Bass averaged 9.9ppg against the Heat. He was the fifth leading scorer on the team.
Rondo (20.9), Garnett (19.1), Pierce (18.0) and Ray (11.9) all scored more than him.
Most reliable was the phrase I was looking for (and maybe most efficient)*
Outside of Rondo and Bass, KG is probably the next most consist, efficient scorer (and even he's been somewhat inconsistent on that end of the floor. Defensively he's a beast though).
i think with JUST the addition of bradley at sg shows how much better the team would be if they play to rondo's strength
our team is awesome but beginning of year we were pretty stagnant (see jermaine as starter)
midseason when ray was hurt or whatever the reason, he and the team took a turn for the worse, bradley was inserted into starting lineup and suddenly a guy who could run with rondo i.e. easy baskets!
That's another issue as well. This team is built to grind (on top of relying on the jumpshot a lot). Rondo is certainly not at his best in grind it out games and I can't help but imagine how much better Rondo could be if the team was less "grind-it-out" (I'm not even talking about a team completely built around Rondo).
I think "Rondo would function better in the open court" is a bit misleading. That gives me the impression that he needs 4 other guys who can run like gazettes down the floor and that our offense would only predicate on fast breaks.
Certainly he would benefit from it but I think that even in a half court setting by having a more dynamic offense, more cuts to the basket and more inside scoring Rondo would thrive.
I think even a guy like Sullinger who doesn't seem fast to me at all would have an incredible symbiotic relationship with Rondo (again, look at what Rondo did with Shaq).
As for JO...I don't even think it's a matter of fit. He was a 15 minute a game guy put into a 20-25 minute a game role. Words cannot express my frustration with this guy.