re Pierce

[Daniel Forant Sr <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

>Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:14:41 +0100
>From: Joe Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
>Subject: Pierce
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>Geez, what a stat-conscious, selfish brat. Oops, I forgot he's one of
>the Celts' list saints...one of our "future All Stars" whose leadership
>makes the Celts' leading scorer, rebounder and second best assist man
>(Antoine Walker) utterly disposable. Never mind that Pierce is averaging
>about 5ppg on well below 40% shooting ever since being named NBA Rookie
>of the Month in February (ever since Vince Carter blew his ass out of
>the water).
In defense of Pierce, he has been playing hurt, I don't buy playing a
rookie hurt, rather see him miss games till 100%, blame Pitino for that,
Pierce is frustrated after all he hype. 

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>Let's just keep blaming Antoine Walker for all our problems. It shows
>how bright we are as basketball fans. :-)
Walker has at times shown his inability to take a hint, ie., lay off 3's,
start passing, shoot less, rebound, play some D.
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>My advice to Paul Pierce would be to shut up and get with the program.
>Stop crying whenever Pitino shouts at you, and start showing some fight
>again. If you're gonna produce less than 2 points per quarter, then the
>coach is gonna sit your ass down. Pierce is not in La La Land anymore,
>nor with Dorothy and Toto out in Kansas. I believe he needs to follow
>the examples of tough guys Walker and also Vitaly Potapenko, who not
>only outscored Patrick Ewing but stayed even with him on the boards (11
>each).
Pierce should have nothing to say, especially to the press. At this stage
of Ewing's career, Vitale, probably is a better player. He'll be here for
awhile.
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>I think we should give Antoine Walker due credit for never once in his
>career saying a negative word during the regular season against any
>coach or any teammate. Walker talks like a leader and captain this year,
>and in years past (even as a rookie under the ML Carr regime) he's shown
>the common sense to keep his mouth shut during the season and just play
>ball. Of course, in the end, he just might  be a much more consistent
>and well-rounded player than "Mr La La Land" Paul Pierce.
Walker does keep his trap shut, but he should he, is part of the problem.
The pot is starting to boil. If this bad play keeps up, players will look
for cover and try to protect themselves, from themselves, their teammates
and the Boston press.

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