Great Paul Pierce Mag Cover!!

["Michael J.King Sr." <kingpin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just got my Winter 2003 edition of Dime Magazine and it has PP on the 
cover and a good feature article as well. I will scan the article in the 
next couple of days as my scanner at home isn't a flatbed and I don't want 
to mess up the magazine. A couple of  paragraphs stand out in my mind 
regarding the bull crap about Paul and the World Championships.

From the article  Paul Pierce Bares His Soul
His emotion naturally transcends to the court as well.  He finds himself 
caught up in games, talking to his teammates, opposing players, fans and 
refs. Some critics see it as immaturity, citing Pierces overt reaction in 
the playoffs when last second plays were designed for Antoine Walker 
instead of himself.
They cite the World Games where there were rumors that his USA teammates 
bore ill will towards Paul for taking so many shots. Others in the 
basketball community including the man who called those plays in the 
playoffs, see it more as passion
 "I think showing emotion is fine" O' Brien says "Of course he always 
wants the ball. He's an unbelievable competitor. A lot of times, especially 
in Pauls case, it probably makes him play better when he has that 
adrenaline rush going."
 An NBA scout from a Western Conference team that Paul has particularly 
tortured in his first four years in the league says of Pierce; "He doesn' t 
get any more emotional than say a Kobe or T-Mac.
Guys who play as hard as he does are going to blow their top every now and 
then. And that's fine, you want emotion and passion out of a guy. "And 
people criticize him for taking too many shots, what do they want him to 
do? Pass to fucking Ben Wallace? "
  Taken from the article by Pat Cassidy

To see the amazing cover and some other photos of PP point your browser to:
http://www.dimemag.com/index.asp

Later.Mike