Did you all see what Rondo just did?

LOL

[QUOTE=montaownedu]Isn't this what you want your point guard doing? Getting his teammates involved for easy baskets? It's not like he passed up an easy shot to get an assist for a harder shot.[/QUOTE]
it doesn't matter. what if he'd of done this but Rose or some of the Bulls players would have caught up to steal the pass. Duke was all by himself. there was no one within 15-20 feet of him.

[QUOTE=jasonresno]No, he passed up an empty gym layup :lol

I'm loving people trying to explain that pass as anything other than stat padding. I'll tell you this much: if LBJ did it you guys would be all over him.[/QUOTE]

LeBron did do this. :oldlol: He did it in his first ever game.

Anyways, I don't see what the problem is. Rondo can't shoot; Ray Allen obviously can. Why not give Allen another shot and help him either get in a rhythm or keep him happy?

lebron taught him well. :applause:

[QUOTE=LA_Showtime]LeBron did do this. :oldlol: He did it in his first ever game.

Anyways, I don't see what the problem is. Rondo can't shoot; Ray Allen obviously can. Why not give Allen another shot and help him either get in a rhythm or keep him happy?[/QUOTE]
You're telling me Rondo cannot make a layup when he's the only one on that half of the court?

Again, I've got no problem with it, I just think all of this justification for a blatant move is hilarious.

[QUOTE=Jasi]We have a professional bball player who cares so much about his own stats, that he slows down to wait for his teammate and get an assist.
This thing is ridiculous per se, no matter what anyone thinks about statpadding.[/QUOTE]

Ray missed his 3 previous shots. Rondo just gave him an easy bucket. I wasn't expecting the Bulls staff to hand out an assist for that.

LeBron James did the exact same thing in his first game and was praised for it. Weird.

[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]Ray missed his 3 previous shots. Rondo just gave him an easy bucket. I wasn't expecting the Bulls staff to hand out an assist for that.[/QUOTE]

Do you really think that an easy layup will help Ray's confidence?
Or that Rondo elaborated all this during the play?
I honestly think he just saw an assist coming...

[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]Ray missed his 3 previous shots. Rondo just gave him an easy bucket. I wasn't expecting the Bulls staff to hand out an assist for that.[/QUOTE]

Captain justifier over here...:oldlol:

Thats why many people need to stop defining and ranking passing ability, court vision based on assist average. Assists have more to do with balldomination (playing PG) and how much you pass. In Rondos case, he dominates the ball like hell and plays alot and passes up anything almost all the time, open jumpshots or open layups/dunks just so he can get assists instead.

[QUOTE=Bernie Nips]LeBron James did the exact same thing in his first game and was praised for it. Weird.[/QUOTE]
A rookie superstar in his first game ever was praised for deferring to his new teammates?

That is pretty damn weird.

That is definitely stat padding your assists. No way to beat around the bush. You pass up a wide open layup to pass it to a guy who is actually behind you for the layup? I can understand if the guy is in front of you, or if there's one defender there, but......:facepalm Sometimes I'd also understand if you've got a dunker on the receiving end, you pass it off to make the play more spectacular, to get the crowd energised, but this?

[QUOTE=Bernie Nips]LeBron James did the exact same thing in his first game and was praised for it. Weird.[/QUOTE]

Thats called unselfishness, but when you do it that much as Rondo, that means you want assists rather than points on your statsheet.

[QUOTE=jasonresno]You're telling me Rondo cannot make a layup when he's the only one on that half of the court?

Again, I've got no problem with it, I just think all of this justification for a blatant move is hilarious.[/QUOTE]
exactly. isn't the glow-warm known for being automatic for his layups?

smh @ homers sweating so hard to find an excuse for this.

Four completely useless pages of posts on an abhorrently stupid topic that none of you can ever un-type. Grats.

So when LeBron does it its unselfishness... Yeah, he didn't want the assist at all.

[QUOTE=sh0wtime]Thats why many people need to stop defining and ranking passing ability, court vision based on assist average. Assists have more to do with balldomination (playing PG) and how much you pass. In Rondos case, he dominates the ball like hell and plays alot and passes up anything almost all the time, open jumpshots or open layups/dunks just so he can get assists instead.[/QUOTE]

The thing that would be interesting to see is if Rondo's efficiency is higher or lower for instance. Like I always thought if Rose was on this Celttics team they would be unreal, but maybe Rondos style is most efficient for this team. But maybe passing up open jumpers/layups is less efficient.

And in playoffs this can be a very dangerous approach as teams like the Lakers sometimes disregard Rondo alltogether.

[QUOTE=Derka]Four completely useless pages of posts on an abhorrently stupid topic that none of you can ever un-type. Grats.[/QUOTE]
He mad.

[QUOTE=jasonresno]He mad.[/QUOTE]

...yeah, cos I'm the guy whining on the internet about a kid passing the basketball. You got me.

You unoriginal.

[QUOTE=Derka]Four completely useless pages of posts on an abhorrently stupid topic that none of you can ever un-type. Grats.[/QUOTE]

And ur part of it :facepalm

[QUOTE=Derka]...yeah, cos I'm the guy whining on the internet about a kid passing the basketball. You got me.

