Has Rondo's shooting regressed?

[guava_wrench]

Rondo was never a good shooter by NBA standards.

Unless, of course, you go by stats.

Carefully selected stats...

[Diggles]

Shouldn't we let the season stats tell us?   And until then we will never know. 

[jambr380]

Rondo is averaging more APG and RPG than PPG this season - almost a triple double each game. He never was an amazing shooter, but always had a knack for taking over a game at the right time - I still think he has that ability.

Rondo is a very different player than anybody else, maybe in the history of this league. I don't think he really cares about points, but his playmaking [especially] and his rebounding are a thing of beauty. Just sit back and enjoy the ride and hope he decides to re-sign with us in the off-season at the MAX.

[2short]

Rondo is averaging more APG and RPG than PPG this season - almost a triple double each game. He never was an amazing shooter, but always had a knack for taking over a game at the right time - I still think he has that ability.

Rondo is a very different player than anybody else, maybe in the history of this league. I don't think he really cares about points, but his playmaking [especially] and his rebounding are a thing of beauty. Just sit back and enjoy the ride and hope he decides to re-sign with us in the off-season at the MAX.

Tp and second that

[Celtics18]

Rondo is averaging more APG and RPG than PPG this season - almost a triple double each game. He never was an amazing shooter, but always had a knack for taking over a game at the right time - I still think he has that ability.

Rondo is a very different player than anybody else, maybe in the history of this league. I don't think he really cares about points, but his playmaking [especially] and his rebounding are a thing of beauty. Just sit back and enjoy the ride and hope he decides to re-sign with us in the off-season at the MAX.

Tp and second that

Thirded.

[get_banners]

We're 3 games into a season where Rondo had no preseason and is playing with a hand that doctors said would keep him out for a few more weeks. I'm not really worried about his shooting. As many have documented here many times before, Rondo's actually become a decent jump shooter. His FTs are the main problem (and, lets face it, his huge hands that help him with his play making may make it extremely hard for him to improve his FT shooting a ton), but he's a decent jump shooter. And...even with his understandable shooting issues thus far, he has completely dominated games. That 3rd quarter vs. Dallas was vintage Rondo. He was a major reason we got back in the game, his shooting be [dang]ed.

[DarkAzcura]

Jumpshot looks fine. Struggling at the rim right now, but he also jumped into the season facing Howard and Chandler in two of the first three games after not playing in pre-season, so...

[AngryAndIrritable]

He's a playmaker not a scorer.

non sequitur.

You do know what that phrase means?

Would you be able to back this up with anything meaningful? As far as I am concerned his APG and RPG are high for his position. If you are making assists you are playmaking. If you are getting more rebounds than your positional average then you are in a position to make plays with outlet passes etc.

Rondo is not here for his scoring. End of.

[guava_wrench]

He's a playmaker not a scorer.

non sequitur.

You do know what that phrase means?

Would you be able to back this up with anything meaningful? As far as I am concerned his APG and RPG are high for his position. If you are making assists you are playmaking. If you are getting more rebounds than your positional average then you are in a position to make plays with outlet passes etc.

Rondo is not here for his scoring. End of.

His usage was correct. His being a playmaker isn't really relevant to his shooting getting worse. He should still improve over the course of his career. Being a playmaker would be relevant is someone was only talking about his inability to shoot. This thread was about his getting worse this season, not just about a general inability.

Small sample size is a better objection.

[Vox_Populi]

He shot fine in the first game. He struggled in the last two, that's for sure. But he's playing with a wrap on his guide hand and he had no preseason. Let's just wait.

[mgent]

He's a playmaker not a scorer.

non sequitur.

You do know what that phrase means?

Would you be able to back this up with anything meaningful? As far as I am concerned his APG and RPG are high for his position. If you are making assists you are playmaking. If you are getting more rebounds than your positional average then you are in a position to make plays with outlet passes etc.

Rondo is not here for his scoring. End of.

Do you?

Pointing out that somebody is a playmaker does not support the argument for them not being a scorer in any type of way.

[AngryAndIrritable]

Why doesn't it? The more time they devote to making opportunities for others, the less time they afford themselves opportunities to score.

I took the statement 'He's a playmaker not a scorer' to mean that his primary function is to make plays for others rather than to score himself. Of course he could and should chip in with a few more points but at this stage of his career that ship has probably sailed.

[AngryAndIrritable]

Aargh quote function fail.

[iadera]

No doubt he s an excuisite player, unique better said. Lack of shooting abilities is totaly irrelevant if you see which other weapons this guy has. And of course, there`s a lot of credit I give him now, since he`s back from hard injury, but already dominating with his assists. His numbers can and will grow. He can lead this team. Rondo is not an issue for me. We need to pair him with one more player. That should be DA`s next move and I believe it is.

[Monkhouse]

No doubt he s an excuisite player, unique better said. Lack of shooting abilities is totaly irrelevant if you see which other weapons this guy has. And of course, there`s a lot of credit I give him now, since he`s back from hard injury, but already dominating with his assists. His numbers can and will grow. He can lead this team. Rondo is not an issue for me. We need to pair him with one more player. That should be DA`s next move and I believe it is.

Agree. Rondo takes away so much attention even getting double or triple teams. Imagine if we had Melo on our team... He would get so many points of off open looks. TP for your first post and welcome! ?