Bayless on Rondo

[bMunch]

Via his site:

I wasn’t here when Pierce, Garnett and Allen were, but it seems like transitioning to being the team leader has come pretty naturally for Rondo. I think he has been preparing for it for a long time, and it shows. He’s a great leader. He’s able to lead vocally and through his actions. When there’s something that needs to be said, he’ll say it, and he leads by example every day. He’s one of the first to the gym and one of the last to leave. He definitely surpassed anything I would have thought.

It’s been great not only getting to play with Rondo, but getting to know him. He is a very smart person, and a lot of the stuff that’s out there about him being tough to deal with is the farthest thing from the truth. He’s great with teammates and with our coach, Brad Stevens. I’ve I’ve had a great time being able to get to know him in the last couple months, and hopefully, we can grow as teammates for a long time.

[Schiller]

Sadly the first thing I thought of when I saw "Bayless" was Skip, not Jerryd.

It's great to see that they are getting a long well. Although everything he has said we've heard from other teammates and from Stevens. Regardless, it's good to hear praises about our captain.

Thanks for the quote.

[indeedproceed]

That's cool. Bayless is hoping for a contract, and would be nuts to say anything negative about the team, but he went a bit extreme here if he's just paying lip service. That's a well thought out but of praise there. Refreshing to hear.

[Neurotic Guy]

Bayless' comments don't surprise me nor would it surprise me if some of RR's teammates find him to be difficult to get along with at times.  I think the same could probably be said regarding most leaders.   I think it is often overblown here when stories come out about Rondo's behavior.  We don't know him and there is a lot more to him (as with anyone) than a snippett here or there. 

Rajon Rondo appears to be a complex person and in his complexity he will strike people in various ways depending on the context and the 'eye of the beholder'.   The little anecdotes that we hear as fans never tell the whole story.   

Thanks for the Bayless quote!