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Thu, 1 Apr 2010|

The captain of the Celtics talked about the refs in last night's game against the Thunder, why he doesn't get the benefit of calls like other players in the NBA, how his body deals with injuries, where Rondo ranks with the other point guards in the league, how the team is really built for the playoffs, if he plans to test the free agent market this offseason, and that he'd love to see his number retired in Boston

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  1. Paul Pierce0:04, 16:51
  2. Chris Paul7:20
  3. Boston Celtics0:00, 16:50
  4. Rajon Rondo6:36
  5. Chris Bosh12:57
  6. Phil Jackson4:00
  7. Dwyane Wade12:56
  8. Darrent Williams7:21
  9. interest rates12:12
  10. AT&T0:06, 0:07, 16:52

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Our Boston Celtics player of the week program continues. The captain of the celtics' Paul Pierce joining us on the AT&T hotline AT&T a better three G experience and brought you by our -- insurance at -- I don't. Reliability that. Paula great we're just talking about this before he came on and I KG in his hilarious quote after the game you're sitting right next -- I said. Maybe the Celtics have you say it must sit next to KG so he won he won't -- to media products during if you -- in Dallas game press conferences are you are gonna wanna keep some call. And I I -- all right do you. Those Berisha. On that is -- don't -- It was a bogus call with. Yeah. I. -- -- let the game of fossil like that was a sandstone. Call I'll watch it I can't believe they called following this. Respectable. -- that there was such -- -- -- I -- expect in the Mecca that the other other into the floor and that income. Where assistant manager again some time goes on you're gonna cost and time again that. You don't missiles where to go off. -- and -- A lot of news judgment calls that they. -- -- We're talking about this earlier and I understand there's a certain star. Status in the NBA and you know as KG put it you know Michael Jordan would get a certain call -- maybe other guys wouldn't. The irony is the guys who get the benefit of the doubt most calls don't need the help thank you very much. And since it is for those machines. All of and in the returns soon. Of loosely again and goes into to. Move off fortunately. It hurts most voters on the that reduces government. -- Paula. I've said this before when talking about you. You know you get to the line usually get to the line like -- a senator or or powerful your free throw attempts. Over your career. I've been pretty have been pretty staggering as those free throw attempts. Are down this year what do you attribute the free throw attempts being down to do you think it is it is the way you're playing or do you think it is the fit the officials. Same things differently. The it came back quietly place. And it's sequential a lot of my aggression. Want to ask in months close. Late in instant -- made me. The Colombian -- in -- because it's. Nostradamus was it is. On -- -- On contact some room in our market. And the -- and ask them this gain. Some. I'll ask you flat out why don't you get the benefit of the doubt some of those calls at the rim. But I see other guys yet. Already. Some ability to others went on championships back in the -- This particular I don't know if. Because and I didn't make it a joke here Paul I mean I see you get hacked and whacked a lot of times at the rim and I don't see the arm go on. Some news just. I've always sort of along in the -- leaders of the game you know no respect. From day one America draft and so. A development through. -- -- At this point mark where are used. In August on line is made me about a -- Because I know everything -- not the other. I don't Phil Jackson thought you were acting in in game one of the NBA finals. And you leave the court and in a wheelchair in the come back and and hit a Big Three and the Celtics. When that game when the next game at home to. You do you feel like. When -- initially is that when -- -- you go down initially I think -- man. This guy might be out for the season that you bounced back do you think that you have. You have one of those bodies where. You may seem like you're seriously hurt when you first go round and then. You think about it is there was not as bad as that thought. And that case you know -- usually don't stay on the -- Malone. In always in the cable off on it right back. -- just think -- as part of it is. Boy Ian part of news. You know excellent. Which made. He's been -- -- really hurt and that case. In our -- The horses and it -- -- was most of the movement. And because America is that'll almost as Tom on down all of it is. This really something about it. -- could -- -- most times again. I went down shorter because. Though some numbness calling them on in the current relied on. A quick second -- of that -- -- -- you know. I was referring to a on not on Sunday I'm sitting there. Right there watching that I expected some bone to be talked about -- about how to here's scared of it. And what the hell's going all appalled that looked pretty serious to me but that's what it was it was a numbness issues. Yeah. Disorder. It. Have a lot of football. It would Marshal all the way down to money in this numbness. An. Operator or. Church numbness like. You don't know what it is affairs this -- away if that's and a the work in terms. Of the -- W funny -- on that illegals we are. Heroes it was sort of like that. Moscow has his own. -- -- -- targets that we don't know -- anything but yeah I don't wanna I wanna call. Yes -- that the the only -- yeah. Around the NBA and you play against all these great teams and these great players. We -- Rajon Rondo does seem ranked among the point guards that you play against in the NBA. You know he's out of there top there. Talk about. So much for you. This. -- -- He's -- a year and so you looked remotely because well think there's that many. -- They're really great point are certainly like it used to be back in the day when you look at the -- whether Kevin Johnson and denounced partners roster and -- -- Hamachi look at darker when point guard and -- -- in the air. Wing and there's not a lot of great and are. Chris