Paul Pierce, Celtics Forward

It is also our Celtics player of the week program that we've been telling you about all season long. And I he played last night as the Celtics beat the New Jersey Nets joining us on the AT&T hotline AT&T your world delivered. Captain of the Boston Celtics Paul Pierce the morning Paul. Very good morning I don't do that. All doing great how you've been. Bear arms and start a -- LP. And a follow.

Only one -- Did you I have some some special ceremony and drink some special -- or something that they keep you healthy and the rest your teammates go down around.

I'll assume we do but if we -- fair that are doing that Oliver gave everybody else. Paul one of the things we've talked about as the season's gone along and now I hear your coach talking about it. Is the need it to reduce your minutes a little bit here to close out the regular season and get you ready for the playoffs are you on board --

You'd almost blow whatever you know about Kessler you are -- from off to a trusted them -- church are so. If that's you know something that it was to do their normal forward.

What's it like for you though when when you're not plan amounts are used to you playing. Anywhere from -- 76 to 82 games a year -- you playing. Thirty you know 37 of forty minutes what's it like when you're down that thirty -- just feel strange for you.

A little bit because somebody just to be out there national while by you guys used to let. You're not because going over in the long two it is such a long teaser. Play also so grind it was each and then candidate in a series of weird sort of aerosol which aren't so. In our secure opportunity and it's compliments -- cared as little energy is that two that the major. From the mob bodies do little more.

To had a theory feel free to support it or knock it down as the -- competition. In in the playoffs whether it's -- LeBron Dwight Howard all those guys. Apartment in the Olympics and it really have the offseason that you did not think you have an advantage. Because you actually had a legitimate offseason so I think the minutes. Are are are immaterial because you still are more rested than those guys you agree with that disagreeing.

Normally you you could agree that it. But you know you -- very young guys so. That Olympic -- of phase of education I'm apartment where out why it's simply an organizer. Bowl MVP candidate. I'll do when it weighs in player so. Of the Olympics try to return ill effects on Marsha cantor.

Is there a tendency to Paul when a guy like KG goes down as he's had happened on a couple of occasions. For guys like you and Ray Allen and Kendrick here or whoever to try to pick up the slack and may be -- more than you were doing before.

Of them -- they are wrote best nutrients especially from ourselves right. Right changes you know got a guy like Kevin brings so much. After the ball you know other god are asked to step up maybe that's our rules to increase the amount monopoly and also. The number of guys. Stepped off the best because if there's no one person goes to -- the treaty well Rezko accommodation. A lot of.

I -- you -- the other day that you just can't wait for the playoffs to arrive and then you say okay here we are here we go where playoff mode. If you've got to get your mind. You gotta get your mind right before the playoffs come in. I'm I'm wondering from you what is that process and tail wind as his dark.

You know familiar started optics of a couple weeks ago. This is just the little fishy to do in the practice -- shots. Just -- little things that's probably -- earlier try to camp because of such policies as so epic a particular that your like do they get awaits they have tended toward Tbilisi take a little bit more rest. That it -- in this musical play out our most are giving them -- and you know how right he -- rest. Talk to Obama and they practice. It just goes up another level and how are just -- about the purple race. Just those little things I like to do two on this part yet.

I'm do you spend looking at the standings.

do every day or not or large cargo route to target them go to more computer check it out scenes player who which it. You know the guy's schedule you don't really that was an arm arms such systems in the details are in the -- obligation toggle guy left lead players -- the Troy. You know I'll look at all the little please just. Charge of -- prepare for possible possible matchup.

You'd been in the playoffs before last year in fact you've been deep into the playoffs. Before last year but what -- last year's playoff experience teach you that you didn't know before.

Just well mentally and physically on board noted their businesses is that. They actually are more ready for it because it would just by passionate place -- gave -- plates basics out of -- possible 28 games. Before we wanted on it would just like mail it was it was so tiring sometimes -- game goes like this when it just over how many more days that we see in. That they have their position is -- mentally prepare for that -- we have deployed 26. It to a socialist when the championship. -- ready for.

Last year after you guys one championship. You said. -- the best player in the world and and some people had a problem but -- the people but now the controversial statement. Do you still feel that way.

