Go after Bynum, Sanders and Asik.

[Celtics4ever]

I just think the double standard is funny.  Rondo is older.  He hasn't proven he can even step on a basketball court during an actual game yet.  So if people are going to so easily dismiss Bynum as "done", they might as well say the same about Rondo.  Bynum has played within the last month and played well.

Rondo hasn't said one word about pain or the like.  Bynum is crying a river.  Big difference and not a double standard in the mental toughness area.   Why don't read some of the posts saying that he is in constant pain then you would know this fact.   Nothing like that on RR. 

[hpantazo]

Using an Andrew Bynum thread to slight Rondo.

Only on Celticsblog.

  Yes, because until he starts playing again there's still a chance it was a career ending injury. Such is life on message boards.

I just think the double standard is funny.  Rondo is older.  He hasn't proven he can even step on a basketball court during an actual game yet.  So if people are going to so easily dismiss Bynum as "done", they might as well say the same about Rondo.  Bynum has played within the last month and played well.

Obviously, my point is that neither is "done".  I think Bynum can still play if he wants to. I was using our beloved Rondo to illustrate the hypocrisy in this thread.

Granted, Bynum is also a malcontent who may very well want to stop playing basketball.  But the stuff I'm reading suggests he can still play... and would be willing to play for a team he can become emotionally invested in.  I don't blame him for losing interest in Cleveland.  Horrible city and a braindead coaching staff.

I guess you must be misinformed about Bynums knees. He has what his doctors described as the knees of a 90 year old man. They have degenerated badly and there are no medical treatments in existence to repair them. HUGE difference from a player coming back from standard acl surgery.

[CelticG1]

Hey don't forget Greg Oden as well!  He's played more recently and is younger than Rondo as well.

Centers are so hard to come by in the NBA and when healthy,  Oden is top 5 at his position!!

[chambers]

Using an Andrew Bynum thread to slight Rondo.

Only on Celticsblog.

  Yes, because until he starts playing again there's still a chance it was a career ending injury. Such is life on message boards.

I just think the double standard is funny.  Rondo is older.  He hasn't proven he can even step on a basketball court during an actual game yet.  So if people are going to so easily dismiss Bynum as "done", they might as well say the same about Rondo.  Bynum has played within the last month and played well.

  Rondo was a player with healthy knees who had a knee injury. Bynum's a player who's bee struggling with various knee injuries for a number of years and who isn't close to the player he used to be. The fact that you call considering their situations to be different a double standard is absurd.

  BTW, from ESPN in the Cavs last 10 games (probably Bynum's last 8 ) he's played 22 mpg and gone for 7/6 on .364% shooting. You've described that as "playing well" or "at times dominating". Think for a second about how you'd describe Rondo's play if he was putting up pedestrian numbers in limited minutes. That's where you'll find the real double standard in this conversation.

Larbrd33 is always there with a 'Rondo reality dose' for the homers, and Tim is usually the first one to respond with a well versed, carefully laid out pro-Rondo arsenal of facts and figures every time. They both have polarly opposing opinions on the Celtics for the most part, and 7 times out of 10 I'd agree with LarBrd33. But on this one, Tim is 100% correct.
Bynum has looked like toast since he was 19 years old.
He's had multiple surgeries and has played no more than 65 games in the last 6 seasons. In fact his last 5 seasons games totals were:
35
50
65
54
60
0 (zero)
He missed the 2012-13 season completely.
He was an All Star in 2011-12 and arguably becoming the best center in the NBA.
He's probably cooked- but either way you can't compare Rondo's single ACL injury to Bynum's storied, perennial defects in his knees.
Huge difference between the two.