Doc Rivers addresses Ray Allen's departure
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, August 02, 2012 with 37 comments
It seems as if all of the speculation was correct on why Ray Allen decided to leave the Boston Celtics for the Miami Heat. Recently while speaking to Yahoo! Sports, Celtics coach Doc Rivers shed more light on the situation between Allen and Celtics guard Rajon Rondo.
"Think about everything [Allen] said when he left," said Rivers. "'I want to be more of a part of the offense.' Everything was back at Rondo. And I look at that, and say, 'That's not Rondo's fault.' That's what I wanted Rondo to do, and that's what Rondo should've done. Because that's Rondo's ability. He's the best passer in the league. He has the best feel in the league. He's not a great shooter, so he needs the ball in his hands to be effective. And that bothered Ray....People can use all the Rondo stuff – and it was there, no doubt about that – but it was me more than Rondo....I'm the guy who gave Rondo the ball. I'm the guy who decided that Rondo needed to be more of the leader of the team. That doesn't mean guys liked that – and Ray did not love that – because Rondo now had the ball all the time."
"Think about everything [Allen] said when he left," said Rivers. "'I want to be more of a part of the offense.' Everything was back at Rondo. And I look at that, and say, 'That's not Rondo's fault.' That's what I wanted Rondo to do, and that's what Rondo should've done. Because that's Rondo's ability. He's the best passer in the league. He has the best feel in the league. He's not a great shooter, so he needs the ball in his hands to be effective. And that bothered Ray....People can use all the Rondo stuff – and it was there, no doubt about that – but it was me more than Rondo....I'm the guy who gave Rondo the ball. I'm the guy who decided that Rondo needed to be more of the leader of the team. That doesn't mean guys liked that – and Ray did not love that – because Rondo now had the ball all the time."
He left because he wanted a ring!!! Plain and simple, was hoping garnet would move to a better team! He deserves a ring too!
ReplyDeleteFuck ray he's just stupid, selfish and now a sellout just like lebron now those too can suck each other off all the time instead of every once inawhile the Cs will beat the heat and ray will be sorry he sold his soul to the devil!!!!
ReplyDeletefuck celtics stupid.....
DeleteKill yo self dick head
DeleteHe isn't selfish he didn't want to play with a ok team he wanted to actually play with the best team, that's why
Deleteif ray is a sellout, then jason terry is the worlds biggest sellout.
Deletefuck celtics stupid....
DeleteFuck the person who commented at 12:26 on august 2 nd allen the best
ReplyDeleteYour gay allens nasty you stupid bitch
DeleteThey all have rings already you idiot.
ReplyDeleteThey all have rings already you idiot.
ReplyDeleteWell if he thinks hes gonna be a big part of the offense in miami then hes wrong.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, Ray knew he was coming off the bench. In Boston Ray had to run thru weak screens and line up for the 3shot while stopping. Why do you think he has been injured a lot lately? Now in MIA he can camp up on that 3 Pt line shoot a clean shot. Heat made Mike Miller look like Reggie Miller in game 7 finals. Now that the heat has the 3pt record holder. East teams will think again about zone. If I was Allen I would've taken my talents to Miami also.
ReplyDeleteTo all of them Boston fan stop crying ray ray shoot your light allen is gone and he is not coming back get over it and move on
ReplyDeleteThank you sick of boston fans bitching bout it
DeleteFuck u ray!!
