Where did I say Rondo was perfect? And where did I say he didn't have to practice here? You chose to highlight that quote as some sort of indictment, I just provided the context. Next time, pick a better quote.
I didn't provide the quote, the author of the story did. And whatever context it comes in, it begs the question, "Why didn't you work as hard in Boston"?
Also,when you choose to say that you worked more in two days with your new team than you did for two months with your old one, you don't need indictments from old forum geezers like me -- you've already put foot in mouth quite skillfully yourself.
It's called exaggeration. People do it all the time. The article even acknowledges it by calling it "a stretch". I hope you don't take everything said so literally. You should also realize that Rondo missed all of preseason because of the hand injury and was projected to miss a couple weeks of regular season but worked hard and was able to get himself ready for the 1st game. How about you produce some quotes by Ainge, Stevens or the other players indicating that Rondo was dogging it in practice to actually support your assertion?
Expecting Ainge, Stevens, or other players to say something negative about Rondo in practice or anywhere else is not realistic. It would be unprofessional and looking in the rearview.
Just out of curiosity, why would you expect the "rearview" comments about Rondo to be any less negative than they were about Ray Allen? Do you think that the current team/coach is just that much more professional than Doc/PP/KG?
Allen voluntarily left to the enemy for less money while we were still in "win now" mode without compensation. Rondo was traded from a rebuilding team for compensation. Why would he harbor animosity?
Obviously I wasn't saying the comments would be the same. I was just wondering why you thought the team wouldn't say anything negative about Rondo after he left when they weren't shy about what they said about Ray.
