Horrible speech. I was really disappointed. Completely forgot about the team idea and treated it like an Oscar award ceremony. Decent ending mentioning Red, but it was a very self-involved speech.
Fortunately, KG doesn't have an ego.
Pierce's opening speech last year was so much better.
Pierce looked great though in the game. Too mast for Lebron to defend.
Huh??
Yo chill man, it was from the heart. None of us know how much emotion was going through him at that time. It was a lot to take in. I was at the game and at no point was I upset at his speach. He has been there through the whole thing. If he wants to thank his high school coach, and his brothers, and his mother, and anyone else, he can. He can thank whoever the hell he wants in my opinion. The guy has dedicated his entire career to the Celtics and he wanted to thank the people who helped him do that.
I'm sick of critics of speaches based on emotion. Between the KG speach after the celtics won the finals and this speach, just let it be. People arent writing speaches for these guys before the game.
Let me guess, you wanted to here "ubuntu" and "teamwork" etc.? We all know its about we not me on this team, honestly it doesnt even need to be said. At this point in his career, at least with me, Pierce can't really do anything wrong that will make me be dissapointed or dislike him after what we have all been through.
For anyone who didn't go to the game and didn't hear the speach, it was based on pure emotion and heart. He was about to shed tears at any moment, you could easily see the water in his eyes. I'm sure any one of you celticsbloggers would have been near tears. I know I was.
Sure it may have sounded like an Oscar-type speach, because he was thanking so many people. But the real message was there. He was straight up thankful. He was thankful for the fans sticking with him, he was thankful for the management sticking with him, he was thankful for his friends and family sticking with him. Honestly, I'm thankful for Pierce sticking with us, because without him we might still be waiting on banner 17.
As far as your "Fortunately KG doesnt have an ego" comment, thats complete B.S. First of all KG has an ego, he's one of the biggest trash talkers in the league and one of the most emotional guys in the league. He better have some kind of ego. To say that KG doesnt have an ego and Pierce does is completely false. How could Pierce have an ego? He has gotten zero respect in this league up until he won a title. Wouldnt this make it the first game possible that he could have an ego? Same with Garnett. Ego isn't even the right word for them. Passion. Desire to win and prove doubters wrong. Heart. Those describe our guys, not ego. And you use ego in such a negative light. If these guys have egos this year, they deserve to have egos, they're the defending nba champs.
You people out there who hate on guys like Pierce, its amazing to me. Name me ONE player who has been with any Boston sports team longer than Pierce before they won a championship. Pierce was on the Celtics for 10 years before he won the whole thing. I know that there is nobody on the Red Sox from 04 or 07, and nobody on the Patriots. Tim Wakefield comes close, but not 10 years, and didn't have the same effect on the team or fans that Pierce has. Not sure on Bruins because they havent won in a while, but Pierce has suffered through more seasons than anyone else on a Boston team before actually winning a championship. NOBODY konws what that feels like. Boston is a very demanding city. Think about it. Since 2001 when the Pat's won, we have had a pretty good run. Think of the pressure that was on Pierce. How can we judge his speach tonight??
Paul Pierce is the greatest Celtic player I have ever seen play personally (I'm 21). I admire him as a player and as a person. In a world where players come and go in the blink of an eye, he has been a constant in Boston. Let him have his 3 minute speach and dont critisize it becuase he didn't mention "team". You want to see proof of Pierce thinking about the team, watch every game he played in last year.
To Keepthefaith:
It was a heartfelt speach man. He took the mic with tears in his eyes. He struglled through the first few sentences, choking back tears. He went on to say how thankful he is for everyone who stuck with him over the years, especially through the 18 game losing streak and when he felt like he wanted to quit or get traded. He thanked Wyc and Danny for sticking with him. He thanked his cousins and brothers for pushing him. He thanked his high school coach for making him do drills at 6am in the morning on a consistent basis. He thanked his mother for putting up with him all his life. Lastly, he thanked Red. He thanked Red for always believing in him. He said he knew Red was here tonight and watching over.
He then went on to score 27 points and lead the Celtics to victory. Played good defense on LeBron and even played off him a bit at times, challenging LeBron to shoot, and miss threes.
Sorry for the long post, but this is my point of view of the speach. Guava is entitled to his point of view although I do not agree with it in any way, shape, or form.
