Rondo has been outplayed by opposing PG's in 5 of the last 7 games and one was close to a tie.
All of these are efficiency ratings from popcornmachine.net
1. Lin outplayed him 19 to 14
2. Dragis outplay him 13 to 5
3. Rondo was a +24, but Teague was +16 and Lou was a +26. This could be called a tie.
4. +23 vs. Indy. Dominated!!!!
5. Conley dominated Rondo 29 to 12.
6. Isiah Thomas dominated Rondo 29 to 10.
7. Chris Paul outplayed RR 12 to 9.
What has happened to Rondo of late?? It seems that since the "STREAK" ended he is playing half-heartedly and seemingly disinterested.
Thoughts??
$11 million this season is a LOT to play for someone that seems to take off large chunks of the season to me!!!!!
Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated!!!
I know that he is leading the league in assists. In this stretch he averaged only 8.4 assists (sounds silly, but well off his season's pace!!) and 3.86 turnovers. That is only slightly over a 2 to 1 ratio. This too is well of his season's pace to this point!!
What make this so frustrating is that Rondo can be one of the five most dominant players in this league IF he puts his mind to it. Where has his mind been??
I know that we have won five in a row and all, but Rondo was suspended for one of those, was outplayed in 2 of those, and some might argue that he was virtually tied in the Atlanta win. He only dominated his position in one of those five wins.
Thoughts?
Smitty77