Tony and Wally Showing Progress

Smoke… Ainge is trying to show that Allen is healthy to get better trade offers.

Shhh!!

Between the two of them they may have one good wheel.

Great to hear, but no way Tony is 100% by training camp. I would think it will take most of the season to get him anywhere close to full strength.

Well, you might say Danny is being positive or maybe being crafty. I think he is proving himself to be a colossal fool. Nothing the guy says makes sense or should be taken seriously. He really must think everyone else is an idiot. I see dark days ahead.

we need Tony for 08 season…ease him back…Wally??? go for it

tony had a baaad injury. the good news is that he is young and will heal faster than someone older. the bad news is he won’t be nba ready for a long time.who knows about wally. he was slow to start with.

Tony’s injury is and was a most serious one however from all indications he’s recovering remarkably well, that doesn’t say he’ll be as athletic as he was but he was an above average athlete.
Tony was a awesome college player who was a terror on offense and defense, I was surprised and disappointed when he played in the pro’s that he wasn’t more offensively aggressive.
Then when he was able to display his offensive abilities he gets this injury.
I’m sure or at least would like to believe that Tony is going to come back with a more determined mind to overcome this injury and do as well or better things before he was injured, I know its a stretch of his imagination as well as it is for his fans.
Tony’s tenacity was inspiring to his teammates so if he’s able to come back the C’s will have one of the strongest benches in the league no matter if he starts or comes off the bench.
But let’s be real about what Danny could be doing and that is he’s setting Tony up for a trade of some kind.
Danny and Doc have failed this club and its time to get some new blood in the front office with more realistic ideas that actually work

Always amazing to read all the negativity on this website

It’s not negativity. We are just calling Danny out when he is full of it.

“The negativity on this board Sucks!”

Footey’s assessment seems about right. He may be most of the way back by the end of 2007-2008 season. By 2008-2009 season he’ll very probably be at full strength with his youth and today’s medicine/rehab going for him. And probably at 98% to 100% of the physical capacities and athleticism of where he was before the injury, but there are no guarantees. They’re not going to get his full value in a trade and he’ll be special by 2008 as he hits his prime. Just go carefully with him because it would be reinjury that would take a permanent toll on his physical capabilities.

This maybe a bit of a stretch but if all Tony can do for the next few months is shoot then by the 08 and 09 season he is going to be good just plain good. Bowen is one of the best defenders in the league. Is he super athletic? Hell no! I challenge anybody to prove me wrong on that one. What he though? Tenacious. Tony will be great at 85%. We will all think so long as the Celts either make a trade for a good veteran like Heinrich, or Gordon and Draft Brewer. This of course means bye, bye to Pierce. Then again we stay the way we are and draft Brewer I think we will make the playoffs and then we shall see.

It is amazing how people who have never so much been in the same room as Tony Allen are so sure that his recovery is not going well. Ainge is not lying about this. It wouldn’t do any good. Any team that trades for Allen or Wally will give them a physical and work them out before finalizing the deal. The negativity on this site is amazing sometimes.

great news. imagine wally and tony in full shape, big al getting better and better, rondoperkgreen progressing, with a full-season-delonte and a great pick at #5. than add some real veteran help for theo & telfair – this could be a great team.

pierce? well, if we can get chandler, bobby jackson and their firstrounder for him….farewell pauly.

and of course….fire doc asap.

Come on guys. Tony had a torn ACL, not a torn cartilage and freaking microfracture surgery. Medical science in this regard improved a lot within the last five years. It used to be the worst sport injury you could get, but now it’s relatively easy and save to recover within 6-8 months. He will be 100% in January and ready to play professional basketball in training camp. That’s just the way it is nowadays.

Tony is easiest the biggest darkhorse on this team.. This is good news.

   He appears to be such a conditioning freak, that no doubt he’ll make a quick recovery. He just needs to get his head over it, so that he plays naturally without thinking and without being tentative. I’m hoping he’ll be who he was last January, next January.
   It just re-inforces our need for a big. Please not Brandon Wright. He weighs less than Tony.

Its entirely possible that Tony’s on the pace Danny said. Based on other pro athletes and college athlets I’ve seen (personally or through the media) it would be impressive to be 100% by SEP. 1 – but I doubt its w/o precedent.

[url=http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/acltears/ACL_activities.html]Expect to be able to…[/url]

    * Jog at four months
    * Road cycle at four to five months
    * Run in a straight line at five months
    * Perform agility drills such as figure eight’s, as well as light cutting using the functional brace, at around six to eight months

To achieve this successfully, you need to stick with the rehab program arranged by your surgeon and physical therapist.

Sports-specific changes may be initiated anywhere from four to 24 months, depending upon the physician’s protocol.

This seems targeted at the average person, Tony’s clearly an exceptional athlete, and appears to be getting after his rehab diligently. So perhaps DA’s statement re: Tony should not be discounted, just because you don’t like the extension he gave Doc, or whatever.

First let me say this: My prayers are with Tony. I hope he comes back and is an absolute BEAST. He’s made some mistakes and had some bad luck, but basically he seems like a solid guy who had terrific potential. God bless him.

As someone who has rehabbed many different basketball-related injuries, though, I can tell you there’s a big difference between being fully-recovered medically versus being the player you used to be. No matter how committed you are to your rehab program, it takes a LONG TIME to get your hops back after you return to the court. We saw that with Tony’s previous injury, which was much less serious.

I hope Tony comes back and is an all-star. If Bernard King could do it, why not a much younger guy? As a fan, though, I think it would be unfair to expect much of anything from him this year.

I’m expecting even less from Wally—a one-dimensional guy before the injuries—and Theo, who sadly seems to have reached the end of the road. If the Celtics’s strategy for the coming season at all relies on their contributions, I’m afraid we’re in for another disappointing season. Unfortunately, they eat up nearly 40% of the team’s projected payroll for 2007-2008 according to HoopsHype.com, which makes it pretty hard to go out and get help.

I don’t see why Tony can’t get back to his former self. Stoudamire has done it and so has Powe. Also, there have been advances in surgery and rehab of these injuries. And not to be ignored is TA’s desire to make it back. TA is an important part of this team now and in the future.