Re: how baker will fit in

[lancejacob@xxxxxxxxx]

"The Epistle"?  Of all the nicknames that people have 
tried to give Paul Pierce this one has got to be the 
most esoteric.  I thought the whole mail analogy was 
the exclusive bailiwick of Karl Malone?

In addition, your characterization of what Tammo said 
seems way off base. He hardly seems to put Pierce on a 
pedestal or something.  Though you really seem to have 
something against him. >>Bird

Paul's the Epistle, rather than the Apostle.  He's 
sending us all a message that he's unstoppable.  So's 
the common cold.

Glad you're fired up that he can score against guys who 
don't know him.  We've seen what happens in a series, 
and perhaps you're not thinking playoffs, but I believe 
we've got to have guys who disassemble defenses instead 
of shoot or drive through them.  Paul's got skills, but 
no humility or savvy.  Doesn't make other players 
better.  Gets his dunks but prefers to mix in assists 
in the open court.  With a halfcourt set, he's loathe 
to give up the ball.  Maybe you've noticed.

Tammo is a woman who's tight with Kansas, so you can 
look forward to a whole collegiate update as seen from 
the Jayhawk's nest.  Pierce is a favorite, and Drew 
Gooden was discouraged from coming to Boston because 
he's a quiet guy who the media and fans were going to 
destroy, in her opinion.  Good thing we went for Joe 
Johnson last year instead and saved her the agony. 

You may not have found the post to be a tribute to 
Pierce, but we'll get to see everything that credits 
him with baskets, including the design of the pump, 
backboard and rim.  It's all Paul.

He had a pretty passive first half last night while 
busy sticking pins in his Reggie doll.  Needs to save 
the team, so he waits until he can make the heroic 
plays.  Growing up with a VCR and SportsCenter can do 
that to a guy.  

Let's keep track of his man defense and rebounding as 
well as scoring and highlight stuff.  I only care that 
he works as hard as Wallace if he's going to get so 
much press.
> > From: lancejacob@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Ah, yes, just another Ode to Paul, where we learn of
> > his wondrous feats in Kansas, even though Roy Williams
> > refused to let him control the ball and thus stifled
> > Paul the Epistle from scoring 60 per night.
> 
> "The Epistle"?  Of all the nicknames that people have tried to give Paul 
> Pierce this one has got to be the most esoteric.  I thought the whole mail 
> analogy was the exclusive bailiwick of Karl Malone?
> 
> In addition, your characterization of what Tammo said seems way off base.  
> He hardly seems to put Pierce on a pedestal or something.  Though you 
> really seem to have something against him.  Paul Pierce does have faults 
> (free throws, sometimes out of control on drives, could improve 
> defensively) but he's certainly an outstanding NBA player, one deserving 
> of "odes".  (Though I've hardly been reminded of Keats.)  Did anyone catch 
> the third quarter of the game in Indy tonight?  Pierce lit it up and rally 
> seemed to fire up the US team.  And you've gotta love that three-pointer 
> at the end of the third.  Classic Paul Pierce.  (That was a nice tip of 
> the inbounds pass, though, by some US player -- Ben Wallace?)
> 
> Bird