Larry Bird praises Kobe Bryant

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http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7551496/larry-bird-love-play-los-angeles-lakers-kobe-bryant

[GreenFaith1819]

In someways I question ESPN's timing with this article/interview.

Why now? On the cusp of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the scoring list?

[hpantazo]

In someways I question ESPN's timing with this article/interview.

Why now? On the cusp of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the scoring list?

I agree. Where's the praise for Paul?

[BudweiserCeltic]

In someways I question ESPN's timing with this article/interview.

Why now? On the cusp of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the scoring list?

It's in the ESPN LA portion and Kobe just passed his own milestone, so...

[GreenFaith1819]

In someways I question ESPN's timing with this article/interview.

Why now? On the cusp of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the scoring list?

I agree. Where's the praise for Paul?

This is why I am often rather scrutinous of how/what/why ESPN does things.

I am finding NBATV to be more informative at times.

[vl819]

Nothing new.. if you read between the lines its clear that espn has disdain for boston sports

[GreenFaith1819]

In someways I question ESPN's timing with this article/interview.

Why now? On the cusp of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the scoring list?

It's in the ESPN LA portion and Kobe just passed his own milestone, so...

Ah.

But if they wanted/cared to be more balanced, then they could've AT LEAST given Paul Pierce some nod, lol....I mean - how often does a player outdo Larry Bird at anything?

So they manage to get the man that Paul Pierce passed in scoring tonight to give Kobe Bryant some praise, to deflect away from Paul's accomplishment.

I'm just trying to find the filter, here that's all.

[BudweiserCeltic]

In someways I question ESPN's timing with this article/interview.

Why now? On the cusp of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the scoring list?

It's in the ESPN LA portion and Kobe just passed his own milestone, so...

Ah.

But if they wanted/cared to be more balanced, then they could've AT LEAST given Paul Pierce some nod, lol....I mean - how often does a player outdo Larry Bird at anything?

So they manage to get the man that Paul Pierce passed in scoring tonight to give Kobe Bryant some praise, to deflect away from Paul's accomplishment.

I'm just trying to find the filter, here that's all.

More like, our Boston own Bill Simmons just released his interview with Larry Legend earlier today in which Larry Bird makes mention of that, and the LA side of ESPN took a quote from it and made their own column. Seriously, why the heck do they need to talk about Pierce at all?

[LarBrd33]

In someways I question ESPN's timing with this article/interview.

Why now? On the cusp of Paul Pierce passing Larry Bird on the scoring list?

Bird was just on Bill Simmons' podcast and Simmons asked him who he would have wanted to go into battle with of any current player.  Kobe is a pretty obvious answer other than LeBron (who he also mentioned).  If Bird was going to name any Celtic, it would have been Kevin Garnett... not Pierce.   KG has that same mindset.

[GreenFaith1819]

I could very well be reading more into this than I should, but that's just me.

The timing is what I question.

The same night that Paul passes Larry.

[LarBrd33]

P.S. you all sound like a bunch of nutty conspiracy theorists when you speculate this has anything to do with Paul Pierce. 

[LarBrd33]

I could very well be reading more into this than I should, but that's just me.

The timing is what I question.

The same night that Paul passes Larry.

Pierce is my second favorite player of all time.  Clearly I'm a Larry BIrd fan.  I could care less if he passed Larry Bird in scoring.  It took him almost another 100 games.  I didn't even bother watching the game tonight.  As a hardcore Celtic fan emotionally invested in both players... this barely even registered with me.  I don't even see it as an accomplishment. 

Bird praising a Laker has all to do with Bird praising a Laker and nothing to do with Paul Pierce.

[GreenFaith1819]

P.S. you all sound like a bunch of nutty conspiracy theorists when you speculate this has anything to do with Paul Pierce. 

In light of the fact that posters here give you a wide berth when you post about "Celtics not making the playoffs.......Celtics should blow it up, etc".....I don't think you should dismiss poster's thoughts about an issue as "nutty conspiracy theorists", lol....

[FallGuy]

P.S. you all sound like a bunch of nutty conspiracy theorists when you speculate this has anything to do with Paul Pierce. 

Completely agree.

[LarBrd33]

P.S. you all sound like a bunch of nutty conspiracy theorists when you speculate this has anything to do with Paul Pierce.  

In light of the fact that posters here give you a wide berth when you post about "Celtics not making the playoffs.......Celtics should blow it up, etc".....I don't think you should dismiss poster's thoughts about an issue as "nutty conspiracy theorists", lol....

Why?  I'm right.  Especially now with KG and Pierce playing as well as they are... SELL HIGH!! SELL HIGH!!!... the time is now to rob some poor team out of quality draft picks and young players.  FYI... I never said they wouldnt' make the playoffs.  I said they wouldn't be contenders.  Big difference.  And they still aren't contenders until a starting center falls out of the sky.  Our guys are good enough to get us into the playoffs... but the exercise is a waste of time and robs us of a top draft pick in a loaded draft.... and potentially we'll be left with nothing to show for Ray and KG if they leave us in the offseason.

Sorry... I don't read too much into victories over the Charlotte Bobcats.  Rub it in my face later this month after we play the Bulls, Thunder, Lakers and Mavericks.  Five of our next 8 games are against actual NBA teams.  If we beat them, I'll pull my standing "blow it up" request.  Until then... I'm right.  Might be best to blow it up now (with the trade value high) before we show our true colors and drop 5 of the next 8.