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Our Book of Scrap: Sports News —
... Player with a Past: Pierre Pierce (True Hoop) ...
In Vegas: Belinelli, Belinelli, Belinelli!!!
Golden State Of Mind —
... Before Henry Abbott's TrueHoop interview with Pierre Pierce, I had never heard of the guy. Well, aside from Abbott's piece, do you know why he was interviewed? Because he's the starting point guard for the Warriors' summer league team. And there's really no one else to run the point. Okay, Nate Funk of Creighton will come in and do some minutes at the point (I think), but Funk is always the 10th-best player on the court when he's in there. Sorry, Nate. Don't take it personal. So anyways, in case you are wondering, Pierce is a solid player at 6'4", a rock at 195 lbs, hailing out of Iowa. What might get him on an NBA roster is his long arms and stick-to-itiveness. He dives after every loose ball, is relentless on defense although he could use a few more footwork drills to become a little quicker, and he can take the physical punishment. If he patents his ri ...
You Have The Time To Read About Pierre Pierce
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... (which features And1 mixtaper Jerry “The Assassin” Dupree and NYC streetball hero Corey “Homicide” Williams). Another member of that second roster, former Iowa Hawkeye star Pierre Pierce, was the subject of one of my favorite pieces of writing from this week — and one I didn’t get around to posting because, uh, I was tired and it’s been too hot — from True Hoop’s Henry Abbott. Pierce just got out of the can in Iowa after a two-year sentence for, among other things burglary, assault and false imprisonment. All in one night. Anyway, he’s currently killing it in the Summer League (18.3 PPG, 3.3 APG, 3.3 RPG). Abbott’s piece on him is long, but unless and until something happens, you and I both have some time to spend with it. Here’s a chunk, but the whole deal is worth a read. ...
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Signal to Noise —
... I liked watching Pierre Pierce play for that time at Iowa; now, he is trying to redeem himself in the Summer League. Whether he should get this chance is a question we’ve all got to answer for ourselves. [TrueHoop] ...
Buzzer Beaters
Hoops Addict —
... Last week True Hoop ran a great feature on Pierre Pierce that’s a must read. Pierce has been ripping it up during Summer League games in Vegas by averaging 21 points per game and has scouts drooling. So why hasn’t he been inked yet? Because he has a past which saw him spend two years in jail for sexual assault. While Pierce is talented enough to play in the NBA there have been some people who question where he should be given the chance to play in the NBA because of his indiscretions while other people weighed in to talk about allowing people to learn from their mistakes. It was a great read and I’d highly recommend you take a couple of minutes to read this insightful article. ...
Rumor Round Up: Kirilenko and Pierce
Warriors —
... ture, Wright makes a better partner down low. Off the court, I think Kirilenko’s willingness to potentially walk away from a huge contract to play overseas isn’t insane. It’s admirable. It shows a remarkable degree of perspective in a profession that so often lacks it. So what if he gives up a lot of money? It’s tough living in a foreign country, away from friends and family. Maybe it’s just not worth it. If that’s the case, Kirilenko can take the large chunk of change he’s banked over the past few years and return home to where he’ll be happy. It’s not a calculation that fits into the ESPN trade checker or scores points in fantasy basketball, but I think he deserves credit for thinking about his happiness in the job and not just dollars and cents. On Pierre Pierece, the Warriors’ summer league point guard who I’ve speculated played well enough to earn a training camp invite and maybe a spot on the roster, it’s worth laying out some history. Henry Abbott covered it in ...
Second Chance for Pierre Pierce
the east coast bias —
... Henry Abbott of True Hoop has kept up with Pierce at summer league and asks a lot of good questions about redemption, and more recently ...
