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

[joeysms55]

I respect Ray Allen a lot but after what Boston did to him last season I won't hate him for leaving the celtics

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

he's only gonna catch heat from boston fans.

[BallsOut]

I've always said that Riley shouldn't sell Ray on just winning the title, but on his three point record. It's about making it as hard to pass as possible. Miami probably offers him the best chance, by far, to do so.

Funny because that's the exact opposite of what has happened to great 3pt shooters that have joined the Miami Heat post Lebron. Let's talk about what happened to the last so called veteran shooters that joined Miami and where their careers are now:

Eddie House - is this guy still in the league?
Mike Bibby - 3rd string PG for the Knicks, probably going to get waived
Shane Battier - immense ridicule, labeled scrub for missing shots
Mike Miller - point forward reduced to a 3pt shooter, forced to set screens for Lebron/Wade causing him to have recurring back injuries
James Jones - mysteriously taken off of the rotation after an incredible 3pt shooting season with the Heat
Ray Allen - yea u get the point

[SilkkTheShocker]

There would be a good chance of him not getting his jersey retired by any of his former teams.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

There would be a good chance of him not getting his jersey retired by any of his former teams.

good.

[Tenchi Ryu]

and what exactly did boston 'do' to him?

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.

[Kurosawa0]

Funny because that's the exact opposite of what has happened to great 3pt shooters that have joined the Miami Heat post Lebron. Let's talk about what happened to the last so called veteran shooters that joined Miami and where their careers are now:

Eddie House - is this guy still in the league?
Mike Bibby - 3rd string PG for the Knicks, probably going to get waived
Shane Battier - immense ridicule, labeled scrub for missing shots
Mike Miller - point forward reduced to a 3pt shooter, forced to set screens for Lebron/Wade causing him to have recurring back injuries
James Jones - mysteriously taken off of the rotation after an incredible 3pt shooting season with the Heat
Ray Allen - yea u get the point

One of those names is different than the others.

[Nash]

Too bad that ain't working for Shane Battier....was instantly added to the dark side list once he sold his soul.

First of all, thats not completely true. And even if, you don't think he's enjoying it?

[Nash]

Funny because that's the exact opposite of what has happened to great 3pt shooters that have joined the Miami Heat post Lebron. Let's talk about what happened to the last so called veteran shooters that joined Miami and where their careers are now:

Eddie House - is this guy still in the league?
Mike Bibby - 3rd string PG for the Knicks, probably going to get waived
Shane Battier - immense ridicule, labeled scrub for missing shots
Mike Miller - point forward reduced to a 3pt shooter, forced to set screens for Lebron/Wade causing him to have recurring back injuries
James Jones - mysteriously taken off of the rotation after an incredible 3pt shooting season with the Heat
Ray Allen - yea u get the point

So in 2 posts in this thread you've copied both from another thread you posted in. Stop copy pasting your other replies, especially since both suck.

Also, for the second time, that list is shit.

[Tenchi Ryu]

First of all, thats not completely true. And even if, you don't think he's enjoying it?

Who cares if he's enjoying it, the question OP is asking is how FANS will appreciate it. Battier is definitely enjoying his ring, but he definitely lost some fans in the process.

And considering Boston is just as big a rival to Miami as Chicago is, Boston fans and bandwagoners (Which they have a LOT of) would not be pleased if Ray went there.

[Meticode]

I don't give a shit about Ray Allen either way.

Lies from your brain trickle to your fingers through your keyboard. Lies I say.

[Nash]

Who cares if he's enjoying it, the question OP is asking is how FANS will appreciate it. Battier is definitely enjoying his ring, but he definitely lost some fans in the process.

And considering Boston is just as big a rival to Miami as Chicago is, Boston fans and bandwagoners (Which they have a LOT of) would not be pleased if Ray went there.

Lost fans? Dude lost the fans he had in Houston and Memphis the day he left those teams. They don't care about him and have already forgotten about him. What he did do though is gain a whole lot of new fans when he became a champion with Miami and thats for real.

Also, if you hate on an intelligent and cool dude like Battier there is something seriously off with you.

[MeLO MvP 15]

Amazing. Fans just hate to hate.

You hate a guy for taking the money. You hate a guy for taking a pay cut. SMFH

[Tenchi Ryu]

Lost fans? Dude lost the fans he had in Houston and Memphis the day he left those teams. They don't care about him and have already forgotten about him. What he did do though is gain a whole lot of new fans when he became a champion with Miami and thats for real.

Also, if you hate on an intelligent and cool dude like Battier there is something seriously off with you.

Just how it is. I've told you before, death by association. With a good number of fans not liking Miami at all, you associate with them, you get added on the list.

I love Bosh, a cool dude and would love him on my team. But being on Miami, he's constantly dogged and made fun of, a lot more than when he was in Toronto.

[BallsOut]

A tremendous amount of hate. Just look at Shane Battier. Ray Allen has always been a high character guy, gets in to practice early, leaves late, puts up hundreds of shots each day. That spells Boston Celtics to me. Miami Heat and their leader, Lebron James are well reknowned for taking the easy way out. They'll brush off bad habits on him, thinking they can turn it on and off whenever they want. While these guys are dancing on the sideline during pregames, Ray is out 2 hours before hand getting shots up. It just doesn't feel like a good match at all.

Then you talk about his character. Here's a guy that was never selfish, arrogant or ever caught trash talking to any player. You don't put a guy like that on one of the most arrogant teams in the league. If Ray wants to prolong his career, not stress out at all the hate/backlash he would get, Boston is the right place to end it.

As a long time Ray Allen fan, I can truly say I will no longer be a fan and will no longer refer to him as Jesus if he joins the Heat next season.