Boston Celtics: Reacting to Ray Allen’s Decision to Take His Talents to Miami

July 7th, 2012 by Patrick Buscone Leave a reply »
Let me preface this by saying that I loved Ray Allen when he was in Boston. He was the ultimate professional and seemed to be just an all-around great guy. But now he's gone, and at least for the moment, all that is left is a bitter taste.

It's not necessarily that he left that triggered these feelings, because Allen, as an unrestricted free agent, had the option to leave. He could have gone to the Clippers, Grizzlies, or virtually any other team and there would be no hard feelings.

He didn't just go to any team though, he went to the Miami Heat, the Celtics' biggest Eastern Conference rival. That's like Johnny Damon going to the Yankees or Adam Vinatieri going to the Colts.

I loved both Damon and VInatieri when they were on the Red Sox and Patriots respectively, but now their names are synonymous with traitor around these parts. Unfortunately for Ray, he will have the same fate.

Everyone will be thankful for the banner he helped raise, but after that, there will be a lot of hard feelings. 

Some will call Celtics fans bitter which, to some degree, would be accurate, but at the same time, it's somewhat justifiable. For ...

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