Celtics: Prime Paul Pierce or current James Harden?

[313]

To build your team around?

[djohn2oo8]

Harden. Prime Pierce struggled in the East until KG and Allen.

[Silver&Black]

Harden. Prime Pierce struggled in the East until KG and Allen.

No he struggled. Did you see Prime Pierce's teammates? Antoine Walker....................

Put current Harden on that same exact team...and he struggles also.

[Mitch]

[djohn2oo8]

No he struggled. Did you see Prime Pierce's teammates? Antoine Walker....................

Put current Harden on that same exact team...and he struggles also.

The East was probably the worst it's been ever in Pierce's Prime.

[Buddy Mignon]

Harden puts up a lot of empty stats. Pierce was more of a complete player.

[313]

It happens

[djohn2oo8]

Harden puts up a lot of empty stats. Pierce was more of a complete player.

His stats led to the two seed without Howard and Bev most of the season.

[Silver&Black]

The East was probably the worst it's been ever in Pierce's Prime.

And?????

I noticed that you didn't say that Harden would succeed on the same exact team that Prime Pierce played for. Because he wouldn't have either....

Without googling it...name me those centers that Pierce had. How about his point guards?

[Buddy Mignon]

His stats led to the two seed without Howard and Bev most of the season.

Pierce was a feared player with the game on the line... and still is to some degree. No one fears Harden in crunch time. That's my point.

[djohn2oo8]

Pierce was a feared player with the game on the line... and still is to some degree. No one fears Harden in crunch time. That's my point.

Actually Harden was rated as one of the top players in clutch time. Much better than Kobe

[Buddy Mignon]

Actually Harden was rated as one of the top players in clutch time. Much better than Kobe

Its not a coach in the annals of history that would draw up a play for Harden while Kobe is on the same team.

[Raven]

Pierce and it's not close.

[Buddy Mignon]

Pierce and it's not close.

[baseline bum]

I don't know man, people have too much ing nostalgia for old players. Prime Pierce vs Prime Harden is a pretty tough call.

[djohn2oo8]

Its not a coach in the annals of history that would draw up a play for Harden while Kobe is on the same team.

They should

[benefactor]

Pierce and it's not close.

[Double-Up]

Harden puts up a lot of empty stats. Pierce was more of a complete player.

Same could be said of Kobe.

[Double-Up]

I don't know man, people have too much ing nostalgia for old players. Prime Pierce vs Prime Harden is a pretty tough call.

Exactly...similar players in many ways.

[daslicer]

Pierce led the Celtics to the ECF back when he had Walker as a sidekick so I have to give him the edge. He also came up big a lot of times in the playoffs before he played with KG and Ray Allen. Harden has been pretty ty during the playoffs the last few years since he has left OKC.

[313]

I don't know man, people have too much ing nostalgia for old players. Prime Pierce vs Prime Harden is a pretty tough call.

Yeah, I like Pierce a lot more than Harden but when you look at it objectively. Harden just carried a decent Rockets team to a conference finals in a much tougher conference than Pierce did in 02.

[Robz4000]

Pierce and it's not close.

[The Reckoning]

They should

kbe

[Buddy Mignon]

I think a better comparison would be Gilbert Arenas and Harden.

[AlexJones]

I think a better comparison would be Gilbert Arenas and Harden.

lol not even close. Harden's already surpassed Gilbert in every facet of the game