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Outside a couple of scares, the health of the Celtics' top trio has not been an issue in the regular season's first half. Considering injuries and point guard play were the top concerns heading in, and since Rajon Rondo's played well, you'd think the sunshine in Boston remains unfiltered.

But Ray Allen's ankles... we might want to pay attention to those. From the MetroWest Daily News' Scott Souza (via CelticsBlog):

"When I left (Seattle) the doctor there told me that he didn't want me to go to training camp and he didn't want me to play back-to-back (nights) starting the season off," Allen said. "The team had a relationship with the trainers, and the doctor, so they knew what the prognosis was - that I would have to ease into it.

"But then when I was traded, with all the excitement and everything that I was doing, I just came here getting ready to play a season. There was no way I was going to come in and say, 'I can't play. I am not going to training camp.' And then, 'I'm not playing back-to-backs.' I was just going to take it day-by-day and see how I felt."

So when Ray misses a Game 3 or something because of his ankles, remember how much you enjoyed that midseason victory over the Nets.

Cynicism aside, isn't this pretty irresponsible? The Celtics need Allen a lot less right now than they do in the postseason. Being honest is more important than saving the warm-fuzzies from doubt. November might have been less boisterous had Ray been straight about everything, but if this goes wrong, June is going to be much, much worse than November would ever have bee,