Re: Foxwoods, was "Tonight's telecast"

[bird <birdw@aloha.net>]

>From: Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>
>
>For a transition year to shooting guard, I think Pierce had a wonderful
>second year. Carter might have had similar ups and downs if he had made that
>transition last year. That team is built around him, and yes he is a more
>talented player and we should get over it. But Pierce adds something 
>new to his game each year [...]

Joe, I agree.  Call me crazy (pause for effect), but I would've taken 
Pierce over Carter in their rookie years, and I still would.  I just 
think Double P will be better in the long run.  Carter sure has 
offensive talent, but is not a very good defender.  Carter started to 
impress me when he developed an outside shot, but he's not as good as 
the hype (there's a shocker), nor is the discrepency between he and 
Pierce as big as many think.

Carter got a lot of kudos because his team was better last year 
(that's fine), and also because it seems many fans privilege the 
Sportscenter highlights over the complete game (which isn't).  Is 
Carter the better player right now?  Yes, but that's often based on 
the highlights or the hype for many people.  Everything in sports is 
exaggerated: Carter is the "next Jordan", and such.  He got annointed 
in his rookie year -- same as Harold Miner.

Regards,

Bill