Tony Allen Update

I also hope that he learns to stop playing when the whistle blows.

FYI, that is the first time I have ever seen in writing that an ACL injury takes 12-18 months to heal. I’ve worked in the ski industry for 8 years and see ACL tears in November and those people skiing in April. I think that’s a bit of an off assessment.

I don’t believe a thing until I hear it from the mouth of Tanguay.

Excellent news.

Tony Allen has a lot of fight in him, no doubt he wants to be ready for opening day.

12-18 month recovery time seems to put him closer to the AllStar break than training camp though. I sure hope he doesn’t rush himself back before his body is ready.

He’s gotta go. Expiring contract…

Please o please don’t draft J Wright. Same type of player, shows flashes then turns the ball over 3 straight times at an important time.

As for the knee he did the Lateral minuscus which adds to the recovery. I blew my knee out (Anterior and Medial) and was back in 5 months (avg 6-9 months) but you throw in the lateral and it’s a good 8 months plus.

I was courtside for 2 games. The game Tony blew out his knee (vintage TA dumb move) and Toronto game Garbajosa (sp) messed his leg up. Wrong games to be up close…nasty!

Tony Telfair Theo = a max salary…time to trade that in!

Hope everything goes well for Tony. As we saw with his previous knee injury, though, even if the injury’s healed by opening day, it will likely take him a year to regain the strength in his legs. He’s got a tough road ahead.

A healthy TA makes such a big difference to this team. The last time we made the playoffs TA was starting and RDavis was our six man. Just imagine, if TA can brings it the way he used to, we get us a scoring first mentallity six man(and I am not talking Scal…I am thinking more to the lines of Mo Peterson), plus AL Rondo Pierce and KP…man oh man….

I dont think we can trade this guy right now….hopefully he will heal up and give us solid D on the perimeter. Not sure if we will see the highlight reel stuff anymore, but he has the mentality of a defender and that is half the battle.

I remember two summers ago I called Tony Allen’s emergence as the key to the C’s season — that was before his FIRST knee injury. (Remember that?)
I love the guy’s potential but he’s the classic Ainge add-on: active, interesting, does no one thing great but a few things well, and now he’s got two bum knees.
He’s a non-factor to me, sad to say…

As in his last recovery from injury, it starts with PHYSICAL healing but the next hurdle is PSYCHOLOGICAL healing. Until Tony stops worrying about reinjury and starts playing with abandon, he won’t be ready to give meaningful minutes.

the way tony was playing last year at the end, he was going full bore to the hole in his herky jerky way and landing off kilter several times. i can see him like that again, but i wonder if he starts that too soon, wouldn’t he put himself at serious risk? either trade him now or take your time with him and make really sure the knees are game ready.

Yeah no need to rush things Tony!!!

And when the ref. blows the whistle stop!