But guys...were we winning with Rondo? lol
Yall make it seem like we didn't go on our 6 game win streak with Rondo right at home.
Yall make it seem like we were 30-10 before Rondo went down.
I like the guy but I think as he's gone, we seem to make his skill set fantastical.
Let me put it like that. Sometimes when I get to missing someone, I remember all our fun and good times. Then I hang out with them and I remember how annoying and worrisome they are. Same difference. Things we do as humans.
How would Rondo have helped against Lakers?
Maybe against the Nuggets. I think we were in close enough striking distance for that.
But last night? Against the Lakers? who we couldn't defend and get a rebound against? how does he help?
How does losing an All Star level talent not hurt your team? There is nothing "fantastical" about it, it's plain to see what he can do and what we are missing.
How does having more talent not help against any team?
I swear, some people just have the shortest memories. If we can't get that less talent makes your team worse I just don't know what we are talking about anymore.
You can't take a long view in your talk about our record and then say we are better after a 6 game winning streak. The two statements don't jive. Remember when we went on a 6 game winning streak and then a 6 game losing streak?
time out.
my point, as I continue to say, is I don't think Rondo would've made a difference last night...in other games, sure? I think even against Denver, he would've helped.
The way in which we lost last night had 0 to do with having Rondo in my opinion.
also, don't sign me up on that 'plain' to see thing. best difference I've seen so far minus Rondo is the fun passes. oh the ball handling, but Rondo makes idiotic turnovers, too. and I think Jet and Jeff are kind of better handlers than we give them credit for. But at the same time, we don't have a back up PG.
Rondo is great. Record breaking. Cute passes. But his whole 'turn it on or turn it off' game is not cool with me. What I do like about this group is they (seem) to be on every night. I think we still had some fight last night. but something was off.
that's not to say the lakers couldn't have been playing extremely hard for dr. buss and we just happened to be on the other end of that...so there's that as well.
Rondo is a great PG. I like the way we've played minus him (up to this point -- it seems like Doc is trying to hard to reincarnate him, which I was scared of). I'm hoping when he returns, we can continue to do the ball movement thing.
but...we need some rebounding BIGS. THAT would'ved help against Lakers AND Denver.