OT: Rajon Rondo (Informally) Announces Retirement
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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!
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!
SamIam 2010: Truth's ability to play so incredibly efficiently is so UNDERAPPRECIATED. Bballcool 2012: Amazing how great Pierce has been for so long. Continues to defy age! KG 2013: P is original Celtic. Wherever he goes, we go. This is The Truth's house.
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There goes another buyout option.
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zoyathedestroya wrote:
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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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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SamIam 2010: Truth's ability to play so incredibly efficiently is so UNDERAPPRECIATED. Bballcool 2012: Amazing how great Pierce has been for so long. Continues to defy age! KG 2013: P is original Celtic. Wherever he goes, we go. This is The Truth's house.
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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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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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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).
"I think the criticism's stupid," Stevens said. "So I don't care. I'm with Jaylen (Brown) on that. Those two had achieved more than most 25 and 26 year olds ever had. I'd rather be in the mix and have my guts ripped out than suck."
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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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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.
Paul Pierce appreciation society.
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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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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!
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!
Paul Pierce appreciation society.
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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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