Truth be told:Paul Pierce

[Banner18now!]

Wow just watched the 1 hour show on Paul Pierce on Comcast.
Very emotional. I think after watching that show it finally hit me that his career in Boston is over.
I was 23 when he was drafted which seems like ages ago.
This to me hurts as much as when Larry retired. Pierce has been a huge part of my basketball watching life.
My top 5 Paul Pierce moments to me.

5. His rookie year when he broke up a fast break of Jason Williams and Chris Webber, it was a moment to me as a young fan I knew Pierce was going to be special.

4.The 3 point shot he hit over Lebron in game 5 2012 ECF.

3.46 points he dropped on Philly in game 5 first round 2003.

2.Guarding Kobe in the second half of game 4 in the finals.

1.Game 7 against Cleveland in 2008 diving to the floor for a loose ball over the queen.

There are plenty of moments but to me these 5 seem to rise to the top for me when I think of Pierce what are yours?

[Bahku]

His return to the court after nearly being stabbed to death, and finally getting the Finals MVP trophy and some of the national recognition he deserved for so long.

I'm in major denial about both of these guys, and I feel much like Redz when it comes to mustering energy for a rebuild ... it's very hard to even think about right now.

[Redz]

There are ton of good ones.  Right now the ones that stick in my head are:

1) Him smiling from ear to ear with the trophy in his hands.

2) Last season; taking my daughter to her first game and having him can a game winning 3 against the Clippers.

[GreenEnvy]

I hope that Comcast special becomes available online, I'd love to check it out.

I have yet to accept reality (and probably won't until I actually see them in a different uniform), but the silver lining for me is that I will get to easily follow my two favorite players because I live in NYC and will get to see them appreciated daily.

Amongst my favorite moments is the one that probably started my Celtic fanhood:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200211020NYK.html

After a few years of not following basketball, I turned on a Knicks games and watched Pierce torch them. He was doing anything and everything he wanted to them. I was kinda in awe.

Since then, he's brought so many great moments that I couldn't even try to narrow them down to just a couple.


And the same goes for KG. Over the last 6 seasons, I have never been more appreciative of a player and his dedication to the people around him. Many talk the talk, but he is truly "we before me."

They are both cut from a different cloth, and if we ever see another like them, it won't be anytime soon.

[OsirusCeltics]

Everytime now I watch Paul Pierce highlights, I tear up kinda
I sucks guys...It sucks

Edit: It sucks

[JOMVP]

I almost lost it while watching him raising the banner crying with so much happiness. Man, this whole trade didnt hit me untill I watched this. I'm not usually a emotional guy, but so many memories during that thing that got me emotional.

I think whats crazy is thinking about where you were when Pierce got drafted to where you are now. I was 10 years old when Pierce got drafted. My whole life that I've been able to really appreciate everything about basketball. I'll always remember being outside as a kid pretending to be this guy. Like Boyz II Men famously said, its so hard to say goodbye.

[timobusa]

If anybody finds a link of the video, please share.

Thanks

[celts34pats55]

Like everyone else I too teared up throughout the show. Couldn't control the emotions, much like Pierce couldn't control them as he got his ring and raised the banner. I'm honestly tearing up typing this right now thinking of that moment, and how I realized at that point "wow, it means so much to him...even more than it means to any of us lol" and being so happy not for us....not for me who was born in 1984 and never really witnessed a Celtics title....a kid who grew up with his wallpaper green and white and carpet green, with Larry Bird statues in every corner....with a 1986 roster poster framed in his 28 yr old bedroom....no, it meant even more to Paul. And I was so happy for him to come all that way, through all the adversity....slipping to 10th...working for Pitino...being a last place team...then finally reaching the pinnacle. It was so refreshing to see an athlete like that truly feel the emotions and appreciate where he had gotten. I'll never forget that.

[BASS_THUMPER]

the truth is

The Truth is gone...

[Rhyso]

4.The 3 point shot he hit over Lebron in game 5 2012 ECF.

This.

I watched this shot about 50 times right after the game. Right in LeBrons face, soooo good!
The Truth!

[Celtics4ever]

Call me crazy but we have not seen the last of PP here.   I think when he is done in Brooklyn he will sign a ten day contract and retire as a C.

[JOMVP]

Call me crazy but we have not seen the last of PP here.   I think when he is done in Brooklyn he will sign a ten day contract and retire as a C.

I actually think Pierce could come in for a year as a veteran off the bench if our team is a lot closer to contending sooner rather than later.

I'm actually kinda surprised that a contract extension for Pierce hasn't been reported about yet. It would be nuts if the Nets had him for one year then he bolted.

[Mike]

If anybody finds a link of the video, please share.

Thanks

Yes, please post if full video becomes available online.  I just watched this 9-minute clip (not sure if it was part of the special), but even this had me in tears:

http://www.csnne.com/blog/celtics-talk/pierce-truth-and-now-true-celtics-legend

[timobusa]

Again, if anybody has a link to a video of this, please post.
Thanks

[danglertx]

Everytime now I watch Paul Pierce highlights, I tear up kinda
I sucks guys...It sucks