Ray Stays!
by Green17 on Jul 8, 2010 5:54 AM EDT
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PrintMultiple sources saying that the Celtics and Ray Allen have agreed to a two-year deal for $10 million per season with the 2nd year a player option.
So far this off-season Danny has signed both Ray and Paul to reasonable deals, and kept Doc. Those were priorities 1,2 and 3 (you pick your own order). Now lets get some front court help to fill the void while Perk rehabs. Get to it Danny, you're on a roll so far.
Update: Jessica Camerato reports that despite being recruited by LeBron James to join Wade and Bosh in Miami to form a "Dream Team" Ray chose to stay with the Celtics. Phenominal.
"I'm happy to be returning as a Celtic," he told WEEI.com via text message. "There's no other place I wanted to be."
"I believe I'm so far ahead of the game that I'm able to play longer," he told WEEI.com during the regular season. "People look at basic standards of guys my age at 34, like some guys at 34, there's no way they could play basketball right now. And I'm thinking at my age now, I can go even a few more years doing what I'm doing the way I'm doing it because for me, it's not rocket science."
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take that lebron!
LOL, everyone is snubbing the king. Awesome! I’m so glad to see Ray and Paul back at good prices, these guys showed that they value playing for this team. We got one more run in us for sure.
Beg to differ on this one...
It’s about half of what he made this past year, but not half of what he could make next year. There wasn’t a team out there that would pay Ray Allen $20M for next year, so it’s not accurate to say he’s taking a pay cut of half.
That said, this is still a good signing because it’s for two years.
10 million for ray a pay cut?
no way brother. ray got a good deal, very few teams in this climate would commit to 20 million for allen. this deal makes sense for both ray and the celts but for very few other teams. 20 million buys a LOT right now.
by lakersbluedevil on Jul 8, 2010 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
"in this climate" ??
Have you been paying attention?
Lots of teams have cleared out so much cap space – and are NOT going to end up getting Lebron/Wade/Bosh/Amare. There is far too much money to burn. And teams will spend it.
Ray almost certainly could have pulled down a 2×13M contract if he was willing to relocate.
And similarly, Pierce almost certainly could have pulled down around 16-18M per if he had bothered to shop himself around.
Neither of these guys really even bothered to look elsewhere to get top dollar.
amen amigo
When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"
Where's the image???
Was looking for a classic Po image to accompany the post!
by McHaleinthepost on Jul 8, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
YES!!!... And a long SF!!!!
Travis Outlaw, Josh Childress or Rasual Butler…
villanueva
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
im gonna be all up on you like a spider monkey!
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by remembering9ergods on Jul 7, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok the gangs all back together.
Let’s get some additional pieces. 2×10 is about as perfect as you get.
"Do you know that nonbelievers create the most positive energy?" Davis said
Great job Danny!
Very happy. Two years was fantastic work also. His deal expires with KGs. I feel much better about Paul’s four year deal now too.
Let’s sign Tony now!
Agree 100%
The key was for Danny to make sure Rays deal expired with Kg’s and was not a 3 year deal etc.
Danny did a nice job indeed.
10 million is a lot.
Ray and Pierce must be pretty confident they can win without much additional help being added to the roster to both take this kind of money…
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
you can still use the MLE, trade sheed’s contract, veteran minimums, and rookie’s to fill out.
"Take it to the hoop, there's a dance involved." - DJ Tommy
needless to say
I’m happy about it! Amen!
"Take it to the hoop, there's a dance involved." - DJ Tommy
oh no it's 10 mil?
that changes thing slightly, but we can still use the things I listed below
"Take it to the hoop, there's a dance involved." - DJ Tommy
The article say $10M PER YEAR.
The article could be wrong, though…
$10M per is borderline irrelevant
It isn’t the amount that really ever mattered in signing Ray. His money this year and next comes completely over the salary cap via Bird rights so has no impact on our ability to sign other players. The amount is mainly only an ownership concern because of the luxury tax cost.
The main concern was always the length of the contract. 2 years is about as perfect for the team as could be. It exactly lines up with KG’s contract so both will expire in the same year. That is a major win for the Celtics.
Lets hope there isn’t a lockout in 2011-12!
This is exactly right.
The dollar amount of Ray’s contract is irrelevant, provided Wyc can afford it. The most important issue was the number of years. Ray at 2 years is perfect. It means we still only have 2 players under contract going into the 2012 offseason.
