Rondo is terrified by stat sheet (funny video)

[sed522002]

per http://www.celticslife.com/2013/11/rajon-rondo-is-horrified-by-stat-sheet.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5NgXnA5nm8

Go to the 0:19 mark 

[aingeforthree]

Caption it.

" Avery !  You're 2-22, stop shooting it "

[sed522002]

Another caption:

Stat sheet reads "Rondo this is your inheritance..enjoy"

[LarBrd33]

Another caption:

Stat sheet reads "Rondo this is your inheritance..enjoy"

Sincerely,

Ray, Doc, KG and Paul. 

[BballTim]

Another caption:

Stat sheet reads "Rondo this is your inheritance..enjoy"

Sincerely,

Ray, Doc, KG and Paul.

   Of course KG took the card, scratched out Ray's name and added a p.s. at the bottom:

  "See if you can work out a trade to Brooklyn. Me and Paul look like crap without you".

[bballdog384]

Another caption:

Stat sheet reads "Rondo this is your inheritance..enjoy"

Sincerely,

Ray, Doc, KG and Paul.

   Of course KG took the card, scratched out Ray's name and added a p.s. at the bottom:

  "See if you can work out a trade to Brooklyn. Me and Paul look like crap without you".

You just brought up a good discussion point..

How much of Pierce's and KG's success in the last couple years has been due to Rondo?

DWill doesn't really compare to Rondo as a distributer.

[Celtics18]

Another caption:

Stat sheet reads "Rondo this is your inheritance..enjoy"

Sincerely,

Ray, Doc, KG and Paul.

   Of course KG took the card, scratched out Ray's name and added a p.s. at the bottom:

  "See if you can work out a trade to Brooklyn. Me and Paul look like crap without you".

You just brought up a good discussion point..

How much of Pierce's and KG's success in the last couple years has been due to Rondo?

DWill doesn't really compare to Rondo as a distributer.

Yes.  I've long thought that the success those guys have enjoyed well into their thirties was largely due to having an elite distributor like Rajon Rondo around to make life easier for them. 

I don't think he gets the credit he deserves for that. 

[RJ87]

Another caption:

Stat sheet reads "Rondo this is your inheritance..enjoy"

Sincerely,

Ray, Doc, KG and Paul.

   Of course KG took the card, scratched out Ray's name and added a p.s. at the bottom:

  "See if you can work out a trade to Brooklyn. Me and Paul look like crap without you".

You just brought up a good discussion point..

How much of Pierce's and KG's success in the last couple years has been due to Rondo?

DWill doesn't really compare to Rondo as a distributer.

Yes.  I've long thought that the success those guys have enjoyed well into their thirties was largely due to having an elite distributor like Rajon Rondo around to make life easier for them. 

I don't think he gets the credit he deserves for that.

Rondo get credit? You're talking nonsense.

[fairweatherfan]

Another caption:

Stat sheet reads "Rondo this is your inheritance..enjoy"

Sincerely,

Ray, Doc, KG and Paul.

   Of course KG took the card, scratched out Ray's name and added a p.s. at the bottom:

  "See if you can work out a trade to Brooklyn. Me and Paul look like crap without you".

You just brought up a good discussion point..

How much of Pierce's and KG's success in the last couple years has been due to Rondo?

DWill doesn't really compare to Rondo as a distributer.

Yes.  I've long thought that the success those guys have enjoyed well into their thirties was largely due to having an elite distributor like Rajon Rondo around to make life easier for them. 

I don't think he gets the credit he deserves for that.

This is a pretty fair point, and one that doesn't get acknowledged much.  All 3 guys (small samples for KG+PP) have been effective since leaving, but not really their Celtics selves. 

It's kinda nice that we have something of a natural experiment here where we'll get to see these guys before and after Rondo comes back.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I think giving credit to Rondo for Pierce's success is a bit far fetched, but KG certainly benefited (offensively) by playing with Rondo.

[Jeff]

meant to put this up on the front page but ran out of time yesterday and now it is old news

[sed522002]

I think giving credit to Rondo for Pierce's success is a bit far fetched, but KG certainly benefited (offensively) by playing with Rondo.

I don't think anyone is thinking that Rondo's the sole reason PP has been successful, but he made life a lot easier for both PP and KG by carrying the burden of distributing the ball (especially the last couple of yrs). Kg greatly benefited from the Rondo/Kg pick-n-roll. It was a thing of beauty in the 2012 playoffs.

[BballTim]

I think giving credit to Rondo for Pierce's success is a bit far fetched, but KG certainly benefited (offensively) by playing with Rondo.

 Pierce and Rondo had a complicated on-the-court relationship. Paul always wanted the ball in his hands more but was always a more efficient scorer when he didn't control the ball as much because the defense couldn't load up against him so easily. The two most efficient scoring seasons of his career (by a decent margin) came during seasons where Rondo was controlling the ball much more than him.

[BudweiserCeltic]

I think giving credit to Rondo for Pierce's success is a bit far fetched, but KG certainly benefited (offensively) by playing with Rondo.

 Pierce and Rondo had a complicated on-the-court relationship. Paul always wanted the ball in his hands more but was always a more efficient scorer when he didn't control the ball as much because the defense couldn't load up against him so easily. The two most efficient scoring seasons of his career (by a decent margin) came during seasons where Rondo was controlling the ball much more than him.

By the same token, they came in years in which you had players like Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett drawing a lot of attention themselves (to go along with Rondo of course)... so I just don't buy the notion that playing alongside Rondo somehow extended their usefulness or something along those lines.

A point of fact, Pierce had his most efficient months last season when Rondo was out. Many things contributed towards it certainly, particularly chemistry with the rest of the roster finally coming together, but there's that.

[manl_lui]

I think giving credit to Rondo for Pierce's success is a bit far fetched, but KG certainly benefited (offensively) by playing with Rondo.

 Pierce and Rondo had a complicated on-the-court relationship. Paul always wanted the ball in his hands more but was always a more efficient scorer when he didn't control the ball as much because the defense couldn't load up against him so easily. The two most efficient scoring seasons of his career (by a decent margin) came during seasons where Rondo was controlling the ball much more than him.

By the same token, they came in years in which you had players like Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett drawing a lot of attention themselves (to go along with Rondo of course)... so I just don't buy the notion that playing alongside Rondo somehow extended their usefulness or something along those lines.

A point of fact, Pierce had his most efficient months last season when Rondo was out. Many things contributed towards it certainly, particularly chemistry with the rest of the roster finally coming together, but there's that.

I think they definitely benefited from Rondo last season, purely because Rondo takes the load away from PP and KG. We can all agree that last season, if Rondo played, we would have beaten the Knicks.