Is Rondo the Celtics Iverson ?

[BballTim]

Iverson is a Hall of Famer my friend. Rondo's game isn't even close to AI on his best day..

I understand what your trying to say, no way in hell should Rondo and Iverson be spoken in the same sentence!

I said it once I'll say it again, Rondo's value to the Celtics is via trade. He proved his worth last night by not being able to hit open jump shots. He cannot shoot, he is not a leader..

Yes, he can be a viable PG on an established team. Not with rookies and or fringe players.
If Danny does not trade him, then Ainge himself should be shown the door!

Its about Scouting drafting development..

Rondo isn't close to AI ? You are insane. Rondo does much more than AI could ever do. AI was the ultimate chucker

Rondo makes everyone around him better , AI never did that .

Come on my friend, you've been watching to many of the AI "playoffs" rant haven't you..
I'll make sure to buy you a ticket when Rondo is voted into the Hall of Fame..

Rondo has value to the Celtics and its fan base via trade!
Bird McHale and the Chief are gone, KG, Pierce, Ray, Perk, all gone. You have one viable asset to make your Team better and its Trading Rondo to further more build the future of this Club and its Roster..

  Yawn

[D.o.s.]

The only real way the comparison is valid is if you consider that they're two guards who are/were heads and tails above their teammates as far as talent is concerned.

[danglertx]

Call me crazy but didn't Rondo WIN a title?  Took a team to another one and might have won a second if my second least favorite player in the history of the NBA didn't try to break his arm.

Two totally different styles but the biggest difference is AI couldn't have played with other great offensive players like Pierce and Ray Ray while Rondo helped them excel.

[Donoghus]

I really don't see any similarities between the two besides both being guards. 

Their styles of play & temperaments are completely different.

[BballTim]

I really don't see any similarities between the two besides both being guards. 

Their styles of play & temperaments are completely different.

  Couple of tough customers though.

[danglertx]

And also, our Iverson isn't Rondo, it is Colton and he is playing in Turkey I believe.

[Donoghus]

I really don't see any similarities between the two besides both being guards. 

Their styles of play & temperaments are completely different.

  Couple of tough customers though.

True.  Say what you want about Iverson's personality/play but he was one helluva tough ****

[BballTim]

I really don't see any similarities between the two besides both being guards. 

Their styles of play & temperaments are completely different.

  Couple of tough customers though.

True.  Say what you want about Iverson's personality/play but he was one helluva tough ****

  I'd say those two would be the two nba players that I'd most expect to see in a sentence that started with "pound for pound...".

[LarBrd33]

Iverson is one of the most overrated players of all time.  So I can sort of see where you're going with that.

[BballTim]

Iverson is one of the most overrated players of all time.  So I can sort of see where you're going with that.

  Depends on how you rate players I suppose. With AI (and I don't know the answer to this) it depends on how much of his situation he was responsible for.

[jambr380]

Can you imagine how good this team would be if we had Dikembe Mutombo manning the middle? My heart just started beating faster just thinking about it.

Rondo still has a good amount to prove to get on AI's level, but it's not that far-fetched of a comparison in terms of impact on the game.

And, yes, the east really was pretty iffy back then - even more so than now. The Pierce/Antoine led Celtics consistently went deep into the playoffs back then - talk about having very little help.

[flybono]

Call me crazy but didn't Rondo WIN a title?  Took a team to another one and might have won a second if my second least favorite player in the history of the NBA didn't try to break his arm.

Two totally different styles but the biggest difference is AI couldn't have played with other great offensive players like Pierce and Ray Ray while Rondo helped them excel.

Pierce established All-Star, Allen All-star, Garnett Hall of Famer. To think Rondo took a team anywhere is absurd. He was a piece to a large puzzle that put it all together.
Lets not forget, Pierce was already here.

Rondo is not Pierce nor is he CPaul. He is not going to attract any big time free agents here in Boston. We saw that last season with Anthony. Don't tell me Ainge couldn't have gotten creative like Clev did to obtain Love by trading salaries and picks to get Anthony signed . If Love told MN he wanted Boston he'd be in Boston. There is a reason, and it probably runs deeper than Rondo the player on the court.

All Im saying is, Rondo is a legit trade chip to improve this Team going forward with the rebuilding process. If you keep him here in Boston, your never going to win. He will age with a big contract you'll never move plus, I don't believe he is a true Leader. He proved that when he thru Stevens under the bus with the birthday bash!

[Celtics4ever]

I do not see selfish volume shooter when I look at Rondo.

[slamtheking]

Call me crazy but didn't Rondo WIN a title?  Took a team to another one and might have won a second if my second least favorite player in the history of the NBA didn't try to break his arm.

Two totally different styles but the biggest difference is AI couldn't have played with other great offensive players like Pierce and Ray Ray while Rondo helped them excel.

Pierce established All-Star, Allen All-star, Garnett Hall of Famer. To think Rondo took a team anywhere is absurd. He was a piece to a large puzzle that put it all together.
Lets not forget, Pierce was already here.

Rondo is not Pierce nor is he CPaul. He is not going to attract any big time free agents here in Boston. We saw that last season with Anthony. Don't tell me Ainge couldn't have gotten creative like Clev did to obtain Love by trading salaries and picks to get Anthony signed . If Love told MN he wanted Boston he'd be in Boston. There is a reason, and it probably runs deeper than Rondo the player on the court.

All Im saying is, Rondo is a legit trade chip to improve this Team going forward with the rebuilding process. If you keep him here in Boston, your never going to win. He will age with a big contract you'll never move plus, I don't believe he is a true Leader. He proved that when he thru Stevens under the bus with the birthday bash!

your credibility took a huge hit just praising Iverson but you eliminated whatever was left by calling PP and Ray only All-Stars.  They'll be in the HOF and it's not even in question.  obviously your talent evaluation isn't as good as you think

as for the main topic, I'd take Rondo over Iverson all day long.  Iverson was always an overrated chucker who didn't make any of his teammates better.  Rondo gets his teammates involved and is unselfish to a fault.  He also contributes to the game in so many more ways than Iverson ever did.

Can't stand Iverson  -- he represents everything that was wrong with basketball in the 90's and early 00's.  only positive aspect to him is he hated losing--I'll at least give him that.  but even then, he would only try to win on his terms but he was too pig-headed to realize that his way of playing would never result in a championship

[sahara]

AI was the most inefficient scorer in the history of all basketball ever, Rondo is the best passer since Stockon. They`re the same?