I was doing my usual thing of not polishing up my resume and or searching for jobs when I came across this little ditty from the posted link

"I'll be curious to see if Tony Allen sticks around or is traded (or even possibly released). His on court performance hasn't lived up to previous expectations and his off court distractions aren't helping anything."

I have to admit that I havent watched everything Tony Allen has done, but I remember him being a pretty good defender and decent spot up shooter and slasher. He might be able to help the Blazers backcourt out by guarding the best perimeter player so as to take some pressure off of Roy while being a bit more of a slashing threat than we currently have. Add the fact that he is a pretty cheap and possibly gettable player and he might be nice in the Black and Red.

The downside: character character character. He had a pretty publicized incident in Chicago where he may have been involved in a shooting incident and he was receiving death threats in this years playoffs. KP has said that me may allow a lower character guy on now that we have an established team, but TA may not have the upside or skills to make it a worthwhile risk. He also had a nasty knee injury a few years back that cost him some of his athleticism.

I would be interested in what others have to say about Allen.

PS Apparently I am in love with Ainge's 04' draft as I have been lobbying for Delonte West as well.