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Originally Posted by tiger
Remind me again what Paul Pierce was doing before Garnett, Allen and the total team make over.
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The team around Pierce before this year was more than just laughable, it was insanely bad. Ainge realized if he didn't do something quick his ass would get fired. He did manage to get Allen and Garnett for practically nothing.... But the Lakers got Gasol for absolutely nothing
Quit comparing ANYBODY to Jordan, Kobe has proven he's nothing compared to Jordan so the discussion is dead for another year at least.
Pierce is a different type of player. He doesn't have any of those jaw dropping hanging in the air changing direction insane shots that Jordan had and Kobe has proven to be capable of. Pierce steps up when he's needed and doesn't choke like Kobe. Pierce is a competitor and has plenty of heart. Can't compare him to Jordan at all though unless its only about coming up big in the finals.
Kobe can't do anything without a dominant big man. Jordan NEVER had a good big man. Jordan scored his points during those last 3 championships playing 4 on 5 since Rodman wasn't a scoring threat at ALL and got his few points on put backs which enabled the D to key in on Jordan and he still killed them. You'd never see him shooting under 33% in the finals. I didn't see the Celtics even bothering to double Kobe that often, Jordan faced it every trip down.