How long

[Steve Ouellette <bosox18@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Both Boston papers have now done the obligatory "Should the Celtics be 
trying to win" stories now. I admit to being conflicted ... though can 
we all agree that playoffs or no playoffs, lottery or no lottery, we 
want to finish ahead of the Knicks and that nitwit Isiah?

My question is, how long before the Boston media dweebs come out with 
the "John Carroll is doing such a great job, the Celtics should give him 
a long-term contract" stories? I'm guessing if they beat Washington 
Friday, for a four-game win streak, that will do it.

Will this come before or after  the "Celtics must give Mark Blount 
whatever he wants, up to and including the maximum" stories. Blount did 
have a pretty fantastic game last night -- doesn't seem to be a 
coincidence that he's suddenly a rebounder now that Brandon Hunter is 
playing. He seems to have both more fire on the boards and more room to 
operate.

It will, of course, take much longer (2-3 years?) for anyone to write a 
story that, hey, Ricky Davis is a better player than Eric Williams.

STEVE O