no, hes a very good 3pt shooter.

OK, sorry.

I just hate seeing people make personal attacks on here. Not to imply you were, but others just do it too much

Threat: meaning he will take/force a lot. I think he's like a mid 30s, but he was shooting good this year from outside.

paul is at worst an above average 3pt shooter

edit: i seriously doubt you would say that kobe isn't a threat from 3pt land (34% career). shooting 35% as a creator is much different than shooting 35% in spot up situations

Rondo spent extensive time working on his shooting with Mark Price last off season. Rondo is strong willed, but not arrogant - he works hard on his game. I expect him to become an average outside shooter over the course of his career - which will be most necessary later in his career as his quickness advantage over most defenders slips.



Re: Rondo/Paul - They don't like each other. Prepare for some epic future battles.

Re: Rondo/Williams - Williams effectively uses his superior size and strength to near abuse Rondo physically when they match-up.

Re: Rondo/Nash - Nash really struggles trying to stay in front of Rondo and looks uncomfortable with the match-up.


Going forward, I'd take either Williams or a healthy Paul in Rondo's place. I'd pass on Nash - simply due to the age factor.

I don't think any of these guys would put this year's Boston team over the top. While they are all better than Rondo today, they're not so much better that they would solve all the problems Boston has had this year.

Boston's age issue and bench inconsistencies aren't resolved through the acquisition of a PG alternative.

definition of "extensive time" is vague, he said himself that improving his shot wasn't a priority and iirc followed that up with some delusional remarks about his game

I don't think you can make it to the NBA without being delusional about your game

Well the published reports actually said that he went to ATL and "worked out every day all summer with Price" though I'm sure that's an overstatement.

they are though. rondo's good, those 3 are studs. obv cannot say that they would be so good as to solve all problems b/c there are a few other very good nba teams but the celtics would be significantly better w/any of those 3. basically all you need to do here is take a step back and look at who is arguing that they are a cut above rondo and who isn't

http://boston.sportsthenandnow.com/2...ght-for-rondo/

I'm not claiming that Rondo's better than any of those guys.

My point is that, imo, there is no switch at PG that would've had enough impact to change Boston from a 50 win team with playoff pride to a 60+ win true championship contender.

Now, if we were switching, say, the aging Paul Pierce for a Kevin Durant or Carmelo Anthony - now, there I'd say there was the type of hypothetical differential that would really impact that team's upside.

Paul, Nash or Williams weren't going to morph Garnett back to his old self or cause Rasheed to become infused with energy.

I guess the bottom line for me is that Boston's old, and I don't think that would change with an alternative PG running the show.

lol at everyone getting leveled itt by salty

and my point, and that of others i believe, is that the celtics might be contending w/one of those 3. who says the bolded is the only thing that can make the celtics a contender? celtics are a great defensive team, problem is that their offense is not that good (even when accounting for a horrible bench). those 3 pgs are a lot better than rondo on offense, and as long as kg and perkins are in the frontcourt the celtics would still be very good defensively. significant net gain

I'd say that the difference between CP3's scoring ability and Rondo's is on the order of 10X larger than the difference between their respective rebounding abilities. So perhaps he didn't use enough ">"s. But what do I know...

Just so it's clear; I don't know this guy, and haven't taught him anything.

BTW, while this Rondo debate is pretty lol, it's much better than the previous 5 pages of AIDS-ridden ref whining.

+1

it was the finals two years ago, it was the playoffs last year vs the magic, and at other games in the series this year vs the cavs.

he was great this last game, when they sagged off him to about 10 ft from the hoop he attacked and made them make a decision. before this last game a lot of the time if people played off him he would debate whether or not he should take the shot, not think about attacking, and then pass the ball off to somebody covered.

the best example of this imo from the last game was where he made that sick pass in the 4th to pp who dunked it. he saw the open space, attacked, and made a good play with the ball.

after the first game in boston vs the cavs this year where the celts got blown out, i was wondering what kind of impact it would be on the team if they switched jameer nelson and rondo. there was no space on the court in that game for anyone besides rondo, and he didnt capitalize on it. obv he made adjustments and it showed(making this point moot)

and ranting about something he didnt say doesnt make you a "giant ******"?

lol..I was thinking that too when I read that response.

no, you don't.

you must watch STO's own bruce drennan.

Well, hurray for the only good 2nd round series!

wat. i love rondo but id ship him off in a second for CP3.

I hope for the sake of us NBA fans this series goes 7. Otherwise we're S.O.L until the 19th for Gm. 1 of the WCF.

Playoffs just lost a lot of momentum having 3/4 teams sweep in round 2.

Drennan is a ****.

drennan is hilarious.