http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketb...ticleid=1035216</p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> The Celtics are not proceeding cautiously with Tony Allen. At least not for now. He didn’t miss a beat yesterday during his first full-scale workout with the club since left ACL surgery. Coach Doc Rivers said it was nothing worthy of note for Allen, but the guard said this was indeed the heaviest work he has done since he last played in real games. “Well, he’s healthy,” Rivers said after watching Allen push limits with the rest of his teammates. “He’s fine.</p> </div></p> </p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> “That’s probably pretty much what we think we’ll do,” Rivers said. “Tony will run the point off the bench. When him and Eddie are on the floor, he may have the ball more than Eddie. Tony will guard the 2, but the point will still guard Eddie, so that means the point won’t be guarding Tony and pressuring him.”</p> </div></p> Interesting. I have never been a fan of having TA at the 1. He's a terrible ball handler, he's not a great decision maker, and no matter what he does in practice/camp, he's not going to be mentally ready to handle his recovery AND handling the ball right off the bat. We'll see how this plays out, but initially, I'll go on record saying I'm not a big fan of this. If you put the ball in Tony's hand, he won't do what he should do (get it across halfcourt, put the ball in motion, and move off the ball). He will over-dribble, he will overwork the clock, and he will turn the ball over.</p>
If Tony Allen isn't capable of bringing the ball half way down the court, he shouldn't be playing in the NBA. It's as simple as that.