ReplyDeleteRay allen full of shit. The ball is n lebron hands just as much as it is rondo so if thats the reason he left then its gonna b problems n miami 2. But honestly I just think he wanted 2 retire n south beach and b sure he was playin for title every year, cant knock him for that. and it was a good move for boston n my opinion cause they still got better with green a all around talent who can defend multiple positions. I think alot of fans 4get how good he was n okc and last time u seen him he was just getting adjusted 2 trade 2 boston so no allen he will have a bigger impact. And like i said i would take j.t. Over ray any day! Big heart and better CLUTCH shooter than ray espiscally n the last couple years. Now watch heat fans will say well hes the best 3 point shooter n history. So?! I got news for u both him and rashard lewis shooting from 18 feet or deeper last year was worst shooting % of both of there careers. Yea I agree ray had weak screens 2 work wit last year but thats why boston drafted big and signed collins so they can have bigger better pick setters. Hell courntey lee can do wat 36 year old ray allen do. He can run off picks hit 3's defend better than ray and they still have d wade stopper, avery bradley! And I still say if they had him last year boston wouldve been n finals. n my opinion boston will b the better team next year if healthy so boston fans quit callin him a sellout. Aint this rays 5th team? Let it go...Boston and Lakers 2013 finals
ReplyDeleteJason Terry better than ray Allen hell Naw r u stupid ray Allen is a way better shooter is just that injuries fucked him up and he was still shooting a good percentage knw ur facts son
DeleteWho avg more points last year heat fan? And j.t. Never had a problem with injuries! And yea ray shot a good % but its still the worst of his career from 18 feet and above. U should look that up b4 u talk 2 me and I understand u a heat fan but u should atleast b objective. Cause n the last couple of years ive seen old slow d fish chase ray off screens and take ray allen ass completely outa a nba finals series after game 1. And n the last couple years and ive seen j.t. Come alive off the bench ( which is wat ray has a problem wit n boston) after game 3 of a nba finals and talk shit 2 lebron and wade and he backed it up! Wat have u been watchin?
Deletelol. Sometimes i think people come on here and make there comments off of ratings from nba 2k instead of actually watching the games. Either that or they r just sum frontin ass, non objective fans, 2 busy praising there favorite team 2 know anything about the rest of the nba. U c im a laker fan but im willin 2 say kobe shoots 2 much, id rather have d12 over bynum, and yea we old as shit. I mean aint ray allen older than j.t.? But most of u heat dont address ray as old no more I c. So u not old and washed cause u wearing a heat uniform? Really? C'mon man sum of u sensitive fans have gotten defensive because somebody called juwan howard old....lol its rediculous! Im a objective nba fan not just a laker fan and respect yea the heat got better but I feel like boston did 2. Matter fact I can argue heat will b same team with different but slightly better pieces. The celtics will b a different, bigger, better more athletic team this year. No doubt
DeleteI agree with Preach hes making completet sense
Deletepreach makes sense but allen is def better then jet no matter if it real life or a video game. and jeff green is a good talent, although its not set in stone hell be as productive as he was in okc. bc for that half season he played with the celtics he had chemistry problems. now that was a while ago and he was new to the system, but its not a gaureentee hell play well. now as for celtics they will play a different stlye maybe, but they didn't do anything to help them move up from being one of the worst rebounding teams in the league. they lost steisma and kg is more effective in limited minutes so I think that is the celtics biggest concern, not shooters
Deleteand preach you were wrong about jet having a better shooting percentage from downtown over ray....hear all you heat haters all I sudden love jet bc of what he did on the mavs, and you pray he can do it again for boston. but jet don't pass like ray, don't defend like ray, and he def doesn't make the smart headsup play like ray. and yes ray allen is old but hes only two years older than jet, and at that age its all about conditioning, which ray has.
DeletePreach never said j.t had better shooting % than ray..... Read again. I was just makin the point that j.t has been more clutch n recent years. And mayb ray is more than a slight upgrade for miami but if im boston at this point n ray and jet careers? N my opinion jet is a upgrade for boston over ray because im talkin bout the role that boston wants jet 2 play. And we both know passing and defending aint part of that role. Besides ive never known ray allen 2 lock down anybody. And u wanna talk about conditioning? Like I said I cant remember the last time j.t. Missed a game because of injury. Thats has 2 do wit conditioning also.
DeleteAnd other anonymous guy. They drafted bigs, sullinger, melo, signed collins and kept bass. Not 2 mention jeff green started n okc as a pf. U dont think thats gonna help with rebounding and k.g's minutes?
Deletegreen is a small forward, they had bass years, and your smoking crack if you think fab melo is ready to contribute in the nba. talking about untested rookie who will make an impact right away, lol your crazy. and yes im anonymous bc I don't even know how to make a name and I could really care less. I don't spend my time jerking off in blogs all day like you preach. oh your so tough and cool with your "name". people will be talking about the wise all knowing preach for years, congrats you left behind a banging legacy all thanks to making a name
Deleteand according to 82 games .com jet has a lower "clutch" percentage even tho he took less "clutch shots", oh and did I mention that was just the last three years
DeleteIm sorry anonymous guy I just called u other anonymous guy cause that who u r. If u want me 2 call u anonymous dick head than ok. Nice 2 know u had 2 look that stat up because I didnt and the stat about 18 feet and beyond... I heard it on spcenter. Besides that im just talkin bou wat ive seen n the last couple years. And beyond that I think j.t. Avg about 18 for his career so hes no scrub and u wanna keep talkin defense? It was rondo guarding wade down the stretch this past year anyway. N all 7 games n the 4th ray was guarding chalmers or miller. Jet avg more points than ray with a decent %. And by the way preach is not wat people call me u rite its a blogger name or wateva.cause I just preach nba and u should b thankful for the knowledge dick head.
