What do yo think of Paul Pierce's statement?

Question

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Paul-Pierce-says-he-s-the-best-player-in-the-wor?urn=nba,96670

Answer 1

Who has the NBA trophy and Finals MVP award?  Kobe??  Nope....Pierce does.  So I would say Pierce is right.

Answer 2

ok... lets get something straight here. ......  paul pierce is good. but to say the best is a little too much.  the one thing that he has that kobe doesnt is a finals MVP. ok.  but  thats not enough to put pierce ahead of kobe. if you think about it  chauncey billups also has that honor. so does that make him better then kobe?? no. the reason kobe is the best player on the planet is because he has no weakness in his game. shooting driving athletisim and defense is all in his abilty. every other player in the nba has some what of a weakness.  l

LBJ - cant shoot like kobe

Steve nash- cant play defense

PP- no athletsim.

dirk - no defense

td - 1 sweet spot after that cant shoot.

the list continues on and on. you can say kobe sucks. and hes a ball hog. neither are true. he is the only athlete in his or her respective sport that dominates to a whole new nature. you can question his judgement sometime but you cant question his heart and hardwork and TALENT.  now you can question the heart of the celtics. who lost games on purpose last year  in hopes of winning the lottery.   and when they didnt they traded for allen and garnett.  Kobe is hated around the country. for the simple fact that no team has a player like him. just think of it like this. the celtics and cavs hate kobe and even the suns belong on that list. but the minute kobe comes to one of those teams fan would adore him like god.  so the simple fact is that people hate on kobe because they dont have him.

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Answer 3

i think it's really cocky for HIM to say that about himself.....cuz Kobe should be and is the best layer in the NBA today(or in other ppl's opinions LBJ23) after all, he is MVP.......so yeah, thats pretty cocky.....someone thinks of themselves a little too much :)

Answer 4

I definitely believe him, and about 100 other players claiming that they are the "best".....  

Actually as of right now, I would consider Paul Pierce the best after this 2007-2008 season, because he did help win the NBA Championship, he averages over 20 ppg., he's given so much blood, sweat & tears to this sport and he also is popular among fans, which is a good selling point.

I would not consider Kobe "the best" in 2007-2008, because his rings were "old news" and he did not win them this season.  Kobe was "the best" during those seasons he won the NBA Championship, but Michael Jordan deserves the label of "Best of All Time", because of his overall performance and NBA Championship wins.

Next year, who knows?  Maybe there will be a new team to win the championship for 2008-2009 and a star may emerge as next season's "Best".  I'm not taking Paul Pierce's claim to heart, but based on his performance, he has the right to claim something because he has a ring.

Answer 5

Not much really

Answer 6

he's fat n old n there are others better den him

Answer 7

hes become extremely cocky, either that or hes purposely trying to start up something with the media and fans.  

kobe is not better because he has 3 rings, kobe has 3 rings with shaq.  at least pierce has a finals mvp.

obviously pierce wasnt thinking clearly when he said this, and i think hes just trying to stir things up and clearly the celtics were not very happy with being the underdogs and have now proven that they were not the underdogs.

Answer 8

took it too far. nobody believes he is better than kobe. im sure ray allen and garnett think he isnt as good as kobe. instead of saying he was better he should have just said that kobe was a great player and thats it.

Answer 9

I still think Kobe'z da best player in the world.

Answer 10

I think he was not speaking to an American audience that he thought would jump all over his case for saying what he said. The only problem was that what he said leaked into the American press and now it's a big deal. I don't think anyone in basketball right now can claim that they are the best player in the NBA. I think there are a lot of people who would have a legit argument to try to claim it, Pierce and Kobe included. But even picking the best player at each position will lead to a massive argument.

Answer 11

he's conceited

Answer 12

how many rings does kobe have without shaq 0

how many rings does piecre have without shag 1

and I know they were never on the same squad making a point

Answer 13

Finals MVPs: Kobe 0 for 5, Pierce 1 for 1

i don't know,that sounds pretty right to me.