I think we should run this more for Rondo

[yupitsme]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=UeXjTTNW56U

I think i've seen it once.

[Chief]

I'm surprised Tubby even ran a play for Rondo.

[Who]

Utah run that play a fair bit between Kirilenko and Deron Williams. Works well for them, regularly catches the opposition sleeping.

[PRIDE]

Imagine seeing KG or Paul throwing that pass to Rondo? I'm drooling already.

But its probably harder to pull off in the NBA due to better interior defense.

[zerophase]

i've always wondered why we don't but then again, in the nba rondo would be hacked by say d-howard so the benefits of the basket might not be as worth his injury.

[Mr October]

Man, I am so glad Rondo has turned into a serious player! What a steal by Danny!! And Doc has coached him quite well. I'm looking forward to another year of crazy performances from Rondo, as he grows in his game.

[ManUp]

Man, I am so glad Rondo has turned into a serious player! What a steal by Danny!! And Doc has coached him quite well. I'm looking forward to another year of crazy performances from Rondo, as he grows in his game.

Yup. I'm surprised that there aren't more Rondo threads. He still has a lot of that "P" word for us to drool over.

[Chris]

Imagine seeing KG or Paul throwing that pass to Rondo? I'm drooling already.

But its probably harder to pull off in the NBA due to better interior defense.

This is exactly the problem.  In any league, a back door alley-oop is an incredibly difficult play to run, because you need so much to go right.  You need perfect timing, a perfect pass, and a great pick on offense, and you also need the defense to be sleeping on their rotations, and not in the passing lane.

In the NBA, it is even tougher, because players are ussually not falling asleep on defense like they do in lower levels, and even if they do, they are so much longer, and more athletic, the defenders are able to recover, and break up a lob pass, meaning you need to throw a bullet, which is incredibly tough to time. 

In general, these are much more effective when you have long, athletic players, who can get way above the rim.  A guy like Rondo, although a freak athlete, simply can't get high enough to be able to hang there like say, Josh Smith can, in case the timing isn't perfect.

[ManUp]

Imagine seeing KG or Paul throwing that pass to Rondo? I'm drooling already.

But its probably harder to pull off in the NBA due to better interior defense.

This is exactly the problem.  In any league, a back door alley-oop is an incredibly difficult play to run, because you need so much to go right.  You need perfect timing, a perfect pass, and a great pick on offense, and you also need the defense to be sleeping on their rotations, and not in the passing lane.

In the NBA, it is even tougher, because players are ussually not falling asleep on defense like they do in lower levels, and even if they do, they are so much longer, and more athletic, the defenders are able to recover, and break up a lob pass, meaning you need to throw a bullet, which is incredibly tough to time. 

In general, these are much more effective when you have long, athletic players, who can get way above the rim.  A guy like Rondo, although a freak athlete, simply can't get high enough to be able to hang there like say, Josh Smith can, in case the timing isn't perfect.

Giddens *cough* Walker *cough*

 

[BballTim]

  They should show the video to Rondo and tell him to grab the rim like that when the defender invariably hits him while he's in midair.

[bleedingreen]

Paul is probably the best ally oop passer on the team. Only if he didn't hate rondo so much...