Dirty Water wrote:Why is everyone so enamored with PPG? Play within your bounds and help your teammates. That's what winning is. That's what Rondo does. Basketball isn't teaming up everyone with the most PPG and thinking the team will somehow keep those averages up and become a super team.
People who say putting CP3 on the Celtics would make them unstoppable is just plain clueless. Sure they'd be good but you just add another ball dominating player to a team with enough players who dominate the ball... Rondo is a better fit for Celtics than CP3. There's a reason why he's putting up double the amount of assists than he did when they won the championship when Allen, Pierce and Garnett were all 3 years younger. Hmm. Interesting. There's a reason why Carlos Arroyo doesn't average 15 assists per game instantly with Lebron, Wade and Bosh on his team. He doesn't even average 2 APG. Cmon people, grow a brain.
I think you're half right. PPG isn't everything, and as you rightly state, Rondo doesn't have to do much scoring - and that is why he's a great fit for Boston. He is a very good passer, a good defensive player.
His scoring range is a detriment though - Rondo is constantly left alone on the perimeter, I'm sure you read the article recently where the Celtics were urging him to take more open shots. This allows the defense to collapse inside a little, and put more focus on Boston's scorers. With CP3, Deron or Nash, you create more space for the rest of the Celtics offense, as nobody will leave them to shoot open 3s.
People aren't suggesting he isn't talented, but arguing against his credentials as a top 3 point guard. His TS% doesn't tell you the whole story of course, but his lack of shooting/scoring ability is a limiting factor from him becoming a top 3 point guard.
There is no consolation prize. Winning is everything.
I'm sorry, but I thought assists were the best way to judge a player's playmaking ability. Have we come up with a better way?
