CB Draft '09 Mock Press Conference: Pacific Divison

[Rondo2287]

Just an update about why y'all missed out on the Suns:

If not for a minor hissy fit thrown by Rajon Rondo, his box score stat line would have read 25 minutes played -- and the Boston Celtics would be a .500 team thus far in the preseason.

But Rondo has been asked to take on a greater leadership role this season, and he did so with his words and his actions in a timeout late in the third quarter Tuesday night.

"He wanted to stay in. He begged to stay in. He said, 'I want to see if I can bring them back,'" Doc Rivers said.

Rivers yielded to Rondo's wishes, let him play the entire second half and watched his point guard lead Boston back from a 14-point deficit to defeat the New Jersey Nets, 91-88, in a preseason game at the Prudential Center, a few miles down the turnpike from the Meadowlands.

Rondo nearly had a triple-double, finishing with 18 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds, and his pinpoint pass to Eddie House, coming off a perfect screen set by Glen Davis, led to a 15-footer with 32 seconds left that put Boston in front to stay.

"I just want to win. Doesn't matter if it's preseason to me," Rondo said. "You don't put on your uniform to lose, and I don't want to give any team any confidence; I wanted to win regardless of who we played or whether it's a preseason game or not. I just feel like I'm young, and I want to play as much as possible and continue to get better. The older guys, they may want to rest, but that's because they're veterans. Me, my third or fourth year in, I'd rather play."

That is my point guard, and that's one example of why my team was the best in the west.

Sounds to me like you got a guy who is argumentative with coaches.  I dont think thats a formula for success

[indeedproceed]

Whatever...why don't you go play horse with Fransisco Garcia or something?


Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

[Rondo2287]

Whatever...why don't you go play horse with Fransisco Garcia or something?


Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

I hear with one arm he is still significantly better than Aaron Afflalo!

[KCattheStripe]

Just an update about why y'all missed out on the Suns:

If not for a minor hissy fit thrown by Rajon Rondo, his box score stat line would have read 25 minutes played -- and the Boston Celtics would be a .500 team thus far in the preseason.

But Rondo has been asked to take on a greater leadership role this season, and he did so with his words and his actions in a timeout late in the third quarter Tuesday night.

"He wanted to stay in. He begged to stay in. He said, 'I want to see if I can bring them back,'" Doc Rivers said.

Rivers yielded to Rondo's wishes, let him play the entire second half and watched his point guard lead Boston back from a 14-point deficit to defeat the New Jersey Nets, 91-88, in a preseason game at the Prudential Center, a few miles down the turnpike from the Meadowlands.

Rondo nearly had a triple-double, finishing with 18 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds, and his pinpoint pass to Eddie House, coming off a perfect screen set by Glen Davis, led to a 15-footer with 32 seconds left that put Boston in front to stay.

"I just want to win. Doesn't matter if it's preseason to me," Rondo said. "You don't put on your uniform to lose, and I don't want to give any team any confidence; I wanted to win regardless of who we played or whether it's a preseason game or not. I just feel like I'm young, and I want to play as much as possible and continue to get better. The older guys, they may want to rest, but that's because they're veterans. Me, my third or fourth year in, I'd rather play."

That is my point guard, and that's one example of why my team was the best in the west.

Why? He's not even an Allstar... unlike Mo Williams.

[indeedproceed]

Why? He's not even an Allstar... unlike Mo Williams.

EWWW! That is gross. Ugh. Why would you even say that? Jeez. Ugh...God....Man, now I gotta go throw up. Gross.

I cannot believe you said that. Actually typing out Mo Williams. Gross.

Ewww now I did it.

[Edgar]

Man to be honest the crotornats are even better now

healthy shaq
healthy redd
healthy manu

champs for sure

[indeedproceed]

Man to be honest the crotornats are even better now

healthy shaq
healthy redd
healthy manu

champs for sure

Edgar there is a thread titled "Shaq looks old and fat"

[KCattheStripe]

Why? He's not even an Allstar... unlike Mo Williams.

EWWW! That is gross. Ugh. Why would you even say that? Jeez. Ugh...God....Man, now I gotta go throw up. Gross.

I cannot believe you said that. Actually typing out Mo Williams. Gross.

Ewww now I did it.

IF you think that's bad, watch what happens to the people having to guard him. Uncontrolled fits of vomiting = easy buckets.

[KCattheStripe]

I wonder what Shawn Kemp's numbers are these days? Rick Pitino seems to have pulled out of the race.

Heh, "Pulled out" of the race. Heh.

[Roy Hobbs]

Man to be honest the crotornats are even better now

healthy shaq
healthy redd
healthy manu

champs for sure

Edgar there is a thread titled "Shaq looks old and fat"

Jealousy.

By the way, Rondo still looks inconsistent with a crappy jump shot.

[Evantime34]

Let's all wait until the season is at least underway before we start pimping the players we picked for this draft.
Although it is a fact Nash, Boozer, Okur, and Deng will all play all star basketball this year. ;-)

[indeedproceed]

Let's all wait until the season is at least underway before we start pimping the players we picked for this draft.
Although it is a fact Nash, Boozer, Okur, and Deng will all play all star basketball this year. ;-)

Breaking News:

"Nash was MVSteve tonight, posting 23 points and 15 assists on 10-for-16 shooting in a team-high 33 minutes. He showed that he can still fill it up and dish it out with the best of them, and do it as efficiently as any point guard in the NBA. Just look at his numbers post All-Star break last season: 19.2 ppg and 9.7 apg on 55 percent from the field and 47 percent behind the arc. Nash still has it."

[Fafnir]

Man to be honest the crotornats are even better now

healthy shaq
healthy redd
healthy manu

champs for sure

Edgar there is a thread titled "Shaq looks old and fat"

Jealousy.

By the way, Rondo still looks inconsistent with a crappy jump shot.

Says the man who helped talk me into taking him....

[KCattheStripe]

Man to be honest the crotornats are even better now

healthy shaq
healthy redd
healthy manu

champs for sure

Edgar there is a thread titled "Shaq looks old and fat"

Jealousy.

By the way, Rondo still looks inconsistent with a crappy jump shot.

Says the man who helped talk me into taking him....

Mo Williams: Steady Hand, Dagger Jump Shot.