"Kevin Garnett feels nagged and prodded.

The Celtics forward recently held his hands apart by roughly the length of a knee-high boot and said, "Doc's got this much foot in my (butt) right now because I'm not shooting the ball."

This isn't exactly news. Coach Doc Rivers spent most of last spring's Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat begging Garnett to shoot more.

Most coaches want to see more scoring from their aging stars, especially their aging big men. Like Garnett, Tim Duncan is approaching the end of a Hall of Fame career, and his offensive numbers are declining. Jason Kidd's triple-double days are long gone. Even Celtics teammates Paul Pierce and Ray Allen don't consistently carry the same offensive load."