This is just a thought, but could the recent frank, and seemingly honest, no sugar coat assessments of Rajon Rondo and his "maturity" issues, as well as his skills and skill deficencies be kind of a a big PR game from Celtics management to try to A) lower Rajon Rondo's extension price and B) get him more motivated to get better?
They're not saying the same stuff about Big Baby or Kendrick Perkins.
EDIT: maybe they are saying some of the same stuff aobut Baby.
I think that's exactly it - to make sure he and his agent understand there won't be a max deal this summer because of the gaps in his game.
I doubt he's asking for max money but he'll probably get a pretty good extension. Doc says that Rondo needs to work on his game, and that he's not an all-star yet but he also knows how vital Rondo's been to the team's success.
