<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Uneek @ Jul 16 2008, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Paul Pierce is a solid player and sure has some game... but compare him to VC and Tmac?? please no.... they shyt on Pierce all day... so back to the topic, so Lopez had a good start and people reckon to pull him out of the team to save his energy or something.... what is the point the dude is a rook... don't know why some people think like that sometimes...</div> Because he only played ~30 games in college each season for the past 2 years. This year, he'll be playing 80 games - more than those 2 years combined. Add in the faster tempo, the 8 more minutes each game, all of the practices, the better competition - and you're gonna have a tired as hell player, a potential rookie wall hitter, and maybe even a potential injury. You sit him out of as many useless games as possible up until the season starts.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrooklynBound @ Jul 16 2008, 07:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Claud @ Jul 16 2008, 08:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>VC>PIERCE IMHO. Now that he has a ring its obvious theyll take Pierce... but individually Carter is much better and complete.</div> How so? Pierce is a better defender, plays hungrier and embraces being the go-to guy. </div> I totally agree with you. Yeah VC is good, but pierce is a completely different player. This isnt about numbers.
Anyone who doesn't think Pierce is (and was) a superstar is insane. He was injured for most of last year, obviously his numbers suffered. I don't think they should pull Lopez. Stick him in there. We're already carrying 16 guaranteed contracts. Chances of some scrub making it are, unfortunately, almost nil.
