I am not one to often quote Donny Marshall, but he called this team sort of a "Jekyll & Hyde" personality.
I think there is some truth to this and you can see it. You can see the team follow Rondo's mentality.
It is almost like "night & day" the way this team plays. Awesome and nearly the best brand of ball with a good mixture of elite defense and ball moving offense.
Then you see the dumbest plays ever. The worst types of passes. The worst rebounding ever. The worst offensive sets with a desperation chuck as time is expiring on the clock.
If Rondo could play more consistently, our team would follow suit, no doubt in my mind.
I am not blaming the loss on Rondo, but he is our supposed leader, the floor general, the extension of our headcoach etc.
So, the responsibility is mostly on Rondo, isn't it?