kobe_vs_jordan wrote:stormi wrote:kobe_vs_jordan wrote:I'm not sold that 35 year Rondo is a better defender than Schroder .
Rondo is leagues ahead of Schroder defensively even at his elder age. Rondo is like supercomputer the way he processes the game and is a menace at drawing fouls and getting steals. Rondo is also on another level as a playmaker and shot 40% from 3 on over 3 attempts per game for the entireity of the playoffs.
I'd trust Schröder's impact to be a huge weight off of Lebron's shoulders in the regular season time, but come playoffs I'd rather have Rondo ngl.
I'm not betting on 35 Rondo having one of his best post seasons again . Especially when it involved shooting 40% from deep. Seems like lightening in the bottle after watching the last two seasons of Rondo.
Rondo played passing lanes fine but his on ball defense has been so so as his athleticism declines. He was easily the worst guard defender in the rotation . Lucky for Rondo, he got AD and Lebron playing center field behind him.
One other thing - Schroder will reduce the playmaking/scoring load on Lebron in the regular season. This is going to be key, especially early in the season coming off a shortened offseason.
Rondo was great in the playoffs, and the Lakers don't win the championship without his contribution, but that was a 16 game run that was an outlier of the last 4-5 years of his career. If it's going to take a multi year commitment and taxpayer mid level money to keep him, it's not worth it.