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Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:53 am**

How disrespectful of him
http://www.nba.com/games/20080330/MIABOS/recap.html

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:56 am**

so do i. its kinda facts

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:56 am**

Well they are D-Leaguers literally. They came from their, I don't think he meant it in a disrespectful way though.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:57 am**

just stating the obvious. but this team has won over the bucks right?
what does that say of the teams they beat?

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:02 am**

if their gonna tank so blatantly like that, they deserve all the harsh criticism they receive.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:03 am**

Although Pierce is speaking the truth in this case, I think the fact that his team is finally having success has seriously gotten to his head.

Paul Pierce's lack of sportsmanship and respect for his competition this year is truly disgusting.

You can quote me on that too. It was a problem Pierce never had in the past but this year he has been sickening. People complain about Kobe (yes I went there) being arrogant but Kobe has nothing on the 2007-2008 version of Paul Pierce.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:05 am**

It's the Truth.
He's not disrespecting the Heat.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:15 am**

Pierce needs to work on getting rid of some of that fat..

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:21 am**

technically the current heat ARE NBA players

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:29 am**

The bloke should really keep his mouth shut, he of all people know what its like to be on the worst team in the nba. Its not professional to insult the young blokes anyway.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:29 am**

They remind me of last yearsceltics

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:32 am**

Well, if Miami was not playing a team full of D-leaguers to finish off a successful tank, Pierce would not be able to make that statement, would he?

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:39 am**

Congrats MagicNolesFSU!

You must be the most quoted poster on RGM. :clap:

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:48 am**

RobertGlory wrote:technically the current heat ARE NBA players

In the same way that technically Billy Crystal was a Yankee.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:02 am**

He was stating a fact. It wasn't really an insult.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:09 am**

When your best player is Chris Quinn, you're not gonna get much of respect...

I don't see anything wrong with Pierce's statement.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:11 am**

Actually it's disrespect t D-leaguers..... Lol the heat hiring D-leaguers to do the tank job.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:27 am**

He said a team full of DLeaguers.....has DLeaguers out there??? The nerve of that man.

The NBA would be a lot more fun with trash talking (it creates rivalries) but when people get upset over a guy saying "they have DLeaguers out there" regarding a team with 6 DLeaguers, it's obvious why the athletes don't talk trash any more. The media and fans over analyze and overblow everyones comments these days.

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:33 am**

It wasn't like he stepped to the podium and immediately said, "what an effortless game against a team of D-Leaguers!" Garnett was praising the Heat team and Pierce joking around was like come on man it's D-Leaguers out there. And Pierce is right. Being "mature" and "classy" by praising a team you just held to the least amount of FGs in a shotclock era game is absurd. Pierce's statement was more of a response to Garnett, then just outright saying it. And even so, he was merely speaking the truth. Yet it appears some of you think the truth should be distorted and hidden by the guise of "maturity."

Posted: **Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:46 am**

Heat are hiring specialists. First the MDE for the 'ship, then the D-league squad for the tank.

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Paul Pierce thinks the Miami Heat is a bunch of D'Leaguers

Paul Pierce thinks the Miami Heat is a bunch of D'Leaguers