Glad someone around here is paying attention. We had ZERO room under the salary cap regardless of how much we paid Ray.
I am very happy to see Ray back in green!
by KG's Knee on Jul 8, 2010 12:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It may be positive if its a partial lockout
Our guys have demonstrated that they are the leagues best over the first 30 games or so. So if its a short season (like 98-99) then it may help with the legs.
by Scal4theallstargame on Jul 8, 2010 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, excellent news!!
I’m so relieved right now. Glad to “welcome back” Ray! And to a really good contract, I’m surprised he accepted two years only with the 2nd a player option!
Now if Pierce had agreed to this kind of deal, I'd have loved it.
Oh well. Nothing to complain about for me here. Weren’t going to be free of KG’s contract until then anyways. Good on ya, Ray.
USG
Pierce is a little over 2 years younger than Ray.
Can you blame him for wanting to play just as long in the NBA?
Yeah, but the Celtics still have enough cap spcae for another free agent.
Im fine with the Pierce deal.
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by bestbostonsports on Jul 8, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
They had no cap space either way
They had to give Paul and Ray enough $$ to stay over the cap, or they would’ve lost their MLE.
sheed's contract & the MLE are key for us now
also nates & TA situations are important ether we use them or trade em i’d keep em both & just add barbosa with sheed’s contract
i’d like to trade tA for rudy fernandez
Great news
Combined with the redistribution of big name FAs (no three in the same place) things are looking good. The possibility of Lebron, Bosh, and/or Wade in Chicago had me a little worried.
Great
You guys remember when Ray shot us out of Game 7? I’d rather have JJ Red.
nice there are some concerns in that area.
just get me back to game 7 again and then we can worry about it.
"Do you know that nonbelievers create the most positive energy?" Davis said
That’s great, but you have to use the midlevel exception for Redick, and hope Orlando doesn’t match.
So the equation isnt Ray or Redick, its RA plus a midlevel exception player or Redick.
Its Ray by a landslide.
Exactly. How many times do we have to repeat this?
Signing or not signing Ray has no impact on our ability to sign other players.
Not signing Ray does not free up a penny that we can spend on anyone this year.
The only tools we have to acquire players this year are:
Re-signing our own FAs via bird rights and exemptions.
Signing one or two players totalling up to the Mid Level Exception (~$5.8M).
Signing players to vet minimums and draft scale contracts.
Trade Sheed’s contract ($6.2M) plus maybe a player (sign & trade) to another team for matching contracts’ worth of player(s)..
And on the other end of such wishes, JJ Reddick is a ristricted free agent – that means that Orlando can match any offer. And since we can’t offer more than the MLE, they can easily keep him out our hands for cheap.
I think most people just don't understand the CBA
You really should understand it though, if you going to comment about cap issues.
Guess there just aren’t very many of us who pay enough attention.
by KG's Knee on Jul 8, 2010 12:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks.
Good info, thanks.
In the new Geico commercial, Marte sings "Let me be myself" on Wedge's front lawn (with the cavemen).
by V-Mart Shopper on Jul 8, 2010 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions
indeed he did. Its reasonable to say he lost us game 7 if you look at the stats......but
he was guarding Kobe and he was tired and we didn’t havre a backup wing we trusted, therefore you have to get one. La gambled Ray would miss and packed the lane…it killed us
we couldn’t rebound worth a dang well Perk was out but yeah we need a guy like Sideshow Bob
Are you saying they left Allen open on purpose?
That’s ridiculous. He did miss the shots he got, but like I’ve been saying in other threads, so did everyone else. Can we please stop acting like he took shots away from guys that were on fire?
did you watch the game???? They laid off Ray which is why he kept shooting, he was open.
watch the tape. The Lakers dropped off Rajon and backed off Ray after the middle of the 2nd quarter to get in the paint. Ray was challenged when he would get in the paint, but otherwise they dropped off him on help defense. The Lakers missed heavily challenged shots all night, Ray did not.
Im not even criticizing Ray, he was all over Kobe and his legs were shot. We still need a shooter. For two years we needed another shooter like Posey, we need another wing shooter who is clutch off the bench to give Ray rest
It played out that way, but that wasn't the plan coming in to the game
Not all of his shot were wide open like you make it sound, and he wasn’t the only one to miss wide open shots. How many layups did the C’s miss? How many open shots did Paul (5 for 15)miss? How many redounds off those misses did the C’s not grab, particularly when they had a hand on them and should have secured?
