Why doesn Shelden Williams get more playing time?
— Nick (Auburn, Mass.) A: First off, a question from my hometown will always get answered. So if you’re eager to make the mailbag, just lie and put Auburn as your location. Go Dandies! As for Williams, I believe it’s simply a lack of confidence from both player and coach right now. Williams got off to a great start here, but let’s call it a bit of a honeymoon period, since players typically excel from that initial adrenaline boost of playing for a new team. Williams has struggled as of late and just doesn’t look real confident in his game at times, which I think, in turn, is causing Rivers some hesitation in keeping him on the court. I think it’s particularly condemning that, as the Celtics battle all these injuries, particularly to bigs like Glen Davis, Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett, that Williams endured three “did not plays” in late December and has averaged just 9.1 minutes per game in January. Jim O’Connor/US PresswireOne of the things that makes Brian Scalabrine a valuable c
