<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">?G-Unit,? Pierce kept shouting at his new forward friend, referencing the rap group. ?Guerilla Unit. Look out, man. He?s G-Unit.? The Celts captain was laughing it up and loving it each time Powe won an inside war. ?Look at him,? Pierce said. ?He?s a monster.? When someone suggested Powe-lice as a nickname, Pierce shook his head. ?No,? Pierce said. ?He?s a criminal.? Pierce warned the Knicks? Quentin Richardson, a Chicago guy, that Powe was from East Oakland and to beware. The statement proved prophetic when Richardson drove into Powe and came up empty. And when Powe went down hard in the fight for a rebound, Pierce laughed and shouted to the referees, ?Hey, see if the floor?s all right.? Pierce always has had an affinity for tough guys, bemoaning the loss of Danny Fortson years ago. ?Yeah, I like the guys who like to get down and dirty,? said Pierce, who agreed Powe might be a less psychotic version of Fortson. After his Saturday effort and his 11 points and 15 boards the previous game, Powe has elevated his stature with the team. A week before, the C?s said the fact Powe has guaranteed money coming wouldn?t guarantee a roster spot. ?Definitely, he?s surprising people,? Pierce said. ?The way he?s played, I don?t think he?s really showed that in training camp. We have a lot of guys, and he hadn?t really gotten the opportunity. He?s one of the last big men to get in there and play, and he?s making the most of his opportunities in the games, and that?s when it counts.? </div> http://celtics.bostonherald.com/celtics/vi...rticleid=163872
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">For now, the Celts will just appreciate that Powe knows his role. “I just try to go out there and sometimes be the enforcer,” Powe said. “I try to get all the rebounds. Whatever I can do to help my team win, that’s what I do. Rebounding is all about effort. It’s all about effort and positioning. Whoever is quick to the ball, that’s who’s going to get it. That’s the attitude you’ve got to have. May the best man get it; that’s how I look at it.” </div> You gotta love Leon.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> The following quote by exceptionally enticing Celtic rookie Leon Powe warrants wood-framing in locker rooms throughout the NBA: "It isn't about what I can do. It's about what Doc [Rivers] and the team need." Selected No. 49 by the Nuggets last June and traded for an '07 second-round pick, the 20-point, 10-rebound (last year for California; both Pac-10 highs) macho forward is averaging nine and 8.3 in 18.3 minutes. Why was Powe taken so low? He's a bit undersized for his position. He hasn't developed an outside shot (that's a plus, in my book) and his knees have twice gone under the knife. "We need someone to play hard, be physical, be a man," Rivers accents. Considering the Celts' cavity in that category last season, as well as their rebounding issues, Powe's presence is very welcomed. At the same time, his transfer from Denver to Boston is shaping up as one of the draft's biggest hijackings. </div> Source
Even with creating the korny nickname G-unit, Pierce can detect stars. Hopefully with him coming right out and saying he likes this kid that will keep Powe around. He is such a good position rebounder, they need that on this team
