RE: Pierce's role: Co-star to leading man

["Enrile, Roy" <renrile@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-celtics@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ryan W

 Even on the court, there really isn't much
comaraderie between Kedrick and the other players.  Is
this a product of Kedrick's personality (is he just a
loner) or is it some team wide hostility. 
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I don't think the team is hostile to Kedrick.  His problems interacting
with all his teamates seems to to be him needing big brother types,
taking him under their wing before he shows some camaraderie.

First he had Antoine, who took Kedrick with him to allstar games.  
Then Rodney Rogers who was always talking quietly to him on the bench,
joking or giving advice.  And now Vin keeps putting an arm around
Kedrick's shoulder after games or at the halftime buzzer, and joking
when he does well.

I can't picture Paul as a vet/motherhen like the other 3, so maybe
that's why there's some friction with Kedrick.  It could be for the
best, the Magic Johnson style trash talking may help KB grow up and get
a chip on his shoulder (Or as Kestas said "a shot of testosterone").

I say the C's should stay with him for two more years till he's in his
prime.  When you have a guy like Bruce Bowen or Kedrick, with the
lateral speed and desire to stay with anyone, you hold on to that
player.  It's not like he isn't improving on offense.  He's now showing
excellent handles/finishing skill with those one-man cherrypick
fastbreaks.  Guys like jwilliams, baron, kidd are just giving up instead
of challenging him when he fastbreaks on them.  That only happens with a
few players.