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Title: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: lightspeed5 on April 09, 2013, 11:48:18 AM
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http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4704079/nbarank-cs-in-top-30

KG shunned from top 30

They have John Wall ranked above him even though rondo's a better defender, rebounder, passer, more triple doubles, more efficient FG%, and has done more in the playoffs.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: indeedproceed on April 09, 2013, 11:55:35 AM
John Wall is peaking, its an over-reaction.

Just like they rank Kevin Love and Derrick Rose behind Rondo, overreactions. You could say, "Well what about Rose/Love's injury", but then it is literally the same thing with Rondo.

These rankings are pretty much hogwash anyways.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: Celtics4ever on April 09, 2013, 12:02:15 PM
Absent froom court absent from mind....
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: sofutomygaha on April 09, 2013, 12:42:20 PM
Are you sure Garnett was snubbed? I was assuming that he made the top 15
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: Kane3387 on April 09, 2013, 01:06:07 PM
Interesting he is ahead of Rose but behind Wall.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: sofutomygaha on April 09, 2013, 02:15:25 PM
Reading the reactions to Rose's rank is disturbing. "Come on, he was the MVP!" say people who have forgotten that his MVP award was a travesty.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: JoT on April 09, 2013, 02:51:37 PM
Reading the reactions to Rose's rank is disturbing. "Come on, he was the MVP!" say people who have forgotten that his MVP award was a travesty.
Isn't the list for this season? If so while I like Derrick, he should not be on the list especially since he played 0 games this season. I don't care if he was MVP in the past, he shouldn't be on there if he hasn't played a game this season.
Rondo at least had some games before he went down to even be on it.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: bobbyv on April 09, 2013, 02:59:25 PM
Meh, I don't pay much attention to it. Rondo and Rose are ranked too low, probably due to injuries, and Wall is only ranked that high due to his play in the last month or so. Definitely overrated at the point in time.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: CelticConcourse on April 09, 2013, 03:59:56 PM
It's kind of hard to rate a guy who hasn't played for a few months, but okay.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: sofutomygaha on April 09, 2013, 05:10:09 PM
Actually, these aren't the this-season rankings, the overall rankings, or even the future rankings. These are just pointless rankings. Kyrie Irving clocked in at 12.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: sofutomygaha on April 09, 2013, 05:15:20 PM
Actually, these aren't the this-season rankings, the overall rankings, or even the future rankings. These are just pointless rankings. Kyrie Irving clocked in at 12.

If defense counted for anything, I'm not even sure Kyrie Irving would be the twelfth best point guard in the league this year.
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: dasani on April 09, 2013, 05:16:37 PM
Actually, these aren't the this-season rankings, the overall rankings, or even the future rankings. These are just pointless rankings. Kyrie Irving clocked in at 12.

If defense counted for anything, I'm not even sure Kyrie Irving would be the twelfth best point guard in the league this year.

Ha. TP!
Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: sofutomygaha on April 09, 2013, 05:46:11 PM
Actually, these aren't the this-season rankings, the overall rankings, or even the future rankings. These are just pointless rankings. Kyrie Irving clocked in at 12.

If defense counted for anything, I'm not even sure Kyrie Irving would be the twelfth best point guard in the league this year.

Ha. TP!

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Title: Re: Rondo ESPN ranking drops to 22 from 12 before the season
Post by: Snakehead on April 09, 2013, 05:50:26 PM
Reading the reactions to Rose's rank is disturbing. "Come on, he was the MVP!" say people who have forgotten that his MVP award was a travesty.

Yeah they didn't want to give it to LeBron.  The only way LeBron lost and will lose for the next few years is if people get tired of voting for him.  MVP awards are mostly crap anyways.

Speaking of crap, these rankings!  ESPN... yuck.