"I was very loyal to the city, and I love the city, but when it came time to keep me in a uniform, [the Celtics] did everything they could to seem like ... to not want me to come back," Allen said. The Celtics could have given Allen more money, but he had already been sent down the pecking order as the 2012 season finished up.
As Allen fought through an ankle injury, he saw his starting spot taken by Avery Bradley, whose energy and defensive ability made Allen more of a bit player until he was needed again in the playoffs as Bradley sat out with shoulder injuries. Allen says the trend of him being used less -- and of less talented players taking his spot on the court -- was what he saw if he stayed in Boston.
"In Boston, they were telling me they were going to bring me off the bench -- 'We're going to play you less minutes' -- and all I asked was, 'How are you going to use me, because the last two years you've been using me as decoys,' " Allen said. "You're running all these plays for me just to pass it to somewhere else, and you're not putting me into any scoring opportunities, and I'm just standing over in the corner the majority of games."
First, let me say God bless everyone who has been following this story. Cuz it just makes me puke.
Next, for one post, let me address the merits of this bunk.