I just can’t take all this talk about Ray lost the game for us when ALL of them played like trash on offense in the 2nd half, especially OVERRATED Rondo, who was BENCHED for most of the 4th qtr of GAME 7.
Also
If Paul isn’t horrendous in Game 6 (13pts/5TO), we probably don’t see a game 7.
If not for the Shrek and Donkey show in game 4, the series might not have even gone 6. Who would you heap all the blame on then.
No one had a good series except for maybe Garnett, but if he grabbed a few more rebounds, blocked a shot or two, we probably win.
concur
Team Game. Team play got them to Game 7 of the finals. Team Loss.
The ‘if only’ card can be applied up and down the lineup.
The missed layups and dunks (by multiple players) are probably the most painful missed opportunities – especially in Game 3. If they put just a few of those in the basket like they normally would have, the series might have been over in 5 and Perk would not be injured.
do you also remember
how poorly kobe bryant shot the ball? Do you happen to recall who was guarding him all game?
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gunk11
hey thats good so far we both pp and ray all we need is a center and some help on the bench lets sign jermain oneal those big three would bring the best out of him ill tell u that especially garnett and also sign luke the second round pick i watched him in the summer league ill tell u what if they dont sign him their crazy if they do he’ll be the suprise of the draft he reminds me a little of the great larry bird insticnt and slow just like bird but he made up with practice and hustle give the a guy chance danny hes awsome
AMEN Master Pro.. what a great breather.
i’d love to see the Cs crush the fakers and kobe next year in their bid for the 3-peat.
Well...
I guess this is as low as you can go and still keep Ray, so I’m reluctantly on board with this. I like the years, though; that helps somewhat. But we’ll still need someone off the bench to pick him up as his minutes decrease and/or the streakiness returns. We got a long ways to go. Next: Get O’Neal. (Either one.) I’d love Childress, btw.
Not to rain on Ray's parade, but...
This still leaves open the chance of a deadline trade, buyout, and then re-sign with Boston next season. Unless he has a no trade, I could see it, probably why the 2nd yr is an option.
This is basically perfect
I don’t see what his opt out next year does for him, unless things fall apart and he wants to go to NYK or something. He’ll make 20 in two years versus 20 in three years on the MLE. Makes sense both ways.
watever
i love ray nd glad he is back but we could have done something else with that money but i dnt kno who we could get for 10million who is a quality player
"i dnt kno who we could get for 10million who is a quality player"
No one, because the Celtics still would have been over the cap >_>
by Marqui on Jul 7, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
ok. i’ve been tough on danny. but this was a good deal for both the c’s and ray! and now we’re starting to hear players thinking of coming here! o’neal, o’neal should both come. just to add depth and size. lets move sheed now and get a shooter off the bench!!! thank you DA, nice to have you back ray! and sorry DA for being tough on your doings. i’ve read and heard that your all over the place. i like it!!
SIGN THE RIGHT O'NEAL
You need Shaq, not Jermaine!
Neither
Shaq is old, slow and a jerk. Forget an uptempo game unless Ray & Paul are going to do that all by themselves.
J is washed up unless he’s found a miracle cure for his knees.
"simul justus et peccator"
Shaq is like by other players, regardless of your opinion
And he matches up with Dwight Howard as good as anyone in the league.
has anyone here seen jermaine o'neal play lately?
the guy is a total bum.
by lakersbluedevil on Jul 8, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
welcome back shuttles
I love Ray and this is a no-brainer considering their situation, however…
I’m pretty tired of hearing that either Ray or Paul “took less” to stay with the Celtics. No one out there was lurking to pay $10 mil per for what Ray has to offer, it just so happens that it didn’t really matter what the Celtics paid.
Likewise with Paul. He signed a massive deal! It’s great for his popularity in the town, but there was nothing near that AAV out there for him.
by superluminal on Jul 7, 2010 11:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
We need to start a can drive.
Let’s all do the right thing and donate canned goods to PP and RA so they don’t starve.
Welcome back Ray
As long as his legs don’t go and he doesn’t have anymore of those frigid stretches at the worst possible time, this won’t turn out to be to bad.
by jackscompletelackofsurprise on Jul 7, 2010 11:50 PM EDT reply actions
carlose boozer to the bulls?
Is it true he agreed to a contract with them? And is it also true that shaqs goin to san antonio?
by IneedTheTruth on Jul 7, 2010 11:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hate Ray
Nearly blew 2008 for us. Non-factor in 2009. Killed 2010 championship dreams. Get out of here Ray. We just can’t depend on you…
Wow you have anger issues.
