Should Delonte start for Rondo?

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If you mean should delonte start a game to give rondo a full day off and have him take practice off for a break, sure.
In no way if you put dwest and arroyo together would that player be in the same field as rajon rondo.

[KungPoweChicken]

If you mean should delonte start a game to give rondo a full day off and have him take practice off for a break, sure.
In no way if you put dwest and arroyo together would that player be in the same field as rajon rondo.

West is a better defender and shooter than Rondo. I don't how "West isn't in the same field" as Rondo.

[Drucci]

Delonte shouldn't start over Rondo but he definitely should get many minutes when Rondo is playing poorly or most of the time in crunch time. He gives us another dimension because he can defend well, shoot well, drive to the basket and make tough, contested, end-of-the-shotclock shots.

[greenpride32]

Delonte shouldn't start over Rondo but he definitely should get many minutes when Rondo is playing poorly or most of the time in crunch time. He gives us another dimension because he can defend well, shoot well, drive to the basket and make tough, contested, end-of-the-shotclock shots.

I'd prefer West in crunch time as well.  But now that Rondo is a $10m/yr all star it's really going to be tough to sit him at crunch time in the same way we subbed in BBD for Perk to close games the past couple of years.  Doc doesn't let Rondo bring up the ball in the final possesions of close games (even when healthy); it's usually Paul or Ray.  So basically we're completely changing our offense when it matters the most because we can't trust Rondo at the FT line.

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I can't beleive i'm reading this on celtics blog.
I mean it's okay to point out his flaws and discuss things if he's having a bad stretch but putting delonte into the starting 5 because rondo has had 5 bad games?
I can't think of any team that would sit the league leader in assists and steals and bringh him off the bench.
wake up people.

Lol...I find it amusing that people are so quick to applaud Rondo for his assists but conveniently leave out how often he turns the ball over.

The answer to the original question is yes. Delonte West is a more talented player than Rondo. Unfortunately West gets injured often.

[dasani]

I can't beleive i'm reading this on celtics blog.
I mean it's okay to point out his flaws and discuss things if he's having a bad stretch but putting delonte into the starting 5 because rondo has had 5 bad games?
I can't think of any team that would sit the league leader in assists and steals and bringh him off the bench.
wake up people.

Lol...I find it amusing that people are so quick to applaud Rondo for his assists but conveniently leave out how often he turns the ball over.

huh? his assist to turnover ratio is one of the tops in the league. so your point is moot.

[BballTim]

I can't beleive i'm reading this on celtics blog.
I mean it's okay to point out his flaws and discuss things if he's having a bad stretch but putting delonte into the starting 5 because rondo has had 5 bad games?
I can't think of any team that would sit the league leader in assists and steals and bringh him off the bench.
wake up people.

Lol...I find it amusing that people are so quick to applaud Rondo for his assists but conveniently leave out how often he turns the ball over.

The answer to the original question is yes. Delonte West is a more talented player than Rondo. Unfortunately West gets injured often.

  People leave off how often he turns the ball over because many of them realize he doesn't turn the ball over a lot. And when you were watching Rondo kill the Cavs in the playoffs last year were you thinking "Delonte could easily do the same thing"? If not, then how much more talented that Rondo is he?

[BballTim]

If you mean should delonte start a game to give rondo a full day off and have him take practice off for a break, sure.
In no way if you put dwest and arroyo together would that player be in the same field as rajon rondo.

West is a better defender and shooter than Rondo. I don't how "West isn't in the same field" as Rondo.

  West is a better shooter than Rondo, and that's the only facet of the game that he's anywhere near the player Rondo is.
Start finding people outside the anti-Rondo crowd on this blog that think West is one of the best passing, rebounding or defensive point guards in the league. They're few and far between if you find any at all.

[BballTim]

Delonte West is a stud and a starting caliber point guard.

Rondo is playing hurt and poorly.

West should start until Rondo can get back to 100%.

Why are people saying he is hurt when Doc has repeatedly said, "Rondo is not hurt."

  First of all it's been extremely obvious watching him play that he wasn't moving around as well as he normally does. Secondly, people know he has an injury that won't go away without extended rest. Thirdly one of his teammates told the media that he was.

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Delonte West is a stud and a starting caliber point guard.

Rondo is playing hurt and poorly.

West should start until Rondo can get back to 100%.

Why are people saying he is hurt when Doc has repeatedly said, "Rondo is not hurt."

  First of all it's been extremely obvious watching him play that he wasn't moving around as well as he normally does. Secondly, people know he has an injury that won't go away without extended rest. Thirdly one of his teammates told the media that he was.

Why is KG's word any better than Doc's? And isn't it possible that he's not moving around as well because other teams have figured him out?




However, I haven't read most of this thread...the notion of Delonte starting over Rondo is truly and utterly ridiculous. Rondo is a top-5 point guard in the league and Delonte is, on a great day, a quality rotation player. Unless it is to give Rondo a few days of rest....but for quality of play purposes? Absolutely not.

[BballTim]

Why is KG's word any better than Doc's? And isn't it possible that he's not moving around as well because other teams have figured him out?

  KG's word matches what I've been seeing for one thing. Also, a player would probably have fewer ulterior motives than a coach in general. The players generally tend to say more unvarnished (and frequently stupid) things than coaches. I don't see how teams "figuring him out" would cause him to move around less freely and be less explosive looking. I'm also a little skeptical that it would take nba teams almost 5 years to figure out Rondo when it took this message board a few short weeks to do the same.

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Doesn't matter the reason why, last night's exacerbation of his finger injury is a good enough excuse: give the guy a couple of games of and let him rest and recharge.  DWest is fine with the starters and it's good insurance to make Doc play Arroyo some more too.

[jimmywolfrey]

Delonte West is a stud and a starting caliber point guard.

Rondo is playing hurt and poorly.

West should start until Rondo can get back to 100%.

Why are people saying he is hurt when Doc has repeatedly said, "Rondo is not hurt."

  First of all it's been extremely obvious watching him play that he wasn't moving around as well as he normally does. Secondly, people know he has an injury that won't go away without extended rest. Thirdly one of his teammates told the media that he was.

Why is KG's word any better than Doc's? And isn't it possible that he's not moving around as well because other teams have figured him out?




However, I haven't read most of this thread...the notion of Delonte starting over Rondo is truly and utterly ridiculous. Rondo is a top-5 point guard in the league and Delonte is, on a great day, a quality rotation player. Unless it is to give Rondo a few days of rest....but for quality of play purposes? Absolutely not.

Although I agree with your post for the most part, i don't agree with your statement that Delonte is a quality rotational player on a great day.  He has proven on great days he can be the a quality starting pg on a championship inspired team. a quality starting sg on a champinship caliber team, and then sometimes he seems like the most important player on the court.  He isn't just a good 'rotational player' on his great days...

[Rondo2287]

Just wanted to get this one primed and ready.