Rondo Playing De Facto Coach Role With Celtics

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Rondo Playing De Facto Coach Role With Celtics 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:56 pm

Rajon Rondo is taking on the role of a de facto coach for the Boston Celtics as he is out for the season with a torn ACL.


"He probably coaches as much as anybody," said Doc Rivers. "I don't know if it helps, I think it does. As a player you tend to listen to the players in the uniforms over the suits and ties. So we'll see. He was great today in shootaround. He knew every set the Knicks were running. When we called out a set to talk through it, he was pointing where everybody should be."


"It's amazing. He's always been that way. He's not playing and yet he studied the book."


Rivers has always spoken highly of Rondo's basketball intelligence.


"He's always been on another level," said Rivers. "I always tell him that if he wasn't so crazy he'd be a great coach."

Via Gary Dzen/Boston Globe

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Re: Rondo Playing De Facto Coach Role With Celtics 

Post#2 » by Retired_Doc » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:29 am

said Rivers. "I always tell him that if he wasn't so crazy he'd be a great coach."


BUT the fact IS, Rondo IS crazy and therefore will never be a great coach! He's simply not intelligent enough, nor can he keep himself "under control."
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Re: Rondo Playing De Facto Coach Role With Celtics 

Post#3 » by Big_Aristotle » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:11 am

Retired_Doc wrote:said Rivers. "I always tell him that if he wasn't so crazy he'd be a great coach."

BUT the fact IS, Rondo IS crazy and therefore will never be a great coach! He's simply not intelligent enough, nor can he keep himself "under control."


How intelligent he is, I don't know. I do know he has a great basketball IQ if you can do that on his age.
He's still a player so coaching would be only after he retires which is maybe 15 years away. People tend to calm down when they get older so yes I see him being a good coach.
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Re: Rondo Playing De Facto Coach Role With Celtics 

Post#4 » by calamity » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:05 pm

Big_Aristotle wrote:
Retired_Doc wrote:said Rivers. "I always tell him that if he wasn't so crazy he'd be a great coach."

BUT the fact IS, Rondo IS crazy and therefore will never be a great coach! He's simply not intelligent enough, nor can he keep himself "under control."


How intelligent he is, I don't know. I do know he has a great basketball IQ if you can do that on his age.
He's still a player so coaching would be only after he retires which is maybe 15 years away. People tend to calm down when they get older so yes I see him being a good coach.


I agree with this. However there are some crazy coaches. :lol:

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