LeBron James saying playing PF is "taxing"..

[Monitor-Tan]

Is he bi*ching and crying again about something?...

I'm sure it is very very tough and it does indeed take a toll on you throughout the game..

But you are getting paid to carry the freaking team..

How about STFU and just playing without the b**ching and the excuses..

Just that it is, doesn't mean you have to say it.. Just play...

[rockaflocka]

stark contrast to pierce in this recent article with jackie macmullen (http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/...-76ers-know-it)

"As he walked out of the Garden on Monday night, I saddled up next to him and offered, "It's got to be frustrating."
"I don't know what you mean," he said, in uncharacteristically brusque fashion.
"Your knee," I said. "It's limiting you ... "
"There's nothing wrong with my knee," he said."

[Tree Rollins]

What a pussy.

[SBR Lou]

stark contrast to pierce in this recent article with jackie macmullen (http://espn.go.com/boston/nba/story/...-76ers-know-it)

"As he walked out of the Garden on Monday night, I saddled up next to him and offered, "It's got to be frustrating."
"I don't know what you mean," he said, in uncharacteristically brusque fashion.
"Your knee," I said. "It's limiting you ... "
"There's nothing wrong with my knee," he said."

Paul Pierce is a warrior. Lebron James should only hope to one day be regarded as a tough as nails closer like Paul is. He's the heart and soul of Boston. Lebron is more like the bling of Miami, and regular season superstar =)

[bobby heenan]

Paul Pierce is a warrior. Lebron James should only hope to one day be regarded as a tough as nails closer like Paul is. He's the heart and soul of Boston. Lebron is more like the bling of Miami, and regular season superstar =)

agreed....pp is one of my all time faves

the problem for lebron started years ago....SI covers in high school....#1 overall pick...just coddled

paul slid in the draft...had alot to prove....and he has

[crustyme]

didnt paul get wheeled off the court on a wheelchair after a minor sprain like he got his legs blown off in iraq?

[HoulihansTX]

Paul Pierce is a warrior.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

[bobby heenan]

didnt paul get wheeled off the court on a wheelchair after a minor sprain like he got his legs blown off in iraq?

he was also, almost fatally, stabbed weeks before the season in like 2000...and didnt miss a game

[Bones33]

he was also, almost fatally, stabbed weeks before the season in like 2000...and didnt miss a game

^^that

[bobby heenan]

the guy is hurting and has 5 offensive rebounds in the first half....thats who he is

[rsnnh12]

didnt paul get wheeled off the court on a wheelchair after a minor sprain like he got his legs blown off in iraq?

Torn MCL, and wheelchair was the Doctor's call


Tool

[jsmithj88]

the guy is hurting and has 5 offensive rebounds in the first half....thats who he is

how many people have u ever seen taken off the court on a wheelchair?
then he runs back on court .........

[rsnnh12]

how many people have u ever seen taken off the court on a wheelchair?
then he runs back on court .........

DWade did a year or 2 ago for a dislocated shoulder...

These guys are multi-million dollar investments. There is no reason to risk further injury for any of them, why take the chance?

[qsilver335]

It is like soccer, they get carried off on a stretcher. Then 2 minuets later come running back onto the field. Always good for a laugh.

[Cuse0323]

The new age of the superstars in the NBA. Coddled, spoiled and pussies.

[HoulihansTX]

Never seen anyone legitimately use a wheelchair, only to be seen minutes later running onto a basketball court. That was Paul being a drama queen/warrior.

[jsmithj88]

[QUOTE=rsnnh12;14774358]DWade did a year or 2 ago for a dislocated shoulder...

These guys are multi-million dollar investments. There is no reason to risk further injury for any of them, why take the chance?[/QUOTE]


did he have a pulled vagina muscle?
he didnt have a head or neck injury
the dude acted like his leg fell off then ran back onto the court to finish the game
rose blew out his knee and walked off the court

[crustyme]

Torn MCL, and wheelchair was the Doctor's call


Tool

oh please, stop the dramatics already. it was nothing more than a minor knee sprain. had he torn a ligament, he wouldnt have been able to play games 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

rose, davis & shumpert tore their acls and didnt need wheelchairs. heck, i tore my acl during a game before and was able to walk to the campus hospital.

[bleek88]

i made this thread 5 hours ago.

[rsnnh12]

oh please, stop the dramatics already. it was nothing more than a minor knee sprain. had he torn a ligament, he wouldnt have been able to play games 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

rose, davis & shumpert tore their acls and didnt need wheelchairs. heck, i tore my acl during a game before and was able to walk to the campus hospital.

ACL=/=MCL... MCL isn't an 8+ month recovery.

"The notion that Pierce is fabricating his injuries doesn't make it past the waiting room of Celtics team physician Dr. Brian McKeon.

"I called for the wheelchair," McKeon said. "That was my decision.

"Paul hears a pop and has pain. The first thought is ACL. He said, 'Doc, I twisted it and I heard a pop and my knee hurts.' Until proven otherwise, that's an ACL injury. You have to treat it like that, so the clear decision was to take every precaution."

The same circumstances that give the tale such powerful legs two years later contributed to the moment itself.

"It was a difficult situation," McKeon said. "You had the media right there, with TV cameras almost right on top of us. And here's Paul in the NBA Finals, and this happens to him. He's nervous. He's scared about what it might be. Is his Finals over? That's going through his mind. Anyone can understand that.

"I wanted to get him out of there as fast as I could. I wanted to control the situation. I called for a wheelchair, but when it didn't get there fast enough, we carried him off. The wheelchair met us when we turned the corner into the last hallway."

