Was the Paul Pierce Situation Overblown?

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Coffee Punch To Kasparov
Published 6/6/2008 by Dr. Lawyer IndianChief (noreply@blogger.com) at freedarko.com
... Before the intelligent commentary begins, I'd like to start this morning just by vomiting. First let me point out Randy Kim's excellent summary of my thoughts and disbelief toward Stuart Scott ACTUALLY asking Wilbon about the Willis Reed comparison. Then let me be a little non-modest in pointing you to my outcry of ...

How Is The Truth?
Published 6/6/2008 at CelticsBlog
... "Call it the Fake N'Shake. The Celtics won Game 1, 98-88, on the momentum of a recovery that smacked more of professional wrestling than professional basketball." Fanhouse: "But was the situation just a tad overblown? I'd have to say yes. And not because of anything Pierce did. It was everything surrounding the moment (and maybe a few things Pierce said) that lapsed into histrionics." ...

Finals Game 1 Thoughts, Part II: Pierce And Our Inability To Suspend Cynicism
Published 6/6/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm (noreply@blogger.com) at Hardwood Paroxysm
... down two threes, of course people were comparing it to Willis Reed. What else are you going to compare it to? If I say, "Injury. Playoffs. Return. Heroic.", you're going to say "Willis Reed." Same way that if down the line, I say "Spanish. Seven foot. Posterized. Chump.", you're going to say "Pau Gasol." Why? Because Pau Gasol is the only seven foot Spanish guy to get posterized in the Finals! That's why! Don't get me wrong. I completely understand why people are wondering aloud if he faked it. I have my doubts as well. And that makes me sad for myself. Why ...