Where does Pierce rank?

[Alex Goldblatt]

No kidding?!!!  Looks like someone's been playing too much Fantasy and XBox
360.... :)) FYI - DeShawn Stevenson played the off-guard for the Wiz last
year....

Pierce: I think 2 players I'd consider:

1. Josh Smith (ATL) - IMO the best defensive stopper at the 3 in the league,
would be ideal playing with KG and Ray Allen. To me, he's much more of a
team player than Paul - I'd be ready to give up his scoring for Josh's
defense and shot blocking in a heart beat.

2. Josh Howard (Dallas) - one of the most versatile young players in the
league.

3. Btw, I agree on Deng - like him a lot.

Iggy is nowhere close to this level, IMO - overrated player. 76rs simply
have nowhere else to go with the marketing - he's the only one (after AI
left) capable of bringing some home crowd.


AG


On 10/9/07, asterix ninetynine <asterix_9_9 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I would trade Pierce straight up for only Deng or LeBron  (no, not
> Philidelphia Iggy).  That's about it.
>
> Oh, and here in DC Caron Butler is a SG not a SF.  Antawn Jamison is the
> SF.
>
> Eggcentric at aol.com wrote:
> The projected starting small forwards in the Eastern Division present
> a surprisingly solid group with many of them capable of making
> the All-Star team in any given year.
>
> Wondering how others here rank Pierce (the oldest and highest paid)
> among them.
>
> PAUL PIERCE (Bos) ...... Age 30, salary $16.4 mill
>
> Lebron James (Cle) ...... Age 22, salary $13 mill (AS last year)
> Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... Age 23, salary $2.8 mill
> Rashard Lewis (Orl) ....... Age 28, salary $15.6 mill
> Luol Deng (Chi) ............. Age 22, salary $3.3 mill
> Josh Smith (Atl) ............ Age 21, salary $2.2 mill
> Richard Jefferson (NJ) ... Age 27, salary $12.2 mill
> Gerald Wallace (Cha) ..... Age 25, salary $7.5 mill
> Caron Butler (Was) ........ Age 27, salary $8.2 mill (AS last year)
> Tayshaun Prince (Det) ... Age 27, salary $8.7 mill
> Chas. Villanueva (Mil) .... Age 23, salary $2.7 mill
> Q. Richardson (NY) ........ Age 27, salary $8.1 mill
> Jorge Garbajosa (Tor) .... Age 29, salary $4 mill
> Danny Granger (Ind) ....... Age 24, salary $1.5 mill
> Dorell Wright (Mia) ......... Age 21, salary $1.7 mill
>
>
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