This loss is not Tony Allen's fault

[Snoopy the Celtics Beagle]

At 09:46 PM 12/19/2007, Peter Delevett wrote:

>In fact, Allen - who inexplicably wasn't even put into
>the game until the final few minutes - gave them a
>chance to win by forcing Billups into a turnover.

I was just going to post the same thing.  When I saw Tony set to 
guard Billups, I was hoping it was because Garnett was going to 
harass the inbounds passer.

I blame Rick Pitino.  Imagine, for a moment, the current Celtics 
roster with Chauncey Billups as the starting PG, Rondo coming off the 
bench,  with House as a backup.

The fact is, these two teams are too evenly matched for either one to 
be automatically "superior".  The fact that both teams had spurts of 
uncontested offense and smothering defense tells the world when we 
already knew.  The Celtics are among the NBA elite.  Boston lost by 
two points in the final seconds to a wily veteran PG.  It is 
frustrating, but there's worse ways to lose.

Snoopy the Celtics Beagle
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