What Can Tony Allen Bring?

Tony needs to watch film of the 2-3 week period before his knee injury. That was a very good NBA player. It was in him, it isn’t gone. It is so mental with that guy. And, I believe, Doc can challenge/encourage him back to that player. I think big things are coming for Tony. Hated losing Posey but it was either Posey or T Allen/E House. Hard to say we “lost” in keeping those two guys.

Lets hope Tony can stay healthy for the whole season so we can get an idea of what he can bring for us. Could you imagine if he got hurt again? I don’t think his mind could handle it. It’s kind of sad that after being on the team for a few years, he’s still trying to get back to the level he was at when he was drafted. I’m also interested to see if he can perform in moderate minutes. When he had that great month two years ago he was playing major minutes. Sometimes he looks clueless in limited minutes- his head never gets in the game.

The big catch 22 with this guy is that he is emotional and needs significant minutes to calm down and play his game. While he is settling down, his game can get pretty ugly, and he struggles to earn his minutes. But if you are patient with him and let him play through it, he will dramatically increase production.

I think it is worth it to give him a consistent 20 minutes per game. After a while, he will blossom.

tony is a good guy and a hustler, but a bit of a head case and as td450 notes, very emotional.this is it for him. he’s trade bait if he is slow off the mark.

Hopefully, not many turnovers. Doc is right: master some simple cuts and power-drives and quit being creative.

As you know, I supported giving Posey the extra year. Now that he’s gone, Rivers is going to have get brand new looks coming off the bench. Allen does not have Posey’s size or confidence. He can’t hit the three as well. So, Rivers is going to have to come up with new ways to score coming off the bench with people like Allen who is more of a slasher. Because Posey was an outside shooter, he had an easier time getting back on D than Allen will when he drives to the lane, shoots a layup and goes crashing into the front row seats.

http://www.nba.com/celtics/

Bill Walker cutting to the hoop during a scrimmage on the front page, Tony Allen who ? Hopefully the kid can have a good season.

Tony Allen could do just about anything next season …. but if he works out the contribution he offers would be special.

I know Tony Allen has a lot of talent, and he might utilize it this year. I’m certainly pulling for him to do so. Still, I can’t help thinking of that one YouTube video we all were watching early on last year. In it, the Celtics were sitting on the bench during a timeout. Various guys are saying things, and in particular Kevin Garnett. Then in mid-sentence, Garnett stops, leans over, taps on Allen and says something like, “Okay man, where you at? Where you at?”

I’m hoping Allen’s tuned in this year.