the Celtics pay Rondo to show up and play his best every game apparently even his most ardent supporters agree that he does not give his best every game. This is not a good thing.
To those that argue that we will miss Rondo come the playoffs, remember that in his most memorable playoff games where he went all the way - we still lost. Maybe we would have won that game if he did not try to do it himself.
Finally, who cares about playoff Rondo? We should only care about Chips. How many chips has playoff Rondo won us?
you're missing a crucial part about playoff Rondo vs regular season Rondo.
Playoff Rondo goes into attack mode and puts his body on the line every play down the court.
I NEVER want playoff Rondo playing that way for a full season- otherwise we have more injuries due to his style of game.
His body takes a beating as it is in the regular season- it's rolling the dice too many times to have him play that aggressively every single game- he'd barely get through each season as he does already.
It's about preserving his body until it really matters. I don't care if people think he turns it on and off. As long as he turns it on for the playoffs I'm fine.
And how many championships has Rondo won us? One in 2007, and we don't win that 'ship without Rondo getting the ball to Ray Allen and Pierce and our perimeter guys, or Rondo's running the floor.
I'd actually like him to get back into running up the floor earlier instead of bringing it up every play.
But yeah, the playoff Rondo argument is a legit one.
Think about how many injuries he goes through already each season and what he plays through and then times that by the intensity he brings each playoffs.