Since the inception of the "New Big Three" era in Boston, Doc Rivers has donned his lab coat, conducting a series of experiments in hopes of yielding a reliable backup point guard for Rajon Rondo. There was Eddie House, a designated shooter stuck in a point guard's body, similar to the days of Dana Barros. Sam Cassell was brought in for the championship run. Gabe Pruitt could never get it together, which led to the Stephon Marbury experience. Last season at this time, it was the "Marquis Daniels: How to make a human Swiss Army knife function as a backup point guard" thesis. Then, it was Eddie House being shipped to New York for the charismatic Nate Robinson. Through it all, there was always the fallback option that made most Celtic fans cringe.
Tony Allen as a point guard at any capacity was just... wrong. The high dribble. The out-of-control dribbling and driving. As long as TA played off the ball, things were fine. When he had the ball, especial...
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