Glen “Gigantic Baby” Davis really needs to take his job seriously or he is going to eat his way out of the NBA. Davis has played in 29 games (0 starts) for the Celtics this season and he is averaging 17.0 minutes, 5.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Davis is only 24 years old so he could have a long career ahead of him if he keeps in shape. If he decides to keep eating like he is right now he will be the next Mike Sweetney.

With the Celtics a little long in tooth maybe they should give rookie forward Marcus Landry some minutes off the pine. He played in 17 games (0 starts) for the Knicks before coming to the Celtics in the Nate Robinson trade and he is averaging 6.4 minutes, 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game this year. He is also shooting only 39% from the floor this season and that’s not good enough to get on the court for the Celtics but it’s kind of unfair to judge him on his shooting yet as he is only averaging 6.4 minutes per game.

The Celtics need Marquis Daniels to step up while Paul Pierce is out of action. Daniels started for the Celtics at small forward last season and he played 28 minutes in which he scored 14 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and he dished out 1 assist. He has now played in 26 games (1 start) for the Celtics this season and he is averaging 20.2 minutes, 6.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. The Celtics brought in Daniels to help them in case the old guys started showing their age so they need him to reward them for that.

Paul Pierce is listed as “day to day” but the All-Star small forward is considering taking some extended time off to heal up.  Pierce injured his thumb pretty badly against the Lakers last Thursday, but continued to play through it.  It was obvious Pierce was not healthy, with his shot struggling and his minutes drastically cut.  Pierce is also suffering from the flu and didn’t even come to the arena in the Celtics 110-106 win over the Knicks last night.  This could be a huge hit to the Celtics, who seem to be cursed with the injury bug this season.  Kevin Garnett has also missed an extended period of games this season and still does not look 100% with his weak knee.  Pierce is the Celtics’ go-to-guy and arguably their best player though.  He is averaging 17.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.2 steals, and 35.3 minutes per game.  Pierce has been shooting the ball great this season too, hitting 44% of his threes and 46% overall.  More and more signs are pointing to this Celtics dynasty coming to an end, as Rajon Rondo is the only player who is young and/or healthy out of the Celtics’ top players (Pierce, Garnett, Rondo, and Allen).

25-year old Kendrick Perkins has really stepped up for the Celtics this season. He has played in 52 games (all starts) for the Celtics this season and he is averaging 28.6 minutes, 11.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.9 blocked shots per game. Perkins is shooting an outstanding 61% from the floor this season. Perkins has now played in 416 games (302 starts) in his seven years with the Celtics and he is averaging 22.0 minutes, 6.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.4 blocked shots per game. The Celtics will gradually give Perkins more responsibility as the rest of the team continues to get older.