Post#63 » by Hon-essim » Sun Jun 3, 2012 11:43 am
No, Rondo has been an efficient scorer. Not since Parker has playoff D fear to slack against an up tempo pg that didn't play D'Antoni's system and even Nash wasn't as dangerous.
Rondo's problem is that he isn't as deadly a scorer but he is deadly efficient. Even in the Finals against LA, he made that clutch three and only in their 2nd try where Rondo opted to pass out to Pierce did Boston lose their chance at a ring. He is a classic case of a guy without half the talent but thanks to his athleticism and killer instinct, he's able to to be one of the few passing pgs whose assist numbers are overrated in terms of acquiring them but underrated in terms of how he opens up plays for his team.
Boston's offense sucked more because Doc is overrated. He's not a true player coach until he came to Boston and his chemistry with a young Rondo is what made up for half of his set's efficiency and the other half is made up for the talent receiving those passes. Even if we buy that he sucks though, at least, Boston's threat as a playoff team puts their offense to mediocre. People also tend to overrate Boston's talent. They have a deceptive core that can put up gaudy stats but not one player in there is a consistent "drop off" type of scorer.
Allen showed he can go red hot one series and go cold against LA, Pierce is the definition of a ball stopper who's clutch but he's not really a red hot shooter either, Garnett is not a pure jump shooter. As far as the Big 4 was concerned, Eddie House was their consistent go to guy. They never really had a player that can shoot as hot as a red hot Melo, Kobe, Durant...and even for mid-level guys, they don't have Rashard Lewis in his prime, Lebron when he's hot, Steve Kerr-lite...if Rondo was just a top 10 rather than top 5 pg, that team would have been like Utah...constantly getting eliminated in the early rounds but Rondo gives them a type of Gritty leadership that a pass first pg needs to have. Something Deron Williams lacks. Chris Paul at times will abandon. Rose will at times prefer to score over creating shots. Those elements other pgs lack is what puts Rondo at the top 5. He's a class of his own much like the other elite pgs. Other pgs may get the same stats but Boston's impact as a playoff team would suffer. It'd be like switching between Nate Robinson and Eddie House. What looks obvious on paper doesn't translate well in the playoffs.
Gerhalt11 wrote:What? He produces better results than he should? Fire that guy!
No coach. No GM. Probably no star. I swear, in my 23 years of following this team, I can't name a stranger time than this moment to be a supporter of the Magic.
