11-13-08 D&H Talk Top 5 NBA Players

" Does it seem as though Paul Pierce has made it his mission in life all got to win basketball games not that. Not that thrilled the crowd at the TD BankNorth garden Paul Pierce has made it his mission in life. To make my man Michael Holley a profit. Make that man a profit that's quite an assignment I don't know if Paul Pierce can -- Arnold anybody can do -- and -- tallies -- this week."

" I look at it looked great last night he looked great in the previous game against Toronto. And no I and I said it before. If if you're gonna tell me that he's not a top five player in this league. Tell me. Who replaces him. We got the three wood figured it out yesterday we got the three guys got LeBron got Kobe got Chris Paul those are all -- an and I probably a nordic Chris Paul before -- I you know at -- and a -- like I have I have other nordic Chris Paul. And and just artist's skill level on day I have such an appreciation for the skills of LeBron James have given it to him. But when year when you're talking about when you talk about top five player I guess what you're looking for. We say this guy is is is top five. Are we talking about skills competition. Are we talking about number of All-Star games selected to are we talking about looks the best in the uniform who's got the highest scoring average. We're talking about a combination of skill in winning championships. I would just I would just say winning championships because that's when you get to that the smart ass response well. I guess Robert Horry as the best player in the NBA I guess -- Purdue right right you know he won championships -- talk about Steve Kerr about Bruce Bowen. So -- just talking about the accumulation of rings but a combination of winning. Leadership. In just flat out basketball skill."

" Well -- and you look at at as you pointed out he has become a defensive force in this league now. You know the one -- we always had if if if if I set aside the the other not we always had was. Well he can't hit the big free throws he can't do that our last night he does it does a lot more now than I mean. It used to be he'd go to the free throw -- ago. All just make one coming to let him make one. -- he missed his first -- last nine and hit his next fifteen."

" Yeah I mean the argument is always he's he's doing war he's just making himself that. Okay. And making himself better. He wasn't he wasn't helping his team went well. Was the reinforcements granted -- some pretty big reinforcements Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. He was able to win a championship but you're you're talking about a guy who could who could average. In the mid twenties. If he wanted to averaged nineteen point six lastly it's amazing it's amazing to me right nineteenth six last year for for peers. 188 for Garnett. And seventeen. For Ray -- So all of those guys took you know took some steps backward. In terms of individual achievement right for the greater good. So he won last year. In his past. He shot 40% from three point range he shot 80% from the line. He -- he'll give you five or six assist to give you six or seven rebounds a game. Need to still line. A great deal not afraid to coincide."

" Inside outside editing but now it's not so bad -- make you do everything yet. He played the against your toughest guy he can take on -- he can take on LeBron. I mean you know he'll he'll be up -- anybody out there now. As you said make it simple Boris. Give us five or better."

" Right -- I gave -- the three now. Donny Marshall. Last night was arguing with. -- And Donny said. Yeah he he put Paul Pierce in the top five. He put Tim Duncan in there which I'm I'm a little surprised but Duncan and he has Kobe in there. He has Steve Nash and and James that's one point that out. And I want to make fun of skip from Comcast perspective because -- family. It's it is fairly that's not -- James was telling me. About you have a couple of different family yeah yeah and you know you -- my original fans -- I don't got -- guys -- the guys there with me from -- I. Right here AV we appreciate -- I appreciate YouTube but you know skip. Now I didn't see James tell me that Ryan were so when Donny Marshall won't back and forth over. The fact that you know Paul Pierce of the top five player Don Marshall says he is Parcells that he has. So that I need to know drivers or stop by our. So -- Handed me an email from skip. Ryan's top five somewhere around okay Kevin Garnett that's one. LeBron James passed to. Chris Paul. --"

" At -- badly they every pit stop but all of after fourth spot and asked protect against me. Ever Donnie. I -- for Duncan Kobe pierce match. So does the problem that's why -- recent woes -- only count to get up to five the math problem now apparently I didn't see this is a dangerous game did see it so. I don't want to go too far but I'm too old. -- Ryan Priscilla said last night. Some that to the effect. I'm not on the team plane so I can say that Paul Pierce is not a top five."

" When I'm always impressed by those people who suggest that they've got more guts than everybody else on the planet you know what that is that's that's usually someone who thinks they're losing an argument. They they generally fall back on the okay. At least I got the guts to tell one to say what I think as if no one else does. At such a Crocker crap and it's a it's a game played by people who usually are losing the argue."

" Well I'll -- it's it may be was losing argument that -- the argument that he made the first place. I think that's pretty interest in that it and it's not just Brian Reese knows something that's happened. Lately and sports. In the world. But the point 11. Point. It's come early to him fortunate thirty I don't know what's going -- Insight is the bat. I I think on one hand. You don't want to -- On the other hand. You don't want the -- acts. Of -- so wait a minute there's an there's an in between there. And so I I wouldn't say. That Donny -- if that. Now if it."

" Now if if if you'd in in this person. Whether it was Ryan who did it last night or other people who -- it would before somehow if you disagree with them you don't have the courage to tell -- That's what it it ultimately comes down to what what they're left with this -- I got the guts to say."

" Here's an idea maybe they just don't agree with right right -- and I just don't see exactly the way you do."

" In this case -- elected -- background he played in the league he played at a big time college at UConn he's a student of basketball now. So. Sure he has an affiliation. With with Comcast which has the Celtics games but he has been. He has been to every arena in the league he he knows every player in the league. I would think that he has some insight into that of the five best players are it's national right."

" Are valid in Ian Wright usually disagree with it that's fine that there's no right answer or wrong answer but you know there's a practiced. Just tell me what your processes. Temperature processes. Of figuring out the top five."