"We've lost our aura of greatness" says Rondo according to a recent post on this site.
He's telling the truth.
Hmmmm, I had no idea that Rajon Rondo has become the new coach of the Boston Celtics. When did this happen? Couldn't somebody have told me? 
In a way, Rondo is a coach of the Boston Celtics - but it has always been this way. Everyone, including Doc, has always said that the point guard is a extension of the coach on the floor.
Seriously, I don't know why Rondo has all of a sudden become the voice of the Celtics considering he's the youngest player on the team, but maybe he should look in the mirror.
I don't see why age is a factor? This whole focus on age and "veterans" this year is simply ridiculous. Keep deferring to the older players and see what happens... Paul Pierce isos at the end of quarters/games that NEVER work. Keep reducing the number of practices to keep your veterans rested and we wonder why we are so inconsistent and can't execute anything when it comes to crunch time.
For all of his assists, tying Cousy's record, blah blah blah, he also causes alot of turnovers. Did anyone catch the pass he made to Pierce yesterday that landed in loge 16, row 23?
Or how about the two bad passes he made to Shelden? At least he was shooting the ball yesterday and played decent defense.
His turnover/assist ratio is still top notch, but he can definitely cut down on the turnovers resulting from fancy passes and the traveling. But those Shelden plays - is that Rondo's fault for making a pass that Shelden can't handle, or is it Shelden's fault for not being able to handle Rondo's passes? Or perhaps the coaching staff's fault for not enough practices?
Look, I think Rondo is okay but he's not great and don't understand why he's the one that's speaking up against the team.
Because everyone else on that team (perhaps other than Perk, who also gives his honest opinion) is delusional and no one is willing to face reality. For example, Pierce realizes just now that maybe he shouldn't have played in the all-star game.. maybe he should have taken more games off while rehabbing his knee. Remember when Rondo tried to speak to his team last year by calling that ill-fated team meeting? I still think it's sad that your team doesn't even allow you an internal forum to speak your mind without everyone getting all defensive and mad at each other. I think the fact that he's speaking up publicly this year shows that he cares about the fate of this team. Even KG has said that Rondo wants it more than anyone on this team.
I really hope Danny keeps his options open this summer. I would definitely shop Rondo and can probably get a couple decent players in return.
Yeah lets surround our aging 3 with a couple of "decent" players (while giving away our only young "good"/"great" player). Let's see more of Ray dribbling and turning it over. Let's watch KG create his own shot next year when he can't even make sure layups right now. Let's see more Paul Pierce isos now that Rondo's not there to distribute the ball.
I think I'm still reeling from yesterday's disappointment. In any case, I'm not feeling very optimistic about our team right now, but Rondo's our lone bright spot.
