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Offline LooseCannon

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I personally think it would be cool if we didn't know which game was going to be Rondo's first game back until the very last moment when they have to declare who is active or inactive for the game.  I'd love it if Ainge/Stevens played games with the media to see who can be fooled into misreporting when Rondo will debut this season.

Does anyone disagree?  I'm guessing someone who wants to be there for Rondo's first game would prefer to have as much time as possible in advance to procure tickets.
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Re: How much advance notice should we be given for Rondo's return?
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I think in today's game Mike(?) said Rondo's at the stage where he could wake up one morning and feel he's ready.

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"Should"? There's really no "should" in my opinion, but personally I don't care. I like the idea of him showing up unannounced though.

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He'll show up as covertly as possible. That just seems like a Rajon thing. Perkins had a surprise return as well, iirc

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I personally think it would be cool if we didn't know which game was going to be Rondo's first game back until the very last moment when they have to declare who is active or inactive for the game.  I'd love it if Ainge/Stevens played games with the media to see who can be fooled into misreporting when Rondo will debut this season.

Does anyone disagree?  I'm guessing someone who wants to be there for Rondo's first game would prefer to have as much time as possible in advance to procure tickets.

I agree that it would be cool, but I suspect that the higher-ups would prefer to drum up as much excitement as possible in advance.

It might end up being the high point of the season. I'm being serious - I would not be surprised if Rondo's first game back ends up being the highest-rated game of the season on TV, and maybe the toughest ticket as well.

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I personally think it would be cool if we didn't know which game was going to be Rondo's first game back until the very last moment when they have to declare who is active or inactive for the game.  I'd love it if Ainge/Stevens played games with the media to see who can be fooled into misreporting when Rondo will debut this season.

Does anyone disagree?  I'm guessing someone who wants to be there for Rondo's first game would prefer to have as much time as possible in advance to procure tickets.

I agree that it would be cool, but I suspect that the higher-ups would prefer to drum up as much excitement as possible in advance.

It might end up being the high point of the season. I'm being serious - I would not be surprised if Rondo's first game back ends up being the highest-rated game of the season on TV, and maybe the toughest ticket as well.

I definitely think his return is something they'd want to play up. It may not be as extreme as Kobe's, but it's definitely something to get the fans going, but Rondo seems like the type to just pop up fully dressed to play..lol.

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86,400 seconds in a day. So if this suppose to be his return date he'll be out for another year.
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February 13th, 2013: Rondo gets surgery

January 17th, 2014: home game vs. Lakers

338 days between those dates.

338 days = 29,233,380 secs

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https://mobile.twitter.com/RajonRondo/status/422951741773336576

Anyone want to try and decrypt that?
He is ready to come back and lead the team to victory

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comes out to 339 days...so if the injury happened that many days ago...

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I disagree. Much as I'd like, I don't have the opportunity to watch every Celtics game of the season. I try to catch as many as I can, but there are times when real life obligations get in the way. Especially if it's a late January game against the Jazz or something like that.

Rondo's return to the court, though, makes a game that's probably ok to ignore much less skippable.
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February 13th, 2013: Rondo gets surgery

January 17th, 2014: home game vs. Lakers

338 days between those dates.

338 days = 29,233,380 secs

TP. Am not in a thinky mood.

86,400 seconds in a day. So if this suppose to be his return date he'll be out for another year.

Just google "29233380 seconds in years".

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February 13th, 2013: Rondo gets surgery

January 17th, 2014: home game vs. Lakers

338 days between those dates.

338 days = 29,233,380 secs

Oh, wow. I'll take this as an unofficial confirmation from Rajon himself he plans on a Friday return.

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February 13th, 2013: Rondo gets surgery

January 17th, 2014: home game vs. Lakers

338 days between those dates.

338 days = 29,233,380 secs

Oh, wow. I'll take this as an unofficial confirmation from Rajon himself he plans on a Friday return.

Oh, great, now Sherrod's going to put this on Twitter: "Sources say Rondo has unofficially confirmed a Friday return against the Lakers"
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