Take a chill pill
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by bestbostonsports on Jul 7, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
yes non factor in 2008
Specially with his poor series ag the fakers where he didn’t close the game up ag vujabitch, and when he didn’t post record in 3pts in game 6 (that he broke in ‘10 finals) that gave us banner 17, or in ’09 series ag bulls where he couldn’t connect with his jumper and didn’t have few historical clutch shots while scoring 50+ in some games… oh wait… he did.
Welcome back Ray Ray, now we have last years core, just a bit depth added and we are contenders again, I was worried that next 20 years would be “rebuild” years after end of this season:)
Nearly blew 2008? Did you watch Game 6? He shot lights out and was a cold blooded assassin in the second half. In 2009, he was often the glue that helped us get as far as we did in the playoffs. In 2010, his playoff performance was erratic but he won a few games for us.
by JPV on Jul 8, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL WUT? Ray is the only reason we advanced past the Bulls and dragged it out to 7 against the Magic in 2009. Do you watch the games?
by PeaceSignMoose on Jul 8, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
where is his prime time show on ESPN?
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by bestbostonsports on Jul 7, 2010 11:58 PM EDT reply actions
im a lit concerned about the 2nd yr player option
to me it shows that ray is not very confident of this teams chances at winning another banner. but the deal itself is very good for us. Glad to have rayray back.
by friedgreentomatoes on Jul 8, 2010 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
Could be
more about controlling his destiny if traded
Exactly what I was thinking
It could also mean extra $$ this year if traded and accepts a buyout, either for the rest of the season, or after any lockout next summer.
It is exactly that -- its Ray's form of a no-trade clause.
Ray hasn’t been with the Celtics long enough to qualify for a no-trade clause. This functionally works as one.
LINK
I out the link in the Ray allen resigned thread.
I could’nt get it to work here!
FYI - when you want to paste a link here
Do it in the body of the msg, not the title.
I.E. like this. Or like so:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-celtics-allen
Links won’t work in the msg title.
WOOHOOO!!!!
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by SBookerSaintsFan on Jul 8, 2010 12:12 AM EDT reply actions
I hope the Big Three stay in tact
At least for 2 years.
I couldnt see Ray anywhere else. This is great news.
RA showed great caracter
I’m sure Chicago or Miami would have gave him a larger contract. I hope he retires as a Celtic.
I just can’t wait the battles with Miami and NY for the Eastern Title.
hip hip hooRAY, hip hip hooRAY
Who should we get for BIGs? How many? 2?
We should resign TA!
We need SG and SF~~~WHO??
BLu
we still need a solid back up that can give us good minutes to actually make ray effective.
by Celtic -_- Pride on Jul 8, 2010 1:37 AM EDT reply actions
So happy to see this news
Our guys know how to play together. LeBron joining the Heat obviously makes them the team to beat, but the Celtics can still compete with them. Remember, there’s only one ball. The fact that LeBron, Wade, and Bosh would have to share touches hurts them in that respect. They can all score, but depending on the pace of the game, they can only score so much. With three guys on the Heat that all want the ball, the ego’s can and most likely will clash.
Let LeBron shoot
LeBron can shoot all he wants. If he is on the bench, let Bosh shoot, but don’t let Wade shoot ever.
Thanks for moving this to the top!
This is still a CELTICS blog anyway, right? We couldn’t have asked Ray to take a more reasonable deal. I think he has something to prove after that Finals performance. Now that a bit of a sigh relief can be taken, I’m excited to see what DA can swing with Sheed’s contract and how he can get another impact player (or two) with the MLE.
Top priority this year is a solid big man. We rebounded the ball horribly last year and now Perk will be out for at least the 1st half of the season. For the record, count me out of the Brad Miller fan group. Yes, Shaq is old, but so is Brad Miller. And the former was actually good at one point in his career. Heck even JO wins out on that theory. I can’t believe anyone who watched the Bulls in the playoffs this year thinks that Miller could be the missing piece to making a real run. He has NOTHING left in that tank. He’s slower, smaller, and less physical than Shaq, albeit with a better jump shot. My first option would be Haywood, though if we could somehow pry him from Cuban and he’d come on the cheap. I also like Rudy F. over Barbosa by a long shot. I, personally, can’t wait to roll the dice one more time with DA, Doc, and this crew.
