Why Allen left the Celts

[Gurleyman]

Ooooh, I like that! Did you make that up yourself? Either way, it is a perfect analogy.

Just made it up on the fly. At first I said a hired gun is useless without bullets, but that didn't seem to work as well (that would be a better analogy for a situation where he never got the ball). I'm sure someone else thought of it before me somewhere on the internet, though.

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[JaYnYcE]

Were you dropped on your head as a baby?

I wouldn't know, I was a baby.


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[Joobie]

Of course, that's part of being a fan. I'm happy for Ray. He deserves better.

So...instead of playing with 1 arrogant punk, he gets to play with a WHOLE TEAM of them! Gotta question the wisdom of that!

 

[Huskies4ever]

I'm getting killed in this thread...but I can understand it and take it. He's a Husky, and we Husky fans back our guys. That's why at the end of the day, I can be mad at Ray but I can't be that mad.

Not only is Ray a Husky, but a most beloved one who's carried himself with nothing but class and dignity. Don't worry, as a Celtic fan your feelings are totally understandable. It's all good.

 

[Huskies4ever]

I'm no fan, I just happened to catch the rant on TV. But they do get higher ratings than the Big Show

Sure. J/k. When it comes to sports talk, we all tune in to someone cuz there is always something controversial.

 

[Huskies4ever]

So...instead of playing with 1 arrogant punk, he gets to play with a WHOLE TEAM of them! Gotta question the wisdom of that!

He gets to play for an organization that wants and appreciates him. James may be arrogant, but I don't think he's the punk Rondo is.

 

[Deadrody]

Here, on the other hand, as the article points out, the Celtics showed Ray a lot of respect this off-season. They offered him a nice deal, doubling the Heat. And there has been talk of a no-trade clause; so people can't say "he didn't want to be traded" until we find out whether or not the Celts actually offered to include a no-trade clause.

Making Jason Terry a higher priority than Ray ? That's showing him respect ? Don't think so. The only "respect" here is from the NBA that allows his former team to spend more money. Big deal.

 

[Deadrody]

This is just a real to the Celtics. Now, you may think the Celts deserve it by dangling Ray as trade bait (which I can understand) or not starting him (which anybody who watched Ray and Bradley play this past season cannot defend). But let's be clear: it was an to the players and coaches he played alongside, the guys who battled together for the last four years, who just fought a tough 7-games series against the hated Heat. Ray picked them over the Celts. Like I said, he's got the right to do it. And Celtics fans have the right to think it was a dick move.

Sorry, its not an "" move to sign with another team. Ray Allen did not owe A THING to the Boston Celtics.

And for the record, until Lebron / Wade / Bosh colluded to form an all star team to win a ring, it was universally thought that taking less money to play for a contender actually showed character as opposed to chasing dollar signs and putting winning secondary.

 

[nomar]

Thanks for your timely and utterly unpredictable response.

 

[caw]

Sorry, its not an "" move to sign with another team. Ray Allen did not owe A THING to the Boston Celtics.

And for the record, until Lebron / Wade / Bosh colluded to form an all star team to win a ring, it was universally thought that taking less money to play for a contender actually showed character as opposed to chasing dollar signs and putting winning secondary.

I'm not sure about that, people bashed Payton and Malone a bit also when they went to the Lakers (but they had zero rings when they did it).