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Paul Pierce - BEST player in world?

WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,443
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
"I don’t think Kobe is the best player. I’m the best player. There’s a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don’t cross that line but I have a lot of confidence in myself." - Paul Pierce

Go at it Lakers and Celtics fans. I don't have a horse in this race :p
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  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    imalive wrote:
    "I don’t think Kobe is the best player. I’m the best player. There’s a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don’t cross that line but I have a lot of confidence in myself." - Paul Pierce

    Go at it Lakers and Celtics fans. I don't have a horse in this race :p


    No Paul Pierce is not the best player in the world....no one can make a valid argument for him being better than lebron or kobe
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,981
    Are You Ready For Some Football......a Monday Night Party
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    paul pierce is smoking crack


    maybe they gave him stong pain killers for his "injury" cough
  • StateOfLoveBoatCptn.StateOfLoveBoatCptn. Posts: 904
    CROJAM95 wrote:
    Are You Ready For Some Football......a Monday Night Party
    yes. yes. yes.

    what better birthday present than the first Monday Night Football of the season?
  • StateOfLoveBoatCptn.StateOfLoveBoatCptn. Posts: 904
    jasonw wrote:
    No Paul Pierce is not the best player in the world....no one can make a valid argument for him being better than lebron or kobe
    yeah....not even close. not really anything to even discuss here
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,174
    without Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen on his team, he wouldn't even think of making this kind of dumbass comment
  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    paul pierce is smoking crack


    maybe they gave him stong pain killers for his "injury" cough

    and there is also no valid argument to be made that he faked the injury so he could come back and be the hero
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,981
    StateOfLoveBoatCptn. wrote:
    yes. yes. yes.

    what better birthday present than the first Monday Night Football of the season?

    Good for you

    I got Jets/Patriots tix on Sept 14th, Cant wait
  • stickboystickboy Posts: 2,981
    oh god
    please dont let this fucking guy turn into another cocky tom brady now

    come on you won cause you got KG and a squad around you dick


    fuck him
    Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
    Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
    Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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  • StateOfLoveBoatCptn.StateOfLoveBoatCptn. Posts: 904
    CROJAM95 wrote:
    Good for you

    I got Jets/Patriots tix on Sept 14th, Cant wait
    nice! I'll be movin' to TX so hopefully I can catch a Cowboys game. Just to see some football, not cause I'm a fan of 'em. Unfortunately the Bolts aren't playin them this year.
  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    Ummm did paul just totally outplay Kobe in the Finals? I think he did.

    olll

    Paul Pierce is the Truth.
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  • ajedigeckoajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,430
    he was not even the best player at ku.
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    As a Celtics fan, even I can't think Paul is serious. He's still high off of that championship dragon.

    Not worthy of discussion.
  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    College isn't the NBA? What kansas teammate is better than him now?
    9/7/98, 8/3/00, 9/4/00, 4/15/03, 7/1/03, 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 5/24/06, 5/25/06, 6/17/08, 6/22/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 5/17/10, 10/15/13, 10/16/13.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    pierce is a great player, but not even close to kobe.
  • stickboystickboy Posts: 2,981
    add Bynum to the lineup if he's not hurt and then come talk to me about how the Celtics beat the Lakers.
    Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
    Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
    Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
    ************************************
  • IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,725
    Paul Pierce was recently in Spain and was interviewed by Spanish reporters. Some of his quotes have created quite a stir - mostly because there's not much news and people are looking for something to talk about.

    First we'll address the "best in the world" comments.

    You can see the quotes in Spanish here. A translation is here (registration required) (hat tip to Red's Army)

    Q: Is Kobe really the best player in the world?

    Pierce: I don’t think Kobe is the best player. I’m the best player. There’s a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don’t cross that line but I have a lot of confidence in myself.

    Q: Who are your top five favorite players in the NBA today?

    Pierce: Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, Kendrick Perkins and Paul Pierce.

    According to Ball Don't Lie, a lot of Lakers and Spurs fans are upset by this. (What, and Cavs fans are cool with it?) What they don't get is what got lost in translation.

