Apparently Paul Pierce Has a Potty Mouth

BOSTON -- Bobcats guard Stephen Jackson took issue with comments made by Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics during Wednesday night's 104-80 rout of Charlotte, saying he thought some "disrespectful" personal remarks were out of line. Pierce and Jackson got into a dust-up early in the second half, which resulted in both being assessed a technical foul after they needed to be separated. The incident unfolded after Ray Allen fouled Jackson going to the basket with 7:31 to play in the third quarter. Pierce disagreed with the call and, according to Pierce, voiced his opinion about it. Evidently, he did it in a manner that set off the volatile Jackson, who exchanged heated words with Pierce before approaching him near the foul line as he waited to shoot free throws. Referees quickly got between the two players. "I respect them as a team, they're a great team and they play hard, but when they get to a point where they get to disrespecting people, and it's not about basketball, that's where I have a problem," Jackson said after the game. "Everybody knows me as a basketball player, but everybody knows me off the court, too. So if it's about basketball, I'm cool, I respect everybody on their team, and I respect them as being a good team. But when it gets to the point where you're disrespecting [me] as a man, that's another problem."

All this means to me is the C's are finally starting to get their swagger back. The type of swagger that would pop Kobe in the mouth and shove a ball down Lebron's throat. Isn't the only way to talk shit is to make it personal? Everyone knows I go after Powers in bball and talk about his snaggle tooth girlfriend. If that makes me less of a man then so be it. Last I checked I was leading the series in being awesome 600 to 2.