Ray Allen and Paul Peirce need to find a way to contribute if they aren't scoring. They both used to be able to do that. It isn't Rondo's fault that Ray is a liability on both sides of the ball if his shot isn't falling or that Peirce forces up bad shots as soon as he touches the ball. They are smart enough players to not have to be force feed shots to get into the game.
Rondo being aggressive and scoring more should help open more good looks for Ray and Paul. Eventually defenses will need to rotate to stop the Rondo penetration. Once they do there will be a lot of open looks.
But Ray and Paul need to play better, that is the bottom line. They are both all star players and can contribute in other ways. We need to stop blaming Rondo for their poor play.
I disagree, a lot. We WANT Rondo to be aggressive. RA / PP need to make an impact to the game in another way when someone is on fire offensively. To much standing around by PP / RA in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Find a way to make an impact and make a play. Rondo playing well doesn't stop them from playing well. No way.
Ben Gordon underachieves all year but then goes ham tonight smh unbelievable and we're not a better team when Rondo takes nearly 30 shots Pierce nd Ray were in a horrible rhythm cuz Rondo was overly aggressive
Im not blaming Rondo it's not a coincidence whenever Rondo scores a bunch of points the rest of the big 3 dont play good he doesnt co-exist well with the other guys they work better when he's a distributor I'm NEVER comfortable wit a point guard takin 30 shots