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Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cavs?

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:20 am
by miamicavsfan
When Ray Allen joined the Miami Heat, that team was a champion team that demolished Allen's team in conference finals, and had 2 straight finals appearance. On the other hand, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be good, but it's nothing like a 'guaranteed contender' the Heat was. The thing I don't understand is, why does Allen get so much flame with his probable future decision to join the Cavaliers, a team of uncertainty, while people were completely okay with him joining the Heat?

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:38 am
by mup
Not sure we are seen as a team "of uncertainty." Modesty is cool but we're gonna do ok.


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Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:26 am
by TheOUTLAW
I don't really see Allen getting flack over possibly joining the Cavs.

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:08 pm
by CLEbland
miamicavsfan wrote:When Ray Allen joined the Miami Heat, that team was a champion team that demolished Allen's team in conference finals, and had 2 straight finals appearance. On the other hand, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be good, but it's nothing like a 'guaranteed contender' the Heat was. The thing I don't understand is, why does Allen get so much flame with his probable future decision to join the Cavaliers, a team of uncertainty, while people were completely okay with him joining the Heat?



He actually got a ton of hate for bailing on the Celtics for less money. I hated him for it and I didn't even have a team involved.

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:09 pm
by mup
I think it's cool that we are likely going to get him but let's be real here... dude is a carpet bagger. Doesn't mean I'm gonna hate it when he's raining 3s, but dude is a carpet bagger.


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Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:02 pm
by KobeBryant24
I dont see why people would , hes already considered a ring chaser

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:37 am
by jackwindham
It's fine to chase rings if you're in the rotation and contributing, which Allen has done. Our franchise praised Richmond when he did it, and he was barely our 10th or 11th man in the rotation that year.

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 5:21 am
by antistrat
Does he? I haven't seen it. Probably because he hasn't joined the Cavs yet.

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:43 am
by moss_is_1
I haven't seen people rag on him for possibly joining Cleveland. They definitely did when he joined Miami, though. Which is deserved.

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:05 pm
by ChosunX
mup wrote:I think it's cool that we are likely going to get him but let's be real here... dude is a carpet bagger. Doesn't mean I'm gonna hate it when he's raining 3s, but dude is a carpet bagger.


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He has rings, he is at the end of his career. He should seek as many intriguing options as he could. I am saying that as someone who dislikes Lebron.

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:09 pm
by Kaner
He's not getting flack, what are you even talking about? Joined Aug 2014 and a Miami transplant fan? Sigh... back to this again.

Re: Why does Ray Allen get so much flame for joining the Cav

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:10 am
by Okada
I always loved Ray Allen as a player and was legitimately pissed at him for going to the Heat. Him leaving Boston was kind of a mess.

But I have literally never seen him get flack for the potential Cavs move, until now.