I am very happy that its just a 2 year deal....
and that Ray will come off the book’s with KG.
All C’s have to do now is find a young back up shooting guard.
To clarify....
another young back up shooting guard to solidify the shooting guard position …of course we still need to add at least 2 centers to the front line.
young or old doesn't matter
The goal is to win now, with this core.
If a vet can do the job, a vet can do the job. We aren’t going to commit any long-term contract to them. That doesn’t mean DA shouldn’t sign a younger guy IF the right deal is found – but it has to be all about what that player can do for us now in this role (backup wing).
We are going to reload in two years – when we have real, actual leverage. Stop trying to buy your future now when you don’t have leverage. You will just be buying a cheap, low-quality future. You want to buy your future when you have money to spend on it so you can buy top-quality pieces.
Dream Team?
If it really was possible that Ray could join LeBron, Bosh, and Wade in Miami, then something is definitely wrong with the way the salary cap is supposed to maintain parity.
Not the purpose of the cap
I Basketball (and hockey) the cap is supposed to protect owners from themselves, and spending beyond any possibility of income. Basketball is the worst on this because 1 or two players can make such a huge difference that talent gets bid up (I would hate to see the offers for LBJ if there were no cap).
First post here
I think the deal is reasonable, keeping the core intact will keep us in the hunt for a few more years, we just need to solidfy our bench, a bench talented enough to reduce the minutes of the big 3 during the regular season and to contribute when it matters during the playoffs..
Does anybody know the situation with Nate? Is it likely he’ll be resigned? …
Glad to have Ray back but....
$10 mil per for two is too much. I do think someone else would have offered him that but he did not want to leave Boston both for game and personal reasons. So he would have taken less in my opinion. I’d say he’s worth $5 mil per. After all one great game in seven during money time is not worth big money. But with the market rolling upwards $8 mil per would have done it.
If Ray’s game declines to 8-10 per game and we can trade the 2nd year as an expiring to someone then it makes sense. If Ray goes for 14-15 per game next year then year two isn’t so bad.
They probably went $10 mil per because of giving Pierce year 4. They didn’t want to extend Ray to three so they upped the per for two.
Oh well, Doc and the Big 3 are back. That’s a plan for competing and , at the end of the day regardless whether armchair GMs like me think a few too many dollars got spent , that’s what we want.
Now let’s hope that young energy like Bradley, Harangody, Gaffney, and a re-signed Nate and Tony and a good big or two from somewhere all come together soon.
once again ...
How much we pay Ray makes absolutely NO DIFFERENCE. Even if we had paid Ray 2 x $15M IT WOULD STILL BE A GREAT CONTRACT FOR THE CELTICS.
No matter what we pay him has no impact on how we build out the rest of the team because his salary is completely above cap via his Bird rights..
The important thing is the length of the contract. By keeping it to a 2 year commitment (One plus his player option) the team preserves massive cap room past 2012.
The only ‘negative’ is to ownership, because of the luxury tax. And the Celtics have made plenty of money these last 3 years so I think they can afford it.
And when you really look at the market out there, considering all the cap room that is still left free on so many teams – Ray almost certainly could have made more money if he was willing to relocate.
so last nite I was against J. O'Neal and up on Shaq
but I slept on it and looking at his age and defense and his ability to hit the jumpshot/free throws, I am getting used to the idea.
My only concern is that with Perkins out till All Star Break and beyond, can his body hold up banging up against guys like Dwight Howard and other bigs in the nba with our style of defense.
Id rather go with Jermaine since he is the younger of the 2.
But I could live with Shaq if the C’s go that way also.
Shaq's Body
Might not hold up during the ‘first season’ (who cares about it) but would be there for the playoffs when it matters. No one who has followed Shaq’s career can doubt his toughness. BTW, Shaq received UBER accolades from all media when he entered the NBA and for the next few years. He was barely a legal adult when he got all the adulation and yet…to my knowledge he was never in troubles.
Wait!
Doesn’t this merit a one minute infomercial on ESPN?? Bwahahahaha!!
Great deal for the C’s—oustanding off season already for DA to get Doc to return, and resign Ray and PP.
I am not a big JO fan and he looked terrible against us in the playoffs (Perk ate his post moves for lunch), but he’s a better signing and fit for us than Shaq. The latter can’t get up and down the floor and can’t hit FTs. We can’t afford that on this team. I think playing with a true vet team would rejuvenate JO.
Very pleased this a.m. Lebron? Who cares…..
