Perkisabeast- Listen, we ALL agree that Rondo is a great FIT for this team. I'm very happy with him and would hate to ever lose him. However, if we are going to throw around any PGs, you simply cannot say that the Celtics would be better off with Rondo instead of Chris Paul. Paul has better number ACROSS THE BOARD. As for your point about Paul needing the ball in his hands too much, 1. He is a pure PG, he passes when someone is open. 2. He has a far greater need to create things for the Hornets than he would for the Celtics, so its only natural that he has the ball in his hands more than Rondo.
Paul is a better PG, with a better outside shot, better rebounding, more assists, more steals and better shooting and free throw percentages. Literally every phase of the game, he is better than Rondo.
I love this team and the fact that we compete for championships and no one is suggesting we get rid of Rondo and get CP3 (regardless, it's impossible to get him). You just can't say in an ideal world that you would pick Rondo over CP3 to play with the rest of the team, it just doesn't make any sense on any level.
Which PGs would you rather have?
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Re: Which PGs would you rather have?
"When I played, Larry Bird was the only one feared. A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Could Larry Bird really play that good?' I said man, Larry Bird was so good it was frightening." -Magic
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Honestly, I've never been concerned with numbers, to me they absolutely do not matter.
Granted, good numbers often go along with good players, good numbers also go along with very metiocre players who are considered great but who's numbers are in large part empty stats, no soul in them.
I think Iverson is a good player, but his numbers are misleading these days, also Tracy McCrady has great career numbers, but in reality he is nowhere near Paul Pierce, but statistically he is right there, so are people who are not as good as McCrady.
Perk's numbers certainly aren't the best, but would you rather have Gasoft, andrew, or rasheed.
How about Kaman in Perk's place ?
What about Jermaine O'Neal ?
All have clearly better scoring numbers then Perk, but I wouldn't trade Big Perk for them in a million years.
You're also discounting the fact that this team has absolutely great chemistry, and Rondo is a big part of that.
Chris Paul is not top 5 in the league, Posey is playing really well down there but the team is still .500
The reality (as opposed to media hype) is that Chris Paul is not a better player then Pierce, KG, Duncan, Lebron, wade or bryant, maybe not even better then Billups, Iverson, Vince (when he decides to play), Dwight, Al Jefferson, Parker, Nash, etc...I mean he's right there, but I wouldn't put him past alot of the above named.
Granted, good numbers often go along with good players, good numbers also go along with very metiocre players who are considered great but who's numbers are in large part empty stats, no soul in them.
I think Iverson is a good player, but his numbers are misleading these days, also Tracy McCrady has great career numbers, but in reality he is nowhere near Paul Pierce, but statistically he is right there, so are people who are not as good as McCrady.
Perk's numbers certainly aren't the best, but would you rather have Gasoft, andrew, or rasheed.
How about Kaman in Perk's place ?
What about Jermaine O'Neal ?
All have clearly better scoring numbers then Perk, but I wouldn't trade Big Perk for them in a million years.
You're also discounting the fact that this team has absolutely great chemistry, and Rondo is a big part of that.
Chris Paul is not top 5 in the league, Posey is playing really well down there but the team is still .500
The reality (as opposed to media hype) is that Chris Paul is not a better player then Pierce, KG, Duncan, Lebron, wade or bryant, maybe not even better then Billups, Iverson, Vince (when he decides to play), Dwight, Al Jefferson, Parker, Nash, etc...I mean he's right there, but I wouldn't put him past alot of the above named.