Peter May's article in todays Globe.

["smishra" <smishra@ix.netcom.com>]

Peter May had this to say about Williams:
> Speaking of Williams, he is eligible to sign a long-term extension this
summer, and the Celtics probably will work on just > that. But reading
between the lines of what Williams's agent, Mark Bartlestein, said
recently, it sure looks as though > he'll advise his client to check the
open market in the summer of 1998. ``Eric is starting to blossom as a
player and he > has made a commitment to himself that this summer, he is
going to get his confidence back with his jump shot,'' > > Bartlestein
said. ``If he can ever get that down, he will be a scoring machine.
                                                         - Mishra