Didn't the Celtics tell Ray Allen they traded him at the deadline? He owes nothing to the Celtics. Some people are acting like he threw the series against the Heat or did some other heinous act. They need to relax and put their clay puppets away.
He played hard on the court for 5 years for this team and he earned the right to be a free agent and go wherever he wanted. He thought the Heat were a better fit for him. That stinks for the fans here that love him, but that's the name of the game.
How many times do we have to go over this.
If Ray had left for more money, I doubt anyone would have begrudged him that.
If he'd left to start or get more playing time, there would have been some grumbling but I think more fans would have understood.
Ray left for less money. He left for a team where he's almost certain to get less playing time. (Remember, if we keep Ray we don't get Courtney Lee, so Ray's just competing with AB and Jet. In Miami he's got Wade ahead of him at 2, LeBron at three and Miller, Battier, Lewis, Chalmers, Cole and Jones all competing for basically the same 2 spots) AND, let's remember that Ray flipped the middle finger by saying he'd stay for a ridiculous 3 year, 27 million dollars which he knew Boston would never pay.
He had the right to leave.
Fans have the right to be angry.
Mike