Re: Vescey on Heinsohn, Pierce

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Heinsohn did say "When it's all said and done, Paul Pierce may very well be
Boston's best offensive player of all time." It's far from said and done.
Pierce could achieve that level. Bird had all kinds of fire power along side
himself, yet he wasn't shy for firing it up. In fact many time he was
criticized by press and the like just for that. Time will tell. Let's not
get carried away, Heinsohn did say *may very well be* with *may* being the
key word.


DanF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh Ozersky"

> "
> Tommy Heinsohn normally saves his rave reviews for those decked in Celtics
> green. Which makes the imperious broadcaster's pure praise of Artest's
> defense, effort and all-around excellence especially meaningful. At the
same
> time, Heinsohn sent me into a fit of Hooping cough when he blasphemously
> decreed, "When it's all said and done, Paul Pierce may very well be
Boston's
> best offensive player of all time."
>
> Really! How so? Because Pierce notched his 10,000th point in five fewer
games
> than Bird? Because for the last four seasons he and Antoine Walker took
all of
> Boston's shots and wanted more? Because Pierce is apt to hoist up more
shots
> each evening than three Celtics starters combined? Because Bird went to
work
> for another franchise? Because he had the misfortune to play alongside
Kevin
> McHale and Robert Parish as well as Dennis Johnson, Cedric Maxwell, Ainge,
> Bill Walton and Gerald Henderson? Because Bird made the mistake of sharing
the
> ball with accomplished teammates and winning championships?
>
> Then again, Heinsohn's probably right. Yo, Tommy, hand me a Magic Marker,
will
> ya? Let's cross out the "33" that's on the banner hanging from the ceiling
and
> change it to "34."  "