ray allen signs with the heat

[husky99]

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=8137389

 

[21Huskies]

i can't stop smiling.

 

[Huskies4ever]

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=8137389

Too bad. I was hopin' he'd retire a Celtic, but at least he has a chance at another ring (and I'll have to root for the Heat, yuck!).

 

[UCHuskies08]

He'll get so many more open looks in Miami. In Boston most of his looks were only open by play design, otherwise they were at least somewhat contested. No one guards Rondo outside the paint, and no one else on the team is demanding a double team. LeBron has to be double-teamed all the time and Wade and Bosh get a lot of double team looks as well, he'll be getting open 3's for days (as we saw with Battier/Miller/Jones as playoffs long).

 

[CL82]

just heard on the red sox yank game

Good for ray - I guess.

 

[rw005]

As long as Ray gets another ring, I could care less about how he got it!

 

[RS9999X]

Allen went for 3 years and expects more endorsement money and appearance money as NBA Champ instead of 2 years and a diminshed role that would lead to less endorsement money with Boston.

This is the kiss off. Like Ray, hate his new team.

 

[HooperScooper]

Allen went for 3 years and expects more endorsement money and appearance money as NBA Champ instead of 2 years and a diminshed role that would lead to less endorsement money with Boston.

I don't think his decision had anything to do with money.

 

[Huskies4ever]

I don't think his decision had anything to do with money.

Yeah, I think the thinking behind his decision was, "If I'm gonna take a lesser role, I better do it with a championship contender."

 

[CTPride]

welp ill no longer be watching nba basketball

 

[Fishy]

welp ill no longer be watching nba basketball

If that's the case, I doubt you watched much to start with.

In any event, it never bothers me to see Boston sports' fans suffering, so I like the deal.

Ray has more money than he can spend, so I don't know that the dollars made that much of a difference to him. On the court, the Heat are getting better and the Celts are getting older - at the end of his career, it makes sense to try to set himself up for another ring.

 

[aceboon]

alot of talk on twitter about Rondo/Ray, according to one writer they weren't on speaking terms during the playoffs

 

[Mots010]

As a Celtics fan, Seems like the Ray/Rondo thing is an issue. Couple that with the fact that Ray has been trade bate practically every year since they won the title and he's probably ready to move on. Not to mention he will barely have to run through screens with Miami. He took a major pay cut to be on a title favorite, so I'm guessing he probably wasnt too pleased with Boston of late.

 

[champs99and04]

Ray's obviously not going to be putting up 15-20 shots a game like he was in his prime, but I think people are exaggerating just how much his role will be diminished. I still envision him playing 30-35 minutes a game for the Heat, and in a league where elite big men are at a premium, I don't think the Heat will have any problem going with a Chalmers-Ray-Wade-LeBron-Bosh crunch time lineup. The Heat have come a long, long way since the big three first united in terms of ball movement - all those wide open looks Mike Miller, Mario Chalmers, and Shane Battier were getting will now be going the way of the NBA's all-time three point leader.

The Heat's offense next year will define what it means to have to pick your poison. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you post James on the right block and station Allen in the right corner, something is going to have to give. I'm not a Heat fan or a Heat hater, but for people that don't like them, this has to be a bad day. A rotation of Chalmers, Allen, Wade, James, Battier, Haslem, and Bosh gives them the makings of one of the more talented teams of all-time. If they can somehow add Marcus Camby to the mix, their going to have the benefit of throwing a big and small lineup on the floor rivaled by absolutely nobody.

This has to be a good day for UConn fans, right? It's just about a foregone conclusion that the Thunder and Heat will be playing in a lot of championships over the next five years. Now they both have a Husky on the roster we can all cheer for.

 

[Ricky1Moore]

I'm surprised he did it... Ray is a loyal guy, a really good person as well... I'm a celtics fan, so pretty sad, but if you consider the amazing penetration and defensive collapse that lebron and wade cause, it's hard not to see this as a championship move for the heat (provided ray is healthy).

If I'm a heat fan I'm psyched, as a celts fan I'm sad. But uconn trumps all for me, and I respect ray so much that I'll always root for him.

If he's healthy, it's a repeat, and he'll average 18 a game in the playoffs

 

[huskyharry]

Once Boston signed Terry, they didn't give Ray much if a choice.

I have despised Miami the last two years and didn't care much for them when they beat Dallas before that...but I root for all,teams with UConn players, especially Ray

 

[husky99]

I am a fan of any team goes to..

 

[61cygni]

I wonder what team Ray gets inducted into HOF with.

 

[Brochacho]

Once Boston signed Terry, they didn't give Ray much if a choice.

I have despised Miami the last two years and didn't care much for them when they beat Dallas before that...but I root for all,teams with UConn players, especially Ray

They signed Terry as a backup to Rondo. The Celtics still offered him 12 million dollars, which is twice what the Heat could offer.

 

[dapriest]

Brilliant move by Ray-Ray. Adding another ring would be a wonderful coup-de-grace for his career. Lebron and Wade must be salivating. What this means for the Heat is that there is going to be zero help defense from Ray's defender on D. Guy guarding Ray takes one step toward a cutting Lebron to help out, and Ray's shooting an open 3. Just a great situation for Ray and the Heat just got better.

 

[sparky]

I am surprised, but happy for Ray.Life is too short to worry about what's right for everyone else. The C's would have traded him for a better piece if they could. It's about #'s and I am not a heat fan, but I will root for ray to have success there. Finally, Ray has created his legacy and will go into the Hall, so going to the Heat is something he 's doing for himself. Good Luck Ray.

 

[junglehusky]

Not every player, or even every HOF player, gets to do this at the twilight of their career. I think it's awesome that Ray has this opportunity.

Also, I cracked up at Caron's reaction:

Caron Butler ‏@realtuffjuice
Man,,,,,



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[JaYnYcE]

New England just lost a legend to the team that his team couldn't beat the last two years in the playoffs and most here are ok with it.

Wow.....


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[junglehusky]

The rest of New England may worship at Boston's pro sports altar, but not Connecticut.

 

[husky91]

I'm a Celts fan, so cannot root for Heat and Lebron is the least likable person in sports so no way can I root for him or Ray as a member if Heat.

Too bad. I was hopin' he'd retire a Celtic, but at least he has a chance at another ring (and I'll have to root for the Heat, yuck!).