Fwd: Paul Pierce

[JB <jimmetz@xxxxxxx>]

> 	I've read all of Lance's posts on both boards and I've never read 
> that he wants to bench Pierce. His criticisms of Pierce are well known 
> and although, in most of our opinions, he does  go over the line of 
> common sense, in some of the charges, his  main point; that there is 
> an inherent selfishness in his game, which needs to be ironed out, has 
> not only been stated by the coach  and teammates of the USA team, this 
> summer, but been picked up by other reputable NBA observers. For 
> better or worse, true or not, it's become part of the NBA folklore, 
> with or without Lance's observations.
> 	Why do you think that O'Brien was quoted in the 11/25 Bulpet column 
> {http://www.bostonherald.com/sport/celtics/cs11252002.htm},  as  
> saying that :
> 	 {``We had 22 assists,'' O'Brien said of Saturday's 109-99 win over 
> the Hawks in Atlanta, ``and we went 31-5 last year when we had 22 or 
> more assists in a game. We talk about unselfishness all the time.''} ?
> 	Both Pierce and Walker are shooting at around a .380 clip. To me, 
> this is unacceptable for players taking 50 shots per game. I suspect 
> it's unacceptable for O'Brien also.
> 	No one, not even Lance, has suggested that Pierce be benched, only 
> that he become more of a team player, particularly when his shot is 
> not falling; either because of the defensive attention he is now 
> receiving, or the fatigue of his summer schedule, or a possible hidden 
> injury, it doesn't matter.
> 	It seems that every coach in the league is  on that "unselfishness" 
> bandwagon. Bill Russell called it "team ego." That mentality wins 
> championships, not scoring titles.
> 	Lance has a tough enough time defending what he does say, lets not 
> vilify him for things he never said.
> 		JB
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> On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, at 11:06  PM, Shawn Niles wrote:
>
>> Well I certainly didn't do it to please Lance. I actually maybe did 
>> it for a little bit of selfish reasons. I think Lance really thinks 
>> most people agree with him that Pierce should be benched. I was 
>> interested in seeing what the difference in votes would be. As of 
>> now, it is 25 No's and 4 Yes's.
>>
>> (Waiting for Lances coy response)
>>
>>
>>> From: Banner 17 <cel33tics@yahoo.com>
>>> To: celtics@igtc.com
>>> Subject: Re: Paul Pierce
>>> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:52:20 -0800 (PST)
>>>
>>> Exactly my thoughts, Why bother?   I think it was Greg O who posted 
>>> this quote a few years back "When you wrestle the pig, the pig 
>>> enjoys it."   Enough said.
>>>
>>> Eggcentric@AOL.com wrote:
>>> << I have given Lance his wish. I added a poll to my website asking 
>>> if Pierce
>>> should be benched. >> - shizzjr
>>>
>>> Is this a joke? Why bother? Lance has found his Pierce niche on four
>>> different boards. I would think him to be clever and funny if he was 
>>> not such
>>> an attention-seeking, insulting, two-years-and-counting, one-trick 
>>> BORE.
>>>
>>> Impossible to debate him with logic; impossible to insult him.
>>>
>>> Egg
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