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OT: Rajon Rondo (Informally) Announces Retirement

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OT: Rajon Rondo (Informally) Announces Retirement 

Post#1 » by zoyathedestroya » Tue Apr 2, 2024 12:55 pm

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Maybe he goes into coaching once his kids are in college?
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Post#2 » by exculpatory » Tue Apr 2, 2024 1:02 pm

Rondo perfectly complimented Truth, Ticket & Ray.

What a talent!

Feisty hard ass mother **** as well.

FUN!

Someone with IT skills please post some of his hilites!

Show the time that DWade had to throw him out of the Heat huddle. LOL.

Show some of his truly astonishing assists!
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Re: OT: Rajon Rondo (Informally) Announces Retirement 

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Post#4 » by Celts17Pride » Tue Apr 2, 2024 1:11 pm

There goes another buyout option.
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Post#5 » by shackles10 » Tue Apr 2, 2024 1:41 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
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Maybe he goes into coaching once his kids are in college?



I feel like I remember him being around our guys this summer and rumors of him filling an assistant position but an offer was never made. I know for sure he had a similar presence around UK's young kids off and on last couple years in the summer and same rumors about an assistant position with Calipari, but the rumors go silent every time he runs into legal trouble/scandal. For such a smart player on the court, he's made some poor decisions post playing career that have limited his opportunities to stay in basketball.
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Re: OT: Rajon Rondo (Informally) Announces Retirement 

Post#6 » by Bar Fight » Tue Apr 2, 2024 2:15 pm

Will never forget Game 4 against Cleveland. Down 2-1, just got blown out on our home floor and this dude puts up 29/18/13 to carry us to the win. Playoff Rondo was special
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Post#7 » by exculpatory » Tue Apr 2, 2024 6:50 pm

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HOLY ****
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Post#8 » by zoyathedestroya » Tue Apr 2, 2024 7:17 pm

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Post#9 » by 165bows » Tue Apr 2, 2024 7:48 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:

Always loved the Rondo-Shaq connection, short lived as it was.

Kind of the end of an era in a lot of different ways, really.
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Post#10 » by bisme37 » Tue Apr 2, 2024 10:04 pm

Thanks for helping us win Banner 17, Rajon! He was so fun and such a great player in his prime. Best of luck in his future endeavors.
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Post#11 » by sam_I_am » Tue Apr 2, 2024 11:11 pm

I knew he was special when I saw this play during rookie preseason- #1 on the top 10 preseason plays. Unreal putback dunk and n even better a steal on the inbound and a layup. Can skip to 2:20 minute mark to see it. (He also made #3 play on countdown btw).

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Post#13 » by zoyathedestroya » Tue Apr 9, 2024 6:35 pm

Some are suggesting Rondo be the one to replace Calipari as Kentucky coach. It’s a well-accepted notion that Rondo’s one of the greatest minds to ever play the game. Will he have the temperament and people skills for it? Are the coaches still the ones who do the recruiting?
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Post#14 » by La Flame » Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:59 am

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Post#15 » by Romeiro Celtic » Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:04 pm

Bring him as an assistant :)
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Post#16 » by 31to6 » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:23 am

Bar Fight wrote:Will never forget Game 4 against Cleveland. Down 2-1, just got blown out on our home floor and this dude puts up 29/18/13 to carry us to the win. Playoff Rondo was special


He was unreal that day, like suddenly the best player in the league but also historically good.

It wasn’t the only such flash of such in the playoffs but maybe the most complete/purest day of Rondo perfection.
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Post#17 » by 31to6 » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:24 am

sam_I_am wrote:I knew he was special when I saw this play during rookie preseason- #1 on the top 10 preseason plays. Unreal putback dunk and n even better a steal on the inbound and a layup. Can skip to 2:20 minute mark to see it. (He also made #3 play on countdown btw).



Thanks for posting this! I agree it was a moment that made you sit up and take notice, like wait, what do we have here?
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Post#18 » by 31to6 » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:28 am

Someday I’ll need to engage in a discussion about whether Rondo reached his potential. His career in Boston was one of my favorite ever, but he’s admittedly been pretty dead to me since he went to LA.

I had hoped he’d go down as one of the greatest Celtic PGs ever, but now figure he’s where:
Cousy, KC, Jo Jo, DJ — fifth at best, and there’s probably more people than should that would engage in a debate about Rondo vs Marcus.

He was so fun to watch. Thanks for all of the times you turned basketball into an art form, Ramon!
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Post#19 » by brackdan70 » Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:35 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Some are suggesting Rondo be the one to replace Calipari as Kentucky coach. It’s a well-accepted notion that Rondo’s one of the greatest minds to ever play the game. Will he have the temperament and people skills for it? Are the coaches still the ones who do the recruiting?

That’s really interesting. Yeah it’s clear he has a great mind for the game.
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Post#20 » by brackdan70 » Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:44 pm

Rondo have any kids? I’d draft em.
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