Why did Mark Jackson compare Paul Pierce to Larry Bird?

Question

He said that Paul Pierce is just as explosive as Larry Bird on the offensive end. Paul Pierce is the truth and I'm a big fan but Larry could have shot 50 points a game if he wanted too. Larry Bird was one of the best team leaders off all time and never tried to shoot over an entire defense if a teammate had a better shot. Mark Jackson is ridiculous. Paul Pierce has more to prove to be at Bird's level.

Answer 1

This is one of the few times I agree with you.

MICHAEL JORDAN SUCKS!

Answer 2

What up James T

1st of all, you need to block this Granny Curser kid because every answer he gives is biased and he always has to diss Lebron to get his point across. Well anyway I agree Paul Pierce has more to prove to be compared to Bird and I believe Pierce will prove it. Now that he has the help, dont be surprised if he leads his team to another title next year

Answer 3

Maybe Mark just wants some attention

Answer 4

The reason he compared them is because two things occured at once.

1) Pierce was on fire- He got caught up in the moment, and wanted to show to average viewer how good this was

2) the inevitable Pierce was wearing a Celtics Jersey. they dont play similarly, but they were wearing the green.

Answer 5

cuz mark jackson likes to talk before thinking. he's been busted on it a couple of time. he's a nice guy and he's a pretty good most of the time... but for some reason he just throws out crazy comparisons... like at least once a game no matter the team. and yer right! if bird wanted to he could put up 50 a game. 1. pierce has no where near the amount of accolades bird has. 2. peirce wasn't even the leader of that team, it was KG. there is no similarity outside of the green uniform.

HAHA... also Bird wouldn't of thrown up gang signs out of frustration (grow up Pee Pee) in the playoffs just cause his team barely got by the Atlanta Squawks and he got a hard foul on him.

Answer 6

Both leaders of the Celtics

Answer 7

this is like comparing kobe and lechoke.. lechoke will never be as good and as clutch as kobe..

pierce will never be as good and as clutch as bird was because he isnt as good as him and he faked a knee injury

Answer 8

im a big fan of both to id say larry bird is better but paul is a team leader and is exsplosive

Answer 9

two things: the list of the most competitive players EVER include Larry (i.e. Mike, Russ, Magic etc) and he and Pistol were my favorite players of all time, combined with Paul not being on THAT level yet is the counter-argument

BUT...

Bob Ryan who has been covering the C's since the late 70's has said on more than one occasion that Paul is THE most explosive offensive player ever to wear the Green...

NET...

Mark who was a decent player and an intelligent guy is not that far off the mark about their offensive games...but Larry would knock his Gramma unconscious to dive after a loose ball if she happened to be in the way in a big spot in the Playoffs...lol   Paul still has work to do to get to the same place overall...

Answer 10

I think he means that they are both pure scorers. There body type is very similar. There both not very athletic but they will grind you down one way or another. The way Bird Battled Jordan is very similar to the way Pierce battled Kobe!

Answer 11

I like Mark Jackson, as a player and a commentator, but he's just not good at comparing players. He also has said Kobe's better than MJ, and comparing Pierce to Bird is even more ridiculous. Larry Bird is, in my opinion, one of the top 5 players of all time. Pierce is great, but can in no way compare to Larry Bird.