Doc comments on Blount's 3 DNP-CD

If you missed it, here is an excerpt from Peter May's column today. He asked coach Doc Rivers to comment on Mark Blount and this is what the Celtics coach had to say:

He also can't explain Blount's disastrous, Enron-esque tumble. He said
he sat him for the last three games of the Indiana series "because I
didn't think he was effective. As soon as he came into the game, Jermaine
[O'Neal] did, too.

"Mark has to be happy to play," Rivers said. "For whatever reason, he
wasn't happy this season. He has a lot of things he has to learn; how to
be a player, how to be a teammate. You can't douse the hope. But we
need him to play better."

Can you imagine that? Mark Blount is not happy to play? Anyone should be happy just to get paid anything to play the sport they love. What is wrong with this guy? $42M not enough motivation? What else do you want?

Its obvious the Celtics will try to move Blount in the offseason, but for who? Which team would want to take on his contract and 15% kicker? The Celtics can only contribute $3M I believe, per NBA rules. Thats still a lot of money for the next team to swallow. Maybe we should give Jim O'Brien a call. Then trade Paul Pierce to the 76ers, Antoine Walker, Eric Williams, and Kenny Anderson signs as a free agents with them. 2001-2002 Celtics part deux. (Is that how you spell it)? Why the heck do Americans insist on using words from other languages in their everyday conversation?!!

Anyways, visit my other blog to read about the crazy Muscle Guy. This dude goes ape shit on me during a routine delivery last Sunday (Mother's Day).