Potential Roster.......
So, what does our roster look like assuming we sign Jermaine O’Neal?
Rondo/??/Bradley
Allen/TA
O’Neal/Kwame Brown/Erdin/ Perk (injured)
Pierce/????
KG/Davis
Who backs up Pierce and Rondo? Do we resign Nate for the latter spot? Do we have any MLE left to back up PP after we sign O’Neal?
Not sure if Tony Allen has a contract yet
there hasn’t been any talk about him resigning and at what price, I’d figure the C’s want him for defense but depends on money.
they’ll get someone from Sheed’s contract, maybe Fernandez or Barbosa, can back up Ray or Paul
MLE will mostly go for big men, hope there’s enough money there for two bodies
I agree.
I expect they will wait to see what they can work out as far as getting another backup wing before they worry about re-signing TA or not.
They have TAs Bird rights and can match anything anybody else offers for him if they need to. I’ve heard that LA is interested in him, but they are over the cap too so that limits how much they could spend on him.
In the end, I suspect they will bring him back, but that is one of those pieces that will be handled later after all the big pieces are in place.
Dont forget we will be trading away Sheed's contract
for 1 or 2 players hopefully.
The Big Four!
This deal may result in the strongest campaign by the Celts with this group. Stronger than 2008. Paul and Ray will remain consistently strong and reliable, KG will be a full year removed from surgery, and Rondo’s game is getting stronger and stronger each year. One or two little moves and this team is once again right with Orlando and the Lebrons!
Ray told me not to tell you guys this ...
but he signed here because Lebron is going to sign with Boston for the minimum …
This is going to end up getting retweeted by every NBA writer in the country right now. Nice work! Although my sources tell me that Lebron is doing a sign and trade with the Celtics for Sheed’s contract, Semih Erden and Tony Gaffney.
by PeaceSignMoose on Jul 8, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
so....
Ray straight up dissed LeBron, right? Love it.
Not necessarily
This could turn out to be just a 1 year thing, and he could turn down his option if the C’s don’t win, or if the team looks bad and Danny wants to trade him. He would probably go to Miami/NY or where ever he thinks has the best chance of winning it all after that.
Seems reasonable...
I’m sure Ray could get a 3 yr deal/or more $ on the open market. He’s a game changer who’s played at the highest level. As long as Ainge puts together a decent bench, Ray will be productive.
by LuckyNumber07 on Jul 8, 2010 12:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
C's battle back to .500
NBA Summer League – Indiana vs Boston 3:00PM EST 7/8 http://www.channelsurfing.net/watch-nba-summer-league.html
JO's coming to town
Jermaine Agrees To Deal With Boston http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/67978/20100708/jermaine_agrees_to_deal_with_boston/
Great news about Ray
He still has plenty left in the tank. Hardly ever injured. Always in great shape. Can still play pretty good defense. Just hoping we find a serviceable back-up for next season to give him some more rest. He logged a lot of minutes last season.
Ray Allen's back-up
Whittman might very well be this guy.
http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2010/6/26/MBB_0626103528.aspx
He reminds me of a Scott Wedman type player. I cannot comment on his “D”, but for short stints, Whittman could be the next Vinny “The Microwave” Johnson off the bench. Along with Nate Robinson [hope he is kept], Whittman and Robinson would allow for two superb outside shooters to come off the bench and pull the “D” out of the paint.
At 6’7", Whittman can shoot over most defenders. His release seems quick. He holds 3-pt-shooting records in the Ivy League. It will be most interesting to see how he does this summer.
This is...
good news.
"The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing"
this is good
hes been healthy, a winner, and a great leader.
He might be inconsistant, but hes a winner
Aye love Ray he won game 2 of the finals singlehandedly but,...
I wonder if Ray got told that LeBron was going there and figured he would get no shots. Still I got to think he wanted to come bak here first.
Last time we saw Ray Allen...
He gave us a 3 for 14 shooting performance in Game 7.
For a mere $20M…we now have him until he`s 37 years old.
Who wouldn`t be thrilled?!?
Stop with this BS
Team lost the game, not 3-14 from allen or 5-15 from pierce etc.
Focusing on one player fault sounds more like miami or cleveland fans would do, and this is not neither Heat nor Cavs.
Allen is a HoFer and with 36 on his back is still in top 10 SGs in NBA, think about it and about 10 mill while people like Gay are getting max contracts truout the league with several teams with enough cap space to buy smaller banana state are still with empty hands.
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