The Marcus Smart tug-of-war is about to begin

Marcus Smart will become a restricted free agent on July 1st if he and the Celtics can't reach an agreement. Count me as one who is concerned.

When has such a crummy and erratic shooter gained such love and devotion from Boston fans? K. C. Jones was the only Celtic that stood out to me with a career 38.7% on field goals and 7.4 points per game. Even defensive whiz Don Chaney shot a decent career-44% on field goals.

A picture can be worth a thousand words, as does the photo at the top of this article. It is from Game Five of this year's playoff series versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Marcus meets Giannis Antetokounmpo at the rim and cleanly blocks his alley-oop attempt while Boston gains possession…