No way that Rondo is good enough or established enough where he should in any way call out Doc Rivers or any other coach. Sorry. Next he will be demanding what coach they hire or who they trade like Chris Paul?
The coach is the coach and the player is the player. There can be only very few limited exceptions to this. For example, Larry Bird late in his career could get away with telling a coach to run a certain set or put a certain player in. He would never have f-bombed a coach in front of the team though (and shouldn't under any circumstance).
If I was GM or Owner, Rondo would straighten up or get shipped out. I don't know that all this is true of course but if true (and it probably isn't completely true), that is how I feel.
The Celtics can carry on without Rondo.
If you think that players have to be much better or much more established than Rondo to clash with coaches then your view of what goes on in the league is wildly unrealistic. Not to mention he's a 4 time all-star who's led his teams n multiple deep playoff runs, it's not like he's Brandon Bass or Avery Bradley.
I find your reply a little condesending but I also think you missed my point. It would even be unacceptable for Larry Bird to f-bomb his coach in front of other players. In my view, if this is all true, Rondo is way out of line.
I'd just assume that in a league where players have coaches fired and openly clash with coaches (even through the press) that this isn't the worst thing that goes on in a team meeting. I also think it's likely that the fact that Rondo didn't get into any noticeable trouble (or even spend an extra minute on the bench) and the fact that the story never got out probably points to it not being a huge deal.
Again, if true, it may have gone like this. Doc: "Rondo, you are dribbling too much. I want you to move the ball. Cut out the hero pass #@$%". Rondo: "F-you coach, I know better than you what is best for the team. It is not my fault no one can get open".
That's the fantasy of about half of celticsblog. That Darth Rondo has an iron-fisted control of the team and the offense, which Doc and KG and PP aren't capable of wresting away from him. In fact KG wanted to explore free agency last summer but Rondo refused to let him, telling him he's going to run the pick and pop with Rondo until further notice.
