tony allen

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “[Boston's execution] was awful," said Rivers. "I probably should have called a timeout [before Rondo's floater]. I honestly thought Rondo was going to hand it off to [...]

The Celtics had their chances in this one.  But they just made way too many mistakes. The Celtics turned it over 18 times.  They got crushed in the paint.  They got crushed on the boards and in second chance points.  And in the last minute of the game when they were trailing by 1, Rajon [...]

In honor of Gucci's return, I felt like reposting my favorite Tony Allen photo ever.  Why is this my favorite?  Because it captures so many things.  1: Tony Allen is in at the end of the game to defend a clutch guard.  So it captures the confidence in him as a lockdown defender. 2: Tony [...]

Its time to start focusing on the playoffs and our potential roadblocks to Banner 18.  Every day we'll bring you what's making news in enemy territory.  This way we know what they're up to when it comes time to take 'em out. EASTERN CONFERENCE ESPN Chicago: The 22-year-old point guard proved that one more time [...]

  This season, the Celtics welcomed-back fan favorite Brian Scalabrine and former assistant coach Tom Thibodeau. Both were given big ovations and nice video tributes on the Jumbotron. This coming Wednesday, former Celtic Tony Allen will make his return to the Garden. Now T.A. was the type of guy that most people felt like they [...]

  Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that former Celtic Tony Allen and Grizzlies guard OJ Mayo were involved in a fistfight of some sort Monday night. Mayo supposedly got the worst of it. Woj reports that T.A. and Mayo were involved in some gambling/cards on the Grizzlies' charter flight on Monday. An "unpaid debt" [...]

Dime Magazine sat down with Tony Allen after a breakout 14 point, 8 rebound, 6 steal game last night to talk about a variety of things.  One heavy topic:  Paul Pierce Dime: I wanted to ask you about your boy, Paul Pierce. In watching him for so long, what stood out about him or what did [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. So don't be surprised if the Celtics put the six-time all-star on the shelf for a couple of weeks.Saturday's game against the Grizzlies will be the second [...]

The loss of Tony Allen kinda hurt the C's in the sense that we don't have a defensive stopper coming off the bench anymore.  Tony ran off to Memphis to make about $3 million a year for 3 years… which is completely understandable.  Tony hasn't made a ton of cash over the course of his [...]

Since the inception of the "New Big Three" era in Boston, Doc Rivers has donned his lab coat, conducting a series of experiments in hopes of yielding a reliable backup point guard for Rajon Rondo.  There was Eddie House, a designated shooter stuck in a point guard's body, similar to the days of Dana Barros.  [...]