Pierce

[Alex Wang <awang@mit.edu>]

Oh, the problem with Ron wasn't that he wasn't willing to put up
shots. Quite the opposite really. Actually I was reading the Sporting
News team report for Denver and the reporter noted how Mercer just
basically never passes.

Paul and Antoine, before this game, had been essentially equal parts
of the Celtics offense in terms of shots taken and points scored,
which I think is about right. Hopefully the issue will never come up
about whether Paul is assertive because the offense, through good ball
movement and decision making, should determine who gets the shot
(basically, whoever's in the best position to score) rather than any 
particular attitude of Paul's. I don't like to see him take it 
one-on-one any more than I like Antoine doing it, though when they're
on either of them can dominate.

Alex

> The real question is...
> When will Paul Pierce stop becoming the next Ron Mercer? We all thought that
> Ron Mercer was not assertive enough in his early Celtic days, well Paul's
> becoming exactly the same. Thirteen shots only in a game for our go-to man?
> 
> Yeah, right. Stop trashing Antoine and look for the real answer. So what he
> missed two free throws? Had Paul Pierce been more assertive and taken two mor
 *e
> shots Antoine's free throws wouldn't have mattered.
> 
> Then again, this is flame bait for 95% of the Paul Pierce fan club list and y
 *ou
> all know how much I like Paul (well those of you who saw my posts early last
> season do).
> 
> W
>