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Solid D
12-09-2005, 12:58 PM
Preemptive strike. :smokin
Rummpd
12-09-2005, 01:05 PM
Pierce is fairly quietly having a statistical year every bit arguebaly as good as Kobe, Wade, James, and a host of others but Bruce will "own him" as well.
implacable44
12-09-2005, 01:08 PM
I don't like Paul Pierce - nor would I classify him in the league of Kobe, TMAC, WADE or LEbron - I would put him more on par with Ricky Davis, Joe Johnson, Peja etc.
Brodels
12-09-2005, 01:08 PM
Pierce doesn't make his teammates better. I don't think he's the kind of leader you want to build a team around.

I still think that the Celtics should try hard to move him. As it is, they aren't going to be ready for contention for at least three years, and Pierce's best years are now. The Cs need to get some quality young players in return, commit to a young core, and help them grow.
alamo50
12-09-2005, 01:09 PM
Just keep him away from the foul line.
Obstructed_View
12-09-2005, 01:09 PM
Pierce has had statistical seasons like this one before, but I don't remember it doing his team a lot of good.
leemajors
12-09-2005, 01:31 PM
i would put him right with tmac, wade and lebron. shaq doesn't call you "the truth" for no reason. when they are on, they are on and can light it up. they all also have no rings.
implacable44
12-09-2005, 01:41 PM
Shaq also says D-Rob sucks -
Paul Pierce is a good player with one focus - me me me me me. I bet he keeps his stats in his head during the game and verifies their accuracy when it is over.
Cant_Be_Faded
12-09-2005, 01:45 PM
Pierce has a very lethal spin move, makign it hard to padlock him on his dominant side. He will go to the line alot, no question, we just gotta keep Ricky boy under wraps as well.

I dont think the Celtics bigs can handle us, should still be an easy game.
BlueShark#6
12-09-2005, 02:29 PM
Bruce will lock his A$$ down...Champs by 20!
Rummpd
12-09-2005, 03:15 PM
He is not in their class yet, but he by some accounts he has improved his play and leadership this year and "is saying all the right things".

Remember also about Pierce at least in the past he has stepped up in some playoff games, his body of work is under-appreciated IMO.
Phenomanul
12-09-2005, 03:16 PM
Pierce has had statistical seasons like this one before, but I don't remember it doing his team a lot of good.


That's cause those teams also featured shot king Antoine Walker....
sandman
12-09-2005, 03:22 PM
That's cause those teams also featured shot king Antoine Walker....

"Because there ain't no 4-point shot" - Walker
ShoogarBear
12-09-2005, 05:47 PM
The correct quotation is:

"Antoine, why do you shoot so many threes?"

"Because there are no fours."
ShoogarBear
12-09-2005, 06:00 PM
Key matchup: Paul Pierce vs. Bruce Bowen. Despite Boston's inconsistency, Pierce is enjoying the most productive season of his career. He's averaging more than five points per game better than he did last season while shooting 49.2 percent overall and 43.9percent from the 3-point line, both career highs. In the past five games, he's averaged 30.2 points and 14.8 free-throw attempts. :wow Bowen and the Spurs limited Pierce to 20 points in the teams' previous meeting in large part because they kept him off the foul line. Pierce shot only five free throws in that game.
sandman
12-09-2005, 06:04 PM
The correct quotation is:

"Antoine, why do you shoot so many threes?"

"Because there are no fours."

I stand here humbly corrected...

The student has not yet become the master.
SA Gunslinger
12-09-2005, 06:28 PM
I just hope I don't have to listen to Tom Heinsohn on the League Pass broadcast tonight.
Rynospursfan
12-09-2005, 06:42 PM
^ I hear ya there. Those Celtic broadcasts are brutal. At least the picture quality has finaly gotten a bit better.
1Parker1
12-09-2005, 06:49 PM
Pierce doesn't make his teammates better. I don't think he's the kind of leader you want to build a team around.

I still think that the Celtics should try hard to move him. As it is, they aren't going to be ready for contention for at least three years, and Pierce's best years are now. The Cs need to get some quality young players in return, commit to a young core, and help them grow.


I read in the DimeSmack column about a possible Pierce for KG trade...that'd be interesting. I doubt it will happen now, since the Wolves are doing pretty ok right now.
ShoogarBear
12-09-2005, 06:52 PM
I stand here humbly corrected...

The student has not yet become the master.

I'm usually not a quote Nazi, but in this particular case it was like misquoting a Shakespearean soliloquy.
Solid D
12-09-2005, 06:56 PM
:lol
smeagol
12-09-2005, 07:36 PM
I don't like Paul Pierce - nor would I classify him in the league of Kobe, TMAC, WADE or LEbron - I would put him more on par with Ricky Davis, Joe Johnson, Peja etc.
Peja?