I'm gonna be optimistic for a minute.
I love that Marcus Smart has nooooooo idea he's not supposed to be able to defend the hell out of Joe Johnson and DeMar DeRozen.
Brad Stevens has noooooo idea they're supposed to lose. You say "tank" and the next word that comes to his mind is "Sherman".
There is not one team in our division that scares me even a little. Not one.
The Raps. I'll put Rondo, Avery, Smart up against DeMar and Lowry any day. I'll put KO, TZ, and Sully up against Jonas and....whoever any day.
Brooklyn. Lopez? If you think Avery has health problems.....Joe Johnson and KG? I just don't see it. JJ is fine. KG is done. Derron? Gimme Rondo.
The Knicks. Melo and a whole lot of nothing. JR Smith? Tim Hardaway Jr? Whoop de doo. Melo couldn't lead a team out of a paper bag.
Philly. I think they got talent. They're pretty stupid too. They make me nervous.
I think youth is going to be served.
You want to see something entertaining? Watch Brad Stevens say "Hey. Avery. Rajon. Marcus. Whichever two of you defends best starts and the loser is 6th man." Rajon will pout for 3 minutes till his agent calls him to remind him it's a contract year and they want max money and Brad Stevens has 5 more years on his contract.
I think this ultimately ties into what CBS is trying to achieve. Yes we don't have the greatest offense, but besides the Raptors/Nets, who else is really going to overtake our divison? I think this year, we may make the playoffs, and we may not. If we don't make the playoffs, free agents are less likely inclined to want to come to BOS. But if we do, and there is plenty of promise, and a bundle of assets available to bring in Allstars, Rondo will re-sign.
If not, I can see Rondo leaving.
Rondo’s second day in China was spent mostly speaking with the Chinese media and meeting with Anta executives. Rondo and Doug Bibby, his close friend, mentor & former coach, talked about the upcoming “Control Camp” sponsored by Anta. They held a press conference at Anta’s flagship store in Beijing. Celtics strength & conditioning coach Bryan Doo also attended today’s events.
Hoop China did a brief interview with Rajon after the presser. Here are some of the highlights:
On his main goal with the Celtics..
“I want to win a championship-I want to win another championship….I want to get back to being a contender and compete for a championship.”
On last year’s dismal season:
“It’s part of it you know..you can’t have a great team every year…if you do you’re very fortunate.”
On the Celtics two picks from the 2014 draft:
“They’re very very young….they make me feel old..we’re going to need energy from the young guys & I look forward to playing with those guys.”
Who is the next Rajon Rondo:
“Nobody.”
On which sport he would play if he wasn’t in the NBA:
“Football-American football….quarterback.”
Doesn't sound like a guy inclined to stay pat for another terrible year. Rondo is smart, and if he believes the players this year can become potential franchise or Allstar/fringe Allstar type of players, then he may stick around with the intention of staying one extra year. But I really think us not getting Love may have made Rondo think seriously of his future. I'm optimistic in the same sense as you, or the same boat, that we may over-achieve. The funny thin is this is the one year I would've wanted us to tank. Yes Wiggins/Embiid/Parker would have been great, but Okafor, or Karl Towns Jr/Mundiay seem like franchise superstars.
Topic: Stupid players + stupid coach + Smart = brilliant season (Read 5284 times)