Cmon Celtics fans always remember TA for his alley oop dunk in Game 6 2008 NBA Finals. We were up 43 points at that point. I really wanted us to win by 50 all we had to do is hit 1 3 and 2 more shots and the final score could have looked like this Celtics 137 Lakers 87. I wonder if Hollinger would rank the Lakers #1 after a score like that. Oh well, maybe we can crush them by 100 in the 2010 Finals.

Court sense and savvy are what Tony doesn’t show. Granted he has been injured and was put in games in bad circumstances, he still should have done better. But if the price is right and there is an open spot in the roaster, I will keep him.

I’ll tell you what. I have the 2007-08 Boston Celtics World Champion DVD. On the back is a picture of the Champs. Right next to Bill Rusell and to the left of John Havlicek is a man wearing a #42 Boston Celtics Jersey with his finger in the air as a champion signaling that his team is #1. His name is Tony Allen. I will never have anything negative to say about TA. If you want a better player on the team that is a different story, but as long as he wears the green and white the man is a champion. .

Is how awesome he was playing right before he got hurt in January 07. He was playing amazing, and he was keeping our team respectable, and his injury was the final straw that lead to that horrendous losing streak. If we were to ever that Tony back the money we put into him would be a steal, but unfortunately it’s not looking to great for him right now with us. But even if that happens he’ll still need to learn to shoot to get a lot of minutes on this team, not too likely at this point of his career…

We shouldn’t rely on him going into the season, but he’s a high reward player to have on the end of the bench…I dont see him getting traded as i dont think we’d get anything really, so let’s hope for the best

Allen needs too much playing time to contribute on any kind of level, and we literally don’t have the time for him. It’s all or nothing, and the “all” is never guaranteed. So why bother? If we could upgrade by packaging him, fine with me. If not, let him ride the pine. I do know we need depth at that position, and I guess he represents some of that. But not enough.
Buh-bye…

Tony plays above average defense. But his offensive game is so putrid he couldn’t even sniff floor time on a team that desperately needed a reserve wing. He has no handle, no IQ, no shot, he over dribbles, he is a poor passer and he forces.

His injuries have taken their toll on him and he has not seemed to regain his confidence. He looks unsure out there and it seems like he does bonehead things because of it. The C’s need a player that can come in, know their role and get the job done. Tony can’t do that.

Beyond that he has needed a jumpshot since he came into the league. I don’t know if it is lack of skill or lack of practice but he still doesn’t have it. If he had figured it out he probably would have a place on the roster.

Threads like these make me thankful Kevin did Danny a solid. I couldn’t imagine a roster of rondo/ta/gerald/al/perk with gomes and dwest on the bench. We’d be the Clippers of the East.

But, he has the lowest basketball IQ one can imagine.

i can say i lost some cofidence in tony, but i think tony lost some confidence in himself. i agree he won’t get the time he needs to be better and seems like the classic case of a guy who needs new surroundings to succeed.

I used to be the biggest TA supporter here — even going so far to say he could replace PP during TA’s ‘leap’ period so that PP could be used to bring in some top-talent youth — but in the past year and a half, he’s been a huge disappointment. He hasn’t gotten back to anywhere near the level of play he previously showed. The first year back I gave him benefit of the doubt to get confidence in his knee but since then, he just hasn’t shown much.

At this point, I feel his biggest value is as an expiring deal that will be used in combination with Veal (and maybe House and/or Pruitt) to bring in a quality bench player or 2. I just don’t see him getting court time this year.

if I have to see this guy in green again and his annoying squinting faces, i might actually get sick

You can knock TA for several things (e.g. inconsistency), but BBIQ isn’t one of them. He knows the plays and doesn’t blow rotations. And he’s a decent passer who knows where his teammates are.

Tony’s problems are (1) his brain gets ahead of his body—knows what he wants to do, but sometimes leaves the ball behind— and (2) he is a bad fit for Rivers’ offense.

Tony could be quite a good player on some other team, particularly an up tempo team, but not in Boston. Ainge would be doing him a service by trading him.

A LOT more to basketball IQ than that.

His judgment with the basketball is atrocious. His attention span is as short as any adult basketball player I’ve ever seen. And I disagree – strongly – about his ability to handle rotations.

One of the basketball dumbest NBA players I’ve ever seen, as was Gerald Green.

Before his major knee injury, TA was the leader of the team with Pierce on the sidelines. For a few weeks he was the player many thought he could be on a consistent basis.

I don’t think this is the kind of guy that reacts well to constantly looking over his shoulder at his coach. He needs consistent minutes to produce. That said, perhaps he would better off somewhere else with a fresh start. Rivers has no faith in him.

TA’s been a tease since he’s been here. It’s all about potential with TA and I think we’ve had enough. It’s time to let him go. I’d rather see Walker and Giddens get TA’s minutes. They also have potential, but they haven’t played enough to even be a tease. Based on what I saw of Giddens in last years pre-season I’d go with him. I think he’s more solid than Walker. Walker has the athleticism that TA had, but he really hasn’t shown much else in the little time we’ve seen him. I’d rather have Scals on the floor over Walker. Scals can defend even though he’s not athletic. And if he shoots the three consistently it’s no contest. So I would like to see TA and Walker out and Scals in and Giddens given a chance.

coming in to guard the stronger players that Hill can’t handle.

If Hill doesn’t come here, Tony may be part of a larger trade to bring in who will likely be a younger, more defensive-capable swingman than Hill. I think they think they’ve got BB in the bag, Swift is an adequate 5th big, and a low-level FA can be their experienced bu point.

I expect the only thing that might be able to help Allen is a change in scenery.

I think Tony Allen should be traded, sorry sold ($3mil in cash for someone else to waive him), this offseason.

I think Tony’s a good player but he’s too large a risk for a title contending team. Too many injuries, too many inconsistent performances, and he needs more minutes than the C’s can offer him.