How many can't wait to see this version of Rondo?

[Tr1boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndyfsS0bFK8

I'm hoping it will be soon. The above version was one of the best in the nba. Not having the big three, especially KG and PP is going to be hard for Rondo. Not only because they provided additional firepower, but also had the personality and extreme confidence to influence him.

From what i read, Rondo is known to be a quiet guy in general. Private and independent. Someone like that, needs a strong leader to feed off to excel at what they do.

Just imagine KGs intensity when speaking to Rondo before a game. That would pump you up

Look at our lineup now. Jeff Green, AB, JB, Wallace, Faverani, Sullinger, Olynyk. They look like nice guys and don't look or sound intense at all when they do interviews for example

[LarBrd33]

It will be a lot easier to trade him if that version of Rondo comes back

[fitzhickey]

It will be a lot easier to trade him if that version of Rondo comes back

lol

[Tr1boy]

It will be a lot easier to trade him if that version of Rondo comes back

ALOT haha.

Then teams will lineup, then Danny will hang up the phone. Then they will call again

But then Danny won't want to trade him.

[indeedproceed]

You guys ever have a girlfriend who you just know is probably pretty awesome, but over time, let's say 6 months, maybe a year, you start to stop appreciating her because of some personality traits that just drive you absolutely nuts? And you start to thinking, 'I'm getting older now..we've been together for a while, and sooner or later it's gonna start getting REALLY serious. She'll move in..we'll get a dog..then we'll get married, and do I really wanna be married to someone who [insert personality traits you hate]?'

And you start to thinking you can do better, that maybe you shouldn't settle, and if you'd just be more available, maybe that hot, smart, funny, freaky girl from a rich and generous family you always knew you'd end up with would find you. That maybe your actual girlfriend is holding you back from realizing your full potential.

But somewhere in your mind, there's a voice of numbers and reason, it's saying, yeah, maybe that awesome chick is out there, but you have a pretty awesome chick right now, and she seems to actually like you. And that's important, she's seen you pee your pants after that one wedding, and she has seen you pick your nose and fart and she still digs you. And that's important, because she's actually here. That other girl...maybe she happens, maybe she doesn't, but you see your single friend, struggling to get by, living in filth and puttin in way too much work in bars to just end up taking home 3's..and that seems like it would suck.

That's where we are with Rondo. Well, kinda. I've been drinking good bourbon and watching three amigos, and that's what I have to say. Philosophizin'. Sippin'.

[Tr1boy]

You guys ever have a girlfriend who you just know is probably pretty awesome, but over time, let's say 6 months, maybe a year, you start to stop appreciating her because of some personality traits that just drive you absolutely nuts? And you start to thinking, 'I'm getting older now..we've been together for a while, and sooner or later it's gonna start getting REALLY serious. She'll move in..we'll get a dog..then we'll get married, and do I really wanna be married to someone who [insert personality traits you hate]?'

And you start to thinking you can do better, that maybe you shouldn't settle, and if you'd just be more available, maybe that hot, smart, funny, freaky girl from a rich and generous family you always knew you'd end up with would find you. That maybe your actual girlfriend is holding you back from realizing your full potential.

But somewhere in your mind, there's a voice of numbers and reason, it's saying, yeah, maybe that awesome chick is out there, but you have a pretty awesome chick right now, and she seems to actually like you. And that's important, she's seen you pee your pants after that one wedding, and she has seen you pick your nose and fart and she still digs you. And that's important, because she's actually here. That other girl...maybe she happens, maybe she doesn't, but you see your single friend, struggling to get by, living in filth and puttin in way too much work in bars to just end up taking home 3's..and that seems like it would suck.

That's where we are with Rondo. Well, kinda. I've been drinking good bourbon and watching three amigos, and that's what I have to say. Philosophizin'. Sippin'.

I understand where your coming from. Good post

[PhoSita]

You guys ever have a girlfriend who you just know is probably pretty awesome, but over time, let's say 6 months, maybe a year, you start to stop appreciating her because of some personality traits that just drive you absolutely nuts? And you start to thinking, 'I'm getting older now..we've been together for a while, and sooner or later it's gonna start getting REALLY serious. She'll move in..we'll get a dog..then we'll get married, and do I really wanna be married to someone who [insert personality traits you hate]?'

