There are a lot of people out there looking at this situation as the one that will prove that Rondo lacks what it takes to be a leader.  That his past success was a result of him playing alongside future hall of famers.

I actually think the opposite is true.

By definition a star scorer is a guy who has the ability to create his own shot, and who doesn't need help being setup.  Rondo never had to set up Paul Pierce, the guy has made a career out of creating his own offense no matter who his PG was.  Same can be said for KG as a Timberwolf and Ray Allen as a Sonic / Buck.

Rondo's biggest gift to a team is his ability to set up the guys who aren't good enough offensively to create their own points.  The last few years I feel it was guys like Brandon Bass, Eddie House, Chris Wilcox and Avery Bradley (Sully to a degree) who gained the most by having Rondo around.  Rondo's ablility to find Bass in for that open 15 foot jumper, find Avery on that perfect back-cut, or throw that perfect lob for that Wilcox dunk. 

Aside from Jeff Green and (maybe) Olynyk, there isn't really anybody else on this team who excels at creating their own offense.  I think this is the perfect opportunity for Rondo to show that he can make guys better both as a player (with his passing) and as a leader (by being a coach on the floor).

I also think he will be more competitive because Rondo hates to lose, and he can no longer has the safety net of relying on Pierce, KG and Ray to dig the team out of holes - he knows now that this responsibility lies squarely on his shoulders, and if he doesn't take lead he'll be facing a long off season.

I think the this season (and even moreso next season) Rondo will silence all doubters and cement his status as a superstar in this league.

Of course this all assumes he recovers well from his ACL though...