Not many people get a chance to play with Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Rasheed Wallace. It's a good opportunity and I'll worry about the money later. Right now we have to worry about one thing and that's winning the championship this season.
--S'quisy
Memo to Grant Hill: championships take precedence over money.
Memo to Tony Allen: Watch this video. Don't repeat spacey behavior if you want to play .
Showing posts with label KG Pick and Roll Speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KG Pick and Roll Speech. Show all posts
9.04.2009
2.10.2009
Stacey Augmon & Rick Fox
The other day, against the Spurs, I watched Tony Allen catch a Leon Powe miss and lay it back in all in one-fell swoop. Shortly thereafter, I watched TA drive down the lane, pull up and nail a jumper. Smooth as silk.
The two plays weren't memorable because Tony Allen was contributing off the bench. If you look at his performance over the last five games, he's contributed more often than not. The plays weren't memorable even because it looked like the on-again-off-again player was setting himself up for an on-again game.
No, the reason the two plays were memorable was that when the camera closed in on him running down the court after the made baskets, you saw focus in his eyes. You saw Tony Allen alert and into the game as he was transitioning back to D.
How often have we seen this? Not often enough. That's for sure. What we usually see is Tony Allen making a basket and then running down the court in some kind of dream state, head in the clouds, or that place where no one else can find him. You know the one. It's the one that prompted KG to give TA a couple of love taps on the head after the infamous they-don't-want-no-pick-and-roll-speech on the bench.
I remain convinced that Tony Allen could be a very effective sixth man in this league. Someone that makes a difference at least six games out of ten. But right now he's not even as good as Stacey Augmon or Rick Fox.
Or maybe he is.
You tell me.
You'll need to click on the graphics to enlarge.
The two plays weren't memorable because Tony Allen was contributing off the bench. If you look at his performance over the last five games, he's contributed more often than not. The plays weren't memorable even because it looked like the on-again-off-again player was setting himself up for an on-again game.
No, the reason the two plays were memorable was that when the camera closed in on him running down the court after the made baskets, you saw focus in his eyes. You saw Tony Allen alert and into the game as he was transitioning back to D.
How often have we seen this? Not often enough. That's for sure. What we usually see is Tony Allen making a basket and then running down the court in some kind of dream state, head in the clouds, or that place where no one else can find him. You know the one. It's the one that prompted KG to give TA a couple of love taps on the head after the infamous they-don't-want-no-pick-and-roll-speech on the bench.
I remain convinced that Tony Allen could be a very effective sixth man in this league. Someone that makes a difference at least six games out of ten. But right now he's not even as good as Stacey Augmon or Rick Fox.
Or maybe he is.
You tell me.
You'll need to click on the graphics to enlarge.
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