It wasn't the only reason. Parker's hugely famous, has won Championships, has a Finals MVP award, and as mentioned, is an All-Star.
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It wasn't the only reason. Parker's hugely famous, has won Championships, has a Finals MVP award, and as mentioned, is an All-Star.
The term superstar gets thrown around too easy nowadays.
Plus he's married to Eva Longoria. If that ain't a superstar, then I don't know what is.
Marc Jaric is a superstar too then.
[quote=loot]Marc Jaric is a superstar too then.[/quote]
Hell yeah!
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[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green]He's an All-Star, and a top 5 pg. If you want to say that's not a "superstar," whatever, but it's completely subjective.[/QUOTE]
Eh, I wouldn't call him a superstar. He's an all-star caliber player at best. IMO, the term "superstar" means, a player who has the ability to carry a franchise ala Duncan, LeBron, Wade etc. Tony Parker isn't the leader of the Spurs. He's the 2nd fiddle to Duncan and on the level of Manu. You can say he has the potential to be a superstar.
bump for another career high in points for Rondo
Rondo might not be a superstar but he's definitely not overrated. What a player.
Lots of haters avoiding this thread tonight
What is it about D'Antoni that makes pick and rolls so comically effective against his teams? I too could have gotten six layups in a row -- and while wearing a skirt, the way the Knicks were "defending."
Since the game vs NY where the Celtics were without KG Rondo has avg
14.0 PPG
8 1 APG
5.9 RPG
2.58 SPG
58% FG%
31.7 MPG
The Celtics offense has benefited a lot from the progression of Rondo in the beginning of the year they were in the bottom 5 in offensive efficiency. It has been nice to witness Rondo play with the confidence he has now. He had shown flashes the past 2 season prior to this one but consistency was always the issue. With this 17 game stretch the degree that I'm concerned about his consistency has been lowered but not quite eliminated.
lol, rondo is having like the best stretch of play of his entire career. he fits the celts well and he is much better knowing where everyone is gonna be on offense this year than last. in a different team i dont think he averages as many assists, he is ridiculously talented physically so i still say hed get alot of steals and even thoe he cant shoot hed still score, probably more so with a weaker team. but he really does make silly plays at times still.
i don't think he's overrated. i think he's generally rated where he should be. i always viewed him as a pretty good player for the role he's performing. actually, he probably turned out better than i thought he'd be. but the consensus is that he's just alright, not a superstar. you can trust him with the ball and let him handle duties and fit in with the veterans, but no one expects him to be a freak and dominate or whatever. he's solid.
[QUOTE=loot]None of those players you mentioned compares to Rondo. None of them played such a big role and heavy minutes for good teams. :confusedshrug: It should be easy, the way you bring it. I'm still waiting for names.[/QUOTE]
Oh I'm sorry, I misread what you said. I thought you were talking about players who were hyped in their first couple of seasons for their contributions and promise and then given up on.
You want guys like Robert Horry, who contribute to championship teams and then disappear after 3-4 years and become solid nobodies.
And just how big of a list do you expect there to be when there have been only 6 or 7 teams that have actually won the championship in the last 15-20 years?
Mathius
[QUOTE=Mathius]Oh I'm sorry, I misread what you said. I thought you were talking about players who were hyped in their first couple of seasons for their contributions and promise and then given up on.
You want guys like Robert Horry, who contribute to championship teams and then disappear after 3-4 years and become solid nobodies.
And just how big of a list do you expect there to be when there have been only 6 or 7 teams that have actually won the championship in the last 15-20 years?
Mathius[/QUOTE]
That's 1 guy in Horry who was 24 and had 3 years experience under his belt, and actually changed his game a lot since then. And really, did you call Robert Horry a nobody?
Still, the one exception should prove that it's wrong to expect players who are 22 years of age, playing a big role on good teams to actually improve along the road, even given the fact they get loads of experience? Ok cool.