One of the bigger questions heading into camp was how much Tony Allen would be able to give the Celtics this season. It's only been two days, but so far, the news is positive. From the Herald:

“I told Tony that today he was the MVP of this practice,” coach Doc Rivers said yesterday. “Today he really allowed the offense to come to him.

“His confidence has always been up and down, but it’s clearly getting better. He was scared last year after the surgery, and you can see now that he’s got that explosiveness back.

“Now we need him to finish, but he’s getting there.”

Let's not forget just how well Allen was playing before injuring the knee in the '06-'07 season. My belief is that if he can be about 75% of what he was then, then he will make us all forget about the loss of Big Game James. It's only two days into camp, but news like this is nothing to scoff at.