
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Ray would still be here if Ainge hadn’t traded him. People are expecting loyalty to the team when the team shows none.
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Read my other post up above about this. I am for DA doing whatever it takes to make us better. If not for injuries (KG 2009 & Perk 2010) and the Heat refs this year we could have won a couple more titles. Would RA have stayed? The grass isn’t always greener and at least KG was man enough to come back and fight for more banners as a Celtic. I have more respect for MP who wants to be a Celtic and plays for minimum wage than RA and his not being able to deal with RR, not starting, etc. Glad he’s gone. Go Cs…
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Then DA doesn’t know his team well and he doesn’t trust his coach. At 15-17 Doc said he liked the team and don’t judge them till the end of the season. Danny trades you if you’re older than 33 and had a bad week. He has not loyalty. I thought we Celtics were a loyal bunch.
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Jason Terry is Unrestricted so Dallas can’t match shit. He said he would give them a chance to match but they did not and even if they did he can still leave
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I stand corrected. Go Cs…
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The Jason Terry deal did not help either. Do the math…knowing Doc you are not going to keep Bradley and Rondo off the floor. That means Ray would have to share backup minutes will Terry. There were just too many Ainge driven nails in the coffin to allow this deal to work.
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The idea was to lessen RR’s minutes from 40 or so and using JT as the backup PG and RA as the SG with the 2nd unit. And AB may not be back until Dec. It would have been great, but now hopefully EM will get those minutes at SG. Go Cs…
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That was spin they were trying to put on it to mollify Ray…but it was lie and he knew it…you could use an aging Jason Kidd type of player to backup Rondo but Terry is not a point guard. The Celtics like to tick off all the players they have that can play the point…none of them can effectively including Bradley who was a bust in that position.
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Well, I guess he can play PG, as he did in Dallas, otherwise we’d be searching for a back-up PG don’t you think??? Go Cs…
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And I suppose Bron-Bron, Wade & Bosh will be a better team mate? What a wuss! Can’t take one for the team. A good shot at the ring, golf, and a starting spot is better than Ubuntu. SayonaRay.
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Guys really.. Did we really want someone that doesn’t want to be here.. All the best to him, glad to know we have AB that will shut him down… Hope Rondo works on his shot over the summer.. for real the guys we have now with jeff green and jet are going to be lethal.
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I agree with James. I got 4 words for y’all…A healthy Mickael Pietrus. He’s what…6 years younger than ray? More athletic, WAY better on defense, more dynamic on offense, and can shoot the hell out of the three. His concussion and knee problems hindered him last year. Is there any possible way we can get him back?
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Did Ray-Ray acquired an Iverson complex?
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Yo guys…the Celtics have 6 million dollars to spend on a free agent, according to Chris FOrsburg. how about a 2-year deal for Elton BRand now? Assuming he takes the vet minimum. There’s also Tim Duncan out there whos a UFA…lol But there is also J.J. Hickson. I’d say go for Hickson, especially if Steimsma and Wilcox are unavailable. Hickson gives us about 7 rebounds a game and is a running mate for ROndo.
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dont take your mouth off the kings cock just to talk shit over here faggot.
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Ray Allen is going to bomb 3′s every time he plays Loston from now on!
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U mean JUDAS ALLEN. The biggest disloyal backstabber of all time. Keep that creep. Matter of fact, LBJ and Judas go good together. They both stabbed there fans in the back so at least they have that in common.
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Ainge treated Ray like a scrub by dangling him as trade bait 2 yrs in a row. Even told him he was traded to clear out.
Ray has shown nothing but respect for the fans. He called you fans the greatest in the world.
Show some respect and actually research what’s been going on with Ainge. Everyone knows Ray is a class act.
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He was paid $10MM last year and $20MM each of his seasons before that so he shouldn’t have bitched like a little girl and dealt with it. He was a class act until he bailed on his brothers and decided to join our EC enemy. Maybe you should actually do some research and realize Ainge gave us this team and if not for injuries to KG (2009) and Perk (2010 GM 6 of Finals) we would have had two additional titles. You can have RA and his wimpy, non-existent defense and we’re happy with DA and how he has already added to our team; that if not for the Wade face-rake of Rondo you could very well have been sitting at home during the Finals. Go Cs…
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don’t feed the troll
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No troll here. I’ve always respected the celts tradition. You guys need to get rid of Strange Ainge!
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it’s not a matter of respect of anyone’s tradition, it’s pure trolling.
let’s get real: I’m afraid Allen will flourish in the heat system, where he’ll be asked to camp at the 3 point line james jones style. and that’s what he is right now: an aging hall of famer that cant’ hold court for more than 15-20 mins per game /and stop anyone).
truth is Allen went to Miami because of HIS ABNORMAL EGO, since he could not stand losing his starting spot in favor of a raw sophomore, while there’s no shame to start behind owl-face Wade, at this point of their respective careers. So he somehow felt he should have started, but at the same time he realized he wasn’t a starter anymore for a contender.
Ainge played no part in it.
C U in the conference finals.
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Agree totally. And it is about his ego…which is not obviously about playing with his former brothers but about selling out the team that gave him all he has. Go Cs…
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JUDAS
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