For the OP:
The celtics are not tanking, they are a bad team.
Why are people blaming Rondo?
Rondo failed in the clutch big time this year.
He can't shoot.
He's not a go-to guy.
Rondo supporters try to deflect the above facts, which is irating others.
That is all.
Tanking or not , bad team and taking look the same to me
when you play fat ass Jared Sullinger 30 minutes a game you are already in trouble, and will need to score over 100+ to win
It is not Rondo's fault that Jared is now going to be the man who takes the shots, i mean 18 shots on average is becoming more of a reality now for Sullinger.
Rondo does not need to shoot, not if he has a shooter to run with.
He does not need to be a go to guy
Nobody is defending Rondo. Rondo is who he is, and if you put good to great players around him, its game on.
You put him on the Pelicans and its time to go, you put them on the Kings and they are rolling (even though I like Collison) , put him on the Pacers with a healthy squad and its game time.
But when you got bench bums like Bradley , and average start Green , you will not win any games.
As much as Rondo has choked during crunch time, his teammates are garbage.