Celtics Skid Hits 18

The Celtics lost in Minnesota tonight to the Timberwolves, 109-107. They have now lost 18 games in a row. This Celtic losing streak and this whole depressing season have no been so bad. They have been able to play their young players, which has led to the development of Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, and Delonte West into real NBA players as well as exposing the (fixable) weaknesses of Gerald Green. There is hope for the future. The win drought has also made the C's hopeful they will win the NBA Draft Lottery (to be held in May) which would (possibly) give them a shot at Ohio State freshman center Greg Oden or Texas freshman forward Kevin Durant (if they declare for the NBA Draft). Either player would make the future of the Celtics very bright -- watch them, ESPN shows their games whenever possible and both players are absolute studs. But back to tonight's loss. This one stung because the game was decided on a last second Ricky Davis jumper (Delonte missed with 0.2 seconds left) and Mark Blount had a big night with 20-points. Davis poured in 28 on the night. As for why the efforts of Davis and Blount bother me so much ... both are former Celtics and both were known for their negative attitudes while in Boston. For all of Doc Rivers' troubles right now, getting beat by those assholes has to be the lowest of the low. Keep your heads up though C's fans. Milwaukee comes to town Wednesday. Either the Green will break the losing streak or they will come one step closer to Oden or Durant. Right now, that qualifies as good news in Boston.