He fulfills his role very well that is :applause:
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He fulfills his role very well that is :applause:
This thread = epic fail.
Rondo shouldn't be hailed as the second coming of christ here, but the man is good. What makes him so noteworthy is that he happens to be strong in all the areas a PG ought to be. He's not a superstar because he has his weaknesses. The lack of shooting ability hurts, but he's young yet. He does a great job of getting his guys to trust him. You can't assume he's only good because he has 3 good vets around him. Do you think KG would trust a bad PG enough to hook up for so many alley-oops when he clearly has range that he could use?
Rondo's got extreme quickness, presence of mind, court vision, creativity in his passing, and he's the second best rebounding PG in the league(Jason Kidd is first). He is a perfect fit for his team, since he doesn't have to be a scorer in order to perform. It also helps that his mentality is to take pride in his passing, and not to worry if he doesn't drop 20(or even 4, like tonight) a night.
[QUOTE=GOBB]This thread = epic fail.[/QUOTE]
You're a 40 yr old virgin. Your life=epic fail
[QUOTE=Mississippi]You're a 40 yr old virgin. Your life=epic fail[/QUOTE]
:applause:
This is so true (100000+ posts by GOBB=fails).
Rondo may be overrated, but he fulfills hos role very well. IMO though an All Star caliber PG can shoot consistently past 6 feet.
Rondo isn't an all-star but he might get there for the lack of depth in the East but is he really a role player? I'm not sure if he is just a role player he is very good in many aspects you would want in a starting pg, he is not as limited as some people believe him to be.
Rondo's been doing good this year, not an all-star yet but if he develops a mid-range jumpshot he will have a good chance next year.
[QUOTE=chocolatethunder]No matter how many courts there are Delonte West will never look like an All-Star. Telfair is and always was garbage. Rondo is decent but all of a sudden everyone's on his jock.[/QUOTE]
Well, West is an excellent shooter that can handle the pg role. He may just score as much as the All-Stars on this team because his role on offense would be similar to Ray Allen's. If he's getting 17+ on the best team in the league, he may just sneak in there.
I have no comment on this subject.
[QUOTE=lilojmayo]Drose is making Rondo look like a child right now[/QUOTE]
Another gem by lilojmayo
Rando is getting better is what I will acknowledge.
just to let everyone know.
rondo is used 2 playing with 3 all star caliber players, getting them the ball when they need it most, and setting up plays.
now when he's in the all star game is he going 2 play like this? or be an iverson ballhog. if he knows whats best for him he'll play the same way he does for the celtics. space the floor, pass the ball drive when he can and play some good defence.
Fact is, Rondo has been underrated his whole career.
Until last year
[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green]Well, West is an excellent shooter that can handle the pg role. He may just score as much as the All-Stars on this team because his role on offense would be similar to Ray Allen's. If he's getting 17+ on the best team in the league, he may just sneak in there.[/QUOTE]
Ok calm down for a second. West is a guy that is shooting under 45% for career. That is good, but it's not excellent by any stretch. When he can string together four straight years of shooting 50% from the floor and over 40% from 3, then I'll call him an excellent shooter. As far as being a PG is concerned, I don't need any PGs on my team that average 3.8 assists and 1.6 turnovers.
Arguments based on subjective definitions are always weak. "West is shooting 46%, so he's not 'excellent,' just 'very good!" Whatever.
West averages 3.8 assists playing more sg than pg. There's nothing wrong with that. You're just slanting stats negatively.