Rondo's Comments After the GS Game

[BballTim]

I think it was Ryan Hadfield who wrote that Rondo has zero use for the media.

I wouldn't exactly disagree with that comment.

I think that's a much bigger knock on his professionalism than skipping the Sacramento game, actually.

I don't think its necessarily a knock on Rondo's professionalism at all.  It's just that Rondo doesn't care for the media and its pretty evident.  He speaks in front of them because he has to, not that he necessarily wants to.  (Although, I'm not exactly clear on what the rules are governing player/media relations in the NBA, so I could actually be wrong there).

There's been plenty of professional athletes that just don't give a [dang] about the media or simply despise them.

I don't think that's a knock on their professionalism.  Just a part of their character.

Yeah, I basically agree. 

I do wonder, though, if Rondo was the right guy to name captain.  One of a captain's responsibilities is being the face of the franchise, and handling the media.

Rondo is easily the best player on the team, but between the media stuff, the clashes with coaches and teammates in the past, etc., I think the team should have kept the captaincy vacant.

 Rondo's the undisputed leader of the team. His clashes with teammates have been pretty rare and his clashes with his coaches are generally of the molehill variety.

[wayupnorth]

I think it was Ryan Hadfield who wrote that Rondo has zero use for the media.

I wouldn't exactly disagree with that comment.

I think that's a much bigger knock on his professionalism than skipping the Sacramento game, actually.

I don't think its necessarily a knock on Rondo's professionalism at all.  It's just that Rondo doesn't care for the media and its pretty evident.  He speaks in front of them because he has to, not that he necessarily wants to.  (Although, I'm not exactly clear on what the rules are governing player/media relations in the NBA, so I could actually be wrong there).

There's been plenty of professional athletes that just don't give a [dang] about the media or simply despise them.

I don't think that's a knock on their professionalism.  Just a part of their character.

Yeah, I basically agree. 

I do wonder, though, if Rondo was the right guy to name captain.  One of a captain's responsibilities is being the face of the franchise, and handling the media.

Rondo is easily the best player on the team, but between the media stuff, the clashes with coaches and teammates in the past, etc., I think the team should have kept the captaincy vacant.

One could have said something quite similar to Pierce back in the day...