Agree with 2short - it's Paul, then it's everyone else jockeying for silver. Rondo won a championship, but he was godawful for most of the Finals (he played virtually no part in the Game 4 comeback, for example).
This might not be common knowledge but Rondo sprained his ankle in the middle of game 3. This accounts for much of his godawful play. He was great in game 2, he was great in game 6, and his game 1 (15 points, 5 boards, 7 assists) wasn't bad either.
Game 2, Game6, and Game 1, were all home games, I do realize that Rondo sprained his ankle in game 3, but in the playoffs last year, Rondo consistently disappeared on the road, which was a large part of our bad play away from home. I dont want to rain on the parade for Rondo here, but if were going to use his championship as ammunition to boost his rank, than this needs to be pointed out as well. It was Rondo's first playoffs and like any young player he struggled mightily on the road, so we cant act like we was the center piece of our championship like Chris Paul would be for NO and Williams would be for Utah.
This year in the playoffs though, Rondo has been the best player on the floor for the Celtics in all three games, and he had a big game last night on the road in Chicago. So the situation is a little different this year in the playoffs as far as his place on the team, but it has only been 3 games, Im anxiously hoping he can keep it up and us winning as well.