Asia that is the belief mark so. Just about that -- that Osama and not our teammates or somethin'. -- You know taken -- you know people mostly taken slap a -- in the brought these other great players it is special afternoon in -- on the court that doesn't mean that article appeared. Or fifty points and it's what you read is just a bill like here in. Some moments in the big. On the best room --

That does it does it bother you that once again this year. Your name is not come up in the MVP conversation Dwyane Wade Kobe Bryant LeBron James. And I got a championship and got a finals MVP and that's the most important one. But. Would you like a little will -- it would you like to be in these conversations.

You know -- at this point Michael -- body stressing over this went much we're just on the was -- championships two. You know I'll always been considered the Rodney Dangerfield and Medicaid. So -- come I'm not really. We're about post awards on forward about without. It's it changed.

Celtics captain Paul Pierce is our guest are Celtics player of the week you know last week we talked to Ray Allen. And let this a Hall of Fame performer his kid who's been pretty good for a long time but I say to -- I thought he'd actually played better this year than last year do you agree without.

Audacity victory -- you know. It was tough already last year just trying to figure out whose row with the ballclub and -- it's stored on a thing. After a year or who is lot more comfortable pushing the ball. -- and recited. City lost though. Do. You know his government which are surprised he's not shipments in in MVP talks are they try to Ramos is there.

Is it easier for you. Playing well housed and they play with KG and and right but KG hasn't hasn't been around for a while here but. Last year first time playing with -- full time do you feel like you you know some things -- bottom that you didn't know last year as far as where he's not where he's going to be. -- in big situations.

Oh definitely coming -- that we such great -- You know sort of became such trust -- opt into it a lot of the great a lot of passes and these. He's at the finish these games off not just think that just coast has been around and then again it. Whole years now. Just to Norway on Vietnam will -- them he's -- as -- the greatest deserve particular talk try to be best clutch player and I've ever played.

He put little some extra on and surely game lone no look pass. There Ray Allen whether -- three pointer to win the game.

Maybe he's right there on the topic that was just the right place in. Like I told you before maybe like two or three years ago to try try to -- the right it. Took shot with three defenders on the you got guys like him. And Eddie house's and -- Gaza -- will make it was an old right. Let's -- throw -- sense right -- lot of in the corner who know him well.

Paul that not all come down to -- trust. That the other guys on the court can get the job done -- may be in the past you didn't trust that was the case.

really hard you you know everybody in the in China and made. He got teammates who have pressure and high school. When your colleagues who roared right through remotely. It was hard you know what you got. Pollack played players around you Gaza it is church as little or even seen them over -- He's a -- you look at reality before he got years. That seemed like automatic okay that's straight out the best results are okay that's Kevin Garnett -- MVP. You know it's easy to China's and that's why it was -- to sacrifice. A lot of --

There's the Big Three that everybody knows about and everybody talks about but you've got two other guys and that's starting lineup. And I think the improve the Baton Rouge Johns game this year even compared to last year is huge do you agree.

I mean that's been the most important part of our development inspired by it talks about how we lost changed -- most PJ brown let. They'll buy it talks about how you know we are we've gotten better because those guy has gotten better. Was -- aren't changing even big baby beyond -- think fix problem except for a -- most guys that -- players.

You know I was reading Peter -- book awhile ago and you guys on the championship season he tells a story when you first met Doc Rivers. -- as. Yet you think you're great shooter to you he said I am great shooter so why he shouldn't. 4142%. You guys are going back and forth and he bought -- don't buy into. What he was trying to get done do you remember that conversation and what exactly what exactly changed that you that you had been doing before.

You know just about stressed ones not just -- you know week. We first got together to try to elect our relationship. And the way out -- dorms so. You know it occurred to vote speak about it industry in part they -- I hope. Without it was tough for us to get along but you know we've managed to work it out not just. We have -- coach indicated mortgages. Talking on -- court order to evolve as -- would be needed from the it was it was part of the which were also has player.

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Hey Paul congratulations on a great season so far best of luck as the playoffs get going to thank you for being --

RI take they've -- is always good talking to. Do a great job.

Then thank thank all they care. That is -- Celtics captain Paul Pierce joining us on the AT&T hotline AT&T your world delivered.