How Much Hate Will Ray Allen Receive if He Turns Down Boston and Joins Miami?

As a long time Ray Allen fan, I ask him to take some time to consider before going to Miami. Let's talk about what happened to the last so called veteran shooters that joined Miami and where their careers are now:

[B]Eddie House[/B] - once an incredible knock down 3pt shooter for Boston making clutch shots against the Lakers, is this guy still in the league?
[B]Mike Bibby[/B] - quality starter for Atlanta, but used by Miami and thrown under the bus after Heat lose to Mavs in the finals
[B]Shane Battier[/B] - hard defensive minded worker, but received immense ridicule and labeled scrub throughout the season for missing shots
[B]Mike Miller[/B] - point forward reduced to a 3pt shooter, forced to set screens for Lebron/Wade causing him to have recurring back injuries
[B]James Jones[/B] - mysteriously taken off of the rotation after an incredible 3pt shooting season with the Heat

Ray Allen has to ask himself. Does he want to be the next scapegoat when the Miami Heat lose? Does he want to end his career that way? Does Ray Allen want to go out like that?

I won't hate him. Celtics tried to trade him. I'd rather see the Celtic Big 3 break apart because of retirement, though.

Hello,
Celtics have offered Allen 12 Mil for 2 seasons.
Mia has offered around 3.1 mil per season for 3 seasons.

So less than 3 mil difference in the end. However lets say Allen retires after 2 seasons then will still get the remainder of his contract.

No state income tax in Florida and the difference will be negligible...if anything.

If Allen leaves then I think it is because of a team related issue.

This being said I think he will stay...even though I would love to see him on the Heat.

He's welcome to join any team - he should understand though that while Miami offers the best chance at a title, they can't offer him much money or playing time.

I would lose some respect for Allen, and it's not because they're the Heat - it's because he would be going to a team he lost to for the last 2 seasons. That's weak.

Imagine if Jordan signed with the Pistons instead of beating them (yes I understand that my comparison is absurd)

[QUOTE=Nash]Did you hate on Ray when he joined up with Garnett and Pierce to form a super team?[/QUOTE]
I thought KG and Ray Allen got traded to the Celtics?

[QUOTE=NoGunzJustSkillz]I thought KG and Ray Allen got traded to the Celtics?[/QUOTE]

Exactly

[QUOTE=BallsOut]As a long time Ray Allen fan, I ask him to take some time to consider before going to Miami. Let's talk about what happened to the last so called veteran shooters that joined Miami and where their careers are now:

[B]Eddie House[/B] - once an incredible knock down 3pt shooter for Boston making clutch shots against the Lakers, is this guy still in the league?
[B]Mike Bibby[/B] - quality starter for Atlanta, but used by Miami and thrown under the bus after Heat lose to Mavs in the finals
[B]Shane Battier[/B] - hard defensive minded worker, but received immense ridicule and labeled scrub throughout the season for missing shots
[B]Mike Miller[/B] - point forward reduced to a 3pt shooter, forced to set screens for Lebron/Wade causing him to have recurring back injuries
[B]James Jones[/B] - mysteriously taken off of the rotation after an incredible 3pt shooting season with the Heat

Ray Allen has to ask himself. Does he want to be the next scapegoat when the Miami Heat lose? Does he want to end his career that way? Does Ray Allen want to go out like that?[/QUOTE]
You can't compare Ray Allen to any of those guys. Ray Allen would easily be the 4th best player on the Heat. Those other guys are not Ray Allen material.

Bibby, House are already scrubs when they signed.

Battier was important part in the championship team, dude started and played many minutes. What you on about?

Mike Miller is injured while James Jones is a reserve with guys like Lebron and Battier ahead of him.

[QUOTE=NoGunzJustSkillz]I thought KG and Ray Allen got traded to the Celtics?[/QUOTE]
He is a LeBronyte who started watching basketball 2 years ago don't expect much from him.

[QUOTE=BallsOut]As a long time Ray Allen fan, I ask him to take some time to consider before going to Miami. Let's talk about what happened to the last so called veteran shooters that joined Miami and where their careers are now:

[B]Eddie House[/B] - once an incredible knock down 3pt shooter for Boston making clutch shots against the Lakers, is this guy still in the league?
[B]Mike Bibby[/B] - quality starter for Atlanta, but used by Miami and thrown under the bus after Heat lose to Mavs in the finals
[B]Shane Battier[/B] - hard defensive minded worker, but received immense ridicule and labeled scrub throughout the season for missing shots
[B]Mike Miller[/B] - point forward reduced to a 3pt shooter, forced to set screens for Lebron/Wade causing him to have recurring back injuries
[B]James Jones[/B] - mysteriously taken off of the rotation after an incredible 3pt shooting season with the Heat

Ray Allen has to ask himself. Does he want to be the next scapegoat when the Miami Heat lose? Does he want to end his career that way? Does Ray Allen want to go out like that?[/QUOTE]
Dumbest post ever. Congrats. Lol comparing a hall of famer to this group who has like one all star appearance combined ??

[QUOTE=50inchvertical]none, he isn't LeBron[/QUOTE]

hahaha so true.

You guys watch too much TV. Allen can sign with any team. He's a free agent. End of story.

I wont hate him, he did what he could in boston(won us a ring :)) and he decided to get a better chance at another one

I wouldn't hate him..I would just feel shocked. Like he bitch slapped every Boston fan in the face. Especially considering KG is coming back and the Celtics made an offer that is twice as good as Miami's. But I wouldn't hate him.

Not much. Not like he's a superstar nowadays

[QUOTE=Tenchi Ryu]Put him on the choppin block multiple times. Only reason he's still there now is cause KG decided to go beast mode the later half of the year. Doc moving KG to C saved Ray.[/QUOTE]
:rolleyes: Because Ray Allen is too good to be in trade discussions.

Pierce and KG were involved in just as many trade rumors as Ray, and NOBODY was involved in more than Rondo. If Ray's gonna bitch about that he should just leave, because no doubt he'll continue to be in trade discussions, as everyone else in the Big 4 will be.