Welcome back TA, from your fans over at CelticsLife!
When TA, aka Gucci (see Figure 1 for TA rimrocking with one good hand) came back to the Celtics, there was a mixed reaction. People were worried, especially with the simultaneous injury to Marquis Daniels, that our bench would be weaker, especially with Davis already injured. There seems to be a general dislike and/or lack of understanding of Tony Allen's game among most Celtic fans that I talk to. Even the national-broadcast commentators don't know what to make of him, claiming at different times that he has no offensive abilities, or that he is mostly a 3-point shooter, and so on. A lot of the time, TA is injured or just doesn't get much playing time. TA seems to fit the cliche: "he's not a bad guy, he's just misunderstood."
Well understand this dear reader, TA CAN PLAY, AND HE WILL PROVE IT, TO YOUR FACE.
While I have had to educate other basketball fans on Tony's abilities, (including some of the CelticsLife staff...), I have had to be patient. He is not a superstar, he makes mistakes, but when he is healthy, he can be quite impressive. See below: (Press HQ)
Watch that video again...
Ok, now how sick was that? I mean, clearly House deserves a ton of credit for starting that play and making the perfect and very difficult pass, but wow. Tony Allen is dead serious right there. Anyways, he has a jump shot, his defense is very good, he is agile, and he rivals Death Race 2000 in aggressive driving. While this article may seem to be in response to a above-average game from Tony Allen, I have always been a fan of him, obviously, and was glad when I heard that he was able to fill in for fellow swingman Nasty Daniels. Hopefully he keeps the pedal to the metal (figuratively speaking, Tony).
Well understand this dear reader, TA CAN PLAY, AND HE WILL PROVE IT, TO YOUR FACE.
While I have had to educate other basketball fans on Tony's abilities, (including some of the CelticsLife staff...), I have had to be patient. He is not a superstar, he makes mistakes, but when he is healthy, he can be quite impressive. See below: (Press HQ)
Watch that video again...
Ok, now how sick was that? I mean, clearly House deserves a ton of credit for starting that play and making the perfect and very difficult pass, but wow. Tony Allen is dead serious right there. Anyways, he has a jump shot, his defense is very good, he is agile, and he rivals Death Race 2000 in aggressive driving. While this article may seem to be in response to a above-average game from Tony Allen, I have always been a fan of him, obviously, and was glad when I heard that he was able to fill in for fellow swingman Nasty Daniels. Hopefully he keeps the pedal to the metal (figuratively speaking, Tony).