i still think danny's comments were to light a fire under rondo this offseason to improve his game. i think ainge would be more than happy to give rondo a max deal if he deserves it. which is to say, if rondo play hard all the time and develops a decent jumper. i mean, look, i think in order to get a confident and stubborn guy to work his tail off to improve his game, you basically do exactly what has happened to rondo thus far. my hope is that he does just that and earns himself a max deal from us next year.