Sorry, but Pierce has gotten old.

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Pierce haters are getting annoying.

rite most underappreciated player in da league even by his own fan base i'll neva forget how some celtic fans were mad when he passed Larry Bird for 2nd all-time in da scoring ranks. dats why i hope he passes Hondo so da fan base can get real salty

Let the Countdown begin ~3,300 points or so behind.

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Pierce haters are getting annoying.

Grow up man. Nobody is being a HATER we are simply stating the obvious. You think we want to see pierce slowing down ? So i guess whenever you say something negative about the c's or a c's player i can call you a hater then?

20/5.5/3.5/1.5
points/rebounds/assists/steals

slowing down  All star lock again.

[GronkSpike]

Pierce haters are getting annoying.

Haters?  You'd like to have Pierce next year for $15M?

If you look at the Patriots, they've traded players who won multiple championship, were franchise cornerstones and fan beloved. There comes a time that for as much as a player has done for your club you just have to do what's best for your team, and do it for the best value.
That's why I really hope he retires this season.

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Pierce haters are getting annoying.

Haters?  You'd like to have Pierce next year for $15M?

If you look at the Patriots, they've traded players who won multiple championship, were franchise cornerstones and fan beloved. There comes a time that for as much as a player has done for your club you just have to do what's best for your team, and do it for the best value.
That's why I really hope he retires this season.

By inputting Patriots into the discussion tells me all I need to know about your basketball knowledge.

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Pierce haters are getting annoying.

It's really disappointing. I wonder if guys like Kobe, Dirk and Duncan, who spent their whole careers with one team, even have any haters at all in their respective fan bases. PP is treated like ****... smh

Its really sad too. Tp

[esel1000]

Pierce haters are getting annoying.

It's really disappointing. I wonder if guys like Kobe, Dirk and Duncan, who spent their whole careers with one team, even have any haters at all in their respective fan bases. PP is treated like ****... smh

Its really sad too. Tp

this. 35 or not hes one of the best players on this team day in and out...

[Lightskinsmurf]

Pierce haters are getting annoying.

Grow up man. Nobody is being a HATER we are simply stating the obvious. You think we want to see pierce slowing down ? So i guess whenever you say something negative about the c's or a c's player i can call you a hater then?

20/5.5/3.5/1.5
points/rebounds/assists/steals

slowing down  All star lock again.

Yeah, completely ignore his defense turnovers and shooting percentage. I never said pierce was a bum i said hes slowing down and that's a fact.

[GronkSpike]

By inputting Patriots into the discussion tells me all I need to know about your basketball knowledge.

"By having a Pirlo signature tells all I need to know your basketball knowledge." You must like soccer, so you probably don't know anything about basketball, right?  Or the other way around? ... 

You didn't even posted an argument or something, just went for a personal attack, that's fine. I just expressed my opinion in a way I found easiest and also felt that other people could relate due to the Celtics being a NE based-team and the Patriots being a perennial-championship contender (Isn't that the Celtics' objective, too? All about 18 anyone?). My point was, for as much as you love a player (and I do love Pierce, went to the US last year and specifically bought his jersey because he's my favorite Celtic)you still have to do what's best for your team.

Point being, if this team is a .500 team at the moment, and with Pierce declining a bit, we are kinda strained cap wise, and next year he'll not live up to his contract and Ainge might trade him, so that's why I said, I hope he retires, so he can go as a Celtic. And I wish for you to respect that opinion, thanks.

[Lightskinsmurf]

Pierce haters are getting annoying.

Haters?  You'd like to have Pierce next year for $15M?

If you look at the Patriots, they've traded players who won multiple championship, were franchise cornerstones and fan beloved. There comes a time that for as much as a player has done for your club you just have to do what's best for your team, and do it for the best value.
That's why I really hope he retires this season.

Exactly, by the way big patriots game tomorrow i can't wait!!!

[LarBrd33]

If you're aiming towards the future, there's probably quite a few players not performing as well as Pierce that you'd have to trade him or.

Well, you're right if you talk about managing a fantasy league team, or a video game. But there's more to basketball than stats and projections, we're talking about people. About players and about fans, who follow their team and get attached to their stars.

So no, in the real world you don't trade the Captain unless he's demanding a trade and you're getting a star player in return (not likely).

yeah that's not true though.  Sorry.  If the team isn't in position to compete, there are several young players you'd have to move Pierce for.  Hakeem was traded.  Ewing was traded.  Payton was traded.   The loyalty is admirable, but there are absolutely situations where trading Pierce makes sense.  When we were sub-.500 last year, we tried trading Pierce to the Nets for their lotto pick.  Supposedly Pierce nixed that deal, but I've heard conflicting info depending on who has reported that.

Don't get me wrong... he's 35 and still performing better than probably 90% of the league (only 40 players outperforming him this season).  But if we're not competing for a title, there's definitely logic in moving him while he still has trade value.

[jbaerg]

Even the young guys on this team look old. I don't care if we're only 20 games in, we've looked horrible. make some moves.

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By inputting Patriots into the discussion tells me all I need to know about your basketball knowledge.

"By having a Pirlo signature tells all I need to know your basketball knowledge." You must like soccer, so you probably don't know anything about basketball, right?  Or the other way around? ... 

You didn't even posted an argument or something, just went for a personal attack, that's fine. I just expressed my opinion in a way I found easiest and also felt that other people could relate due to the Celtics being a NE based-team and the Patriots being a perennial-championship contender (Isn't that the Celtics' objective, too? All about 18 anyone?). My point was, for as much as you love a player (and I do love Pierce, went to the US last year and specifically bought his jersey because he's my favorite Celtic)you still have to do what's best for your team.

Point being, if this team is a .500 team at the moment, and with Pierce declining a bit, we are kinda strained cap wise, and next year he'll not live up to his contract and Ainge might trade him, so that's why I said, I hope he retires, so he can go as a Celtic. And I wish for you to respect that opinion, thanks.

Decline in relation to what? His body is holding up, his game is certainly timeless, and his stats are consistent. He is well on his way to his 11th all star game. Pierce is 9th in scoring in the league. The guy produces night-in and night-out. The only conclusion I can draw is you want to kick captain out of town for reasons unrelated to basketball.

As far as Celtics playing .500 ball this is nothing new. Doc Rivers teams tend to underperform in the regular season. C's will be playing in May/June. I can't predict a championship. But if things break Celtics way, Championship is in sight.

[PhoSita]

  Imagine San Antonio's relief that Duncan (scoring a point a game less than Parker) isn't considered one of their top scoring options. This makes them much more viable contenders.

Tony Parker.

The Spurs can get by when Timmy can't score more than 10-12 points, because Tony is good for 20-30 points.

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Age is nothing but a number. Pierce is one greatest scorers in nba history.

[Edgar]

Well he still not deffending his chair...