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Paul Pierce Is A Hall of Famer
Paul Pierce Is A Hall of Famer
Paul will turn 31 at the beginning of next season. His scoring dipped a little this season, but even if he plays 5 more years at last season's pace, his career total will be between 24,000-25,000. That would put him in the top 15 all time. If he could continue another season or two… he could conceivably challenge Havlicek’s 26,395. That’s not just Hall of Fame territory... that's first ballot
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LABallTalk.com — ... has played on and is now as “Big Shot Bob” for his clutch shooting. He has made so many game winning 3 point shots that there is no way to keep track. To me, he is the most clutch shooter in the last ten years. After all, if not for some brilliant shots from Rob, the Lakers probably wouldn’t have been able to achieve their 3-peat. I would like to know how everyone else feels about this topic. Please chime in. Afterward, take a look at this Boston Celtics blog and you be the judge of whether Paul Pierce deserves to be in the HOF. This entry was posted on Sunday, June 1st, 2008 ...

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Empty the Bench — ... Bad Boys - All kinds of speculation about where Michael Curry might coach. - FOX Sports - This is probably the most ridiculous assertion I’ve heard all year. - SportsbyBrooks - Tim Hardaway has no clue why he’s not an NBA coach. Um, Tim…? - FanHouse - Glen “Big Baby” Davis pats himself on the back for not being drafted by Detroit. - Red’s Army - Is Paul Pierce Hall of Fame material? A ring would certainly help his chances. ...

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CelticsBlog — ... Celtics, not money Lex Nihil Novi Any other Celtics with a score to settle? Getting the house in order Let's keep 1987 in perspective The Jesus-Kobe rivalry Evolution of my Laker antipathy KC Jones never got his due The Canadian Press Kareem was a Celtics fan during his high school days Yahoo Sports Early playoff tests prove beneficial for Celtics NBC Sports Celtics Lakers is NBA's showcase showdown Red's Army Paul Pierce is a Hall of Famer BostonSportZ Was this the worst call in NBA history? ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/2
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... on him. You have to give it to Ray, though. His statement was right on. Gosh I hate Kobe. Evolution of my Laker antipathy KC Jones never got his due The Canadian Press Kareem was a Celtics fan during his high school days Yahoo Sports Early playoff tests prove beneficial for Celtics NBC Sports Celtics Lakers is NBA's showcase showdown Red's Army Paul Pierce is a Hall of Famer BostonSportZ Was this the worst call in NBA ...

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