What the fans are saying in Miami.

[JSD]

DefenseWins wrote:
Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline.n it, I should just stick to my instincts. I knew he's sign here but I kept doubting myself on reports, and the money Boston threw at him (we offered him 1 year more though and its just 3 mil less) and his ties to the Celtics.


FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF YEAH. I like how people are down playing this saying oh he's one dimensional, this and that... we have players for the defensive end, and that's Battier who can shoot form 3's too. Ray is perfect for RILEY'S VISION of the inside and outside game.

Now I hope we actually run plays for Ray. This just changes our whole dynamic in a very good way. And one more year of LBJ being better in the post too.

I'm happy with just this signing. If we can get Camby, all will be well.

by Wade2k6 on Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:05 pm

I'm actually very surprised. I wanted Allen to join Miami and thought he would be a very good addition, but I thought he was just using the Heat as leverage to get his no trade clause. Riley does it again, another discounted player to add to this core.

by Heat11114 on Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:23 pm

It's kind of interesting seeing the reaction around the league. It's almost like everyone forgot those 11 seasons Ray played in the NBA before going to Boston or that he was involved in trade rumors for nearly the whole season.

by Tony Fiorentino on Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:44 pm

So now Ray Allen's a ring chaser? When they brought those 3 together, they weren't ring chasing then? Backward-thinking idiots in this world, I tell you.

by Heat3 on Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:48 pm

This is how you end Boston's Big 3 era!  Do it Microsoft style. Embrace and extend. Boston's Big 3 is now our Big 4

by Tony Fiorentino on Fri Jul 06, 2012 9:55 pm

Check out the first few pages of the "ray allen appreciation thread" on Boston's board. C's fans are salty. Dude helped yall win a title, you're gonna spit on him on the way out?

Classless.

by agentk16 on Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:17 pm

Pat Riley is something else, man. Getting the only Celtic player that I don't completely hate.

Also, thanks Rondo!

by narmerguy on Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:18 am

Watching Ray hit dagger threes in Bradley's mouth is going to be sweet music to my ears. I can't wait for the reception we'll get in Boston after everything we've done to them the past two years, now including taking RayRay off their hands.

QueenOfFairies on Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:50 am

I do not like Boston, the Celtics, the Patriots, the Red Sox...that whole area smells of arrogance phoney people built.
But I respect it. But to see their fans who called for Ray's head and who got p---ed he didn't get traded burning his jersey (owner letter to follow?) and wish him to retire due to injury and have KG end his career just confirms what I view Bostonians to be like.
Why is someone a villain for taking less money to get a ring? No on complained when Shaq and Sheed did it...

Whatever...cannot wait to hear LeBatard's rant...it's coming right?

All lifted from realgm.com forums

[Lord of Mikawa]

I can't believe they think us New England folks are phoney. That is horsesh**. But anyway they sound like spoiled children. Beating that team in the playoffs is going to feel like us beating the Lakers in the Finals at this point.

[bfrombleacher]

Heat fans since 2010. What the hell do they know about loyalty, basketball or caring about their team?

[BballTim]

  I like the guy who thinks Ray was a ring chaser for coming to Boston despite the fact that (aside from KG not being on the team at the time) he was *traded* to Boston, he didn't decide to go there on his own because he thought they were going to win the title. I guess that made Baby a ring chaser for getting drafted by the Celts...

[Banner18now!]

Why post what these pathetic sports fans say? They are not even sports fans they are front runners who NOW watch the Heat because it's the thing to do in Miami now. They are part of the worst sports town in the country and what they say is irrelevant.

[Smokeeye123]

If Dwyane Wade left for the Celtics when he became a FA they would be saying the same thing.

[Snakehead]

  I like the guy who thinks Ray was a ring chaser for coming to Boston despite the fact that (aside from KG not being on the team at the time) he was *traded* to Boston, he didn't decide to go there on his own because he thought they were going to win the title. I guess that made Baby a ring chaser for getting drafted by the Celts...

Plus it's just so different.

He already has a ring.   He would be poised to win another here.

[Banner18now!]

If Dwyane Wade left for the Celtics when he became a FA they would be saying the same thing.

I doubt it. They would just go to the beach and stop watching the Heat and not think twice about it.

[Lord of Mikawa]

Heat fans since 2010. What the hell do they know about loyalty, basketball or caring about their team?

You know I bet there are Heat fans that were there before the Lebron nonsense. Those guys probably love their team like we do. The fans like that aren't the problem. The bandwagon false Big 3 fans are what I dislike.

[bfrombleacher]

Heat fans since 2010. What the hell do they know about loyalty, basketball or caring about their team?

You know I bet there are Heat fans that were there before the Lebron nonsense. Those guys probably love their team like we do. The fans like that aren't the problem. The bandwagon false Big 3 fans are what I dislike.

Definitely. But the ones who talk the most trash are the most bandwagoney ones.

