And this coincided more with Avery Bradley coming back than Rondo being injured.
Maybe, but on the balance, a Bradley + Lee backcourt is miles ahead in both size and defensive intensity than a Rondo + Bradley backcourt. Make of this what you will.
I wouldn't say miles at all but it is better and more fundamentally sound on defense. Rondo and Bradley worked well together especially because Rondo could get steals off of Bradley's ball pressure but I do agree that Lee and Bradley is a better defensive backcourt and you don't have to give up size.
If you look at the team's defensive numbers with Bradley vs without it's clear what kind of impact he has had.
Since Rondo's ACL injury the C's are:
Shooting .6% better on 2 point shots
Shooting 3.5% better on 3 point shots
Taking a higher ratio of 3s to 2s.
Keep focused here...These are important facts showning the team work is much better now without him. Gettin better % on 2 ponits or 3 points shots means that the ball movement and the circulation are better.
Hm?
I think Faf's point is the numbers aren't very different. Those aren't big changes.
You can't just say that is why these numbers are different anyways. Guys just could be shooting better now than they were before. Earlier in the season Jeff Green wasn't playing as well, Lee wasn't shooting as well, etc.