And you start to thinking you can do better, that maybe you shouldn't settle, and if you'd just be more available, maybe that hot, smart, funny, freaky girl from a rich and generous family you always knew you'd end up with would find you. That maybe your actual girlfriend is holding you back from realizing your full potential.

But somewhere in your mind, there's a voice of numbers and reason, it's saying, yeah, maybe that awesome chick is out there, but you have a pretty awesome chick right now, and she seems to actually like you. And that's important, she's seen you pee your pants after that one wedding, and she has seen you pick your nose and fart and she still digs you. And that's important, because she's actually here. That other girl...maybe she happens, maybe she doesn't, but you see your single friend, struggling to get by, living in filth and puttin in way too much work in bars to just end up taking home 3's..and that seems like it would suck.

That's where we are with Rondo. Well, kinda. I've been drinking good bourbon and watching three amigos, and that's what I have to say. Philosophizin'. Sippin'.

Except if real life were like the NBA, your friend would go to the bar and would be assigned a girl based on his own looks.  The uglier / more flawed he is, the better the girl he gets to go home with.

Bar lottery.

[Clench123]

You guys ever have a girlfriend who you just know is probably pretty awesome, but over time, let's say 6 months, maybe a year, you start to stop appreciating her because of some personality traits that just drive you absolutely nuts? And you start to thinking, 'I'm getting older now..we've been together for a while, and sooner or later it's gonna start getting REALLY serious. She'll move in..we'll get a dog..then we'll get married, and do I really wanna be married to someone who [insert personality traits you hate]?'

And you start to thinking you can do better, that maybe you shouldn't settle, and if you'd just be more available, maybe that hot, smart, funny, freaky girl from a rich and generous family you always knew you'd end up with would find you. That maybe your actual girlfriend is holding you back from realizing your full potential.

But somewhere in your mind, there's a voice of numbers and reason, it's saying, yeah, maybe that awesome chick is out there, but you have a pretty awesome chick right now, and she seems to actually like you. And that's important, she's seen you pee your pants after that one wedding, and she has seen you pick your nose and fart and she still digs you. And that's important, because she's actually here. That other girl...maybe she happens, maybe she doesn't, but you see your single friend, struggling to get by, living in filth and puttin in way too much work in bars to just end up taking home 3's..and that seems like it would suck.

That's where we are with Rondo. Well, kinda. I've been drinking good bourbon and watching three amigos, and that's what I have to say. Philosophizin'. Sippin'.

I like the picture you painted here.  It's pretty much what it is with Rondo.  I wouldn't trade him if left to me.  He'll get back to the Rondo we all knew, there's no doubt about that in my mind.  People are just too impatient, that's all

[Kiorrik]

Well put IP.

And yes, can't wait for playoff Rondo. He's a beast.

[celtic -_- pride]

Well put IP.

And yes, can't wait for playoff Rondo. He's a beast.

sorry friend i don't think you'll see playoff rondo for another 4 years when the celtics hopefully make the playoffs.

[BigAlTheFuture]

You guys ever have a girlfriend who you just know is probably pretty awesome, but over time, let's say 6 months, maybe a year, you start to stop appreciating her because of some personality traits that just drive you absolutely nuts? And you start to thinking, 'I'm getting older now..we've been together for a while, and sooner or later it's gonna start getting REALLY serious. She'll move in..we'll get a dog..then we'll get married, and do I really wanna be married to someone who [insert personality traits you hate]?'

And you start to thinking you can do better, that maybe you shouldn't settle, and if you'd just be more available, maybe that hot, smart, funny, freaky girl from a rich and generous family you always knew you'd end up with would find you. That maybe your actual girlfriend is holding you back from realizing your full potential.

