It's Mother's Day. And my mother always told me if I didn't have anything nice to say about someone, then don't say anything at all. Sorry, Mom. It's time to take a long, hard look at Antoine Walker and his future in Boston. Then again, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Unfortunately, Walker is making it easy for his detractors with his unremarkable play in the Celtics' series against the Nets, although you can make a case that he clearly looks either hurt, burned out, or both. Indisputably, Kenyon Martin has outplayed him, badly, and, to Walker's credit, he has faced the music. And the hecklers. He has admitted that his play is hurting the team. He isn't shooting well. He isn't defending well. He's one reason -- but certainly not the only one -- why the Celtics are staring at a 3-0 hole against the defending conference champs.

Once this season ends -- and it could tomorrow night -- Danny Ainge must seriously consider moving Walker while there still may be something of value to get in return. (We know this much: The Nets won't offer much of anything beyond Brian Scalabrine. They bring out the absolute worst in Walker.) We also know this much: This Celtics team may have gone as far as it can go as currently constituted. The thinking all along was to build around Walker and Paul Pierce, but the foundation isn't as sturdy as it once was, and the role players get you only so far. You can't expect instant help from the draft at Nos. 16 and 20. (Look at what Nos. 10 and 11 got them two years ago.) There has to be a trade. Walker is the logical choice.