Yeah, I said it. Thank whatever god you pray to, or pure causality if you're an atheist, for the Giants. Without that shitty excuse for a SuperBowl team, we'd be mired in the year of Boston sports dominance. And we'd have to hear it from all the Masshole yahoos until the Devil Rays win the World Series this fall. That would've been a long summer. However, I'd like to congratulate Kevin Garnett for finally winning a title. And deliver a pretty big fuck you to Paul Pierce for the worst MVP speech ever given.
Yeah, it was the worst MVP speech ever delivered by an athlete in the history of sports. No, I don't have any empirical evidence to back that statement up, but I'll give you a logical explanation why it was so terrible.
Every MVP, even Kobe Bryant, thanks their teammates when accepting the hardware. Paul Pierce didn't say a damn thing about his teammates except that his current teammates were apparently the only ones worth having. Sure, he graciously thanked the fans for their "support". Right before he took an unnecessary swipe at all his past teammates. He told the crowd that a Celtics championship was possible all along given that he had players he "could play with."
I guess Antoine Walker was too shitty to play with, Paul. Or maybe the countless other players that came through Boston expecting you to lead them and left because you couldn't, or didn't want to. That isn't selfish or anything. I guess its alright to start trying when you think your team has a chance to win.
Kobe Bryant only took a team with 0 all stars through the Western Conference and into the finals. Lebron James only took a team that started about 3 bench players to the finals last year.
But, you know, you deserve to try only when your team acquires one of the top 5 power forwards in modern NBA history and one of its best sharpshooters. Because Paul Pierce only deserves the best. Fie on all you reporters and pundits that called Paul Pierce selfish.
Seriously, has any other MVP speech been littered with as much selfishness as Pierce's? It sounded like a Kanye West Grammy acceptance speech. He thanked the "fans" and proceeded to dispel all the haters that have taken aim at him throughout his career. I thought MVP speeches were meant to shower the fans and teammates with praise for putting you in that position. Not to childishly take aim at let loose.
The worst part about this entire thing is that his play really vaulted him into the top tier. Pierce really had a momentous post season and carried his team to the championship. But the his bow on the stage just showed the continuous immaturity and nature of Pierce's character. By attempting to dispel the notion of his selfishness, he just reinforced and magnified it.
Yeah, it was the worst MVP speech ever delivered by an athlete in the history of sports. No, I don't have any empirical evidence to back that statement up, but I'll give you a logical explanation why it was so terrible.
Every MVP, even Kobe Bryant, thanks their teammates when accepting the hardware. Paul Pierce didn't say a damn thing about his teammates except that his current teammates were apparently the only ones worth having. Sure, he graciously thanked the fans for their "support". Right before he took an unnecessary swipe at all his past teammates. He told the crowd that a Celtics championship was possible all along given that he had players he "could play with."
I guess Antoine Walker was too shitty to play with, Paul. Or maybe the countless other players that came through Boston expecting you to lead them and left because you couldn't, or didn't want to. That isn't selfish or anything. I guess its alright to start trying when you think your team has a chance to win.
Kobe Bryant only took a team with 0 all stars through the Western Conference and into the finals. Lebron James only took a team that started about 3 bench players to the finals last year.
But, you know, you deserve to try only when your team acquires one of the top 5 power forwards in modern NBA history and one of its best sharpshooters. Because Paul Pierce only deserves the best. Fie on all you reporters and pundits that called Paul Pierce selfish.
Seriously, has any other MVP speech been littered with as much selfishness as Pierce's? It sounded like a Kanye West Grammy acceptance speech. He thanked the "fans" and proceeded to dispel all the haters that have taken aim at him throughout his career. I thought MVP speeches were meant to shower the fans and teammates with praise for putting you in that position. Not to childishly take aim at let loose.
The worst part about this entire thing is that his play really vaulted him into the top tier. Pierce really had a momentous post season and carried his team to the championship. But the his bow on the stage just showed the continuous immaturity and nature of Pierce's character. By attempting to dispel the notion of his selfishness, he just reinforced and magnified it.
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