You unoriginal.[/QUOTE]
You're right. I'm just padding my post count :lol

Who gives a f*ck? Dude can do whatever he wants with a steal that leads to a fast break that's that good. Why not reward the next bloke who's gonna run up the court with ya?:cheers:

[QUOTE=Jasi]Do you really think that an easy layup will help Ray's confidence?
Or that Rondo elaborated all this during the play?
I honestly think he just saw an assist coming...[/QUOTE]

Yeah, making a shot always helps. Rondo knew he would get an assist, but there is a reason for doing it.

I don't see what the big deal is. 2 points, or hesitate with no defenders on the same half of the court and get an assist. It's no Ricky Davis.

He did it, the only thing that matters. Is that now we can all have definitive proof that Rondo pads his stats.
[COLOR="White"]And also Rose is better for at least the first half of this game lol[/COLOR]

[QUOTE=jasonresno]You're right. I'm just padding my post count :lol[/QUOTE]

You'd be funnier if you weren't so mad at Rondo being a better point guard than your guy :D

[QUOTE=Rose]He did it, the only thing that matters. Is that now we can all have definitive proof that Rondo pads his stats.
[COLOR="White"]And also Rose is better for at least the first half of this game lol[/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Kid wants to pad his assist stats, I don't care what team he plays for...let him do it.

lol @ comparing him to Lebron. As much as I hate on Lebron, atleast he does it when he knows he has to. Rondo would rather look hard for an assist then shoot an uncontested 5 foot jumper.

[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]Ray missed his 3 previous shots. Rondo just gave him an easy bucket.[B] I wasn't expecting the Bulls staff to hand out an assist for that[/B].[/QUOTE]
This. Rondo handed Ray the ball at the top of the key, Ray dribbled like 3 times and then layed it up. It shouldn't have even been counted as an assist anyways.

[QUOTE=Derka]You'd be funnier if you weren't so mad at Rondo being a better point guard than your guy :D[/QUOTE]

Tell'em why you mad brah.:oldlol:

[QUOTE=Jodie Meeks]Tell'em why you mad brah.:oldlol:[/QUOTE]

This is seriously a thread criticizing a guy for passing the ball. I am far from mad, brah.

[QUOTE=Derka]Kid wants to pad his assist stats, I don't care what team he plays for...let him do it.[/QUOTE]
I was just kidding. I don't give a shit if he pads his stats, just don't deny he does. I dont know if you yourself are guilty of saying he doesn't but I KNOW people on are here. Which is the point of this thread.

So? Point guards do that all the time.

[QUOTE=Derka]You'd be funnier if you weren't so mad at Rondo being a better point guard than your guy :D[/QUOTE]
Look at the box score brother. Rose is shitting on Rondo. But nah not taking that bait. Peacing out of this thread haha.

[QUOTE=Premeditated]lol @ comparing him to Lebron. As much as I hate on Lebron, atleast he does it when he knows he has to. [B]Rondo would rather look hard for an assist then shoot an uncontested 5 foot jumper[/B].[/QUOTE]

That would be definitely a wise thing to do.

[QUOTE=Derka]You'd be funnier if you weren't so mad at Rondo being a better point guard than your guy :D[/QUOTE]
yo...lets be honest. Put Rose on Celtics, they're a dynasty. Put Rondo on Bulls, 30 win team. Deep down in your heart you know. Rose is a better player and more clutch, can take over a basketball game and can't be guarded. Rondo has no impact what so ever.

[QUOTE=Monkey D Dragon]And ur part of it :facepalm[/QUOTE]
:facepalm

Probably the dumbest popular argument on the internet.

[QUOTE=jasonresno]You're telling me Rondo cannot make a layup when he's the only one on that half of the court?

Again, I've got no problem with it, I just think all of this justification for a blatant move is hilarious.[/QUOTE]

No, what I'm saying is that I'd rather have Ray Allen make a shot to potentially build his confidence rather than have Rondo do the same since he hardly shoots anyway.

If you guys want to *****, then blame the other team for not running back faster and stopping Ray Allen. It's not Rondo's fault he can stop at half court with nobody defending/chasing him.

[QUOTE=LA_Showtime]No, what I'm saying is that I'd rather have Ray Allen make a shot to potentially build his confidence rather than have Rondo do the same since he hardly shoots anyway.[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: I'm sure making an empty court layup after bricking a bunch of jumpers really makes him feel better. And even more I'm sure that's exactly what was running through Rondos head. Whatever though this shouldn't even be a thread. I don't care that he did it (which I've said over and over) I think it's funny and it's proof he pads his stats. And that's fine. It's just proof is all.

I would say that adding a 1-1 to the FGA-FGM column and 2 points is universally considered more impressive to stats than 1 assist. Don't know the details but it definitely heavier weighted by advanced stats

anyone would rather have 10-10 field goals than 10 assists on their stat sheet.

however, if it's guaranteed points either way, it's better for chemistry and getting players going to share the stats. I didn't watch so i dont know for sure, but if he had a guaranteed layup either way, better to pass it off