Flashback....Rondo vs Pierce

[CelticsFanNC]

Great post. TP.

The only people thinking that Rondo is going to be traded are the people who want him traded.
Thankfully that's not Danny or Doc.

He's only being moved for another All Star caliber player and that says something about how much they value him.
The kid still hasn't reached his ceiling and he's got a ways to go. I think the next few years without the old guys will be good for his development as he still hasn't reached his prime.
I'm just hoping we have enough pieces to help him out once he has reached his prime.
The 'blow it up' method has its advantages, but it would also mean we lose the opportunity to win another ring with Rondo as the main piece. I think the only way we win another ring with Rondo is if we re tool ASAP.

If we do blow it up, use Rondo to get high picks to build with and let Rondo flourish else where.

  I think your right about this.  Danny and Doc like Rondo more then some fans do.  It seems to me most of the fans who hate on Rondo are the same ones who refuse to let go of the "Old Three".

  Danny will trade anyone but he is only trading Rondo for another All-Star level player.  I'm good with that.  No one should be untouchable when you're not a contender.

  This kid is special in the open court.  His court vision, passing ability and speed with the ball in the open is unparalleled in today's NBA and is something this team should be featuring in the future.

[ScoobyDoo]

Well, we can agree to disagree on this one, not a big deal.

For me, Rondo let's his man waltz by him far, far too often for a guy with his athleticism. He also gambles too much, letting his guy go by him and then trying to reach around for the steal. And it has very little to do with whether a pick is being laid or not often times.

I also think he is lackadaisical with his defensive effort more often than he should be. I don't feel this way about KG, Pierce, Ray or Perkins when he was here.

It's not necessarily whether you get beat or not, it's how hard you try to recover. a lot of times when a guy has an open shot Rondo doesn't even charge the guy to try and affect the three or the open J, he just let's the guy take it.

I'm a huge fan of Rondo, one who thinks we should build a high octane team around him - I don't want to trade him, unless it was a no brainer trade you couldn't pass up.

But I think he could fundamentally improve his overall impact by:

1. Gambling less on D and playing more fundamental and positional D. Making more effort to recover his guy if beaten 

2. Using his considerable play making skills to make the simple, smart pass more often rather than the spectacular pass that leads have a higher turnover risk in his case.
* I acknowledge this last one is having Rondo draw what is a very fine line between his own prodigious play making creativity and carelessness with the ball. But if he can tone it back just enough with the highest risk passes, he will become that much more deadly overall.