In case you haven't been paying attention recently... Pierce has been shooting like crap, but since Rondo went down he's averaged 16.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists and Boston is 8-2.
It's why I've been saying for the past two years in the face of all the Rondo hype that our best two players were STILL #1 - KG and #2 - Pierce. Nothing has changed. Pierce is still the 2nd best player on this team and easily our best offensive player.