Regretful Reggie

This time last year Celtics fans were still wondering whether Reggie Miller might be coaxed out of retirement. It never came to pass, of course.

But I'm reminded of the Reggie Miller Saga every time I watch him broadcast a TNT game.

For an intensely competitive player who's career only lacked one thing--a ring--you have to believe Reggie had mixed feelings as he watched the Celtics hoist up Banner #17 last night.

Unlike other pundits who picked the Lakers to win last June, Reggie's prediction was more of a wish, a wish he hoped would come true so he wouldn't have to spend the rest of his life kicking himself for making a bad decision...