Paul Pierce a nobody, says Alec Burks (Jazz #10)

[timobusa]

http://jazzfanatical.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/game-57-jazz-vs-celtics-well-at-least-half-the-arena-went-home-happy/

** Burks, asked what it’s like to be playing against a star (Paul Pierce) having a great night: He’s nobody to me, you know? He made some shots. Everybody make shots, you know? It’s just he got a bigger name than everybody else.


I didn't even know who Alec Burks was and I watched the game last night.

[fairweatherfan]

TP for putting Alec Burks' team and # in the title so we'll know who he is 

[ssspence]

work on those cliches, kid.

[Lightskinsmurf]

U MAD BRO?

[timobusa]

TP for putting Alec Burks' team and # in the title so we'll know who he is 

I had to google him. I didn't even notice him in the game.

[Roy H.]

Some Jazz fans are complimenting Burks for his comments, saying they show confidence and swagger.

I say it makes him look like an idiot who doesn't respect those who have come before him.

[timobusa]

Some Jazz fans are complimenting Burks for his comments, saying they show confidence and swagger.

I say it makes him look like an idiot who doesn't respect those who have come before him.

I agree. Real recognizes Real. Burks ain't Real. Haha

[bdm860]

I personally LOVE that kind of attitude from players.

I don't want young players (at least on my team) in awe of the stars they're playing against that they grew up watching and emulating.  I want them to go out there, and act like going against another nobody at the park, and try to kill them.

I don't care who I am facing, they're nobody to me.  I can take them.  They're not better than me.  I can beat anybody.

That's the kind of attitude I like.

[go11celtics]

I personally LOVE that kind of attitude from players.

I don't want young players (at least on my team) in awe of the stars they're playing against that they grew up watching and emulating.  I want them to go out there, and act like going against another nobody at the park, and try to kill them.

I don't care who I am facing, they're nobody to me.  I can take them.  They're not better than me.  I can beat anybody.

That's the kind of attitude I like.

I agree with you on what type of attitude I would want my players to have, but there is no need to say it, especially following a loss. Now it just makes him look bad

[Moranis]

He didn't say he was a nobody, he said he was a nobody to him.  There is a very big difference in those statements.

[fairweatherfan]

I personally LOVE that kind of attitude from players.

I don't want young players (at least on my team) in awe of the stars they're playing against that they grew up watching and emulating.  I want them to go out there, and act like going against another nobody at the park, and try to kill them.

I don't care who I am facing, they're nobody to me.  I can take them.  They're not better than me.  I can beat anybody.

That's the kind of attitude I like.

I gotta say I like it too, though not when it's directed at our guys.

I saw an interview with Mark Jackson awhile back where he said (paraphrased) "When I came into the league I honestly thought I was better than Magic, Isiah, Stockton, and all the other great PGs.  I was dead wrong and had absolutely no right to think it but it was a huge benefit for me because it gave me the confidence to succeed at what I was capable of." 

Irrational overconfidence is a much better quality in young players than being down on themselves, provided they don't take it too far.  Jason Terry's a classic example of someone whose overconfidence helped him excel.

[bdm860]

He didn't say he was a nobody, he said he was a nobody to him.  There is a very big difference in those statements.

Plus the question asked of him was asked "what it’s like to be playing against a star (Paul Pierce) having a great night."  Should it feel any different playing against a star vs a scrub?  Obviously not the most tactful answer, but I'm not hating on it.  Not like he went on twitter and just bashed Pierce, he was asked a question.

Dude's played 100 games, and 1600 minutes in the NBA.  He's played against probably all the stars already.  That's the kind of question you ask rookies in October/November.

[LarBrd33]

I don't have a problem with it.  Pierce for years convinced himself he was the best player in the league.  He probably still thinks that, actually.  It's part of the reason he's able to still play as well as he does at his age.  You have to have confidence when playing basketball.  Even playing pick-up ball... if you're the type of guy who thinks every shot you take will be a miss... you'll find you miss a lot.  If you think every shot you take will go in... you'll find you make a lot.  There's no place for doubt in that sport. 

I've personally found that the lower my self esteem.. the worse I happened to play basketball.  When I felt amazing about myself, I dominated.  There's definitely a mental aspect.

[gpap]

Not really a big deal.

I'd rather there be a level of competition in the NBA instead of players on opposing teams treating each other to manicures and massages after the game.

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

The next time that moron carries a team at the end of the game and into OT (like PP did)maybe he can let us all know here at CB. don't hold your breath though.