Once inside the Celtics' examination room, the diagnosis was quick and evident.

"He tore part of his MCL," McKeon said. "That can act like an ACL tear, especially at first. When he came back onto the court, he still had pain. But he had so much adrenaline because of the Finals and everything that was at stake that he was able to play.

"But he had pain right through the rest of the Finals. Absolutely. He actually hurt more the day after the injury. The adrenaline carried him through the night before, and I think that got him through the rest of the series."

Pierce just shrugs it off.

"Hey, that's been made up into stories that are going to be talked about 30 years from now," he said. "And I had no control over it. I come off the court and I had a doctor telling me to get in a wheelchair. What am I supposed to do? Tell him no?""

[crustyme]

ACL=/=MCL... MCL isn't an 8+ month recovery.

"The notion that Pierce is fabricating his injuries doesn't make it past the waiting room of Celtics team physician Dr. Brian McKeon.

"I called for the wheelchair," McKeon said. "That was my decision.

"Paul hears a pop and has pain. The first thought is ACL. He said, 'Doc, I twisted it and I heard a pop and my knee hurts.' Until proven otherwise, that's an ACL injury. You have to treat it like that, so the clear decision was to take every precaution."

The same circumstances that give the tale such powerful legs two years later contributed to the moment itself.

"It was a difficult situation," McKeon said. "You had the media right there, with TV cameras almost right on top of us. And here's Paul in the NBA Finals, and this happens to him. He's nervous. He's scared about what it might be. Is his Finals over? That's going through his mind. Anyone can understand that.

"I wanted to get him out of there as fast as I could. I wanted to control the situation. I called for a wheelchair, but when it didn't get there fast enough, we carried him off. The wheelchair met us when we turned the corner into the last hallway."

Once inside the Celtics' examination room, the diagnosis was quick and evident.

"He tore part of his MCL," McKeon said. "That can act like an ACL tear, especially at first. When he came back onto the court, he still had pain. But he had so much adrenaline because of the Finals and everything that was at stake that he was able to play.

"But he had pain right through the rest of the Finals. Absolutely. He actually hurt more the day after the injury. The adrenaline carried him through the night before, and I think that got him through the rest of the series."

Pierce just shrugs it off.

"Hey, that's been made up into stories that are going to be talked about 30 years from now," he said. "And I had no control over it. I come off the court and I had a doctor telling me to get in a wheelchair. What am I supposed to do? Tell him no?""

stop your bullshitting and lying already.

"Pierce said that the doctor told him it was a "strained meniscus."

http://www.nba.com/finals2008/celtics_20080606.html

meniscus is as minor as it gets. no doctor in his right mind would allow someone with a torn mcl to return to the game! he knew it was a minor meniscus injury which is what he told pierce and why he was allowed to return.

prove that pierce had a mcl reconstructive surgery in the offseason if he really tore it. you cant!

pierce is a pussy for accepting a ride on the wheelchair when rose, davis and shumpert actually tore up their knees and werent wheelchaired off the court like some pregnant woman.

[HoulihansTX]

Played the rest of the series, w/o any issue. Take your Celtics cap off, sir.

[crustyme]

Played the rest of the series, w/o any issue. Take your Celtics cap off, sir.

in fact, mri showed it was nothing.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1106542

he shouldve received an oscar for that "performance."



just idiot celtic homers like him trying to hype it like it was roy hobbs or willis reed.

[jsmithj88]

stop your bullshitting and lying already.

"Pierce said that the doctor told him it was a "strained meniscus."

http://www.nba.com/finals2008/celtics_20080606.html

meniscus is as minor as it gets. no doctor in his right mind would allow someone with a torn mcl to return to the game! he knew it was a minor meniscus injury which is what he told pierce and why he was allowed to return.

prove that pierce had a mcl reconstructive surgery in the offseason if he really tore it. you cant!

pierce is a pussy for accepting a ride on the wheelchair when rose, davis and shumpert actually tore up their knees and werent wheelchaired off the court like some pregnant woman.

EXACTLY. the doctor is obviously covering up for him.
unless his leg is flopping around, how many doctors can diagnose a partial MCL or ACL tear without an MRI?
even if he diagnosed it, how can he send pierce back in the game?

[laddder]

I could understand if Lebron was guarding Karl Malone, but david west? HAHA ok

[MoYaL]

[dlunc3]

guess someone should say it.... lebron is #2 in the nba this yr in 4th quarter efficiency

but hey, thanks for the laugh, im sure none of us has ever heard that joke before

[rm18]

guess someone should say it.... lebron is #2 in the nba this yr in 4th quarter efficiency

but hey, thanks for the laugh, im sure none of us has ever heard that joke before

Who is #1 Chris Paul?

[celtics3388]

Atleast PP plays to his potential and isn't scared of any big moment. Guy isn't even that athletic yet still gets it done year in and year out.

[dlunc3]

Who is #1 Chris Paul?

yes

[lakerboy]

dont worry dlunc 4thqtr eff is judged by the playoffs. tell me where lebron stands

[dlunc3]

dont worry dlunc 4thqtr eff is judged by the playoffs. tell me where lebron stands

his career playoff numbers as a whole, and in the clutch, are better then kobes. His shooing % with 24 sec or less left on the clock is better then kobes in the playoffs... and his game as a whole gets better come playoff time, as kobes statistically gets worse

[lakerboy]

Let's see where lebrons playoff #s are after he has played as many playoff games as kobe.

[therushishere]

Who is #1 Chris Paul?

Kyrie Irving Johnsons #3

I wonder what Lebrons efficiency is broken down to the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter?