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Paul Pierce vs. Carmelo Anthony: Whose Self-Promotion Is More Justified?

 
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit NBA Gauntlet to participate in this post's poll. The Truth vs. Melo In this battle we have the self-proclaimed “best player in the world” up against the versatile young snitch-hater. When Paul Pierce was interviewed by the Spanish newspaper Marca , he revealed that he thinks he is the best player in the world. He attributes this statement to confidence, not conceit. He also said that LeBron is the most difficult player to defend, Magic Johnson is one of his idols, and his teammates are his favorite players. In response to a question, he said that Gilbert Arenas is better than Jose Calderon because Calderon has room for improvement, but Arenas is already a superstar. Those years in Spanish class really paid off. Carmelo has among the most egomaniac websites around, carmeloanthony.com. He enjoys photography and blogging , and recently he took some decent photos, so it’s fair that he was published in the  ... (link)

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