Paul Darrent Williams an awful lot on the right now a category. Up all your only only 32 years old. But many times. I've called you guys an old basketball team like guys -- Are too old to do any damage -- and when you hear that what does what does it make if they actually what did you feel when you hear people describe the team that way. -- about it non volatility. In and complicated struggle but I'll look at it. Well and operated electors they were orbiting in this deal playoff. To be honest it's. Number of ours and errors in not just in the playoffs were become app according. To be better -- Well. Of course we talk about half court defense. Got a group we harassment of cute motion and he's a different type of matchup. In all sorts of all. -- Where to. Be. -- -- And traditional -- mean. Probably won't be it was well. Idiocy consistently in the -- prosecute them and that I became a password like why aren't that's. Check. Sort of. I know with the inconsistencies. At times have frustrated you when KG and ray app heard you guys comment after games about it. Is some of that justice simplest the grind of the regular season and and for lack of a better term the boredom of the regular season. Knowing that you've just got to be healthy and ready to go on the playoffs start. Our topic on the board with revenues. Post can be forward. It's a process you have to bring them to play though should be consistent which you do you don't collide here -- -- the immigration did not. Wonder practice that's with the -- Four. The playoffs -- development. Oh wait -- play. Though church. And before. And that -- as we've been consistent nothing. Among there has been injuries yes. Alone has just. To defense of consistency which we agreed -- Last couple years. We have to do better -- Urged rebounds. In the past. -- from the do wouldn't. Players. From you're older and and number like that about one -- in world. Where -- is much. Where. In the one to stir up more. Password -- -- -- -- He had a surprising quote last week I looked at it -- it while. You said that you had your knee drained after the All-Star game where after the All-Star weekend. And why did you play in the All-Star game. Also good competent after the game rated content swelled up a little bit. And and most do. Opted into all the way and so right after the game out of doctor community to China. And Iverson's. You know what you in the account for -- -- Which currently are. And on this if you practices that. In and but I want to be apart. In the apart not -- In -- how to -- are all over again in all part of was shot out. Economic opportunity more -- -- if I lost Saturday. Little bit older. You know we want it now. On -- -- of the he instability that done and -- usually takes a couple of weeks to do. All of that right it's not -- things in the well of course he's like and like the room. As the team approached the NBA trade deadline. It's like a core group. Was another opportunity in the it's colleges and talked. In interest rates and weaknesses and they say well we need to have walk. I don't think we need in these pages. It is -- can -- House. They've Robinson for a house in which we all love and house. And not only your own accord because a lot of things that stitches Hutu people policy but our record just -- -- On the wrong and buses and airplanes have -- a lot of people. Worms. Watches silently and Alcides. It makes it. You have the opportunity to be a free agent this summer everybody talks -- the brawn James and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Your name doesn't come up what are you gotta do. -- Immigrants must. You know mark at least and it just a free agent market industries. If I appear but -- -- so. I'm and infamy. On the longest. -- And that's and test as. It. -- Everything about the possibility. That someday. Your number's gonna hang up there with -- all those other ones. Well -- hope so -- -- while done enough while we're assaulted them and that I can be put out there -- -- great. Isn't subject. Follow help if follow in the tradition. You know put them -- to more. -- means so -- to pick a huge deal -- the best to be one of the best. So -- are -- a lot. And a lot of retired. All of him in return. That'd -- I saw a picture of you in the paper from there when you are cared an as a writer put -- -- it was in the glow well English. Some people called you the fat kid in you prefer to use the term shall be. I expect. Better how I saw a picture to go somewhere between now. -- -- it bears. QB it is. So you. Can click -- it. As a former state shall be yeah. You're you're inspired to to start a program. And and tell people about that program. Well while while while program -- with just party. We can go in this occurs is to go -- Exercise -- right. Right -- topic with this. These days and times lot of cute movie computer based videogame based Regis I have an update you know. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- And we got a house -- nowadays cuteness that computers and that is not right. -- -- -- -- childhood obesity is a problem. In America and is growing and growing just wanna be an influence. Non -- locally with all throughout the nation. The right things to do because assuming that things secure it's out there that meets tomorrow we just -- right now you before it's too late. So you -- just the chubby kid just because it's not like you were sit around. Actually what I do I lived right across the street from hold to take. Policy that would Dior and I think now the problem because you know where they do offer you do it don't. Cupcakes optic these it's. -- as the you know. There. I I gotta ask is is big baby -- Big baby he's -- yeah. We're -- plans. Yeah yeah. Adds -- to -- we talk about women with big ball that -- -- well that's right it has a history. Well it's always fun to visit with the good like is the -- season wraps up and neglect in the upcoming playoffs. All right guys you can't think that is that the captain and the truth of the Boston Celtics Paul Pierce. Joining us on the AT&T hot -- -- just the -- three G experience but big babies they brought to you by our -- insurance there for your auto home and business. He year forget.

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