Certainly true fans talk trash too. But not at the frequency that these people do. And at the end of the day, there's still mutual respect. Even among Celtics and Lakers fans.

There's just none of that at all with these folks. None.

[TripleOT]

Here's what i think about LeBron and the Heat

(to paraphrase Tupac)

Bein' real don't appeal to the brother in you.
You gotta operate the easy way.
"I got a ring today"
But you made it in a sleazy way.

That's just the way it is.  

The way LeBron, Wade and Bosh got together during international ball, like schoolgirls at a sleepover, to conspire to build a team the easy way,  instead of carrying their teams as franchise players, was such a punk move that any titles they win will always be tainted to me.  

If their fans don't recognize this, and feel their titles at least a bit cheapened, they don't understand what true competition really means.

How would the world feel about Larry Bird leaving Boston as a FA and going to play with Magic Johnson in 1983?  Of MJ, tired of getting beaten by the Pistons, conspiring to play with Drexler and Portland?  That's what Lebron James did to get his ring. Despite his wondrous ability, and his remarkable performance this past playoffs, I don't respect him.  I never will, either.      

[slamtheking]

we'll see what their 'fans' are saying when Ray starts going through his cold spells or starts grumbling about the lack of playing time/shots.

[CelticHooligan3]

Can't help but notice those posts say more about their "fans" overall lack of knowledge of the game and its history then anything else. But you'd expect that with an organization whos reputation and success is built entirely on its weather and night life.

Our organization doesn't have those two selling points. Which makes me extremely proud of the players who do decide to come here. And the front office who works so tirelessly to get them. It says a lot about our organizations character. Some guys play for the love of the game and purely to win. That spirit embodies the Boston fans who will serenade you with "Lets Go C-E-L-T-I-C-S" chants in game six blowout loss's. Rather then leave the building.

[cb8883]

These guys are morons

73 Wins + Title = Our Goal This Season

Postby Miami316 on Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:14 am
The way this team is constructed its all falling into place, we have a upper tier PG, the best sixth man, 2 HOFers, Bosh and most likely Marcus Camby...where is the weakness?

Center - Camby/Anthony (If no S&T)/Pittman
Power Forward- Bosh/ FA signing (Brand??)
Small - Lebron/Battier/Miller/James Jones?
Shooting Guard - Wade/ RAY ALLEN/Cole
Point Guard - Chalmers/Cole/Free Agent Signing

You might think im shooting for the moon here, but that's the point! All records are made to be broken and I think the Bulls stand a great chance of losing that mark this year. LeBron hasn't peaked yet, Bosh is hitting his prime, Ray Allen is the greatest pure shooter of all time, and Wade is amazing. Don't forget about Rio who is making a Rondo like ascent on this title team. Ray will hate playing with him but will love the reward.

Love the Rondo comparison 

Postby DefenseWins on Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:20 am
If a Heat beat writer isn't making fun of Ray hating Rio or something then to me it isn't true.

If anything I remember the year before Ray having a long talk with Rio and it looked like a "you're learning, keep working" type of talk. This year they had what... just some technical stuff. Ray is a Heat player so I am sure his "hatred" for Rio isn't even that strong or it's just false.


And Ray to me, was the player I was always most afraid of on Boston. He hits so much clutch shots against us and we never keep a player on him. It's so annoying. Ray is also one of the most clutch people to me, we actually have a clutch THREE POINT shooter.

It just amazes me the things some Boston fans are saying still. From an outside look Ray was a freakin' beast and a huge threat to the Heat. Now it's Terry on Boston but meh, we're a different Heat team than in 2011 (different LeBron too...), so no big deal.

Re: OffSeason Free Agent Thread...Let's build a DYNASTY! 2.0

Postby insfo on Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:18 am
Here's how I see it .. it's like we won a game .. we don't rub it in ... let the losers have their tantrums and lets not get caught up in it. Seriously, why should it bother us if the C's are going to retire RayRay's jersey or not ... or if they say he was the most insignificant member of their big 3. We just don't care

He's ours now

Postby Miami316 on Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:11 pm

    Iceburg Slim wrote:How disgusting would it be if we managed to replace Terrel Harris, Eddy Curry, and Juwan Howard with Ray Allen, Marcus Camby, and Rashard Lewis? Fellow HEAT fans, this reality is still very possible. Cross your fingers, HEAT fans. This could be sick. We super-charge our depth and add to our core. Insane.



As I said...73 wins is the benchmark and the title of course...deepest team in the NBA...its really not fair. Maybe Stern forces Pat Riley to go to the Bobcats for a year or two :lol:

So Ray Allen + Camby = the mid 90's Bulls?? LOL...They also seem to think on their Real GM board that Pat Riley can get anyone he wants, I saw a few posts in a thread about CP3 and DH12

[Yoki_IsTheName]

GOD, I HATE THE HEAT!