Is Tony Allen Done Here?

I hope he’s not done. I hope he is retained for cheap for insurance purposes at least. I’m not comfortable expecting the rookie Giddens to contribute right away.

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Tony.

the qualifying offer (2.5ish) was probably too much to pay Tony Allen. I would not be surprised to see him get over paid as a FA, but I also would not be surprise to see him come back on a one year deal for 1-2 million here.

Yep, Giddens shouldn’t be the one to replace Tony. I hope we either get Tony back or we get a big PG capable of playing the 2.

I wonder if Giddens was asked to play pointguard for us for a season how we’ll all feel about him…

I just don’t see anyone we’ll be able to afford being better than Tony.

Wise move Danny. Kind of funny how the longer it has been since he got playing time the better he was before he played himself out of his minutes. 2 guards who can’t dribble, turn the ball over frequently, can’t shoot from the outside, and have very poor basketball IQ aren’t hard to replace at all. I don’t see this being a difficult replacement at all. In fact, I see Pruitt being able to fill in just as nicely this coming year. Or Giddens, or Walker. One of those can’t be much worse! And cheaper. TA had potential, but his injuries basically killed that. Thanks TA. I hope someone gives you big money elsewhere.

tony is valuable. only the c’s know for sure, what’s between the ears. i do believe his knee/s were not 100% last year. time will help that. if they sign him, they have powe,tony and the new guy from k state with 2 major knee surgeries. that is living a bit dangerously.

Not necessarily done. He’s just not coming back at 2.7 million. I doubt there will be a large market for him in the off-season.

The reality is, TA is still considered “Damaged Goods” to all G.M.‘s out there and because of that, no one will want to sign him! Just look at this past draft or recent history, G.M.’s do not reward injuries. If G.M.’s signed “Damaged Goods”, they would be sending a terrible message to their fan base. Imagine a G.M. having to explain how they could only attract a “Damaged Good” free agent to their team. Basically, they are stating, no one wants to play for us and all we can do as an organization is sign an injured player…imagine the repercussions of that message to the season ticketholders?

TA, lucky for us will probably resign with the Celtics, esp after this organization stood by him when he had his troubles in Chicago. He also probably has a sense of not accomplishing everything he thought he would with the Celtics. Therefore, expect to see TA in our lineup again.

hahahahahahhahahahahahahaha….what other “options” would sam cassell be looking at.

NOOOOOO :( >:(, time to become a fan of a team who actually knows what they are doing. :P

In all seriousness i think if House doesnt return TA will come back for a cheap 1 year deal, otherwise i think the days of Tony as a Celtic are over sadly enough.

If we don’t sign Tony Allen again – I take back everything good that I’ve said about the Celtics management!

If you are upset that he’s hurt and can’t guard Kobe all of the time – (that’s Kobe that usually averages 40 points – but with Tony on him 20 ) – then it’s idiotic to let him go on the OFF chance that you can find a defensive replacement.

ANYBODY that Coach Sutton coached will be better defensively than 99.9% of the players out there – and Tony HURT is better defensively than 99.9% players out there! Desmond Mason (another Sutton prodigy) is the only one that compares.

I’d like to see Tony Allen leave for the good of his career. He can be a good player in this league and it just isn’t happening for him here in Boston.

It’s a fine decision by Danny not to make the qualifying offer.

I want Giddens to be Tony’s replacement but if Danny looks for a veteran … James Jones tops my list.

I’m not interested at resigning Tony at any price. It’s time for him to move on and it’s time for the Celtics to fill that role with an intelligent ballplayer with a handle.

Good move by Danny. Time to move on.

Hey Nanc,

After a championship season, I don’t think there is anything bad you can say about Celtics management. The heck with Tony. Like anyone cares about your opinion anyway.

The coaches know better and Tony sat the bench during the playoffs many times when his skill was needed. Its all abut who shows up – good Tony or bad Tony and they have decided a spot on the bench requires consistency. Intriguing player but probably time to start over somewhere else. Not too many of the guys we’ve let go in the last few years have gone on to prove us wrong

PJ’s got to come back, man, he’s got the get another ring.