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

No need to hate he gave the Celtics 5 good years and moved on. I appreciate what he did for the Celtics franchise no matter what jersey he may wear in the future except if it is a Laker jersey.

Celtics were trying their best to trade him. He owes them absolutely nothing. Say he goes to another team and they win next year, why isn't that going to the "dark side". Let's be real the Heat don't have a rivalry with the Celts, Lebron does. The only rivalry as a team for them is the Lakers.

He will do more harm then good in Boston honestly...your not winning a Chamionship with a "big 3" of old crippled guys that can't play heavy minutes. In Miami he will play 20 minutes a game and not be expected to do anything but stand and make 3s

[QUOTE=KyrieTheFuture]Celtics were trying their best to trade him..[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: If they were trying their best to trade him, why wasn't he traded? Surely if they wanted him gone so bad they could've shipped him away for scrubs or draft picks, right?

I swear some people on here are completely clueless.

not much. superstars garner the most hate. we also don't know what's going on behind the scenes. rumors are that he has a tense relationship with rondo and he also didn't like the idea of starting behind bradley. that and i think he wants more overall touches (don't see how he can get much more in miami but whatever).

[QUOTE=Kevin_Garnett_5]:oldlol: If they were trying their best to trade him, why wasn't he traded? Surely if they wanted him gone so bad they could've shipped him away for scrubs or draft picks, right?

I swear some people on here are completely clueless.[/QUOTE]

Come on man don't try to get smart with me. Don't pretend like the FO wasn't trying to get rid of him for younger talent. Just because they didn't see any packages they wanted doesn't mean his ass wasn't getting shopped. They weren't trading him for the sake of trading.

[QUOTE=KyrieTheFuture]Come on man don't try to get smart with me. Don't pretend like the FO wasn't trying to get rid of him for younger talent. Just because they didn't see any packages they wanted doesn't mean his ass wasn't getting shopped. They weren't trading him for the sake of trading.[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: Oh, so now they weren't "trying their best to trade him"? They were simply trying to see if they could get value for him? Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

The entire Big 4 was involved in trade discussions. Why should Ray be exempt?

He will receive hate by those who despise the Heat and some Celtics fans.

He shouldn't be hated if he chooses to go to another team.

[QUOTE=Kevin_Garnett_5]:oldlol: Oh, so now they weren't "trying their best to trade him"? They were simply trying to see if they could get value for him? Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

[B]The entire Big 4 was involved in trade discussions.[/B] Why should Ray be exempt?[/QUOTE]

Do you have a link to this? I only remember Allen's name in potential trade rumors, and maybe Rondo. But I heard nothing of KG and I think the entire city of Boston would riot if Pierce were traded, even for LeBron.

While I think Ray Allen would be smart to sign the 2 year 12 million deal Boston is offering, I don't see why he would be so hated by reasonable Boston fans if he left. He's never had any issues with teammates or Doc even when his name was brought up in potential trades. He was also a big part of the championship back in 08. Nothing he does will be able to take that away from Boston.

You gonna hate the dude simply because he might make Miami more formidable?

[QUOTE=Kevin_Garnett_5]:oldlol: Oh, so now they weren't "trying their best to trade him"? They were simply trying to see if they could get value for him? Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

The entire Big 4 was involved in trade discussions. Why should Ray be exempt?[/QUOTE]

He shouldn't be. My point is that he doesn't owe the Celtics a damn thing and going to the Heat is no betrayal of any kind.

Ray has always stated once he was dealt from the Bucks - he would only chance the Bucks , unless a coat tail was available

no way he will be in miami

[QUOTE=InfiniteBaskets]Do you have a link to this? I only remember Allen's name in potential trade rumors, and maybe Rondo. But I heard nothing of KG and I think the entire city of Boston would riot if Pierce were traded, even for LeBron.

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KG for Josh Smith was a big rumor at the deadline, Doc Rivers was even asked about it (He denied it of course), and Pierce's name came up in a bunch of different rumors. I think I remember hearing he was offered for the Nets draft pick and they ended up trading it for Gerald Wallace instead.

As far as Rondo goes, off the top of my head I remember him being rumored to be traded to the Hornets, the Lakers, the Pacers, the Warriors, and the Thunder.

I'm not really a die hard fan of any team, I do like Boston, I guess more so since I live here now, and I do like Ray Allen, but I won't think less of him if he goes to Miami. He's been in trading discussions 2 seasons in a row, so it's not like Boston has really treated him like gold. And it's not like he's been on the Celts his entire career.

A lot of people will lose respect for him cuz it'll make it look like he's lowering himself to being a "ring chaser." The same way Shaq did when he signed in Cleveland and then Boston.