What!!! That's...that's Paul Pierce's music!!!!

[Eric Albert]

>WEEI is reporting Paul Pierce to play tonight against the Nets.

Isn't this the Paul Pierce who spent two days in the hospital
within the past week for an infected elbow?  Hard to believe
the knock on Paul when he entered the league was he was
"soft."

Back when I heard he'd spent the summer after he was drafted
taking hundreds of shots a day while having the ball boy call
out the names of the players chosen ahead of him, I thought,
"Hm.  Maybe not so soft."

No one now can deny his toughness, or his will to win.  But
is he just a more-talented Toine?  Or will he finally "get it,"
and make everyone around him better?

Having seen Kobe, Lebron, and Dwyane, I don't think Paul
will ever play at that level.  But he could do some damage.

-- Eric