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Wed, 25 Jun 2008|

Tony Allen of the World Champion Boston Celtics joined Michael and Larry to discuss life as an NBA champ!

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  1. Tony Allen0:14, 0:19, 8:35
  2. Boston Celtics0:02, 8:37
  3. Eddie House5:45
  4. Kevin Garnett2:50
  5. NBA champions7:04
  6. Big Three6:49
  7. knee injury4:10, 4:19
  8. Livan0:34
  9. Choi7:03
  10. post season5:40

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Who's just about a week ago little over a week ago the Boston Celtics won the seventeenth championship in team history were all excited. We're still talking about it every time you see the highlights yet excited one of the highlights in game six a big out in game six. With Tony Allen thrown down a reverse -- joining us from DC now is Tony Allen. Garber about the dogs Tony on -- Michael Marion Boston was going on there.

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Livan -- hanging out with the kids going to meet John Kerry in the doesn't want to the Smithsonian is that correct.

Yeah you gotta write that -- although Watson Byrd.

So what if so what what's the message given to these kids today and I got them with the forwarding now.

that aspect whether you're will be. Without you coaching career well whatever you believe I respect to because David on the first. --

We'll set -- and you've been down there a couple of times before this is not your first rodeo. What have you learned through your experiences and about going down DC and how much do you enjoy going down there.

The first you know are now aware of all the all -- Well because they're doing well in the arc and and -- are are all on. Here's I don't want little ceremony and what could be -- the field. And in no particular outlet peer group because you're the law it is true the --

And it just so people know these are students from the Grover Cleveland middle schools and field's corner Dorchester on the trip with courtesy of the Celtics in Southwest Airlines. And and these these students. They won the strip that they earned the strip because. They were part of something called the -- program -- this this program is. I involves kids being involved in their community and participating in a service project. That meets the neighborhood needs so what did these kids do Tony to earn this -- what what project where they are working on.

Oh you could hear a lot of all slaves you know well -- out there. But what did them -- game. They haven't after you first thing and well -- great great so. You don't know what the Eagles didn't do well.

That's that's true is probably like playing with Kevin Garnett you never know he's got a second -- at at any given moment. But -- this Tony because you have a great perspective on this this time last year. June 25. 2007 I know I don't know how you were -- but the fans were a little depressed about the -- you're coming up at 24 win season now Jones when he bit 2008 we're talking about a championship. Just from from your -- I tell us about the differences in your in your mentality between 20072000.

It was a big league at all our capacity I mean look at them there are. So great physically. Are also added element in any -- toward well I'll let they always hope. Now are very -- fans of the you have largo now resentment.

ordeal.

Larry Rick regardless market I spoke about last year. Ottawa not that I -- at a little.

And I talked to double last year that judge double play the game movie mister.

And that -- that was coveted third and a majority.

At Sierra quickly now of course you're coming off the a knee injury you've played this season. -- talk about. How the knee is filling now and is that correct -- a lot of people point the fact that usually when you come back from a serious knee injury like that. It's the year after you have that -- word really. You know comes in the play where they need is its strongest hows the knee right now and what do you expect next years that is stronger than ever been.

Once they're stronger program was -- about. It's only world.

Yeah at you idiot of the guys with -- Opted out they just -- that would look. Oh groups -- oh with what they've worked. China -- my favorite.

Now what do you think about for next year because you know an existing contract situation. You can be a free agent go somewhere else shouldn't come back here what are your thoughts Tony.

Let -- they're not slowed him. --

Ought to deal that would the you know. But -- that well on the -- that they you gotta be pretty. Rule that. --

That's I had about to get your thoughts on this two we're is that -- at the stats -- play 75 games in the regular season and averaged eighteen point seven minutes per game. In the post season. Those minutes went down to about four or five. And Eddie House was at times of the same situation as you -- and playing significant minutes in the regular season. They got out of the postseason how to how did you approach it in and was it tough for you to deal with that.

Well period.

Hitter this is very --

On the world trade Juan beer oh -- battled so well. You know all all of them out on the -- Keep and it no yeah. I accept the favorite in the about it -- out because if -- group. It was as -- listening.

RTA a lot of people look at the Big Three and you look at pierce Garnett and Allen. What did you all when did you specifically how many you'd play -- young team -- you -- on the about the 24 games the to a one last year. Roger was the issue that this team was going to be special and the Choi had a chance to be NBA champions and you probably the deepest team in the association. Wouldn't it to one point at time during the season that you think. What the best Emily were going to win this thing.

There war log homes and a lot -- all right now. Off -- at a Church what is route all the spoke very very well will work out but right at McDowell is ready blows but -- at all is like that -- assume. If that a 1. -- old that was will be quote quote so saying. Aspect out of because it was it that we and all. I doubt they'll like their -- which helped you hit it now.

Tony thanks for taking that Saturday and I gotta get go and I got to meet with the senators got to get some more free meals don't be afraid to bring us a doggy bag. -- the go to some of these nice restaurants you know you can focus up all right.

How about and so there's so.

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