Tony Allen Is For President

No, I'm not addicted to pain killers. Why do you ask?

6/17/10

Celtics for life!

"I am a Celtic," he told WEEI.com. "I love being a Celtic. It'd mean everything in the world [return next season]."
While Allen attested that he is focused on winning a championship, not free agency - "I haven't really thought about summer right now," he said. "All I'm worried about is the finals" - he hopes he has played his way to another contract in Boston. He can't imagine playing in a different uniform.
"None whatsoever, none whatsoever," he said. "I mean, things happen but I feel like I'm going to be a Celtic for life."

6/16/10

Put the Talon at Center


Perkins sidelined with knee injury



Solution: the Talon will play the 5. And he will dominate.

6/14/10

Dietary Laws

Pau Pau

6/11/10

Kobe Killer

Guess which one is the folk hero

 "Bryant was 5-for-8 from the field in the first half and the Lakers led by three. He was just 5-for-14 in the second half with the guy the Celtics call "T.A." playing textbook defense on him, and the Lakers lost the game by seven. Allen's harassing presence contributed to Kobe coughing up seven turnovers.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, Bryant is now just 5-for-19 (26.6 percent) in the Finals with Tony Allen as the Celtics' primary defender on him. Even when he doesn't cause Bryant to miss a shot, he deters him from even taking one. In the 73 possessions that Allen has guarded him this series, Kobe has touched the ball 79.5 percent of the time. In the 234 possessions when it's been somebody other than Allen checking Kobe, Bryant has touched the ball 88 percent of the time.

"I think he steps on his right really well, makes him go left and keeps on the floor instead of getting up [in the air] on the pump fakes," Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson said. "He does a good job of that."

Boston defensive guru Tom Thibodeau has molded Allen to embrace cerebral decisions rather than simply relying on athletic actions."
-Dave McMenamin, ESPN LA.com

6/9/10

The Talon Kicked Kobe's Foot With His Neck

That's some hellacious defense, ya'll. Still hurt a bit, though.

6/6/10

Hey, Remember that time The Talon dunked on Corey Brewer?

The Talon: On Anything


"I'm a hard worker, man, I'm a warrior. Every time I fall, I'm gonna bounce back up. Regardless. You know, that's just how I look at anything."

6/4/10

The Talon Knows It Was a Foul



And the Talon shall have his revenge.

5/19/10

We Are All Greg Dickerson

And Greg Dickerson is sitting uncomfortably close to The Talon. Awesome.

5/14/10

Mike Muldoon on streetfighting, heart, and the Talon

 Allen can be infuriating with his well-documented off-court slip-ups and sloppy ballhandling, but he's a warrior. He and Paul Pierce don't have a fraction of James' ability, but heart, well, that's a different story....If you were in a street fight, based on this series, I'll take Tony Allen 10 times out of 10 over his chiseled counterpart who came up small.
-Michael Muldoon
Eagle-Tribune