TO the OP: Did you start threads like this when the Celtics were losing to Charlotte and Portland? Boston is winning their home games without Rondo. NBA teams win home games. Boston is 3-4 on the road since he went down, and probably would have won in Portland and Charlotte with Rondo healthy.
This whole "Rondo Pouting" stuff is foolishness. The guy is great at running a team. Now that he's not there, others are expanding their role and the Celtics are winning games. If these players took it upon themselves to be more active, instead of waiting for Rondo to set the table for them, they would have been winning with Rondo.
One thing I do agree with the Rondo critics is that he wasn't held to a high standard defensively in the regular season. Pressuring the ball defensively has been a key reason why the Celtics have been winning. Maybe when Rondo returns, he and Doc will have a different perspective on how much energy he can expend on the defensive end and still run the team.
The regular season is a marathon, and teams, good and bad, go on runs, based on schedule, health, etc. Let's see how the Cs do in a playoff series before we make and grand pronouncements about how the Celtics are better off without Rajon Rondo.