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

diablerouge · Post #341 » by **diablerouge** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:32 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:hypothetically, would u say Ray will be the forth best player on the team if he joins us?

i'd say so. he's still better than mario chalmers. 15 ppg on 46% from 3 last year. it's the ankle injury that really killed his season.

MartyCONLONNN · Post #342 » by **MartyCONLONNN** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:32 pm

If Ray left and there's nothing out about an agreement, I think it looks bad for us IMO. and I hope he at least informed us before he left. It's looking like things are synching up with that rando Boston forum guys source. I really just want this to be over lol.

FlashFlare · Post #343 » by **FlashFlare** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:33 pm

CrossOver wrote:Depends on what you value currently. Battier is the far superior defender but his shooting took a hit during the season. If he shot more to his career averages then I would lean Battier at this current time.

Teams don't fear when Battier shoots the ball. Teams fear Ray Allen. That's what really makes him a great player.

Mars · Post #344 » by **Mars** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:34 pm

Ratchet_Rio wrote:Not to be a devil's advocate but 70% chance sounds like he's genuinely torn between Boston and South Beach

That's sound thinking. He and his family have been in Boston the past five seasons. Makes sense that he's somewhat torn. If it was an easy decision he'd have made his choice back on July 1st and been done with it.

FlashFlare · Post #345 » by **FlashFlare** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:34 pm

diablerouge wrote:
RexBoyWonder wrote:hypothetically, would u say Ray will be the forth best player on the team if he joins us?

i'd say so. he's still better than mario chalmers. 15 ppg on 46% from 3 last year. it's the ankle injury that really killed his season.

Yep the ankle affected everything. Even FTs.

twozeroMM · Post #346 » by **twozeroMM** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:36 pm

Now he's going to go back to Boston and he's going to talk to them. Not looking good...

Sejope · Post #347 » by **Sejope** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:36 pm

DatD-Wade3 wrote:
CrossOver wrote:Depends on what you value currently. Battier is the far superior defender but his shooting took a hit during the season. If he shot more to his career averages then I would lean Battier at this current time.

Teams don't fear when Battier shoots the ball. Teams fear Ray Allen. That's what really makes him a great player.

Tell that to the Thunder. lol

OtW · Post #348 » by **OtW** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:36 pm

MartyCONLONNN wrote:If Ray left and there's nothing out about an agreement, I think it looks bad for us IMO. and I hope he at least informed us before he left. It's looking like things are synching up with that rando Boston forum guys source. I really just want this to be over lol.

Yeah. Sounds like it's leading up to that. wAtChOut where you at?

Ray Allen, the master of sending cryptic messages. Those messages (or lack thereof) are holding up the line:

FlashFlare · Post #349 » by **FlashFlare** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:37 pm

diablerouge wrote:Incarcerated Bob ‏@incarceratedbob
**BREAKING NBA NEWS**Source: Ray Allen will be taking his talents to #South #Beach verbal agreement with #Heat @Kingjames keeps #Winning

it really seems like a joke account at first glance but dude has over 30k followers and, when you look at his timeline, he keeps breaking stories. he had jkidd going to ny before everyone else, for example.

nba123 wrote:Massey
‏@EMasseyReport

Ray Allen has verbally agreed to a deal with the Miami ‪#Heat‬. Yet another former All-Star teaming up with Wade and LeBron.

He has like 10 000 tweets and around 1000 followers.

How credible are these sources?

LAWKK · Post #350 » by **LAWKK** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:37 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:hypothetically, would u say Ray will be the forth best player on the team if he joins us?

I think that would depend on if we are getting the ECF/Finals Battier or the regular season Battier.

FlashFlare · Post #351 » by **FlashFlare** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:39 pm

Sejope wrote:
DatD-Wade3 wrote:
CrossOver wrote:Depends on what you value currently. Battier is the far superior defender but his shooting took a hit during the season. If he shot more to his career averages then I would lean Battier at this current time.

Teams don't fear when Battier shoots the ball. Teams fear Ray Allen. That's what really makes him a great player.

Tell that to the Thunder. lol

Lol yeah honestly have never seen Battier shoot like that ever. I used to watch a ton of Rockets games when they had TMac and Battier never had a stretch like that. He shot well, but nowhere close to what he did in the finals.

But yeah, Ray is a different animal.

krikor · Post #352 » by **krikor** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:39 pm

We need to manage minutes next year, We need healthy ray for playoffs.I dont think at his age he can give us a good regular season, but he can give us great playoffs.

LAWKK · Post #353 » by **LAWKK** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:40 pm

I follow incarcerated bob. Sometimes the guy nails it WAY before anyone else. Other times he is dead wrong. For example...he said Peyton has agreed to sign with Denver long before anyone else.

FlashFlare · Post #354 » by **FlashFlare** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:41 pm

krikor wrote:We need to manage minutes next year, We need healthy ray for playoffs.I dont think at his age he can give us a good regular season, but he can give us great playoffs.

Ray has always been known as one of the best conditioned athletes in the NBA. I don't think age is really a factor for him. Last year was about the ankle. Especially in the playoffs. Just bad timing.

Sejope · Post #355 » by **Sejope** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:41 pm

DatD-Wade3 wrote:
diablerouge wrote:Incarcerated Bob ‏@incarceratedbob
**BREAKING NBA NEWS**Source: Ray Allen will be taking his talents to #South #Beach verbal agreement with #Heat @Kingjames keeps #Winning

it really seems like a joke account at first glance but dude has over 30k followers and, when you look at his timeline, he keeps breaking stories. he had jkidd going to ny before everyone else, for example.

nba123 wrote:Massey
‏@EMasseyReport

Ray Allen has verbally agreed to a deal with the Miami ‪#Heat‬. Yet another former All-Star teaming up with Wade and LeBron.

He has like 10 000 tweets and around 1000 followers.

How credible are these sources?

They originally tweeted both of those a couple of hours ago. They are both from Troll accounts. They aren't credible at all.

LikeABosh · Post #356 » by **LikeABosh** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:45 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:hypothetically, would u say Ray will be the forth best player on the team if he joins us?

Hell no. Battier or Chalmers is more important.

Although I guess importance is different from who's the best

Heat_team02 · Post #357 » by **Heat_team02** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:45 pm

Memphis Grizzlies Also Interested in Ray Allen

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/20 ... ray-allen/

OtW · Post #358 » by **OtW** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:46 pm

Ric Bucher ‏@RicBucher
Sources: TWolves are the heretofore unnamed dark-horse team in the Ray Allen Sweepstakes. Dark, though, as in jet-black.

LikeABosh · Post #359 » by **LikeABosh** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:47 pm

Heat_team02 wrote:Memphis Grizzlies Also Interested in Ray Allen

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/20 ... ray-allen/

That's been known for awhile

Sejope · Post #360 » by **Sejope** » Fri Jul 6, 2012 6:48 pm

Supposedly a pic of Ray Allen on his flight back to Boston. Doesn't mean much other than he is on a flight back to Boston.

https://twitter.com/BenSosenkoCBS13/sta ... 98/photo/1