To anyone that said he didn't deserve to be an all-star, Just look at how he has been playing recently and say that again. He's scored atleast 30 in his last 5, including FIFTY tonight. He's a superstar, I don't care who says otherwise.
As Tommy was saying in the post game, he is one of the greatest Celtics ever. He plays with a passion, and is sure one heck of a player. He is one of those guys you just can't hate, because of everything he has done for us. If there is ever a day where Pierce get dealt away from Boston (which I doubt there will be), we will all be missing him very much.
Paul Pierce is playing better, his shooting percentages are up, he's a great player, anyone that thinks he isn't a all-star player is an idiot.
I thought this was gonna be about a trade. Do any of you fans think Pierce retires a Celtic?Also, is that yungai on your avatar BCB?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Feb 16 2006, 12:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'> That's YungAI.</div>holy...lmfao :focus:
Yeah Pierce loves being in Boston, I haven't heard many people talk sh*t about Pierce, if they do they simply don't know their basketball. This is the same guy who got stabbed in the face, neck, and back in September of 2000 and came back that season like nothing had ever happened. This guy is a warrior, night after night he's busting his <Censored> and just because he's not on every television AD people forget how good he is. Pierce is the man, I hope he retires as a Celtic, he's the kind of guy any team in the NBA would love to have.
I don't think anyone has ever doubted Pierce. He has just fell into the background to guys like Kobe, Lebron and T Mac.
watching him and lebron go at it last night was amazing...LBJ jus has the better team built around him!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Feb 16 2006, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think anyone has ever doubted Pierce. He has just fell into the background to guys like Kobe, Lebron and T Mac.</div>Well, in an online poll, Pierce was voted 2nd least deserving of the all-star game, behind only Rasheed Wallace. That kind of made me mad.
There were also people saying that Gilbert Arenas deserved a spot over Pierce. That was just not right, Pierce is the better player, and far more deserving of the spot.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Well, in an online poll, Pierce was voted 2nd least deserving of the all-star game, behind only Rasheed Wallace. That kind of made me mad.</div> What do you expect? Stupid kids online vote like stupid kids.
First off, completely disregard fan voting. There are tons of fans who are idiots and vote for guys like Yao Ming for All-Star each year - it's a popularity contest and they don't know better. I think Arenas deserved to go, but I also think Pierce deserved it too, and this is not simply Boston homerism talking. People have ripped Pierce the last few years saying he wasn't the top 5-10 NBA player he once was after he took Boston to the ECF in 2001-2002. Look at his stats this season, they're very efficient and very good compared to most players. The only knock against Pierce is that his team sucks. But I always think: where would the Boston Celtics be without Pierce? And I cry. :no3:
Is he a great player? Yes, should he be an all-star over Kidd, Redd (and Arenas, if he wasnt chosen as a replacement)? No. I think he has put up great numbers and carried that team, but the fact is the team is not performing well in the standings and I believe there are others who are more deservant..I think he is more deservant than Rasheed, but I would rank him behind Kidd, Redd and Arenas in terms of whether or not he should be on the all-star team..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>First off, completely disregard fan voting. There are tons of fans who are idiots and vote for guys like Yao Ming for All-Star each year - it's a popularity contest and they don't know better.</div> He's a center that averages 19/9 a game, he would make the game as a center regardless of fan voting.
Here is what I think the East team should have looked like:IversonWadeLeBron O'Neal*Shaq---BillupsCarterHamiltonArenasBoshWallaceKidd* (O'Neal replacement)Redd---PierceHowardRJWallace
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Feb 18 2006, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's a center that averages 19/9 a game, he would make the game as a center regardless of fan voting.</div>Carter is starting the East game as a PF, so I think they can put someone like Duncan at center...There are definatly players that are more deservant than Yao in the West..Overall, except for Yao, I think the West team is deservant, however, I would replace Yao with Carmelo...A team that is second to last in the conference simply should not have to players starting the all-star game..<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Feb 18 2006, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No way does Redd go ahead of Pierce...no way...and i'm a Bucks fan.</div>Boston is 12 games under .500 and Milwaukee is sitting on the 6th seed in the conference..Redd is a big part of that, and I think he deserves to be on it ahead of Pierce because of the impact he has had on his team and the results they have had in comparison to Boston..Pierce has better numbers putting up 26 pts, 7 rebounds and 4.5 assists in comparison to Redd's 25, 4.5 and 3, but I think Redd is more deservant because of how his team is doing..