    Paul just got finished beating Kobe in the Finals. Completely outplayed him on just about every level. He helped shut Kobe down and Kobe did little to stop him head to head. Right now, he feels like he's better than Kobe and thus the rest of the world. That's how he feels, and he has every right to feel that way after what he acomplished.

    Secondly, Paul tries to explain his comment by saying that he's walking the line between confidence and being conceited. Most great players think of themselves as the best in order to achieve greatness. It isn't meant as a shot to Kobe, just a statement of his attitude when he steps on the court.

    Finally, his statement about the top 5 is obviously a show of support to his teammates. Is Kendrick Perkins better than Kobe or LeBron? Obviously Paul is being a little tounge in cheek.

    Moving on to his other comment that caused a stir.

    Q: Celtics fans have suffered a lot these last few years. Does this title signal the end of this black period?

    A: I hope so, at least for as long as I am on the team. I will play there for the next five years and I hope to win each year, or at least as much as possible.

    Paul only has 3 years left on his contract. Many are wondering "does this mean he has or will have an extension? Did management make him some sort of promise?"

    I know that Wyc and company are big Paul Pierce fans, but it isn't likely he's gotten any promises beyond "we want you to retire a Celtic." I'm sure he understands his contract situation. I'm sure he also understands that injuries can happen to anyone. But all things considered, the chances are very good that he'll get another contract at or before the end of his current deal.

    He knows basketball math, when players reach their mid 30's, they either decline or retire. He's probably forecasting that he's got 5 years left in him. Which sounds about right. Nobody knows how fast he'll drop off as he ages, but that's a reasonable guess (if a bit optimistic).

    So if you ask me, Paul is just standing on the top of the mountain and enjoying the view. He's getting even more attention (and questions) than he's ever gotten before and he's still a little too giddy to pick his words as carefully as he probably should. I wouldn't read too much into what he says until he hits training camp.

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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,167
    stickboy wrote:
    add Bynum to the lineup if he's not hurt and then come talk to me about how the Celtics beat the Lakers.
    I attended the Celts/Lakers game Nov. 23 with a healthy Bynum...Celts won 107-94, Bynum had 4 points 9 boards and 4 fouls...Kendrick Perkins and KG scored 21 apiece, much like the Lakers' other big men, Bynum was too soft to handle the Celts' frontcourt...no reason to think anything different would have happened in June...he also played the regular season game in LA on Dec 30 which the Celts won 110-91(without point guard Rondo), he scored 8 points, had 2 rebounds and fouled out. Again, couldn't handle the celts big men inside.

    Everyone assume Bynum would have tipped the scales in the Lakers' favor...I say he would have made life easier on the Celts, sending Perkins and KG to the line far more frequently.

    The Celtics were just the better team this year, they proved it in the regular season and the Finals, Bynum would not have changed that fact.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • stickboystickboy Posts: 2,981
    perhaps.

    I just saw Bynum as their only big guy capable of stopping a lot of those shots..but then again you're prolly right I remember other Lakers getting outplayed to..Gasol wasnt much of a factor in the Finals or was Fisher

    either way I'm not hating on the Celtics..Im glad my boy KG got his ring finally..good for him :)
    Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
    Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
    Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
    ************************************
  • DanimalDanimal Posts: 2,000
    I don't know about the greatest...but he is great. Lot's of heart.
    "I don't believe in PJ fans but I believe there is something, not too sure what." - Thoughts_Arrive


  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    Garnett is loved here, and he has the top selling jersey or did earlier. However, try and find a Pierce jersey in Boston. Pierce is our guy, and he is the man now. He's a lifelong Celtic, a gamer, and now he is a true celtic after leading the C's to 17.

    If you watch the Playoff run as one season, he was the MVP of the Playoffs.

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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,443
    Wilds wrote:

    Not worthy of discussion.

    OK, then - go play ~:The (fucking) Word Game:~ :D
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
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