Will there ever be a reasonable self-aware Paul Pierce take analyzing his career?
No? Didn't think so. The Kansas legend once again had another egregious declaration, this time about his ability to score compared to greats like Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, James Harden, and Allen Iverson.
Pierce went to Kansas from 1995 to 1998, where he was a two-time winner of the Big 12 Tournament MVP. The Boston Celtics drafted him with the No. 10 pick, where he spent 15 seasons and cemented himself as a Boston sports legend. He boasted a legendary career with a 2008 Finals MVP and 10 All-Star selections.
Still, his post-career takes about his comparison to legends like Jordan, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James make many fans cringe. Pierce is a borderline top-60 player of all time, which isn't quite in the echelon he puts himself into.
CBS SPORTS RANKS KANSAS FRESHMAN DARRYN PETERSON RANKED NO. 2 NATIONALLY
CBS Sports ranked Kansas men’s basketball star freshman Darryn Peterson as the second-best player in the country. Peterson headlines the three-horse freshman race for the No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick between him, AJ Dybantsa of BYU and Cameron Boozer of Duke.
Peterson was the highest-ranked of the star freshmen trio at No. 2, with Boozer coming in at No. 4 and Dybantsa right behind him at No. 5. CBS Sports writer Matt Norlander backs up Peterson’s high expectations.
“The Canton, Ohio, product is the most anticipated freshman Bill Self has ever coached, thanks in part to Self saying multiple times in recent months that he's never had a freshman as good as Peterson,” Norlander wrote. “High praise and big words. All of it seems justified.”
In Peterson’s first game action, he lived up to the expectations and even exceeded them in some capacity. He finished with 26 points on 9-15 shooting (6-10 from 3) in Friday's exhibition win against Louisville. This was also with limited playing time in the second half due to cramps. Peterson did not play in Kansas’ Tuesday night exhibition over Fort Hays State because he was not feeling well due to a bug and some cramping.