The best of people talking about Ray Allen playing the Celtics

Big game tomorrow. A lot of "noise." A lot of "storylines." (To quote my favorite Spoisms.) Here's the best from practice on Monday about Ray Allen's first game against the Celtics as a member of Boston's hated rival. Miami has knocked the Celtics out of the playoffs two years in a row.

RAY ALLEN
"I think you guys think I have some animosity towards [Boston]. I don't."

“I’m happy for them that they won but at the same time they beat me and put us out." (Ray Allen pronoun guide—them/they:Heat; me/us: Celtics.)

DWYANE WADE
"We want to do it for [Allen], in a sense."

"The only thing we can do as teammates is just show him how much we appreciate him being here and that he made the right decision and that he feels that comfort for us."

LEBRON JAMES
"It means a lot going up against your old team. I was there two years ago in Cleveland and I wanted to win that game. As his teammates, we got to try to help him do that but it’s no more added pressure on any of us. We just got to go out and play."

CHRIS BOSH
"Once he gets that first win out of the way, the emotions will be put the side and then we can just play ball."

ERIK SPOELSTRA ... on all the "noise."
"Welcome to the Miami Heat. Welcome to our world. I don’t think there’s any better introduction than all this for Ray…but it’s also not his first rodeo."

DOC RIVERS
"I’m not happy with him because he left but I still think he’s a great guy. And, eventually, we’ll all get over it.”

KEVIN GARNETT
"I’m going to play the game and get the hell up out of there. Period. Play."

RAJON RANDO
"It's just another basketball game. It's already going to be a heated rivalry because it's two team that have been battling for the last three or four years. So ... that' what it is."

Comments

[winz305]

Ray Allen still sounds like he plays for the Celtic's.

[Joe]

It's understandable, I think. Imagine what he's going to feel like before tomorrow's game during the ring ceremony.

[winz305]

yeah, i know its probably natural. I mean, he did win a ring with the Celtic's. I would hope that after we beat Boston he would start talking like he actually plays for the Heat and use the word "we" as in him and the Heat, not "we" as in Boston.

[taheati]

/offtopic

Just hope the best Heat people aren't talking about Delonte West -- unless the talk is "Just say no."

[Smitty]

lol.. I was just about to say something about delonte west ... he's not a bad player, I think he'll be a good back up.. i would rather have Garret temple, lol .. but west isnt a bad pickup.. if he dont get crazy.. but then again doesn't LeBrons mom like wait by the heat locker room and hug all the players?? trouble in paradise.. lol ok im done now

[RP]

Too funny...all this crap about Rondo VS Ray...bout building team around Rondo. Yeah...that's the same guy Ainge tried to dump for Westbrook one year ago then Chris Paul last year !