Rondo will be co-hosting ESPN Numbers tomorrow @ noon

[WeMadeIt17]

Appreciate it RondoHondo.

[j804]

you can listen to the audio of it here

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=11107725

TP

[WeMadeIt17]

Agh gets me giddy him talking about Melo. Please oh Please Oh Please

[Clench123]

You could tell he wants to play with Melo as much as Melo wants to play with him.  I hope, with everything in me, that we get Melo

[Robb]

Rondo says Love isn't all we need, we need a few more pieces , but would definitely help

Rondo says no recruiting at fenway  cba rules wouldn't allow that

Funny how those CBA recruiting rules work.  He can't talk to him in person, but he *can* go on ESPN and mention how it'd be good to play with Love AND Carmelo. Sounds about right...

[Evantime34]

Rondo says Love isn't all we need, we need a few more pieces , but would definitely help

Rondo says no recruiting at fenway  cba rules wouldn't allow that

Funny how those CBA recruiting rules work.  He can't talk to him in person, but he *can* go on ESPN and mention how it'd be good to play with Love AND Carmelo. Sounds about right...

Did he mention them by name?

[DarkAzcura]

Is this the show where Jemele Hill said Kevin Love would be a good fit on the Lakers and Rondo responded with "are you really going to say that to my face?". Please tell me this was that show.  I love this guy.

[Monkhouse]

Interesting tidbit that Rondo seems to have stated a few times, is that Melo may be a possibility in coming to the Celtics. Says him and Love can't do it alone, but that Danny is working to bring in a championship caliber team.

[Robb]

Rondo says Love isn't all we need, we need a few more pieces , but would definitely help

Rondo says no recruiting at fenway  cba rules wouldn't allow that

Funny how those CBA recruiting rules work.  He can't talk to him in person, but he *can* go on ESPN and mention how it'd be good to play with Love AND Carmelo. Sounds about right...

Did he mention them by name?

In the accounts I've read, yes, but I didn't listen/watch.

[rondohondo]

Rajon Rondo has hinted on numerous occasions at wanting the Celtics to do something big in the offseason.

That again was the case on Thursday, where he joined ESPN's "Numbers Never Lie".

While not openly campaigning for either Carmelo Anthony or Kevin Love, both players were brought up on the show, and Rondo didn't shy away from discussing them.

Asked whether or not Anthony would be the missing piece for the Bulls, Rondo reluctantly agreed he could be.

"I hate to say it, but he just might be," Rondo said. "They have a great center in Joakim Noah that holds down the paint. He's probably one of the best pick-and-roll defenders in the league we have as a big. With Derrick Rose coming back, you have a big three in Chicago. I think Melo could be the missing piece, but if he does a move like that then we'll have to figure out something out in Boston."

Jemele Hill, who hosted the show, rattled off Houston as another option for Melo, before Rondo intervened.

"Or Boston . . . you never know what Danny is capable of doing," he said. "We want to be contenders as well next year. We don't plan on being down for too long. I think Danny has a lot of wiggle room with what he's done the last couple years with the draft so I'm looking forward to what's going to happen. So hopefully he doesn't go to Chicago."

So, how would Anthony fit in?

"I think after we try to get Melo, or that additional piece, then who knows," Rondo said. "The sky's the limit. I play to try to win a championship every year. And with Melo I think it's very possible."

If not Melo, maybe Love?

Love has also been linked to the Celtics over this offseason. Depending on what report you believe, they either have the best package for a trade, or the worst. Either way, Rondo knows that while getting Love would be great, they'd need more than just him.

"No. That's not all we need," Rondo said. "We need a couple pieces, but having a guy like Kevin Love wouldn't hurt as well."

There was, however, that picture of Rondo and Love talking at a Red Sox game during Love's trip to Boston. Rondo was asked about that little meeting, and whether or not he was doing a little recruiting.

"Not recruiting at all," Rondo said. "Kevin is under contract. With the CBA, the NBA takes that very seriously: no recruiting. We were at the game, I was sitting on the Monster seats, had some great seats, enjoying myself. I took a glove out with my son and we tried to catch a ball but none never came. As I was exiting, Kevin Love was at the box suites and I spoke to him, said hello, no pitch, just wanted him to enjoy his time in Boston, and that was about it."

http://www.csnne.com/blog/celtics-talk/rondo-hints-wanting-anthony-love-cs

[KamikazeK]

I find it amusing that after the Melo talk, they start talking about Durant. Have not heard Rondo say anything about playing with Durant, but he was all about Melo and Love.

[RJ87]

I find it amusing that after the Melo talk, they start talking about Durant. Have not heard Rondo say anything about playing with Durant, but he was all about Melo and Love.

Melo and Love are available now. It'll be another 2 years before Durant is a free agent.

[knuckleballer]

Rondo said he wants to stay in Boston.  He also said he doesn't need to join a team of all stars because he loves competition and wants to beat the best, not join them. 
I love those comments.

[Celtics18]

He sounded way more into playing with Anthony than with Kevin Love.  He kind of seemed to take a whatever attitude towards Love, but when Hill was talking about where Melo might end up, he kept steering the conversation back to Boston.

That was an interesting interview.  TP

[KamikazeK]

He sounded way more into playing with Anthony than with Kevin Love.  He kind of seemed to take a whatever attitude towards Love, but when Hill was talking about where Melo might end up, he kept steering the conversation back to Boston.

That was an interesting interview.  TP

To be fair, she kept asking about Chicago and LA and Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline.. Why would Rondo want to talk about Melo in Chicago? I think some of her questions were really stupid.