DeleteO and melo? The point is boston add depth. By the end of year he mite b ready. I mean aint u the anonymous dick head who mention steisma? Lol...get the fuck outa here
DeletePreach makes good points to some extent, but he's def a heat hater, and it doesn't take a genius to see he is 100% biased when it comes to boston. He a Celtics fan, so when its about them he starts out good n then drifts to rediculous heights about how good n smart Boston is. I'm a fan of neither, and i can say, yes obviously its gunna hurt them to lose Allen, though they recovered well enough with j.t. but jt though clutch was inconsistent, there's a reason he's been a sixth man. Reminds me of jr smith in some ways, shows greatness worth a big contract, then fades away. Allen has always hit consistently. Boston also had a good draft to the naked eye, but having a good season is going to be based on if they can all come together and play well. They gotta great coach so I don't doubt they will play well. Teamwork is what counts in the nba, Indiana even gave Miami a run bcuz they played well TOGETHER. That being said odds are on Miami to repeat, they play great together are extremely talented and got better possibly. No need for hatred.
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No disrespect to preach, he really knows his stuff and gives great opinions, but u can tell the boy bleeds green. LOL.
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And to the anonymous Dick, don't talk shit just cuz dude put a screen name on. It's a spot to post ur opinion and people have the option to.read and respond, y not put a name people can respond to, back ur comment up. Especially if u.talkin shit.like you are.
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Cole u not readin good enough. Im a laker fan for life. And I will wear that heat hater but bottom line I feel boston got better with losing ray. And I throught u knew bball because j.t is nuthin like j.r. Smith....u trippen. Like I said j.t been productive and smart team player, he can bring the pick and roll offense with him. And hes a 6th man because hes a under sized 2 guard who brings instant offense off the bench and hes always been n the 6th man award conversation. So my main point 2 boston fans is they got exactly wat they needed n the jet 4get ray allen. I dont know how my heat hate got anything 2 do wit how i feel about the offseason moves boston has made? And when i say sumthin wrong about the heat let me know. Cause i feel i have been unbiased and objective every since heat got there ring.
DeleteI didn't say the were identical, but i have watched the NBA for years and those 2 are similar, not in play style but in what they bring to the table, they are good but inconsistent. And in that regard a contending team wants consistancy off the bench, or a young guy with potential. They both old and Allen is more consistent. That's my only point on the subject. And my bad on the celtics thing, you've spoken highly about both squads, and LA, hopefully without Howard will be fun to watch, I'm a suns fan and I'm happy Nash went to LA, I knew he was leaving but now he's got a shot at a ring. And I guess u don't hate on the heat, but hey how can u, but u do hate on Miami fans. That's understandable to some degree. I have to disagree with u about two things tho. 1. AI is not a good fit for LA, Nash will have the ball a lot and so will Kobe, yes he's gunna need to let other guys run the show but its not gunna be Kobe, they hate each other, 3 guards that hate each other is not a good mix. And 2 Rivers is definitely overated, he's no kyrie Irving, and he's too dependent on his jumper, not a lane guy or a passer at an NBA level. And as the years have shown with shooters its sink or swim. Note ray Allen, but also note jimmer
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I hope I get proven wrong on the Austin rivers thing I like seeing sons of stars in the nba, there's been some really Nada n a cuple goods. I really liked Isaiah Thomas coming out last year but he was unsersizes went last overall, and is fighting for the starting job now, after gettin good minutes last year. Fails include ewing Jr, and Walton.
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P.s. I saw mutumbos nephew play a bit last year, n is smaller but looks good.
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Doc son got big game and big heart im rollin wit that everytime. And the kobe a.i. Thing i know they hated each other when they were younger but over the years n there interviews i can tell they have great respect. But u rite its a longshot.
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