But somewhere in your mind, there's a voice of numbers and reason, it's saying, yeah, maybe that awesome chick is out there, but you have a pretty awesome chick right now, and she seems to actually like you. And that's important, she's seen you pee your pants after that one wedding, and she has seen you pick your nose and fart and she still digs you. And that's important, because she's actually here. That other girl...maybe she happens, maybe she doesn't, but you see your single friend, struggling to get by, living in filth and puttin in way too much work in bars to just end up taking home 3's..and that seems like it would suck.

That's where we are with Rondo. Well, kinda. I've been drinking good bourbon and watching three amigos, and that's what I have to say. Philosophizin'. Sippin'.

I was reading this and thinking what the hell is he talking about. But that made so much sense.

[LarBrd33]

What's notable about that video is the complete lack of disrespect the Miami defense is giving Rondo.  Look at the space... they aren't even near him.  Half his shots are completely uncontested jumpers.  They are literally daring him to shoot the ball.  It's how you defend a center when he's behind the 3 point line.  "Go ahead big man... shoot... I dare ya".   It's a byproduct of Rondo sharing the floor with 3 4 dangerous offensive weapons.  Ray Allen, the greatest 3-point threat alive.  Pierce, the greatest pure scorer in Celtic history.  Kevin Garnett, a nasty mid-range shooter.  And lastly, Brandon Bass... a player we traded for exclusively because of his reliable and dangerous mid-range shooting game.  Bass and KG draw the bigs out of the paint.  Pierce and Ray can't be left alone.  So essentially Miami is making a conscious decision in this game to slack off Rondo and let him shoot.  They also are trying (ineffectively, but that's due to a lack of rim protector) to prevent drive-and-kicks. 

So they are basically daring Rondo to shoot.  Ultimately, it's a smart plan.  Rondo is a poor shooter.  Sure, once in a lifetime he'll drop 44 points, but it's a risk worth taking.

Miami won the game. 

It's actually not a new approach.  In the 80s I remember Boston making a conscious decision to let Jordan score and stop everyone else.  Jordan went off for 63 points, but Boston won the game.   Actually, we kind of did the same thing with LeBron back in his early years with the Cavs before he developed a dangerous outside game.  Let LeBron do his thing just stop everyone else.  Not so coincidentally, Miami let Jeff Green go off in a regular season game a year later... Miami won both games. 

Anyways... if Rondo could score consistently like this, he wouldn't have been left open like that.  Right now in the post KG/Pierce/Ray/Doc world he's got shooting splits of 28%/23%/50%.  That's really not someone you need to worry about on the offensive end.  Miami decided that night they were going to let Boston live and die with Rondo.  It was a successful strategy for them. 

[Kiorrik]

By the way, to answer the OP:

Nobody can wait to see that Rondo.

The people in the tank want him traded, the rest of us just eat that stuff up.

[BballTim]

What's notable about that video is the complete lack of disrespect the Miami defense is giving Rondo.  Look at the space... they aren't even near him.  Half his shots are completely uncontested jumpers.  They are literally daring him to shoot the ball.  It's how you defend a center when he's behind the 3 point line.  "Go ahead big man... shoot... I dare ya".   It's a byproduct of Rondo sharing the floor with 3 4 dangerous offensive weapons.  Ray Allen, the greatest 3-point threat alive.  Pierce, the greatest pure scorer in Celtic history.

  Why wouldn't they dare Rondo to shoot from the outside? They were wholly unable to keep him from getting into the lane or getting assists as it was, playing him closely would have made it that much harder to stop either of those things, both of which were a much larger concern than his mid-range shooting. Considering we had them on the brink of elimination in that series and Rondo (21/7/11) was the main reason for that it's safe to say that Miami had a pretty healthy level of respect for Rondo that year. He was killing them during the regular season that year as well.

  And Paul Pierce isn't the best pure scorer in Celtics history, Bird was. You'd think someone with a username like yours would know that.

[clover]

Well put IP.

And yes, can't wait for playoff Rondo. He's a beast.

sorry friend i don't think you'll see playoff rondo for another 4 years when the celtics hopefully make the playoffs.

Four years? I'm pretty sure that's not Wyc and Danny's plan--and I've got a little more confidence in them than that.