On a more positive note

[walker834]

I've always seen pierce differently that way. I know how i mean but pierce across teh b oard is very underrated athletically. there are different kinds of athletes.  Pierce is 6'6/ 6'7 235 with big hands.  I bet his combine results across teh board were some of the best in his class.  He's just built strong too.  Very good leaping and coordination.  Long arms.  He's more a freak athlete than you think if you've ever been close to him.

Pierce is a workhorse athlete.   Some are thoroughbreds.  I bet Pierce is a lot tougher than Lebron in a lot of ways.  Duncan is the same kind of thing.

Pierce was just built thick and strong like that. Probably not the fastest straight line speed.

[Who]

Smart is so much like a mini-Artest (physically, athletically). That highlight and the commentators words so similar to what was being said about Artest early and in the middle of his career ("ripping the ball out of opposing players hands").

It took Artest until his 4th season to crack 15ppg. His 5th to get up to 18ppg. I wonder if guys with those type of physical advantages (strength, lateral quickness, energy) and disadvantages (lack of explosiveness) just take longer to figure out how to score in the NBA.

[Rondo9]

Smart is so much like a mini-Artest (physically, athletically). That highlight and the commentators words so similar to what was being said about Artest early and in the middle of his career ("ripping the ball out of opposing players hands").

It took Artest until his 4th season to crack 15ppg. His 5th to get up to 18ppg. I wonder if guys with those type of physical advantages (strength, lateral quickness, energy) and disadvantages (lack of explosiveness) just take longer to figure out how to score in the NBA.

It took Butler a couple of years become a capable scorer as well.