Paul Pierce says he is best player in the world

Well, it seems we can never go long without having Fat Boy Pee Pee give us a good laugh. His latest came a few days ago when he told the Ocean County Register, "I'm the best player in the world."

No, really, he did say that -- it's Right Here if you don't believe us.

So that got us thinking: Just how many players (in "the world") are better than Paul Pierce. Let's see:

1. Kevin Garnett -- Yup, Fat Boy Pee Pee is not even the best player on his own team! Seriously, what did Paul Pierce ever do (ever!) before KG came into town? Um, that would be -- NOTHING!

2. Tim Duncan -- He's not as fat fancy on offense as #34. And he has never-ever hopped out of a wheel chair in the NBA Finals, but if you were starting a team right now, would you really take Pierce before Duncan?!? Of course not.

3. LeBron James -- Yes, we know Pierce and the Celtics beat LeBron and the Cavs in the playoffs. But that's because Pee Pee had KG and Ray Allen on his side. LeBron had...um, well let's see. LeBron had...My gosh -- LeBron had NO ONE!

4. Chris Paul -- People who say this is crazy are, in fact, themselves crazy. Or they simply won't admit they don't spend much time watching New Orleans Hornets games.

5. Dwight Howard -- 20 points, 15 boards, 2 blocks, all while facing a 48-minute double team.

6. Steve Nash -- Trade Nash for Pierce and Boston would have won 75 games last season.

OK...hard as we tried, that's it. We will concede that Fat Boy Pee Pee is the seventh best player on the planet. And for those who claim we are biased (some nonsense about us despising the Celtics and loathing Pierce), take note that neither Kobe Bryant or Elton Brand are on this list!